Samuel Adler (born 1928)
Nationality:
American
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German
Born: March 4, 1928, Mannheim, Germany (age 95)
Duo Sonata
(for piano four-hands)
| 5:03 | I. | Toccata. With great excitement and energy | |
| 7:42 | II. | Notturno. Very slowly | |
| 5:33 | III. | Scherzo-Finale. Fast and rhythmically driving |
Duration: 19 minutes (approximately)
1 recording,
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5:03
Barry Snyder, Natalya Antonova
I.
Toccata. With great excitement and energy
7:42
Barry Snyder, Natalya Antonova
II.
Notturno. Very slowly
5:33
Barry Snyder, Natalya Antonova
III.
Scherzo-Finale. Fast and rhythmically driving
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glossary
- 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
- nocturne [F], notturno [I], nocturno, Nachtstück [G]—Night music. A romantic character piece depicting moods of the evening or night: quiet, reflective, perhaps romance and melancholy or even restlessness and fantasy. The most famous nocturnes come originally from the piano literature, e.g. John Field and Chopin, et. al.
- toccata [I]—from toccare, to touch: traditionally a virtuosic piece for keyboard, often a prelude to something such as a fugue