Edison Denisov (1929-1996)
Nationality:
Russian
|
Soviet
Born: April 6, 1929, Tomsk Died: November 24, 1996, Paris (age 67)
Sonata
(for alto sax and piano)
| 3:38 | I. | Allegro | |
| 3:41 | II. | Lento | |
| 5:01 | III. | Allegro moderato |
Duration: 13 minutes (approximately)
Composed:
1970 (age 40-41)
1 recording,
3 videos
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3:38
Ocampo, Freeken
I.
Allegro
3:41
Ocampo, Freeken
II.
Lento
5:01
Ocampo, Freeken
III.
Allegro moderato
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Hao-fu Zhang (born 1952)
Student
Nationality:
Chinese
Born: January 7, 1952, Xi'an (age 71)
Vissarion Shebalin (1902-1963)
Teacher
Nationality:
Russian
|
Soviet
Born: June 11, 1902, Omsk Died: May 29, 1963, Moscow (age 60)
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
- duo, duet, dueto [S], duetto [I], duett [G]—a work for two instruments; the ensemble itself
- lento, lent [F], lentement [F], avec lenteur [F]—slow (tempo)
- moderato [I], moderamente, modéré [F], modérément [F]—moderately, at a moderate tempo, applying a touch of restraint to its related word(s), e.g. allegro moderato
- 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.