William Sterndale Bennett (1816-1875)
Nationality:
English
Born: April 13, 1816, Sheffield Died: February 1, 1875, London (age 58)
Sonata Duo in A major, Op. 32
(for cello and piano)
| 12:17 | I. | Adagio sostenuto - Allegro guisto e legerissimo | |
| 5:05 | II. | Minuetto caracteristique. Andante grazioso | |
| 6:42 | III. | Rondo. Allegretto piacevole - Animato |
Duration: 25 minutes (approximately)
Composed:
1852 (age 35-36)
2 recordings,
6 videos
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11:24
Alice Neary, Benjamin Frith
I.
Adagio sostenuto - Allegro guisto e legerissimo
5:27
Alice Neary, Benjamin Frith
II.
Minuetto caracteristique. Andante grazioso
6:55
Alice Neary, Benjamin Frith
III.
Rondo. Allegretto piacevole - Animato
13:10
Gyorgy Kertesz, Kalman Drafi
I.
Adagio sostenuto - Allegro guisto e legerissimo
4:43
Gyorgy Kertesz, Kalman Drafi
II.
Minuetto caracteristique. Andante grazioso
6:29
Gyorgy Kertesz, Kalman Drafi
III.
Rondo. Allegretto piacevole - Animato
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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.
- andante [I]—moderately slow tempo (e.g. walking). Faster than adagio but slower than allegretto
- animato, animé [Fr]—lively; animated
- 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
- giusto—just, right, strict, exact, true
- grazioso [I], con grazia, gratioso, graziös [G], Mit Grazie—graceful, gracefully; easy
- leggiero, leggero, con leggerezza, léger [F], légèrement, avec légèreté—lightly, nimbly, quick, graceful
- minuet, menuet [F], Menuett [G], menuetto [I], minuetto [I]—A graceful, courtly French dance of the Baroque and Classical period with a triple meter and a moderate tempo.It was introduced at the court of Louis XIV. In classical forms such as the symphony or chamber music, the minuet evolved into the more vigorous scherzo.
- 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
- piacevole—pleasing, agreeable, graceful
- rondo—sectional movement form featuring a recurring refrain between contrasting episodes in a variety of plans, a typical one being ABACABA (A is the refrain; B and C are episodes). Often used for finales.
- 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.
- sostenuto [I], soutenu [F]—sustained, perhaps a bit slow