Samuel Barber (1910-1981)
Nationality:
American
Born: March 9, 1910, West Chester, PA Died: January 23, 1981, New York (age 70)
Cello Sonata, Op. 6
(for cello and piano)
| 8:29 | I. | Allegro ma non troppo | |
| 4:28 | II. | Adagio - Presto | |
| 6:07 | III. | Allegro appassionato |
Duration: 18 minutes (approximately)
Composed:
1932 (age 21-22)
Dedication: Rosario Scalero (composition teacher at Curis)
4 recordings,
8 videos
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18:13
Piatigorsky, Berkowitz
8:35
Wang, Rosenberger
I.
Allegro ma non troppo
4:26
Wang, Rosenberger
II.
Adagio - Presto
6:00
Wang, Rosenberger
III.
Allegro appassionato
8:23
Stepansky, Margalit
I.
Allegro ma non troppo
4:23
Stepansky, Margalit
II.
Adagio - Presto
6:13
Stepansky, Margalit
III.
Allegro appassionato
18:09
Grebanier, Guggenheim
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glossary
- adagio [It]—slow tempo, often implying a lyrical, poignant character
- allegro [I]—fast, lively tempo. From the Italian word for cheerful or gay.
- appassionato, passionato, passionné [F], avec passion, passionnément—passionate; ardent
- 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
- 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
- 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.
- 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