Ethel Smyth (1858-1944)
Nationality:
English
Born: April 23, 1858, London Died: May 8, 1944, Woking (age 86)
Cello Sonata in a minor, Op. 5
(for cello and piano)
| 7:14 | I. | Allegro moderato | |
| 6:57 | II. | Adagio non troppo | |
| 5:09 | III. | Finale. Allegro vivace e grazioso |
Duration: 19 minutes (approximately)
Composed:
1887 (age 28-29)
3 recordings,
9 videos
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7:07
Chagall Trio
I.
Allegro moderato
7:03
Chagall Trio
II.
Adagio non troppo
5:08
Chagall Trio
III.
Finale. Allegro vivace e grazioso
7:28
Roscoe, Welsh
I.
Allegro moderato
6:32
Roscoe, Welsh
II.
Adagio non troppo
5:06
Roscoe, Welsh
III.
Finale. Allegro vivace e grazioso
7:14
Jankovic, Lecic
I.
Allegro moderato
7:10
Jankovic, Lecic
II.
Adagio non troppo
5:12
Jankovic, Lecic
III.
Finale. Allegro vivace e grazioso
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glossary
- adagio [It]—slow tempo, often implying a lyrical, poignant character
- 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
- e [It]—and
- finale [I], final [F]—The final movement, sometimes explicitly titled thus
- grazioso [I], con grazia, gratioso, graziös [G], Mit Grazie—graceful, gracefully; easy
- 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
- 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
- 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.
- troppo [I], non troppo, trop [F]—too, too much. non troppo means "not too much". e.g. "Allegro ma non troppo" means fast, but not too much
- vivace—brisk, lively tempo faster than allegro