Heinrich von Biber (1644-1704)

Nationality: Austrian | Bohemian

Baptized: August 12, 1644, Wartenberg, Bohemia Died: May 3, 1704, Salzburg (age 59)

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Sonata No. 2 in A major, Mystery (Rosary) Sonatas, The Visitation

(for violin and continuo)

		I.	Sonata. Presto
		II.	Allemande
		III.	Presto

Duration: 6 minutes (approximately)

Composed: (?) 1674 (age 29-30)

3 recordings, 3 videos

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6:46

Manze, Egarr

5:16

Lautenbacher, et. al.

5:08

Ensemble La Tempesta

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glossary

allemande, allemanda, allemand, almain, almaine, alman—In the Renaissance/Baroque eras, a moderately slow, serious dance usually in duple meter and binary form. Often the first movement of suite. From the French word for "German." Later usage (e.g. Haydn, etc.) might suggest more generally "in a German style", e.g. a folk dance, perhaps even lively and in a triple meter like a Ländler.
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
duo, duet, dueto [S], duetto [I], duett [G]—a work for two instruments; the ensemble itself
presto—very fast, more so than allegro.
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.