Thea Musgrave (born 1928)
Nationality:
Scottish
|
American
Born: May 27, 1928, Barnton, Edinburgh (age 95)
Serenade
(for flute, clarinet, harp, viola and cello)
| 4:09 | I. | Vivo | |
| 4:42 | II. | Andante | |
| 3:10 | III. | Vivo |
Duration: 13 minutes (approximately)
Composed:
1961 (age 32-33)
1 recording,
3 videos
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4:09
English Serenata
I.
Vivo
4:42
English Serenata
II.
Andante
3:10
English Serenata
III.
Vivo
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glossary
- 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
- serenade, serenada, serenata [I], sérénade [F]—A suite of movements like a divertimento with similar connotations of lightheartedness, pleasure and relative calm with an emphasis on lyricism and often beginning with a march. Historically evokes the evening, outdoors, an honorific or amorous tribute, especially from a suitor to a lover in a window or balcony. The word serenade has its Latin origins the Latin word for "calm" or serene. wiki
- vivo—lively, intense