Thea Musgrave (born 1928)

Nationality: Scottish | American

Born: May 27, 1928, Barnton, Edinburgh (age 95)

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Wind Quintet

(for flute, oboe, clarinet, horn and bassoon)

Duration: 13 minutes (approximately)

Composed: 1992 (age 63-64)

Commission: Barlow Endowment for Music Composition, Brigham Young University

Premiere: March 19, 1993. Brigham Young University, Provo, Utah. Orpheus Wind Quintet

Note: Single movement with four sections

1 recording, 4 videos

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3:03

English Serenata

Andante espressivo -

3:33

English Serenata

Più mosso -

2:26

English Serenata

Mesto elegíaco -

3:43

English Serenata

Andante espressivo

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Nationality: American

Born: November 14, 1900, Brooklyn Died: December 2, 1990, North Tarrytown (age 90)

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Nationality: French

Born: September 16, 1887, Paris Died: October 22, 1979, Paris (age 92)

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Born: August 5, 1890, Brunn Died: October 3, 1987, Edinburgh (age 97)

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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
elegy, elégie [F], elegie [G], elegisch, elegiaco, elegaico [I], élégiaque [F]—a plaintive, mournful poem, more specifically a lament for the dead. Usually implies a slow tempo, a minor key and a dark poignancy with potential spikes of tragic agony or, just as well, a gentle, bright flowering into nostalgic love of great tenderness. A musical narrative combining all of these moods is a hauntingly faithful representation of grief
espressivo [It], con espressione, expressif [Fr]—expressive, with expression.with feeling
mesto—sad, mournful, possibly dour
mosso—moved, with motion, stirred, agitated
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