Michael Haydn (1737-1806)

Nationality: Austrian

Baptized: September 14, 1737, Rohrau Died: August 10, 1806, Salzburg (age 68)

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Sonata No. 4 in F major, MH 338 P120

(for violin and viola)

Duration: 16 minutes (approximately)

Composed: 1783 (age 45-46)

Published: 1813

1 recording, 3 videos

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7:13

Barnabás Kelemen, Katalin Kokas

I. Allegretto

4:29

Barnabás Kelemen, Katalin Kokas

II. Adagio

4:02

Barnabás Kelemen, Katalin Kokas

III. Rondo. Allegro

brother

Nationality: Austrian

Born: March 31, 1732, Rohrau, Austria Died: May 31, 1809, Vienna (age 77)

Student

Nationality: Austrian

Born: December 24, 1773, Salzburg Died: May 21, 1812, London (age 38)

Student

Nationality: German

Born: November 19, 1786, Eutin Died: June 5, 1826, London (age 39)

adagio [It]—slow tempo, often implying a lyrical, poignant character
allegretto—moderately quick tempo. slower than allegro but faster than andante
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
rondo—sectional movement form featuring a recurring refrain between contrasting episodes in a variety of plans, a typical one being ABACABA (A is the refrain; B and C are episodes). Often used for finales.
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.