Nikolay Roslavets (1880-1944)

Nationality: Russian | Soviet

Born: December 23, 1880, Dushatin, Ukraine Died: August 23, 1944, Moscow (age 63)

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Viola Sonata No. 2

(for viola and piano)

Duration: 23 minutes (approximately)

Composed: c. 1930 (age 49-50)

1 recording, 3 videos

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I. Allegro commodo

8:30

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II. Assai moderato

6:13

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III. Allegro con spirito

allegro [I]—fast, lively tempo. From the Italian word for cheerful or gay.
assai—very much. Intensifies the direction of its neighboring words, e.g. "allegro assai", very fast
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
con [I,S]—with
duo, duet, dueto [S], duetto [I], duett [G]—a work for two instruments; the ensemble itself
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
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.
spirito, con spirito, spiritoso, spirituoso—Spirited, lively