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Thomas Dunhill

Thomas Dunhill (1877-1946)

Nationality: English
Born: February 1, 1877, London Died: March 13, 1946, Scunthorpe (age 69)
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Piano Quartet in b minor, Op. 16

(for violin, viola, cello and piano)
8:46 I. Allegro
8:34 II. Adagio non troppo
4:46 III. Scherzo. Vivace non troppo - Trio
9:56 IV. Molto lento, e serioso - Allegro moderato
Duration: 5 minutes (approximately)
Composed: 1903 (age 25-26)

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1900 WWI WWII Charles Stanford (1852-1924) Thomas Dunhill (1877-1946) George Butterworth (1885-1916) Arthur Benjamin (1893-1960) Norman Demuth (1898-1968)
Charles Stanford
Charles Stanford (1852-1924)
Student
Nationality: Irish | English
Born: September 30, 1852, Dublin Died: March 29, 1924, London (age 71)
Arthur Benjamin
Arthur Benjamin (1893-1960)
Student
Nationality: Australian
Born: September 18, 1893, Sydney Died: April 10, 1960, London (age 66)
George Butterworth
George Butterworth (1885-1916)
Student
Nationality: English
Born: July 12, 1885, London Died: August 5, 1916, Pozières (age 31)
Norman Demuth
Norman Demuth (1898-1968)
Student
Nationality: English
Born: July 15, 1898, Croydon, Surrey Died: April 21, 1968, Chichester (age 69)

glossary

  • adagio [It]—slow tempo, often implying a lyrical, poignant character
  • 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
  • lento, lent [F], lentement [F], avec lenteur [F]—slow (tempo)
  • 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
  • molto [It]—very much
  • opus [L], opera[pl], Op., Opp, WoO, Op. posth—work, as in a work of art. For unique identification, publishers/composers often assign an "opus number", abbreviated as "Op." (e.g. Op. 1). A range of works by opus number, uses the plural "opp." (e.g. "Opp. 1-3"). A single opus number may refer to a collection of works (e.g. a set of quartets) giving rise to designations like "Op. 1, No. 4". For misc. works without opus numbers, "WoO" is often used (e.g."Without Opus"). Posthumously assigned numbers may use "Op. posth". Opus numbers may not precisely reflect chronology (publication vs. composition), can be erroneous, sparse or duplicative. Thus, the works of some historically important composers may use separate catalog numbers (e.g. Bach, Haydn, Schubert). See wiki
  • piano quartet, Klavierquartett [G], Quatuor avec piano [F]—a ensemble (work) comprising violin, viola, cello and piano. Most of the great Classical and Romantic composers produced one or more works for this combination of which many are masterworks of chamber music.
  • scherzo—lively, brisk, typically in a triple meter; usually a three-part form with central, contrasting trio
  • serioso [I], serio—serious, grave, tragic
  • trio (2)—The middle section of three-part (ternary) forms such as the minuet and scherzo yielding the structure: Minuet - Trio - Minuet (repeat). The trio often brings contrast by change of key, tempo, mood or texture i.e. a shift in instrumental scoring.
  • 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
  • vivace—brisk, lively tempo faster than allegro