Lennox Berkeley

Lennox Berkeley (1903-1989)

Nationality: English
Born: May 12, 1903, Sunningwell Plains Died: December 26, 1989, London (age 86)
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Viola Sonata in d minor, Op. 22

(for viola and piano)
7:17 I. Allegro ma non troppo
6:09 II. Adagio
3:41 III. Allegro
Duration: 21 minutes (approximately)
Composed: 1946 (age 42-43)
2 recordings, 6 videos
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7:15
New London Chamber Ensemble
I. Allegro ma non troppo
5:47
New London Chamber Ensemble
II. Adagio
3:42
New London Chamber Ensemble
III. Allegro
7:18
Martin Outram, Julian Rolton
I. Allegro ma non troppo
6:31
Martin Outram, Julian Rolton
II. Adagio
3:40
Martin Outram, Julian Rolton
III. Allegro

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glossary

  • adagio [It]—slow tempo, often implying a lyrical, poignant character
  • 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
  • ma—but, however
  • 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
  • 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