Gaspar Cassadó (1897-1966)

Nationality: Spanish

Born: September 30, 1897, Barcelona Died: December 24, 1966, Madrid (age 69)

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Sonata nello stile antico spagnuolo for Cello Sonata

(for cello and piano)

Composed: 1925 (age 27-28)

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Nationality: French

Born: March 7, 1875, Ciboure, Basses-Pyrénées Died: December 28, 1937, Paris (age 62)

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
dance, danse [F], danza [I,sp], Tanz [G], Ballo [I]—dance; dancing
e [It]—and
grave [I], gravement [F]—Solemn, serious, slow, ponderous
introduzione—introduction
nello, nella, nell', nelle, nei, nel [I]—in the, at the
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.
spagnola [I]—Spanish
stile antico [I], Alt-Stil [G], style ancien [F]—ancient style, old style, typically referring to the Renaissance
tema con variazioni, con variazioni, Tema e variazioni, theme and variations, Thema mit Variationen [G], Thème varié [F]—a common movement form featuring an initial theme followed by a series of variations on that theme, each of which adjusts any number of parameters to achieve variety, e.g. tempo, rhythm, key, instrumentation, etc.A challenge to the composers ingenuity and a delight for the listener