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Gino Gorini

Gino Gorini (1914-1990)

Nationality: Italian
Born: June 22, 1914, Venice Died: January 27, 1990, Venice (age 75)

Viola Sonata

(for viola and piano)
5:58 I. Tranquillo affettuoso
6:38 II. Andante sostenuto
7:02 III. Allegro vivo
Duration: 21 minutes (approximately)
Composed: 1944 (age 29-30)
Revised: 1974 (age 59-60)
Note: 1974 Transcription of the 1944 original for viola, piano and strings.
Source: European Chamber Music Teachers' Association (ECMTA)
1 recording, 3 videos
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5:58
Morgan O'Shaughnessey, Jakub Tchorzewski
I. Tranquillo affettuoso
6:38
Morgan O'Shaughnessey, Jakub Tchorzewski
II. Andante sostenuto
7:02
Morgan O'Shaughnessey, Jakub Tchorzewski
III. Allegro vivo

glossary

  • affettuoso—tenderly, with feeling
  • 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
  • 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.
  • sostenuto [I], soutenu [F]—sustained, perhaps a bit slow
  • tranquillo [It], tranquille [F], tranquillement—tranquil, peaceful, soft
  • transcription, transcribe—To re-score a work for an ensemble of instruments different from the original version. Typical examples include orchestrating piano or chamber works and visa versa. Within the realm of chamber music, a work for winds might be transcribed for strings, a symphony into a string quartet, a trio featuring a clarinet substituting a viola. One interesting question is: who made the transcription, the original composer? One interesting effect is that the transcription may become favored over the original. One of the most curious transcriptions in all of chamber music is Schoenberg's "Verklärte Nacht", transcribed from string sextet to piano trio with amazing success by one of his students.
  • vivo—lively, intense