Joonas Kokkonen (1921-1996)
Nationality:
Finnish
Born: November 13, 1921, Iisalmi Died: October 20, 1996, Järvenpää (age 74)
Cello Sonata
(for cello and piano)
| 9:00 | I. | Andante | |
| 6:07 | II. | Allegro | |
| 3:00 | III. | Allegretto mosso |
Duration: 19 minutes (approximately)
Composed:
1976 (age 54-55)
1 recording,
3 videos
autoopen
autoplay
9:00
Eckart Sellheim, Friedrich-Jürgen Sellheim
I.
Andante
6:07
Eckart Sellheim, Friedrich-Jürgen Sellheim
II.
Allegro
3:00
Eckart Sellheim, Friedrich-Jürgen Sellheim
III.
Allegretto mosso
Related Composers
Selim Palmgren (1878-1951)
Teacher
Nationality:
Finnish
Born: February 16, 1878, Pori Died: December 13, 1951, Helsinki (age 73)
Aulis Sallinen (born 1935)
Student
Nationality:
Finnish
Born: April 9, 1935, Salmi (age 89)
Erkki Salmenhaara (1941-2002)
Student
Nationality:
Finnish
Born: March 12, 1941, Helsinki Died: March 19, 2002, Helsinki (age 61)
Henrik Otto Donner (born 1939)
Student
Nationality:
Finnish
Born: November 16, 1939, Tampere (age 84)
Reijo Jyrkiäinen (born 1934)
Student
Nationality:
Finnish
Born: April 6, 1934, Suistamo (age 90)
glossary
- allegretto—moderately quick tempo. slower than allegro but faster than andante
- 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
- 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
- mosso—moved, with motion, stirred, agitated
- 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.