George Frideric Handel

George Frideric Handel (1685-1759)

Nationality: German | English
Born: February 23, 1685, Halle Died: April 14, 1759, London (age 74)
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Sonata in e minor, HWV. 395

(for 2 flutes and continuo)
I. Largo
II. Allegro
III. Largo
IV. Allegro
Duration: 11 minutes (approximately)
1 recording, 1 videos
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10:24
Academy of St. Martin-in-the-Fields Chamber Ensemble

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Born: September 28, 1681, Hamburg Died: April 17, 1764, Hamburg (age 82)

glossary

  • 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
  • continuo, basso continuo, b.c., figured bass, thorough bass, basse chifrée—During the Baroque Era, a term for an improvised (realized) instrumental accompaniment specified by a symbolic notation for chords and a written bass line (i.e. figured bass). A continuo "part" usually implies multiple (but typically unspecified) instruments, e.g. one for a strong bass line (e.g. cello) and another for chords (e.g. lute, keyboard, organ). A continuo part may be realized by keyboard alone, and sometimes played by a bass melody instrument alone (without harmonies). wiki
  • largo—slow, solemn, sustained.slower than lento. faster than grave
  • 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.
  • trio sonata, sonate en trio, sonata a tre—one of the chief forms of chamber music in the Baroque era. Trio indicates three components: 2 soloists and continuo (accompaniment). Typically comprises four movements in one of many specific plans.