Ernesto Cavallini (1807-1874)

Nationality: Italian

Born: August 30, 1807, Milan Died: January 7, 1874, Milan (age 66)

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Elégie

(for clarinet and piano)

Adagio sostenuto

Published: 1860 (age 52-53)

Dedication: Joseph Galli

adagio [It]—slow tempo, often implying a lyrical, poignant character
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
elegy, elégie [F], elegie [G], elegisch, elegiaco, elegaico [I], élégiaque [F]—a plaintive, mournful poem, more specifically a lament for the dead. Usually implies a slow tempo, a minor key and a dark poignancy with potential spikes of tragic agony or, just as well, a gentle, bright flowering into nostalgic love of great tenderness. A musical narrative combining all of these moods is a hauntingly faithful representation of grief
sostenuto [I], soutenu [F]—sustained, perhaps a bit slow