Christoph Graupner (1683-1760)

Nationality: German

Born: January 13, 1683, Kirchberg Died: May 10, 1760, Darmstadt (age 77)

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Sonata in G major, GWV. 213 (for 2 horns, violin, viola and continuo)

(for 2 horns, violin, viola and continuo)

		I.	Largo e piano
		II.	Allegro
		III.	Largo e piano
		IV.	Allegro

glossary

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
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
e [It]—and
largo—slow, solemn, sustained.slower than lento. faster than grave
piano—as a musical direction, piano means soft (as opposed to forte meaning loud or strong). The modern word for the keyboard instrument (e.g. piano) derives from this dichotomy in that its earliest name was "pianoforte", an instrument that was capable of dynamic nuances between soft and loud
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.