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Trio voor clarinet, altviool en klavier

By Leo Smit

genre
Chamber music
instrumentation
Mixed ensemble (2-11 players) (cl vla pf)
duration
12 minutes
year
1938
location of manuscript
www.nederlandsmuziekinstituut.nl archive registration number 119/017
status
published score
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Details

Amsterdam, 8 October 1938

I. Allegretto

II. Lento

III. Allegro vivace

First performance

Nov 20, 1939 Amsterdam, Muzieklyceum - Juup Raphaƫl (viola), Johan van Hell (clarinet) and Anny Mesritz-van Velthuysen (piano) concert organised by the Netherlands Association for Contemporary Music (Nederlandsche Vereeniging voor Hedendaagse Muziek)

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TrioKlarinetAltvioolPiano.jpg
TrioKlarinetAltvioolPiano.jpg

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About Leo Smit

(05/14/1900 - 04/30/1943)
Leo Smit

1900 - 1943

His music sounds thoroughly French, with bright and blithe notes that seemingly flow easily from his pen. In reality, it took many years before his musical ideas were incorporated into his compositions. And however French it may sound, Leo Smit was in heart and soul hooked to Amsterdam and the Netherlands. His song for women's choir, De bruid (The bride), set to words by Jan Prins is a declaration of love: “The groom was the sunlight and Holland was his bride.” It also took years before his legacy would reach an international audience.

by Jurjen Vis