Herbert Howells (1892-1983)
Nationality:
English
Born: October 17, 1892, Lydney Died: February 23, 1983, London (age 90)
Oboe Sonata
(for oboe and piano)
| 6:14 | I. | Placido, teneramente, ma con moto | |
| 6:05 | II. | Lento; assai espressivo e tranquillo | |
| 8:26 | III. | Allegro mosso, scherzando | |
| 3:15 | IV. | Epilogue: Tranquillo, mesto, ma con moto |
Duration: 24 minutes (approximately)
Composed:
1942 (age 49-50)
2 recordings,
8 videos
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6:52
Marika Lombardi, Nathalie Dang
I.
Placido, teneramente, ma con moto
5:10
Marika Lombardi, Nathalie Dang
II.
Lento; assai espressivo e tranquillo
8:35
Marika Lombardi, Nathalie Dang
III.
Allegro mosso, scherzando
3:11
Marika Lombardi, Nathalie Dang
IV.
Epilogue: Tranquillo, mesto, ma con moto
5:35
Jeffrey Rathbun, Marc Shapiro
I.
Placido, teneramente, ma con moto
6:59
Jeffrey Rathbun, Marc Shapiro
II.
Lento; assai espressivo e tranquillo
8:17
Jeffrey Rathbun, Marc Shapiro
III.
Allegro mosso, scherzando
3:18
Jeffrey Rathbun, Marc Shapiro
IV.
Epilogue: Tranquillo, mesto, ma con moto
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glossary
- 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
- con [I,S]—with
- 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
- espressivo [It], con espressione, expressif [Fr]—expressive, with expression.with feeling
- ma—but, however
- mesto—sad, mournful, possibly dour
- mosso—moved, with motion, stirred, agitated
- moto, con moto, di moto—motion, with motion. Somewhat more lively than its context would suggest, e.g. "andante con moto", a little more lively than andante
- placido [I]—placid, tranquil, quiet, calm
- scherzando [I], scherzoso, scherzante—playfully, lively, jestingly
- 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.
- teneramente [I], tenero, con tenerezza, tendrement [F], tendre—tenderly, lovingly, gently
- tranquillo [It], tranquille [F], tranquillement—tranquil, peaceful, soft