Marcel Labey (1875-1968)

Nationality: French

Born: August 6, 1875, Le Vésinet Died: November 25, 1968, Nancy (age 93)

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Viola Sonata in C major, Op. 7

(for viola and piano)

		I.	Lent - Animé
		II.	Modéré sans lenteur
		III.	Lent et espressif - Très animé

Composed: 1904 (age 28-29)

Published: 1905, Paris: E. Demets (age 29-30)

Dedication: Pierre de Bréville

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Charlotte Sohy (1887-1955)

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Nationality: French

Born: July 7, 1887, Paris Died: December 19, 1955, Paris (age 68)

glossary

animato, animé [Fr]—lively; 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
et [Fr]—and
lenteur [F], avec lenteur, sans lenteur—slowness; avec lenteur, with slowness; sans lenteur, without slowness
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
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.
très [Fr]—very