Giuseppe Valentini (1681-1753)

Nationality: Italian

Born: December 14, 1681, Florence Died: October 31, 1753, Rome (age 71)

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Idea in G major, Op. 4, [7] Idee per Camera, No. 2

(for violin and continuo)

		I.	Grave - Presto - Grave - Presto - Grave
		II.	Allegro
		III.	Adagio
		IV.	Vivace
		V.	Affettuoso
		VI.	Allegro

Published: c. 1706 (age 24-25)

glossary

adagio [It]—slow tempo, often implying a lyrical, poignant character
affettuoso—tenderly, with feeling
allegro [I]—fast, lively tempo. From the Italian word for cheerful or gay.
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
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
opus [L], opera[pl], Op., Opp, WoO, Op. posth—work, as in a work of art. For unique identification, publishers/composers often assign an "opus number", abbreviated as "Op." (e.g. Op. 1). A range of works by opus number, uses the plural "opp." (e.g. "Opp. 1-3"). A single opus number may refer to a collection of works (e.g. a set of quartets) giving rise to designations like "Op. 1, No. 4". For misc. works without opus numbers, "WoO" is often used (e.g."Without Opus"). Posthumously assigned numbers may use "Op. posth". Opus numbers may not precisely reflect chronology (publication vs. composition), can be erroneous, sparse or duplicative. Thus, the works of some historically important composers may use separate catalog numbers (e.g. Bach, Haydn, Schubert). See wiki
presto—very fast, more so than allegro.
vivace—brisk, lively tempo faster than allegro