Josef Labor (1842-1924)

Nationality: Bohemian | Czech

Born: June 29, 1842, Hořovice Died: April 26, 1924, Vienna (age 81)

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Cello Sonata in C major

(for cello and piano left-hand)

		I.	Allegro con spirito
		II.	Andantino quasi Allegretto - Allegro scherzando
		III.	Rondo. Adagio - Allegro assai

Composed: 1918 (age 75-76)

Student

Nationality: Austrian

Born: April 14, 1893, Vienna Died: December 28, 1970, Munich (age 77)

adagio [It]—slow tempo, often implying a lyrical, poignant character
allegretto—moderately quick tempo. slower than allegro but faster than andante
allegro [I]—fast, lively tempo. From the Italian word for cheerful or gay.
andantino—faster than andante, slower than allegretto. Sometimes andantino is interpreted as the opposite: slower than andante
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
quasi—almost, almost like, as if
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.
spirito, con spirito, spiritoso, spirituoso—Spirited, lively