Georges Auric (1899-1983)

Nationality: French

Born: February 15, 1899, Lodève Died: July 23, 1983, Paris (age 84)

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Violin Sonata in G major

(for violin and piano)

4:51	I.	Assez lent et librement - Allegro subito
3:07	II.	Vif
4:23	III.	Lent
5:20	IV.	Vif

Duration: 18 minutes (approximately)

Composed: 1936 (age 36-37)

Published: 1937 (age 37-38)

1 recording, 4 videos

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4:51

Frank Peter Zimmermann, Alexander Lonquich

I. Assez lent et librement - Allegro subito

3:07

Frank Peter Zimmermann, Alexander Lonquich

II. Vif

4:23

Frank Peter Zimmermann, Alexander Lonquich

III. Lent

5:20

Frank Peter Zimmermann, Alexander Lonquich

IV. Vif

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Nationality: French

Born: March 27, 1851, Paris Died: December 2, 1931, Paris (age 80)

Teacher

Nationality: French

Born: April 5, 1869, Tourcoing Died: August 23, 1937, Royan (age 68)

Teacher

Nationality: French

Born: May 17, 1866, Honfleur Died: July 1, 1925, Paris (age 59)

allegro [I]—fast, lively tempo. From the Italian word for cheerful or gay.
assez [Fr]—quite, enough, fairly
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
et [Fr]—and
lento, lent [F], lentement [F], avec lenteur [F]—slow (tempo)
libero [I], libre [F], librement [F], liberamente [I]—free (in rhythm and/or tempo); freely easily, plainly.
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.
subito—suddenly
vif [Fr]—lively, animated
violin sonata—a multi-movement work for violin and keyboard (or continuo) though there are sonatas for solo violin as well as sonatas in a single movement. While the violin would seem to be the featured instrument, many sonatas starting with the classical period find the piano to be an equal partner in the sense of a chamber work for two players.