Jacques de Menasce (1905-1960)

Nationality: Austrian | American

Born: August 19, 1905, Bad Ischl, Austria Died: January 28, 1960, Gstaad, Switzerland (age 54)

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Viola Sonata

(for viola and piano)

Adagio - Allegro molto - Allegro moderato. Fugato - Allegro - Adagio

Composed: 1955 (age 49-50)

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Nationality: Austrian

Born: February 9, 1885, Vienna Died: December 24, 1935, Vienna (age 50)

adagio [It]—slow tempo, often implying a lyrical, poignant character
allegro [I]—fast, lively tempo. From the Italian word for cheerful or gay.
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
fugato [I]—in the manner of a fugue; typically implies a partial fugue of brief duration as a section within an larger context such as a sonata
moderato [I], moderamente, modéré [F], modérément [F]—moderately, at a moderate tempo, applying a touch of restraint to its related word(s), e.g. allegro moderato
molto [It]—very much
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.