Roberto Gerhard (1896-1970)
Nationality:
Catalan
|
Spanish
Born: September 25, 1896, Valls Died: January 5, 1970, Cambridge (age 73)
Nonet
(for flute, oboe, clarinet, bassoon, horn, trumpet, trombone, tuba and accordion)
| 4:05 | I. | Introduction | |
| 3:24 | II. | Allegro | |
| 6:39 | III. | Andante | |
| 4:26 | IV. | Allegro assai, con slancio |
Duration: 19 minutes (approximately)
Composed:
1956-1957 (age 59-61)
1 recording,
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4:05
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I.
Introduction
3:24
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II.
Allegro
6:39
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III.
Andante
4:26
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IV.
Allegro assai, con slancio
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glossary
- allegro [I]—fast, lively tempo. From the Italian word for cheerful or gay.
- andante [I]—moderately slow tempo (e.g. walking). Faster than adagio but slower than allegretto
- 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
- con [I,S]—with
- nonet, nonett [G]—group of nine, the ensemble or a composition for the ensemble
- slancio, slanciante—impetuous, impulsive