Witold Lutosławski (1913-1994)
Nationality:
Polish
Born: January 25, 1913, Warsaw Died: February 6, 1994, Warsaw (age 81)
Dance Preludes
(for clarinet and piano)
| I. | Allegro molto | ||
| II. | Andantino | ||
| III. | Allegro giocoso | ||
| IV. | Andante | ||
| V. | Allegro molto |
Composed:
1954 (age 40-41)
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Ruth Lomon (1930-2017)
Student
Nationality:
Canadian
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Born: November 7, 1930, Montreal Died: September 26, 2017, Cambridge, Massachusetts (age 86)
Witold Maliszewski (1873-1939)
Teacher
Nationality:
Polish
Born: July 20, 1873, Mohylew, Podolia Died: July 18, 1939, Zalesie (age 66)
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
- andantino—faster than andante, slower than allegretto. Sometimes andantino is interpreted as the opposite: slower 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
- giocoso, giocando, con gioco, giojoso—humorous, jocose, merry joking
- molto [It]—very much
- 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