Rued Langgaard

Rued Langgaard (1893-1952)

Nationality: Danish
Born: July 28, 1893, Copenhagen Died: July 10, 1952, Ribe (age 59)
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Søndagssonate [Sunday Sonata], BVN 393

(for violin and piano)
6:27 I. Poco allegro marcato
2:31 II. Langsomt, indtrængende [Slowly, earnestly]
2:44 III. Half Note = 50
2:48 IV. Moderato - Presto
Duration: 15 minutes (approximately)
Composed: 1949-1950 (age 55-57)
1 recording, 4 videos
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6:27
Gunvor Sihm, Berit Johansen Tange
I. Poco allegro marcato
2:31
Gunvor Sihm, Berit Johansen Tange
II. Langsomt, indtrængende [Slowly, earnestly]
2:44
Gunvor Sihm, Berit Johansen Tange
III. Half Note = 50
2:48
Gunvor Sihm, Berit Johansen Tange
IV. Moderato - Presto

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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
  • marcato [i], markiert [G], marqué [F]—accented, stressed, marked, emphasized, pronounced
  • 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
  • poco, un poco, poco a poco—a little bit, e.g. "andante un poco moto" is andante with a little more motion than typical. "poco a poco" means a little bit at a time, gradually.
  • presto—very fast, more so than allegro.
  • 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.
  • 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.