Julius Röntgen (1855-1932)

Nationality: German | Dutch

Born: May 9, 1855, Leipzig Died: September 13, 1932, Bilthoven (age 77)

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Viola Sonata in c minor

(for viola and piano)

		I.	Allegro assai
		II.	Andante mesto - lento, quasi fantasia
		III.	Allegro molto
		IV.	Un poco sostenuto - Allegro molto

Duration: 21 minutes (approximately)

Composed: 1924 (age 68-69)

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The Royal Conservatory, Canada

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glossary

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
duo, duet, dueto [S], duetto [I], duett [G]—a work for two instruments; the ensemble itself
fantasia, fantasy, fantazy, fantazia, phantasy, phantasie, fancy, fantasie [G], fantaisie [F] —generally, a piece of music favoring a free flight of expression over strict adherence to formal rules; suggesting an improvisational character. However, there are at least two more specific historical meanings: 1) the fantasia/fantasie/fancy of English Renaissance viol consort music and 2) Cobbett's Phantasie, an early 20th century form of single-movement chamber music inspired by the Renaissance fancy with the goal of stimulating new English chamber or "consort" music.
lento, lent [F], lentement [F], avec lenteur [F]—slow (tempo)
mesto—sad, mournful, possibly dour
molto [It]—very much
quasi—almost, almost like, as if
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.
sostenuto [I], soutenu [F]—sustained, perhaps a bit slow