Giovanni Battista Costanzi

Giovanni Battista Costanzi (1704-1778)

Nationality: Italian
Born: September 3, 1704, Rome Died: March 5, 1778, Rome (age 73)
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Sinfonia in C major

(for cello and continuo)
2:18 I. Grave
2:04 II. Allegro
6:40 III. Allegro (Variazioni)
Duration: 12 minutes (approximately)
1 recording, 3 videos
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2:18
Giovanni Sollima, Arianna Art Ensemble
I. Grave
2:04
Giovanni Sollima, Arianna Art Ensemble
II. Allegro
6:40
Giovanni Sollima, Arianna Art Ensemble
III. Allegro (Variazioni)

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glossary

  • 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
  • grave [I], gravement [F]—Solemn, serious, slow, ponderous
  • sinfonia—widely applied term generally meaning prelude, overture, instrumental canzona or symphony
  • tema con variazioni, con variazioni, Tema e variazioni, theme and variations, Thema mit Variationen [G], Thème varié [F]—a common movement form featuring an initial theme followed by a series of variations on that theme, each of which adjusts any number of parameters to achieve variety, e.g. tempo, rhythm, key, instrumentation, etc.A challenge to the composers ingenuity and a delight for the listener
  • variation, variazione, variatio, variato, variata—a modified re-iteration of a previous theme, reprise, couplet, etc. The music is varied, embellished or creatively transformed for variety while maintaining a unity relationship with the original. See "Theme and Variations."