Giovanni Battista Costanzi (1704-1778)
Nationality:
Italian
Born: September 3, 1704, Rome Died: March 5, 1778, Rome (age 73)
Sonata da Camera in F major, ad uso di corni da caccia
(for 2 cellos)
| 1:48 | I. | Amoroso - Allegro Assai | |
| 1:41 | II. | Adagio | |
| 1:04 | III. | Presto |
Duration: 5 minutes (approximately)
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1:48
Giovanni Sollima, Arianna Art Ensemble
I.
Amoroso - Allegro Assai
1:41
Giovanni Sollima, Arianna Art Ensemble
II.
Adagio
1:04
Giovanni Sollima, Arianna Art Ensemble
III.
Presto
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Luigi Boccherini (1743-1805)
Student
Nationality:
Italian
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Spanish
Born: February 19, 1743, Lucca Died: May 28, 1805, Madrid (age 62)
glossary
- adagio [It]—slow tempo, often implying a lyrical, poignant character
- allegro [I]—fast, lively tempo. From the Italian word for cheerful or gay.
- amoroso [I], con amore—lovingly, tenderly, gently, amorously
- assai—very much. Intensifies the direction of its neighboring words, e.g. "allegro assai", very fast
- caccia [I]—"chase" or "hunt." Often features elements of canon.
- camera [I], da camera, per camera—room; chamber. Used in "Sonata da camera" to distinguish a "chamber" sonata from a "church" sonata (Sonata da chiesa). A chamber sonata tends to include dance movements whereas a church sonata emphasizes counterpoint. Such distinctions are often quite blurry in practice.
- 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
- presto—very fast, more so than allegro.
- 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.