Kurt Weill

Kurt Weill (1900-1950)

Nationality: German | American
Born: March 2, 1900, Dessau Died: April 3, 1950, New York (age 50)
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Cello Sonata

(for cello and piano)
10:20 I. Allegro ma non troppo
9:53 II. Andante espressivo
10:05 III. Allegro assai. Wild Bewegt, grotesk vorzutragen
Duration: 31 minutes (approximately)
Composed: 1919-1920 (age 18-20)
1 recording, 3 videos
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10:17
Cook, Gilwood
I. Allegro ma non troppo
9:53
Cook, Gilwood
II. Andante espressivo
10:10
Cook, Gilwood
III. Allegro assai. Wild Bewegt, grotesk vorzutragen

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Nikos Skalkottas
Nikos Skalkottas (1904-1949)
Student
Nationality: Greek
Born: March 21, 1904, Halkis, Evia Died: September 19, 1949, Athens (age 45)

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
  • bewegt [G], mit Bewegung—with motion, animated
  • 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
  • espressivo [It], con espressione, expressif [Fr]—expressive, with expression.with feeling
  • grottesco [I], grotesk [G], grotesque [F]—incongruous, absurd, comically or repulsively distorted
  • ma—but, however
  • 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.
  • troppo [I], non troppo, trop [F]—too, too much. non troppo means "not too much". e.g. "Allegro ma non troppo" means fast, but not too much