Leonard Bernstein (1918-1990)

Nationality: American

Born: August 25, 1918, Lawrence, MA Died: October 14, 1990, New York, NY (age 72)

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Clarinet Sonata

(for clarinet and piano)

3:38		I.	Grazioso
6:57		II.	Andantino - Vivace e leggiero

Duration: 11 minutes (approximately)

Composed: 1939 (age 20-21)

2 recordings, 2 videos

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12:04

Möller, Böhme

10:11

Hrbáček and Winkler

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Nationality: American

Born: November 14, 1900, Brooklyn Died: December 2, 1990, North Tarrytown (age 90)

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Nationality: Austrian

Born: June 11, 1874, Vienna Died: December 11, 1967, Montpelier, VT (age 93)

andantino—faster than andante, slower than allegretto. Sometimes andantino is interpreted as the opposite: slower than andante
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
e [It]—and
grazioso [I], con grazia, gratioso, graziös [G], Mit Grazie—graceful, gracefully; easy
leggiero, leggero, con leggerezza, léger [F], légèrement, avec légèreté—lightly, nimbly, quick, graceful
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.
vivace—brisk, lively tempo faster than allegro