László Lajtha (1892-1963)

Nationality: Hungarian

Born: June 30, 1892, Budapest Died: February 16, 1963, Budapest (age 70)

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Cello Sonata, Op. 17

(for cello and piano)

6:15	I.	Aria. Largo molto
4:13	II.	Capriccio. Presto
7:07	III.	Fantasia. Lento - Allegro
9:03	IV.	Tema con Variazioni. Allegro moderato

Duration: 27 minutes (approximately)

Composed: 1932 (age 39-40)

1 recording, 4 videos

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6:15

Péter Szabó, Dénes Várjon

I. Aria. Largo molto

4:13

Péter Szabó, Dénes Várjon

II. Capriccio. Presto

7:07

Péter Szabó, Dénes Várjon

III. Fantasia. Lento - Allegro

9:03

Péter Szabó, Dénes Várjon

IV. Tema con Variazioni. Allegro moderato

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Vincent d'Indy (1851-1931)

Teacher

Nationality: French

Born: March 27, 1851, Paris Died: December 2, 1931, Paris (age 80)

glossary

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
largo—slow, solemn, sustained.slower than lento. faster than grave
lento, lent [F], lentement [F], avec lenteur [F]—slow (tempo)
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
opus [L], opera[pl], Op., Opp, WoO, Op. posth—work, as in a work of art. For unique identification, publishers/composers often assign an "opus number", abbreviated as "Op." (e.g. Op. 1). A range of works by opus number, uses the plural "opp." (e.g. "Opp. 1-3"). A single opus number may refer to a collection of works (e.g. a set of quartets) giving rise to designations like "Op. 1, No. 4". For misc. works without opus numbers, "WoO" is often used (e.g."Without Opus"). Posthumously assigned numbers may use "Op. posth". Opus numbers may not precisely reflect chronology (publication vs. composition), can be erroneous, sparse or duplicative. Thus, the works of some historically important composers may use separate catalog numbers (e.g. Bach, Haydn, Schubert). See wiki
presto—very fast, more so than allegro.
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.