Frank Bridge (1879-1941)

Nationality: English

Born: February 26, 1879, Brighton Died: January 10, 1941, Eastbourne (age 61)

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Violin Sonata, H.183

(for violin and piano)

		I.	Allegro
		II.	Andante con espressione

Duration: 22 minutes (approximately)

Composed: 1932 (age 52-53)

2 recordings, 4 videos

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21:10

Williams, Huling

8:49

Liebeck, Apekisheva

(part 1 of 3)

6:43

Liebeck, Apekisheva

(part 2 of 3)

9:01

Liebeck, Apekisheva

(part 3 of 3)

Student

Nationality: English

Born: November 22, 1913, Lowestoft Died: December 4, 1976, Aldeburgh (age 63)

Teacher

Nationality: English

Born: February 27, 1848, Bournemouth Died: October 7, 1918, Rustington (age 70)

Teacher

Nationality: Irish | English

Born: September 30, 1852, Dublin Died: March 29, 1924, London (age 71)

Student

Nationality: American

Born: February 4, 1893, New York Died: May 24, 1968, Rochester, NY (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
con [I,S]—with
duo, duet, dueto [S], duetto [I], duett [G]—a work for two instruments; the ensemble itself
espressivo [It], con espressione, expressif [Fr]—expressive, with expression.with feeling
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.