Giovanni Bottesini (1821-1889)
Nationality:
Italian
Born: December 22, 1821, Crema Died: July 7, 1889, Parma (age 67)
Gran Duetto No. 1
(for 2 basses)
| I. | Allegro | ||
| II. | Andante | ||
| III. | Polacca |
Duration: 24 minutes (approximately)
glossary
- allegro [I]—fast, lively tempo. From the Italian word for cheerful or gay.
- andante [I]—moderately slow tempo (e.g. walking). Faster than adagio but slower than allegretto
- 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
- gran [I], grandioso—great, grand
- Polonaise [F], Polonese [I], Polacca [I], Polaca, alla polacca, Polones—a dance of Polish origin in a moderate triple meter (3/4) typically with a characteristic rhythm (subdivisions of the beat with a flourish in the 2nd half of the 1st beat) and an energetic momentum.