Walter Piston (1894-1976)
Nationality:
American
Born: January 20, 1894, Rockland, ME Died: November 12, 1976, Belmont, MA (age 82)
Suite (for oboe and piano)
(for oboe and piano)
| 1:36 | I. | Prelude. Allegretto moderato | |
| 1:47 | II. | Sarabande | |
| 1:29 | III. | Minuetto | |
| 2:09 | IV. | Nocturne | |
| 1:19 | V. | Gigue |
Duration: 8 minutes (approximately)
Composed:
1931 (age 36-37)
1 recordings,
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Dwight Manning, Ilana Embovica-Rivkin
I.
Prelude. Allegretto moderato
1:47
Dwight Manning, Ilana Embovica-Rivkin
II.
Sarabande
1:29
Dwight Manning, Ilana Embovica-Rivkin
III.
Minuetto
2:09
Dwight Manning, Ilana Embovica-Rivkin
IV.
Nocturne
1:19
Dwight Manning, Ilana Embovica-Rivkin
V.
Gigue
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glossary
- allegretto—moderately quick tempo. slower than allegro but faster than andante
- 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
- duo, duet, dueto [S], duetto [I], duett [G]—a work for two instruments; the ensemble itself
- gigue, jig, giga, gigg—A lively dance (of English origin); often the finale of a Baroque suite. Compound meters exhibit both duple and triple meter rhythms.
- 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.
- 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
- nocturne [F], notturno [I], nocturno, Nachtstück [G]—Night music. A romantic character piece depicting moods of the evening or night: quiet, reflective, perhaps romance and melancholy or even restlessness and fantasy. The most famous nocturnes come originally from the piano literature, e.g. John Field and Chopin, et. al.
- prelude, prélude, präludium [G], präludien [G, pl], praeludium, preludio—a movement preceding another almost by way of introduction: to let listeners and players acclimate, often to prepare for greater demands ahead
- 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.