Edmund Rubbra

Edmund Rubbra (1901-1986)

Nationality: English
Born: May 23, 1901, Northampton Died: February 14, 1986, Gerrards Cross (age 84)
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Violin Sonata No. 2, Op. 31

(for violin and piano)
6:16 I. Allegretto liberamente e scorrevole
6:55 II. Lament. Lento e dolente
4:40 III. Allegro vivo e feroce. Strident and very rhythmic
Duration: 18 minutes (approximately)
Composed: 1932 (age 30-31)
1 recording, 3 videos
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6:16
Krysia Osostowicz, Michael Dussek
I. Allegretto liberamente e scorrevole
6:55
Krysia Osostowicz, Michael Dussek
II. Lament. Lento e dolente
4:40
Krysia Osostowicz, Michael Dussek
III. Allegro vivo e feroce. Strident and very rhythmic

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glossary

  • allegretto—moderately quick tempo. slower than allegro but faster than andante
  • 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
  • doloroso, con dolore, dolente, dolent [F]—mournful, plaintive, grieving, lamenting
  • e [It]—and
  • feroce [I]—ferocious, violent, wild, resolute, bold, fiercely
  • lento, lent [F], lentement [F], avec lenteur [F]—slow (tempo)
  • libero [I], libre [F], librement [F], liberamente [I]—free (in rhythm and/or tempo); freely easily, plainly.
  • 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
  • scorrevole [It], scorrendo [It]—flowing, gliding
  • 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.
  • vivo—lively, intense