Germaine Tailleferre (1892-1983)

Nationality: French

Born: April 19, 1892, Parc-St-Maur Died: November 7, 1983, Paris (age 91)

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Violin Sonata No. 2

(for violin and piano)

Duration: 14 minutes (approximately)

Composed: 1951 (age 58-59)

2 recordings, 4 videos

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5:40

Ruth Ehrlich, Marcia Eckert

I. Allegro non troppo

3:48

Ruth Ehrlich, Marcia Eckert

II. Adagietto

5:02

Ruth Ehrlich, Marcia Eckert

III. Final. Allegro

13:43

Marin, Ariagno

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Nationality: French

Born: November 27, 1867, Paris Died: December 31, 1950, Le Canadel, Var (age 83)

Teacher

Nationality: French

Born: March 7, 1875, Ciboure, Basses-Pyrénées Died: December 28, 1937, Paris (age 62)

adagietto—a little faster than adagio
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
duo, duet, dueto [S], duetto [I], duett [G]—a work for two instruments; the ensemble itself
finale [I], final [F]—The final movement, sometimes explicitly titled thus
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.
troppo [I], non troppo, trop [F]—too, too much. non troppo means "not too much". e.g. "Allegro ma non troppo" means fast, but not too much
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.