Walford Davies

Walford Davies (1869-1941)

Nationality: English
Born: September 6, 1869, Oswestry Died: March 11, 1941, Wrington (age 71)
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Violin Sonata in E-flat major

(for violin and piano)
5:56 I. Allegro moderato
5:02 II. Largo espressivo
7:06 III. Largo – Allegro – Meno mosso (con gran dignità)
Duration: 19 minutes (approximately)
Composed: 1893-1895 (age 23-26)
1 recording, 3 videos
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5:56
Rupert Marshall-Luck, Matthew Rickard
I. Allegro moderato
5:02
Rupert Marshall-Luck, Matthew Rickard
II. Largo espressivo
7:06
Rupert Marshall-Luck, Matthew Rickard
III. Largo – Allegro – Meno mosso (con gran dignità)

Related Composers

1900 WWI WWII Charles Stanford (1852-1924) Walford Davies (1869-1941) Rutland Boughton (1878-1960) Edgar Bainton (1880-1956)
Edgar Bainton
Edgar Bainton (1880-1956)
Student
Nationality: English | Australian
Born: February 14, 1880, Hackney, London Died: December 8, 1956, Sydney (age 76)
Charles Stanford
Charles Stanford (1852-1924)
Teacher
Nationality: Irish | English
Born: September 30, 1852, Dublin Died: March 29, 1924, London (age 71)
Rutland Boughton
Rutland Boughton (1878-1960)
Student
Nationality: English
Born: January 23, 1878 Died: January 25, 1960, Barnes, London (age 82)

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
  • duo, duet, dueto [S], duetto [I], duett [G]—a work for two instruments; the ensemble itself
  • espressivo [It], con espressione, expressif [Fr]—expressive, with expression.with feeling
  • gran [I], grandioso—great, grand
  • largo—slow, solemn, sustained.slower than lento. faster than grave
  • meno—less
  • 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
  • mosso—moved, with motion, stirred, agitated
  • 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.