York Bowen (1884-1961)
Nationality:
English
Born: February 22, 1884, London Died: November 23, 1961, London (age 77)
Phantasy in F major, Op. 54
(for viola and piano)
| Poco adagio - Allegro vivo |
Duration: 14 minutes (approximately)
Composed:
1918, Dated May, 1918 (age 33-34)
Premiere:
December 6, 1918. Wigmore Hall, London. Lionel Tertis, viola, Samuel Liddle, piano
5 recordings,
5 videos
15:45
Zhen Su, Simon Lepper
14:36
Rivka Golani, viola, Michael Hampton, piano
14:06
Matthew Cohen, viola, Vivian Fan, piano
14:07
Bridge Duo: Matthew Jones, viola, Michael Hampton, piano
13:44
Anna Larionova, viola, Anna Kiskachi, piano
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glossary
- adagio [It]—slow tempo, often implying a lyrical, poignant character
- allegro [I]—fast, lively tempo. From the Italian word for cheerful or gay.
- 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
- fantasia, fantasy, fantazy, fantazia, phantasy, phantasie, fancy, fantasie [G], fantaisie [F] —generally, a piece of music favoring a free flight of expression over strict adherence to formal rules; suggesting an improvisational character. However, there are at least two more specific historical meanings: 1) the fantasia/fantasie/fancy of English Renaissance viol consort music and 2) Cobbett's Phantasie, an early 20th century form of single-movement chamber music inspired by the Renaissance fancy with the goal of stimulating new English chamber or "consort" music.
- 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
- poco, un poco, poco a poco—a little bit, e.g. "andante un poco moto" is andante with a little more motion than typical. "poco a poco" means a little bit at a time, gradually.
- vivo—lively, intense