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William Sterndale Bennett

William Sterndale Bennett (1816-1875)

Nationality: English
Born: April 13, 1816, Sheffield Died: February 1, 1875, London (age 58)
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Sextet in f-sharp minor, Op. 8

(for 2 violins, viola, cello, bass and piano)
13:06 I. Allegro moderato ma con passione
7:59 II. Quasi presto
7:18 III. Andante grazioso
10:30 IV. Finale. Allegro assai ed energico
Duration: 38 minutes (approximately)
Composed: 1835 (age 18-19)
Published: 1846 (age 29-30)
1 recording, 4 videos
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13:06
Villiers Quartet, Jeremy Young, Leon Bosch
I. Allegro moderato ma con passione
7:59
Villiers Quartet, Jeremy Young, Leon Bosch
II. Quasi presto
7:18
Villiers Quartet, Jeremy Young, Leon Bosch
III. Andante grazioso
10:30
Villiers Quartet, Jeremy Young, Leon Bosch
IV. Finale. Allegro assai ed energico

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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
  • assai—very much. Intensifies the direction of its neighboring words, e.g. "allegro assai", very fast
  • 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
  • ed [It]—and
  • energico, con energia, énergique [F], avec énergie [F], energisch [G]—with energy, force, vigor and power
  • finale [I], final [F]—The final movement, sometimes explicitly titled thus
  • grazioso [I], con grazia, gratioso, graziös [G], Mit Grazie—graceful, gracefully; easy
  • ma—but, however
  • 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
  • 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
  • passione [I]—passion, feeling
  • presto—very fast, more so than allegro.
  • quasi—almost, almost like, as if
  • sextet, sextour [F], sestetto [I]—six. Ensemble (or work) for six players.