William Bergsma (1921-1994)
Nationality:
American
Born: April 1, 1921, Oakland, CA Died: March 18, 1994, Seattle, WA (age 72)
Flute Quintet
(for flute and string quartet)
| 7:41 | I. | Andante con moto | |
| 2:53 | II. | Interlude | |
| 7:58 | III. | Adagio | |
| 5:38 | IV. | Presto |
Duration: 25 minutes (approximately)
Composed:
1980 (age 58-59)
Published:
1988 (age 66-67)
1 recording,
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7:41
Doriot Anthony Dwyer, Manhattan String Quartet
I.
Andante con moto
2:53
Doriot Anthony Dwyer, Manhattan String Quartet
II.
Interlude
7:58
Doriot Anthony Dwyer, Manhattan String Quartet
III.
Adagio
5:38
Doriot Anthony Dwyer, Manhattan String Quartet
IV.
Presto
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Steve Reich (born 1936)
Student
Nationality:
American
Born: October 3, 1936, New York City (age 89)
glossary
- adagio [It]—slow tempo, often implying a lyrical, poignant character
- 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
- con [I,S]—with
- fugue, fuga, fuge [G], fuguette, fugen [G,pl]—a contrapuntal procedure (form) involving a musical subject (theme) that is successively imitated by multiple overlapping voices. There is a vast canon of rules (concepts) for creating elaborate and diverse fugues with an infinite variety of character based on fairly specific parameters. Fugues (or partial fugato) are found throughout classical music from the late Renaissance to the present.
- intermezzo, intermedio [S], intermède [F], interlude, Entr'acte—music that is "inserted" (or "interpolated) between two musical entities of greater importance (e.g. movements, acts, verses, etc.). Often suggests music of a lighter character, entertaining contrast or even improvisation.
- moto, con moto, di moto—motion, with motion. Somewhat more lively than its context would suggest, e.g. "andante con moto", a little more lively than andante
- presto—very fast, more so than allegro.
- 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
- string quartet, Streichquartett [G], quatuor à cordes [F], quartetto d'archi [I], quartetto di cordi [I], cuarteto de cuerda [S], vonósnégyes [H]—ensemble or a work written for that ensemble comprising 2 violins, viola, and cello. This is one of the essential genres/forms/ensembles of chamber music and arguably a critical "core" of "classical" music. Explore the string quartet | wiki