Paul Pierné (1874-1962)

Nationality: French

Born: June 30, 1874, Metz Died: March 24, 1962, Paris (age 87)

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Cello Sonata in D major

(for cello and piano)

		I.	Allegro appassionato - Con moto
		II.	Adagio
		III.	Menuet. Allegretto
		IV.	Allegro animato

Composed: (?) 1902 (age 27-28)

Published: 1905 (age 30-31)

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Nationality: French

Born: August 16, 1863, Metz Died: July 17, 1937, Ploujean, Finistère (age 73)

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.
animato, animé [Fr]—lively; animated
appassionato, passionato, passionné [F], avec passion, passionnément—passionate; ardent
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
moto, con moto, di moto—motion, with motion. Somewhat more lively than its context would suggest, e.g. "andante con moto", a little more lively than andante
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.