Philippe Gaubert (1879-1941)
Nationality:
French
Born: July 5, 1879, Cahors, Lot Died: July 8, 1941, Paris (age 62)
Flute Sonata No. 1 in A major
(for flute and piano)
| 4:56 | I. | Modéré (sans lenteur) | |
| 4:12 | II. | Lent | |
| 6:28 | III. | Allegro moderato |
Duration: 16 minutes (approximately)
Composed:
1917 (age 37-38)
1 recording,
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4:56
Sally Pinkas, Fenwick Smith
I.
Modéré (sans lenteur)
4:12
Sally Pinkas, Fenwick Smith
II.
Lent
6:28
Sally Pinkas, Fenwick Smith
III.
Allegro moderato
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Nationality:
French
Born: September 16, 1844, Bordeaux Died: November 22, 1908, Paris (age 64)
glossary
- 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
- 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
- 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.