Quincy Porter (1897-1966)
Nationality:
American
Born: February 7, 1897, New Haven, CT Died: November 12, 1966, Bethany, CT (age 69)
Clarinet Quintet
(for clarinet, 2 violins, viola and cello)
| Largo - Allegro |
Duration: 11 minutes (approximately)
Composed:
1929 (age 31-32)
1 recording,
1 videos
10:51
Chamber Music Northwest
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Ernest Bloch (1880-1959)
Teacher
Nationality:
Swiss
|
American
Born: July 24, 1880, Geneva Died: July 15, 1959, Portland, OR (age 79)
glossary
- allegro [I]—fast, lively tempo. From the Italian word for cheerful or gay.
- chamber music, Kammermusik [G], musique de chambre [F], musica da camera [I], musica cameralis [L]—"Classical Music" for a small ensemble, generally 8 or fewer players with a canonical emphasis on 3-6 players. explore
- clarinet quintet, Klarinettenquintett [G], quintette pour clarinette [F], Quintetto per clarinetto [I], Quinteto para Clarinete [S]—Most often refers to the chamber ensemble (and work) for string quartet and clarinet, a long cultivated genre of chamber music from Mozart to the present era, including many chamber music masterworks. Explore the Clarinet Quintet | wiki
- largo—slow, solemn, sustained.slower than lento. faster than grave
- quintet, quintette [F], quintett [G], quintetto [I]—an ensemble / work for 5 players, the typical examples being string quintet (with second viola or cello), piano quintet or woodwind quintet