François Devienne (1759-1803)
Nationality:
French
Born: January 31, 1759, Joinville, Haute-Marne Died: September 5, 1803, Paris (age 44)
Clarinet Sonata No. 1 in C major, Sonates pour clarinette et accompagnement de basse
(for clarinet and piano)
| I. | Allegro con spiritoso | ||
| II. | Adagio | ||
| III. | Rondo. Allegretto |
Duration: 17 minutes (approximately)
glossary
- adagio [It]—slow tempo, often implying a lyrical, poignant character
- 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
- duo, duet, dueto [S], duetto [I], duett [G]—a work for two instruments; the ensemble itself
- rondo—sectional movement form featuring a recurring refrain between contrasting episodes in a variety of plans, a typical one being ABACABA (A is the refrain; B and C are episodes). Often used for finales.
- 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.
- spirito, con spirito, spiritoso, spirituoso—Spirited, lively