Alessandro Scarlatti (1660-1725)

Nationality: Italian

Born: May 2, 1660, Palermo Died: October 22, 1725, Naples (age 65)

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Sonata No. 3 in C major

(for cello and continuo)

Duration: 7 minutes (approximately)

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7:23

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Nationality: Italian

Born: October 26, 1685, Naples Died: July 23, 1757, Madrid (age 71)

allegro [I]—fast, lively tempo. From the Italian word for cheerful or gay.
amoroso [I], con amore—lovingly, tenderly, gently, amorously
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
continuo, basso continuo, b.c., figured bass, thorough bass, basse chifrée—During the Baroque Era, a term for an improvised (realized) instrumental accompaniment specified by a symbolic notation for chords and a written bass line (i.e. figured bass). A continuo "part" usually implies multiple (but typically unspecified) instruments, e.g. one for a strong bass line (e.g. cello) and another for chords (e.g. lute, keyboard, organ). A continuo part may be realized by keyboard alone, and sometimes played by a bass melody instrument alone (without harmonies). wiki
largo—slow, solemn, sustained.slower than lento. faster than grave
presto—very fast, more so than allegro.
sonata, sonate, suonato—a complicated term. Originally, "sounded" rather than "sung" (sonar vs. cantar), e.g. instrumental music. According to historical period, sonata began to imply a formal plan of movements as well as the structure within a single movement, e.g. sonata form. In general usage as a work title, it designates a multi-movement piece for solo or duo instruments with one of the instruments enjoying a feature role.