''Sonata Undine'' in e minor is a flute and piano sonata written by
Carl Reinecke
Carl Heinrich Carsten Reinecke (23 June 182410 March 1910) was a German composer, conductor, and pianist in the mid-Romantic era.
Biography
Reinecke was born in what is today the Hamburg district of Altona; technically he was born a Dane, as ...
that is based on the novel ''
Undine
Undines (; also ondines) are a category of elemental beings associated with water, stemming from the alchemical writings of Paracelsus. Later writers developed the undine into a water nymph in its own right, and it continues to live in modern li ...
'' by
Friedrich de la Motte Fouqué
Friedrich Heinrich Karl de la Motte, Baron Fouqué (); (12 February 1777 – 23 January 1843) was a German writer of the Romantic style.
Biography
He was born at Brandenburg an der Havel, of a family of French Huguenot origin, as evidenced in ...
. It is his
opus 167, first published in
1882
Events
January–March
* January 2
** The Standard Oil Trust is secretly created in the United States to control multiple corporations set up by John D. Rockefeller and his associates.
** Irish-born author Oscar Wilde arrives in ...
.
This sonata is normally associated with the Romantic genre. It consists of four
movements.
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Allegro
Allegro may refer to:
Common meanings
* Allegro (music), a tempo marking indicate to play fast, quickly and bright
* Allegro (ballet), brisk and lively movement
Artistic works
* L'Allegro (1645), a poem by John Milton
* ''Allegro'' (Satie), an ...
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Intermezzo. Allegretto vivace
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Andante
Andante may refer to:
Arts
* Andante (tempo), a moderately slow musical tempo
* ''Andante'' (manga), a shōjo manga by Miho Obana
* "Andante" (song), a song by Hitomi Yaida
* "Andante, Andante", a 1980 song by ABBA from ''Super Trouper''
* ' ...
tranquillo
# Finale. Allegro molto agitato ed appassionato, quasi Presto.
Reference
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See also
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Ondine (mythology)
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Gaspard de la nuit
External links
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Performance of ''Sonata Undine''by
Dora Seres
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*Dora (given name)
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* Dora, Alabama
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*Dora, Missouri
*Dora, New Mexico
* Dora, Oregon
*Dora, Pennsylvania
*Mount Dora, Florida
Other countries
*Lake Dora (Tasmania)
*Lake Dora (Western ...
(flute) and Emese Mali (piano) from the
Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum in
MP3 format
Compositions by Carl Reinecke
1882 compositions
Reinecke
Reinecke is a surname. Notable people with the name include
* Carl Reinecke (1824–1910), German composer, pianist and conductor
* Edwin Reinecke (1924– 2016), former Lieutenant Governor of California
* Hans-Peter Reinecke, actor
* Hermann Rein ...
Compositions in E minor
Works based on Undine (novella)
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