Wallingford Riegger

Wallingford Riegger (1885-1961)

Nationality: American
Born: April 29, 1885, Albany, GA Died: April 2, 1961, New York (age 76)
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Wind Quintet, Op. 51

(for flute, oboe, clarinet, horn and bassoon)
Duration: 8 minutes (approximately)
Composed: 1952 (age 66-67)
1 recording, 1 videos
7:11
New York Woodwind Quintet

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1900 WWI WWII Wallingford Riegger (1885-1961) Morton Feldman (1926-1987) Leifur Thórarinsson (1934-1998)
Morton Feldman
Morton Feldman (1926-1987)
Student
Nationality: American
Born: January 12, 1926, New York Died: September 3, 1987, Buffalo, NY (age 61)
Leifur Thórarinsson
Leifur Thórarinsson (1934-1998)
Student
Nationality: Icelandic
Born: August 13, 1934, Reykjavík Died: April 24, 1998, Reykjavík (age 63)

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
  • 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
  • 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