Grażyna Bacewicz

Grażyna Bacewicz (1909-1969)

Nationality: Polish
Born: February 5, 1909, Łódź Died: January 17, 1969, Warsaw (age 59)
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Violin Sonata No. 2

(for violin and piano)
3:31 I. Allegro
4:04 II. Andante
3:20 III. Scherzo. Vivace
2:54 IV. Finale. Allegro molto
Duration: 14 minutes (approximately)
Composed: 1946 (age 36-37)
1 recording, 4 videos
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3:31
Piotr Plawner, Ewa Kupiec
I. Allegro
4:04
Piotr Plawner, Ewa Kupiec
II. Andante
3:20
Piotr Plawner, Ewa Kupiec
III. Scherzo. Vivace
2:54
Piotr Plawner, Ewa Kupiec
IV. Finale. Allegro molto

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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
  • finale [I], final [F]—The final movement, sometimes explicitly titled thus
  • molto [It]—very much
  • scherzo—lively, brisk, typically in a triple meter; usually a three-part form with central, contrasting trio
  • 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.
  • violin sonata—a multi-movement work for violin and keyboard (or continuo) though there are sonatas for solo violin as well as sonatas in a single movement. While the violin would seem to be the featured instrument, many sonatas starting with the classical period find the piano to be an equal partner in the sense of a chamber work for two players.
  • vivace—brisk, lively tempo faster than allegro