Philippe Gaubert (1879-1941)

Nationality: French

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

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Violin Sonata No. 1 in A major

(for violin and piano)

6:39	I.	Allegro
	II.	Très lent - Très vif Scherzando
6:00	III.	Allegro (ma non troppo)

Duration: 23 minutes (approximately)

Composed: 1915 (age 35-36)

Published: 1920, Paris: Maxime Jamin (age 40-41)

Dedication: à Alfred Cortot et Jacques Thibaud

1 recording, 4 videos

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6:39

Jean-Marc Phillips-Varjabedian, Marie-Josephe Jude

I. Allegro

6:00

Jean-Marc Phillips-Varjabedian, Marie-Josephe Jude

II. Très lent - Très vif Scherzando (part 1 of 2)

4:19

Jean-Marc Phillips-Varjabedian, Marie-Josephe Jude

II. Très lent - Très vif Scherzando (part 2 of 2)

6:00

Jean-Marc Phillips-Varjabedian, Marie-Josephe Jude

III. Allegro (ma non troppo)

Student

Nationality: French

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

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Nationality: French

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

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
lento, lent [F], lentement [F], avec lenteur [F]—slow (tempo)
ma—but, however
scherzando [I], scherzoso, scherzante—playfully, lively, jestingly
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.
troppo [I], non troppo, trop [F]—too, too much. non troppo means "not too much". e.g. "Allegro ma non troppo" means fast, but not too much
très [Fr]—very
vif [Fr]—lively, animated
violin sonata—a multi-movement work for violin and keyboard (or continuo) though there are sonatas for solo violin as well as sonatas in a single movement. While the violin would seem to be the featured instrument, many sonatas starting with the classical period find the piano to be an equal partner in the sense of a chamber work for two players.