Ignaz Pleyel (1757-1831)

Nationality: Austrian

Born: June 18, 1757, Ruppersthal Died: November 14, 1831, Paris (age 74)

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Sonata for Piano Trio in G major, B.438

(for violin, cello and piano)

Duration: 19 minutes (approximately)

Published: 1790 (age 32-33)

Teacher

Nationality: Austrian

Born: March 31, 1732, Rohrau, Austria Died: May 31, 1809, Vienna (age 77)

Student

Nationality: German

Born: May 24, 1767, Schwetzingen Died: October 27, 1833, Mannheim (age 66)

allegro [I]—fast, lively tempo. From the Italian word for cheerful or gay.
andante [I]—moderately slow tempo (e.g. walking). Faster than adagio but slower than allegretto
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
grazioso [I], con grazia, gratioso, graziös [G], Mit Grazie—graceful, gracefully; easy
molto [It]—very much
piano trio, Klaviertrio [G], Trio avec piano [F]—an ensemble comprising violin, cello and piano.Second only to the string quartet as an essential genre, form and ensemble of chamber music
rondo—sectional movement form featuring a recurring refrain between contrasting episodes in a variety of plans, a typical one being ABACABA (A is the refrain; B and C are episodes). Often used for finales.
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.