The Piano Quartet and Quintet: Style, Structure, and Scoring

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The late Basil Smallman (Former Emeritus Professor of Music, Former Emeritus Professor of Music, Liverpool University)

The Piano Quartet and Quintet

Style, Structure, and Scoring

The late Basil Smallman (Former Emeritus Professor of Music, Former Emeritus Professor of Music, Liverpool University)

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English

Clarendon Press
08 August 1996

Classical music (c 1750 to c 1830); Romantic music (c 1830 to c 1900); 20th century & contemporary classical music; Chamber ensembles; String instruments

Series: Clarendon Paperbacks

Designed as a companion volume to the author's earlier study The Piano Trio, this book surveys the development of the piano quartet and quintet from their relatively modest beginnings in the mid-eighteenth century to the present day. Developments during the first four decades of the nineteenth century resulted not only in Schubert's renowned `Trout' quintet, but also in works of much brillinace by Dussek, Hummel, weber, and others in which the piano predominates in a concerto-like role. Subsequently, Schubert's epoch-making quintet of 1842 initiated a broadly `symphonic' style, with large-scale structures and closely integrated textures, which was taken up by many later composers, including Brahms, Dvorak, César Franck, Fauré, and Elgar. the author also examinines the numerous changes in the nature of the genres which have occurred in recent times, and gives special consideration to a number of works by leading 20th-century composers, in which `mixed' media are formed by combining wind instruments with the normal strings-and-piano ensemble.

Within his broad historical narrative, Professor Smallman provides descriptive analyses of key works, many with music examples, and also comments perceptively on local trends and developments. his book is likely to be of interest to all those who rae fascinated by this important repertoire - performers, students, and listeners, as well as the general reader.

By: The late Basil Smallman (Former Emeritus Professor of Music Former Emeritus Professor of Music Liverpool University)
Imprint: Clarendon Press
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Edition: New edition
Dimensions: Height: 216mm, Width: 138mm, Spine: 12mm
Weight: 286g
ISBN: 9780198166405
ISBN 10: 0198166400
Series: Clarendon Paperbacks
Pages: 208
Publication Date: 08 August 1996
Audience: Professional and scholarly , Undergraduate
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Reviews for The Piano Quartet and Quintet: Style, Structure, and Scoring

Smallman's writing style enlivens a topic that necessitated a fairly straightforward approach. Readers are likely to turn to this slender volume as a reference work. Chamber music performers will want to consult it for ideas on repertory. It is also a fine source for program notes for concert programs or compact disc album notes. The six-page bibliography provides ample material for further research.