Sándor Veress (1907-1992)
Nationality:
Hungarian
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Swiss
Born: February 1, 1907, Kolozsvár Died: March 4, 1992, Bern (age 85)
Diptych for Wind Quintet
(for flute, oboe, clarinet, horn and bassoon)
| I. | Dark. Andante | ||
| II. | Allegro |
Duration: 15 minutes (approximately)
Composed:
1968 (age 60-61)
1 recording,
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Albert Schweitzer Wind Quintett
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Nationality:
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Austrian
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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
- 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
- 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. wiki