Frederick Delius (1862-1934)

Nationality: English

Born: January 29, 1862, Bradford Died: June 10, 1934, Grez-sur-Loing, France (age 72)

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Violin Sonata in B major, Op. posth.

(for violin and piano)

Duration: 30 minutes (approximately)

Composed: 1892 (age 29-30)

1 recording, 3 videos

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10:36

Louise Jones, Malcolm Miller

I. Allegro con brio

8:13

Louise Jones, Malcolm Miller

II. Andante molto tranquillo

10:32

Louise Jones, Malcolm Miller

III. Allegro con moto

Teacher

Nationality: German

Born: August 13, 1831, Breslau Died: February 1, 1902, Leipzig (age 70)

Teacher

Nationality: German

Born: June 23, 1824, Altona Died: March 10, 1910, Leipzig (age 85)

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
brio [I], con brio, brioso—vigor, vigorously, with fire
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
molto [It]—very much
moto, con moto, di moto—motion, with motion. Somewhat more lively than its context would suggest, e.g. "andante con moto", a little more lively than andante
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.
tranquillo [It], tranquille [F], tranquillement—tranquil, peaceful, soft