Ruth Crawford Seeger (1901-1953)
Nationality:
American
Born: July 3, 1901, East Liverpool, Ohio Died: November 18, 1953, Chevy Chase, Maryland (age 52)
Suite
(for wind quintet and piano)
| 1:15 | I. | Adagio religioso | |
| 2:46 | II. | Giocoso - Allegro non troppo | |
| 2:40 | III. | Andante tristo | |
| 2:36 | IV. | Allegro con brio |
Duration: 10 minutes (approximately)
Composed:
1927 (age 25-26)
Revised:
1929 (age 27-28)
Note: Suite for Five Wind Instruments and Piano
1 recording,
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1:15
Ensemble Aventure
I.
Adagio religioso
2:49
Ensemble Aventure
II.
Giocoso - Allegro non troppo
2:43
Ensemble Aventure
III.
Andante tristo
2:36
Ensemble Aventure
IV.
Allegro con brio
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glossary
- adagio [It]—slow tempo, often implying a lyrical, poignant character
- 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
- brio [I], con brio, brioso—vigor, vigorously, with fire
- 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
- religioso [I]—Religiously
- sextet, sextour [F], sestetto [I]—six. Ensemble (or work) for six players.
- suite—a set of instrumental pieces (movements) played together to create a larger whole. Suites tend towards collections of dances, frequently in the same key, preceded by a prelude, introduction or overture.
- tristo [I], triste [F], tristement, tristezza [I]—sad; sadly; sadness
- 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