George Antheil (1900-1959)
Nationality:
American
Born: July 8, 1900, Trenton, NJ Died: February 12, 1959, New York (age 58)
Violin Sonata No. 1
(for violin and piano)
| 10:29 | I. | Allegro moderato | |
| 3:36 | II. | Andante moderato | |
| 5:09 | III. | Funebre. Lento espressivo | |
| 6:09 | IV. | Presto |
Duration: 26 minutes (approximately)
Composed:
1923 (age 22-23)
2 recordings,
8 videos
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10:25
Robert Szreder, Jan Boguslaw Strobel
I.
Allegro moderato
4:03
Robert Szreder, Jan Boguslaw Strobel
II.
Andante moderato
5:16
Robert Szreder, Jan Boguslaw Strobel
III.
Funebre. Lento espressivo
6:34
Robert Szreder, Jan Boguslaw Strobel
IV.
Presto
10:33
Mark Fewer, John Novacek
I.
Allegro moderato
3:09
Mark Fewer, John Novacek
II.
Andante moderato
5:01
Mark Fewer, John Novacek
III.
Funebre. Lento espressivo
5:43
Mark Fewer, John Novacek
IV.
Presto
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Ernest Bloch (1880-1959)
Teacher
Nationality:
Swiss
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American
Born: July 24, 1880, Geneva Died: July 15, 1959, Portland, OR (age 79)
glossary
- 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
- 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
- funebre [I], funereo, funèbre [F]—funereal, gloomy, sad; generally more grave than an elegy; often features a slow tempo march in the manner of "Pray for the dead . . ."
- lento, lent [F], lentement [F], avec lenteur [F]—slow (tempo)
- moderato [I], moderamente, modéré [F], modérément [F]—moderately, at a moderate tempo, applying a touch of restraint to its related word(s), e.g. allegro moderato
- presto—very fast, more so than allegro.
- 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.