York Bowen

York Bowen (1884-1961)

Nationality: English
Born: February 22, 1884, London Died: November 23, 1961, London (age 77)
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Piano Trio in e minor, Op. 118

(for violin, cello and piano)
I. Allegro risoluto
II. Adagio
III. Finale. Quasi presto, alla Tarantella
Duration: 24 minutes (approximately)
Composed: 1945 (age 60-61)

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glossary

  • adagio [It]—slow tempo, often implying a lyrical, poignant character
  • alla [I], all', à la [F]—to the, in the manner of
  • 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
  • finale [I], final [F]—The final movement, sometimes explicitly titled thus
  • 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
  • piano trio, Klaviertrio [G], Trio avec piano [F]—an ensemble comprising violin, cello and piano.Second only to the string quartet as an essential genre, form and ensemble of chamber music
  • presto—very fast, more so than allegro.
  • quasi—almost, almost like, as if
  • risoluto [I], resoluto—resolute, decisively, boldly, with vigor
  • tarantella [I], tarantelle [F]—Southern Italian dance in a rapid 6/8 meter named for the town of Taranto and/or the tarantula spider whose bite would provoke the frenzied dance as a response or cure
  • trio (1)—an ensemble or work for 3 players