Ture Rangström (1884-1947)
Nationality:
Swedish
Born: November 30, 1884, Stockholm Died: May 11, 1947, Stockholm (age 62)
Suite No. 1
(for violin and cello)
| I. | Intonation | ||
| II. | Menuet | ||
| III. | Sarabande | ||
| IV. | Tambourin |
Composed:
1912 (age 27-28)
Related Composers
Hans Pfitzner (1869-1949)
Teacher
Nationality:
German
Born: May 5, 1869, Moscow Died: May 22, 1949, Salzburg (age 80)
glossary
- 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
- minuet, menuet [F], Menuett [G], menuetto [I], minuetto [I]—A graceful, courtly French dance of the Baroque and Classical period with a triple meter and a moderate tempo.It was introduced at the court of Louis XIV. In classical forms such as the symphony or chamber music, the minuet evolved into the more vigorous scherzo.
- sarabande, saraband, sarabanda—A Spanish Renaissance / Baroque dance in triple meter. In France and Germany, it tended to be slow and stately.
- suite—a set of instrumental pieces (movements) played together to create a larger whole. Suites tend towards collections of dances, frequently in the same key, preceded by a prelude, introduction or overture.
- Tambourin [F]—a Provençal dance; tabor (e.g. a drum)