Ross Lee Finney (1906-1997)

Nationality: American

Born: December 23, 1906, Wells, MN Died: February 4, 1997, Carmel, CA (age 90)

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Cello Sonata No. 2 in C major

(for cello and piano)

		I.	Introduction. Adagio espressivo
		II.	Allegro con brio
		III.	Adagio arioso
		IV.	Prestissimo
		V.	Conclusion: Adagio espressivo

Duration: 17 minutes (approximately)

Composed: 1950 (age 43-44)

Teacher

Nationality: Austrian

Born: February 9, 1885, Vienna Died: December 24, 1935, Vienna (age 50)

Student

Nationality: American

Born: October 24, 1929, Charleston (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.
arioso [I]—singing, melodic, in the manner of an aria
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
espressivo [It], con espressione, expressif [Fr]—expressive, with expression.with feeling
prestissimo—as fast as possible
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.