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Tommaso Giordani (c.1730-1806)

Nationality: Italian
Born: c.1730, Naples Died: February 24, 1806, Dublin (age 76)
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Trio in G major, Op. 12, No. 1

(for flute, viola and cello)
3:30 I. Allegro spiritoso
4:19 II. Allegretto ma non troppo - Minore
Duration: 8 minutes (approximately)
Published: 1775 (age 45-46)
1 recording, 2 videos
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3:30
Péter Bársony (viola), Orsolya Kaczander (flute), Péter Szabó (cello)
I. Allegro spiritoso
4:19
Péter Bársony (viola), Orsolya Kaczander (flute), Péter Szabó (cello)
II. Allegretto ma non troppo - Minore

glossary

  • allegretto—moderately quick tempo. slower than allegro but faster than andante
  • 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
  • ma—but, however
  • minore, mineur—minor, i.e. minor key. Often used to mark a sectional key transition from major to minor as in a trio or a theme and variations
  • 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
  • spirito, con spirito, spiritoso, spirituoso—Spirited, lively
  • trio (1)—an ensemble or work for 3 players
  • 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