Erwin Schulhoff

Erwin Schulhoff (1894-1942)

Nationality: Czech | German
Born: June 8, 1894, Prague Died: August 18, 1942, Wülzburg (age 48)
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Flute Sonata

(for flute and piano)
5:02 I. Allegro moderato
3:10 II. Scherzo: Allegro giocoso
3:09 III. Aria: Andante
2:34 IV. Finale: Allegro molto gajo
Duration: 12 minutes (approximately)
Composed: 1927 (age 32-33)
2 recordings, 4 videos
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12:16
Marina Piccinini, Eva Kupiec
5:19
Thaves, Bleiweiss
I. Allegro moderato
4:45
Thaves, Bleiweiss
II. Scherzo: Allegro giocoso
3:03
Thaves, Bleiweiss
III. Aria: Andante

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glossary

  • Air [Fr], Air [E], Ayre [E], Aire, Aria [I]—Song. Traditionally indicates a piece of melodic or vocal nature as opposed to one of dance-like character (i.e. in form or rhythm). An aria typically refers to a formalized song within an opera context for one or more voice
  • allegro [I]—fast, lively tempo. From the Italian word for cheerful or gay.
  • andante [I]—moderately slow tempo (e.g. walking). Faster than adagio but slower than allegretto
  • 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
  • gajo [I], gaja—gay, merry, lively
  • giocoso, giocando, con gioco, giojoso—humorous, jocose, merry joking
  • 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
  • molto [It]—very much
  • scherzo—lively, brisk, typically in a triple meter; usually a three-part form with central, contrasting trio
  • 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.