Giovanni Battista Costanzi (1704-1778)

Nationality: Italian

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

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Sonata da Camera in F major, ad uso di corni da caccia

(for 2 cellos)

Duration: 5 minutes (approximately)

1 recording, 3 videos

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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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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.
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.