Percy Hilder Miles (1878-1922)

Nationality: English

Born: July 12, 1878, London Died: April 18, 1922 (age 43)

wikipedia | imslp

Cello Sonata in C major

(for cello and piano)

Duration: 21 minutes (approximately)

Composed: 1916 (age 37-38)

1 recording, 3 videos

autoopen autoplay

7:08

Ensemble Kopernikus

I. Allegro

6:32

Ensemble Kopernikus

II. Adagio

6:43

Ensemble Kopernikus

III. Allegro molto

Student

Nationality: English | American

Born: August 27, 1886, Harrow Died: October 13, 1979, New York (age 93)

adagio [It]—slow tempo, often implying a lyrical, poignant character
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
molto [It]—very much
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.