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Roberto Gerhard (1896-1970)
Nationality:
Catalan
|
Spanish
Born: September 25, 1896, Valls Died: January 5, 1970, Cambridge (age 73)
Wind Quintet
(for flute, oboe, clarinet, horn and bassoon)
| 4:21 | I. | Moderato | |
| 5:13 | II. | Andante, cantabile, sostenuto | |
| 4:08 | III. | Allegro giocoso, ma non troppo mosso | |
| 4:36 | IV. | Vivace Scherzando |
Duration: 19 minutes (approximately)
Composed:
1928 (age 31-32)
4 recordings,
11 videos
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4:44
Harmonia Quintet de Vent
I.
Moderato
5:09
Harmonia Quintet de Vent
II.
Andante, cantabile, sostenuto
4:21
Harmonia Quintet de Vent
III.
Allegro giocoso, ma non troppo mosso
4:45
Harmonia Quintet de Vent
IV.
Vivace Scherzando
18:23
Quinteto de viento de la OCG
3:57
Quintet Cuesta
I.
Moderato
5:16
Quintet Cuesta
II.
Andante, cantabile, sostenuto
3:54
Quintet Cuesta
III.
Allegro giocoso, ma non troppo mosso
4:26
Quintet Cuesta
IV.
Vivace Scherzando
9:37
London Wind Quintet
(part 1)
9:36
London Wind Quintet
(part 2)
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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
- cantabile, cantate, cantando—singing, lyrical, flowing
- 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
- giocoso, giocando, con gioco, giojoso—humorous, jocose, merry joking
- moderato [I], moderamente, modéré [F], modérément [F]—moderately, at a moderate tempo, applying a touch of restraint to its related word(s), e.g. allegro moderato
- mosso—moved, with motion, stirred, agitated
- non—not, no
- 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
- scherzando [I], scherzoso, scherzante—playfully, lively, jestingly
- sostenuto [I], soutenu [F], sostenido [S]—sustained, perhaps a bit slow
- troppo [I], non troppo, trop [F]—too, too much. non troppo means "not too much". e.g. "Allegro ma non troppo" means fast, but not too much
- vivace—brisk, lively tempo faster than allegro
- wind quintet, woodwind quintet, Quintetto per fiati [I], Quintette à vent [F], Bläserquintett [G], Quinteto de alientos [S]—ensemble or work for ensemble of five wind instruments, typically flute, oboe, clarinet, horn and bassoon. A standard chamber ensemble with variety of timbre as well as a homogeneous blend. Explore the wind quintet | wiki