Samuel Coleridge-Taylor (1875-1912)

Nationality: English

Born: August 15, 1875, Holborn, London Died: September 1, 1912, Croydon (age 37)

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Variations in b minor

(for cello and piano)

Moderato - Vivace - Allegro

Composed: 1905 (age 29-30)

Published: 1918

Teacher

Nationality: Irish | English

Born: September 30, 1852, Dublin Died: March 29, 1924, London (age 71)

daughter

Nationality: English

Born: March 8, 1903, London Died: December 21, 1998, Seaford, Sussex (age 95)

Student

Nationality: American

Born: August 10, 1880, Clarksville, TN Died: June 30, 1960, New York (age 79)

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
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
tema con variazioni, con variazioni, Tema e variazioni, theme and variations, Thema mit Variationen [G], Thème varié [F]—a common movement form featuring an initial theme followed by a series of variations on that theme, each of which adjusts any number of parameters to achieve variety, e.g. tempo, rhythm, key, instrumentation, etc.A challenge to the composers ingenuity and a delight for the listener
variation, variazione, variatio, variato, variata—a modified re-iteration of a previous theme, reprise, couplet, etc. The music is varied, embellished or creatively transformed for variety while maintaining a unity relationship with the original. See "Theme and Variations."
vivace—brisk, lively tempo faster than allegro