Georg Muffat (c.1653-1704)
Nationality:
Austrian
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French
Born: c.June 1, 1653, Mégève, Savoy Died: February 23, 1704, Passau (age 50)
Sonata in G major, Armonico tributo cioé Sonate di camer commodissime a occhi, ò molti stromenti, No. 5
(for 2 violins, 2 violas, violone and harpsichord)
| I. | Allemanda | ||
| II. | Adagio | ||
| III. | Fuga | ||
| IV. | Adagio | ||
| V. | Passacaglia |
Duration: 17 minutes (approximately)
Published:
1682 (age 28-29)
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glossary
- adagio [It]—slow tempo, often implying a lyrical, poignant character
- allemande, allemanda, allemand, almain, almaine, alman—In the Renaissance/Baroque eras, a moderately slow, serious dance usually in duple meter and binary form. Often the first movement of suite. From the French word for "German." Later usage (e.g. Haydn, etc.) might suggest more generally "in a German style", e.g. a folk dance, perhaps even lively and in a triple meter like a Ländler.
- 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
- fugue, fuga, fuge [G], fuguette, fugen [G,pl]—a contrapuntal procedure (form) involving a musical subject (theme) that is successively imitated by multiple overlapping voices. There is a vast canon of rules (concepts) for creating elaborate and diverse fugues with an infinite variety of character based on fairly specific parameters. Fugues (or partial fugato) are found throughout classical music from the late Renaissance to the present.
- passacaglia, passacaille [F], pasacalle [S]—A variation form based on a recurring bass line or chord progression closely related to the chaconne. Of Spanish origin first appearing in the early 17th century. Some generalizations suggest a grave character, a minor key and a triple meter. wiki
- 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.