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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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)
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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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 [I], sonate [pl], suonato—Originally, "sounded" rather than "sung" (sonar vs. cantar), i.e. 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" and applies to instrumental sonatas, string quartets, symphonies, etc., all examples of the sonata principle. In general usage as a specific work title (e.g. violin sonata), it designates a multi-movement piece for solo or duo instruments with one of the instruments enjoying a feature role. wiki