Antonio Bazzini (1818-1897)
Nationality:
Italian
Born: March 11, 1818, Brescia Died: February 10, 1897, Milan (age 78)
Violin Sonata in e minor, Op. 55
(for violin and piano)
| 8:07 | I. | Allegro deciso | |
| 6:23 | II. | Andante con moto | |
| 6:48 | III. | Finale. Vivace |
Duration: 22 minutes (approximately)
Published:
1872, Milan (age 53-54)
2 recordings,
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8:58
Luigi Alberto Bianchi, Aldo Orvieto
I.
Allegro deciso
6:51
Luigi Alberto Bianchi, Aldo Orvieto
II.
Andante con moto
6:27
Luigi Alberto Bianchi, Aldo Orvieto
III.
Finale. Vivace
7:15
Jean-Claude Bouveresse, Bénédicte Péran
I.
Allegro deciso
5:55
Jean-Claude Bouveresse, Bénédicte Péran
II.
Andante con moto
7:08
Jean-Claude Bouveresse, Bénédicte Péran
III.
Finale. Vivace
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Student
Nationality:
Italian
Born: December 22, 1858, Lucca Died: November 29, 1924, Brussels (age 65)
glossary
- allegro [I]—fast, lively tempo. From the Italian word for cheerful or gay.
- andante [I]—moderately slow tempo (e.g. walking). Faster than adagio but slower than allegretto
- 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
- con [I,S]—with
- deciso [It]—decisive, bold, forceful
- duo, duet, dueto [S], duetto [I], duett [G]—a work for two instruments; the ensemble itself
- finale [I], final [F]—The final movement, sometimes explicitly titled thus
- moto, con moto, di moto—motion, with motion. Somewhat more lively than its context would suggest, e.g. "andante con moto", a little more lively than andante
- 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
- 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.
- violin sonata—a multi-movement work for violin and keyboard (or continuo) though there are sonatas for solo violin as well as sonatas in a single movement. While the violin would seem to be the featured instrument, many sonatas starting with the classical period find the piano to be an equal partner in the sense of a chamber work for two players.
- vivace—brisk, lively tempo faster than allegro