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Violin Sonata No. 2 (Ysaÿe)
The ''Sonata for Solo Violin, Op. 27, No. 2 "Jacques Thibaud"'' is a sonata in four movement (music), movements from Six Sonatas for solo violin (Ysaÿe), Six sonatas for solo violin by Eugène Ysaÿe, each one dedicated to one of Ysaÿe's contemporary violinists. Characteristics of the "Thibaud" sonata #Obsession; Prelude #Malinconia #Danse des Ombres; Sarabande #Les furies Sonata No. 2 was dedicated to Jacques Thibaud, a friend of Eugène Ysaÿe's. The fact that Thibaud had lived in Ysaÿe's home, and the fact that Ysaÿe once lent his Guarnerius and Stradivarius to Thibaud when Thibaud's violin adjustment was not ready for concert, show Ysaÿe's admiration for his friend. This sonata greatly resembles the style of Johann Sebastian Bach, and includes direct quotations of his music within. Ysaye, Antoine. ''Ysaÿe, by his son Antoine.'' England: W.E.Hill and Sons, 1980.p.142 I. Obsession – Tempo#Italian tempo markings, Prelude: Poco vivace At the very beginning of the movement, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sonata
In music a sonata (; pl. ''sonate'') literally means a piece ''played'' as opposed to a cantata (Latin and Italian ''cantare'', "to sing"), a piece ''sung''. The term evolved through the history of music, designating a variety of forms until the Classical era, when it took on increasing importance. Sonata is a vague term, with varying meanings depending on the context and time period. By the early 19th century it came to represent a principle of composing large-scale works. It was applied to most instrumental genres and regarded—alongside the fugue—as one of two fundamental methods of organizing, interpreting and analyzing concert music. Though the musical style of sonatas has changed since the Classical era, most 20th- and 21st-century sonatas maintain the overarching structure. The term sonatina, pl. ''sonatine'', the diminutive form of sonata, is often used for a short or technically easy sonata. Instrumentation In the Baroque period, a sonata was for one or more inst ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
