René de Boisdeffre (1838-1906)

Nationality: French

Born: April 3, 1838, Vesoul Died: November 25, 1906, Vézelise (age 68)

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Violin Sonata No. 2 in e minor, Op. 50

(for violin (or flute) and piano)

		I.	Allegro ma non troppo
		II.	Allegro grazioso
		III.	Lento e espressivo
		IV.	Allegro con brio

Duration: 28 minutes (approximately)

Published: c. 1892-1893 (age 53-55)

Dedication: Édouard Nadaud

Source: European Chamber Music Teachers' Association (ECMTA)

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glossary

allegro [I]—fast, lively tempo. From the Italian word for cheerful or gay.
brio [I], con brio, brioso—vigor, vigorously, with fire
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
e [It]—and
espressivo [It], con espressione, expressif [Fr]—expressive, with expression.with feeling
grazioso [I], con grazia, gratioso, graziös [G], Mit Grazie—graceful, gracefully; easy
lento, lent [F], lentement [F], avec lenteur [F]—slow (tempo)
ma—but, however
opus [L], opera[pl], Op., Opp, WoO, Op. posth—work, as in a work of art. For unique identification, publishers/composers often assign an "opus number", abbreviated as "Op." (e.g. Op. 1). A range of works by opus number, uses the plural "opp." (e.g. "Opp. 1-3"). A single opus number may refer to a collection of works (e.g. a set of quartets) giving rise to designations like "Op. 1, No. 4". For misc. works without opus numbers, "WoO" is often used (e.g."Without Opus"). Posthumously assigned numbers may use "Op. posth". Opus numbers may not precisely reflect chronology (publication vs. composition), can be erroneous, sparse or duplicative. Thus, the works of some historically important composers may use separate catalog numbers (e.g. Bach, Haydn, Schubert). See wiki
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
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.