Guillaume Lekeu (1870-1894)
Nationality:
Belgian
Born: January 20, 1870, Heusy Died: January 21, 1894, Angers (age 24)
Cello Sonata in F major
(for cello and piano)
| I. | Adagio malinconico - Allegro vivace e molto appassionato | ||
| II. | Allegro molto quasi presto | ||
| III. | Lento assai e con molto di malinconia | ||
| IV. | Epilogue |
Duration: 51 minutes (approximately)
Composed:
1888 (age 17-18)
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Meunier, Guilhon-Herbert
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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.
- appassionato, passionato, passionné [F], avec passion, passionnément—passionate; ardent
- assai—very much. Intensifies the direction of its neighboring words, e.g. "allegro assai", very fast
- 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
- e [It]—and
- epilogue, epilogo [I]—coda, musical conclusion, final thought; opposite of prologue
- lento, lent [F], lentement [F], avec lenteur [F]—slow (tempo)
- molto [It]—very much
- presto—very fast, more so than allegro.
- quasi—almost, almost like, as if
- 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.
- vivace—brisk, lively tempo faster than allegro