Hendrik Andriessen (1892-1981)
Nationality:
Dutch
Born: September 17, 1892, Haarlem Died: April 12, 1981, Haarlem (age 88)
Viola Sonata
(for viola and piano)
| I. | Largo e grave | ||
| II. | Adagio | ||
| III. | Allegro assai e vivace |
Duration: 13 minutes (approximately)
Composed:
1967 (age 74-75)
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Schatborn, Koekkoek
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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.
- 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
- grave [I], gravement [F]—Solemn, serious, slow, ponderous
- largo—slow, solemn, sustained.slower than lento. faster than grave
- 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