Henry Cowell (1897-1965)
Nationality:
American
Born: March 11, 1897, Menlo Park, CA Died: December 10, 1965, Shady, NY (age 68)
Sonata for Violin Sonata
(for violin and piano)
| I. | Hymn. Largo | ||
| II. | In Fuguing Style. Allegro maestoso | ||
| III. | Ballad. Lento cantabile | ||
| IV. | Jig. Vivace | ||
| V. | Finale. Vivace |
Duration: 16 minutes (approximately)
Composed:
1945 (age 47-48)
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glossary
- allegro [I]—fast, lively tempo. From the Italian word for cheerful or gay.
- ballade, ballad—a narrative "song": as in a literary ballad, poem, in the musical tradition of an art song, or to a one-movement instrumental piece with lyrical and dramatic narrative qualities reminiscent of such a song setting.
- cantabile, cantate, cantando—singing, lyrical, flowing
- 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
- Fuguing Tune, Fuging Tune—A type of Anglo-American choral music, typically a Protestant hymn, written for multi-part a cappella choir with a variety of imitative counterpoint vaguely related to a traditional fugue. wiki
- gigue, jig, giga, gigg—A lively dance (of English origin); often the finale of a Baroque suite. Compound meters exhibit both duple and triple meter rhythms.
- hymn, hymne [G,F], himno [S]—a religious song of praise typically directed towards the deity. Usually comprising a repeating stanza.
- largo—slow, solemn, sustained.slower than lento. faster than grave
- lento, lent [F], lentement [F], avec lenteur [F]—slow (tempo)
- maestoso—With dignity and nobility; majestic
- 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.
- stile antico [I], Alt-Stil [G], style ancien [F]—ancient style, old style, typically referring to the Renaissance
- 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