Giovanni Battista Costanzi (1704-1778)

Nationality: Italian

Born: September 3, 1704, Rome Died: March 5, 1778, Rome (age 73)

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Cello Sonata in F major

(for cello and continuo)

Duration: 7 minutes (approximately)

1 recording, 3 videos

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1:03

Giovanni Sollima, Arianna Art Ensemble

I. Adagio

2:59

Giovanni Sollima, Arianna Art Ensemble

II. Allegro

2:41

Giovanni Sollima, Arianna Art Ensemble

III. Grazioso

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Nationality: Italian | Spanish

Born: February 19, 1743, Lucca Died: May 28, 1805, Madrid (age 62)

adagio [It]—slow tempo, often implying a lyrical, poignant character
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
grazioso [I], con grazia, gratioso, graziös [G], Mit Grazie—graceful, gracefully; easy
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.