York Bowen

York Bowen (1884-1961)

Nationality: English
Born: February 22, 1884, London Died: November 23, 1961, London (age 77)
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Viola Sonata No. 1 in c minor, Op. 18

(for viola and piano)
10:50 I. Allegro moderato
9:06 II. Poco lento e cantabile
8:40 III. Finale. Presto - Allegro molto
Duration: 25 minutes (approximately)
Composed: 1905 (age 20-21)
2 recordings, 6 videos
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11:18
The Bridge Duo: Matthew Jones, Michael Hampton
I. Allegro moderato
9:42
The Bridge Duo: Matthew Jones, Michael Hampton
II. Poco lento e cantabile
8:59
The Bridge Duo: Matthew Jones, Michael Hampton
III. Finale. Presto - Allegro molto
10:22
Doris Lederer, Jane Coop
I. Allegro moderato
8:29
Doris Lederer, Jane Coop
II. Poco lento e cantabile
8:21
Doris Lederer, Jane Coop
III. Finale. Presto - Allegro molto

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glossary

  • allegro [I]—fast, lively tempo. From the Italian word for cheerful or gay.
  • cantabile, cantate, cantando—singing, lyrical, flowing
  • 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
  • finale [I], final [F]—The final movement, sometimes explicitly titled thus
  • lento, lent [F], lentement [F], avec lenteur [F]—slow (tempo)
  • 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
  • molto [It]—very much
  • 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
  • poco, un poco, poco a poco—a little bit, e.g. "andante un poco moto" is andante with a little more motion than typical. "poco a poco" means a little bit at a time, gradually.
  • 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.