Philippe Gaubert (1879-1941)

Nationality: French

Born: July 5, 1879, Cahors, Lot Died: July 8, 1941, Paris (age 62)

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Flute Sonata No. 2 in C major

(for flute and piano)

5:49	I.	Pastorale. A l'aise, mais sans lenteur
5:19	II.	Andante
4:22	III.	Assez vif

Duration: 16 minutes (approximately)

Composed: 1924 (age 44-45)

1 recording, 3 videos

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5:49

Sally Pinkas, Fenwick Smith

I. Pastorale. A l'aise, mais sans lenteur

5:19

Sally Pinkas, Fenwick Smith

II. Andante

4:22

Sally Pinkas, Fenwick Smith

III. Assez vif

Student

Nationality: French

Born: January 22, 1916, Angers Died: May 22, 2013, Paris (age 97)

Teacher

Nationality: French

Born: September 16, 1844, Bordeaux Died: November 22, 1908, Paris (age 64)

andante [I]—moderately slow tempo (e.g. walking). Faster than adagio but slower than allegretto
assez [Fr]—quite, enough, fairly
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
mais [F]—but, however
pastorale, pastoral—referring to the bucolic setting of shepherds, the countryside and an idealized relationship to nature
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.
vif [Fr]—lively, animated