Samuel Adler (born 1928)

Nationality: American | German

Born: March 4, 1928, Mannheim, Germany (age 96)

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Horn Sonata

(for horn and piano)

2:32	I.	Andante con moto
1:52	II.	Allegro scherzando
3:19	III.	Moderato ma con appassionata
3:36	IV.	Allegro con fuoco

Duration: 12 minutes (approximately)

Composed: 1948 (age 19-20)

1 recording, 4 videos

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2:32

Gary L. Reeves, Nancy Redfern

I. Andante con moto

1:52

Gary L. Reeves, Nancy Redfern

II. Allegro scherzando

3:19

Gary L. Reeves, Nancy Redfern

III. Moderato ma con appassionata

3:36

Gary L. Reeves, Nancy Redfern

IV. Allegro con fuoco

Student

Nationality: American

Born: 1982, New York (age 41 or 42)

Student

Nationality: American

Born: January 23, 1977, Richmond, VA (age 47)

Teacher

Nationality: American

Born: November 14, 1900, Brooklyn Died: December 2, 1990, North Tarrytown (age 90)

Teacher

Nationality: German

Born: November 16, 1895, Hanau Died: December 28, 1963, Frankfurt (age 68)

allegro [I]—fast, lively tempo. From the Italian word for cheerful or gay.
andante [I]—moderately slow tempo (e.g. walking). Faster than adagio but slower than allegretto
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
fuoco, con fuoco, avec feu [Fr], mit Feuer [G], feurig [G]—fire, fiery; passionately, burning energy and excitement; impetuously
ma—but, however
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
moto, con moto, di moto—motion, with motion. Somewhat more lively than its context would suggest, e.g. "andante con moto", a little more lively than andante
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.