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Walter Gieseking

Walter Gieseking (1895-1956)

Nationality: German
Born: November 5, 1895, Lyon, France Died: October 26, 1956, London (age 60)
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Quintet in B-flat major

(for piano and winds)
8:14 I. Allegro moderato
8:18 II. Andante
8:33 III. Vivace molto scherzando
Duration: 26 minutes (approximately)
Composed: 1919 (age 23-24)
Published: 1922 (age 26-27)

glossary

  • allegro [I]—fast, lively tempo. From the Italian word for cheerful or gay.
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • scherzando [I], scherzoso, scherzante—playfully, lively, jestingly
  • vivace—brisk, lively tempo faster than allegro