Bernd Alois Zimmermann

Bernd Alois Zimmermann (1918-1970)

Nationality: German
Born: March 20, 1918, Bliesheim Died: August 10, 1970, Grosskönigsdorf (age 52)
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String Trio

(for violin, viola and cello)
2:08 I. Introduction. Sostenuto molto
7:10 II. Adagio
4:10 III. Finale. Allegro molto, ma non troppo
Duration: 14 minutes (approximately)
Composed: 1944 (age 25-26)
1 recording, 3 videos
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2:08
Anna Prohaska, Cordelia Höfer, Trio Berlin
I. Introduction. Sostenuto molto
7:10
Anna Prohaska, Cordelia Höfer, Trio Berlin
II. Adagio
4:10
Anna Prohaska, Cordelia Höfer, Trio Berlin
III. Finale. Allegro molto, ma non troppo

glossary

  • adagio [It]—slow tempo, often implying a lyrical, poignant character
  • 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
  • introduzione—introduction
  • ma—but, however
  • molto [It]—very much
  • non—not, no
  • sostenuto [I], soutenu [F]—sustained, perhaps a bit slow
  • string trio, Streichtrio [G], Trio d'archi [I], Trio à cordes [F], Trío de cuerdas [S] —a work for three stringed instruments, most commonly violin, viola and cello. A more rarefied form than the string quartet perhaps because the texture is sparse (each instrument highly exposed) and the means more difficult for natural harmonic richness. But these become challenges and assets in the great trios. Trios almost always emphasize countrapuntal writing with each of the three players in strong relief.
  • trio (1)—an ensemble or work for 3 players
  • troppo [I], non troppo, trop [F]—too, too much. non troppo means "not too much". e.g. "Allegro ma non troppo" means fast, but not too much