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Sonata in a minor
(for 2 violins)
| 10:51 | I. | Poco lento, maestoso - Allegro fermo | |
| 7:10 | II. | Allegretto poco lento | |
| 11:28 | III. | Finale. Allegro vivo e con fuoco |
Duration: 31 minutes (approximately)
Composed:
1915 (age 56-57)
2 recordings,
4 videos
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10:51
Tedi Papavrami, Svetlin Roussev
I.
Poco lento, maestoso - Allegro fermo
7:10
Tedi Papavrami, Svetlin Roussev
II.
Allegretto poco lento
11:28
Tedi Papavrami, Svetlin Roussev
III.
Finale. Allegro vivo e con fuoco
31:43
Vilhelmas čepinskis, Pavel Berman
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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
- con [I,S]—with
- duo, duet, dueto [S], duetto [I], duett [G]—a work for two instruments; the ensemble itself
- e [It]—and
- finale [I], final [F]—The final movement, sometimes explicitly titled thus
- fuoco, con fuoco, avec feu [Fr], mit Feuer [G], feurig [G]—fire, fiery; passionately, burning energy and excitement; impetuously
- lento, lent [F], lentement [F], avec lenteur [F]—slow (tempo)
- maestoso—With dignity and nobility; majestic
- poco, un poco, poco a poco—a little bit, e.g. "andante un poco moto" is andante with a little more motion than typical. "poco a poco" means a little bit at a time, gradually.
- sonata [I], sonate [pl], suonato—Originally, "sounded" rather than "sung" (sonar vs. cantar), i.e. 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" and applies to instrumental sonatas, string quartets, symphonies, etc., all examples of the sonata principle. In general usage as a specific work title (e.g. violin sonata), it designates a multi-movement piece for solo or duo instruments with one of the instruments enjoying a feature role. wiki
- vivo—lively, intense