Felix Mendelssohn (1809-1847)

Nationality: German

Born: February 3, 1809, Hamburg Died: November 4, 1847, Leipzig (age 38)

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Violin Sonata in F major, MWV Q 7

(for violin and piano)

Duration: 13 minutes (approximately)

Composed: 1820 (age 10-11)

Published: 1977

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Nicholas Milton, Nína-Margrét Grimsdóttir

sister

Nationality: German

Born: November 14, 1805, Hamburg Died: May 14, 1847, Berlin (age 41)

colleague

Nationality: German

Born: October 3, 1828, Berlin Died: February 23, 1897, Berlin (age 68)

Teacher

Nationality: Austrian

Born: November 14, 1778, Pressburg (now Bratislava) Died: October 17, 1837, Weimar (age 58)

Friend/Colleague

Nationality: German

Born: August 16, 1795, Zittau Died: December 14, 1861, Hanover (age 66)

Student

Nationality: German

Born: October 5, 1817, Breslau Died: December 1, 1893, Berlin (age 76)

colleague/friend

Nationality: Bohemian

Born: May 23, 1794, Prague Died: March 10, 1870, Leipzig (age 75)

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
presto—very fast, more so than allegro.
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.
violin sonata—a multi-movement work for violin and keyboard (or continuo) though there are sonatas for solo violin as well as sonatas in a single movement. While the violin would seem to be the featured instrument, many sonatas starting with the classical period find the piano to be an equal partner in the sense of a chamber work for two players.