Germaine Tailleferre (1892-1983)
Nationality:
French
Born: April 19, 1892, Parc-St-Maur Died: November 7, 1983, Paris (age 91)
Sonatine
(for violin and piano)
| 3:01 | I. | Moderato | |
| 2:05 | II. | Andantino | |
| 2:09 | III. | Allegro, gaiement |
Duration: 8 minutes (approximately)
Composed:
1946 (age 53-54)
2 recordings,
4 videos
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3:01
Ruth Ehrlich, Marcia Eckert
I.
Moderato
2:05
Ruth Ehrlich, Marcia Eckert
II.
Andantino
2:09
Ruth Ehrlich, Marcia Eckert
III.
Allegro, gaiement
7:16
Marin, Ariagno
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Nationality:
French
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Teacher
Nationality:
French
Born: March 7, 1875, Ciboure, Basses-Pyrénées Died: December 28, 1937, Paris (age 62)
glossary
- allegro [I]—fast, lively tempo. From the Italian word for cheerful or gay.
- andantino—faster than andante, slower than allegretto. Sometimes andantino is interpreted as the opposite: slower than andante
- 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
- gaiement [F], gai, gaie, gaîment, avec gaîté, avec gaieté, gayment—merry, cheerful, gay
- 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
- 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.
- sonatina [I], sonatine [F]—"little" sonata, typically shorter, less technically challenging, perhaps less "profound". Movements tend to minimize development sections.