Violin Sonatas I–IV and Viola Sonata

Author: Allen Sapp
Publisher: A-R Editions, Inc.
ISBN: 1987208870
Category : Music
Languages : en
Pages : 133

Book Description
The five sonatas in this edition exhibit Allen Sapp’s characteristic expansive lyricism and depth of expression. Violin Sonata I was composed in 1942–43 while Sapp was studying with Nadia Boulanger and Aaron Copland. Following his service in Europe during World War II, he composed his Violin Sonata II and Viola Sonata in 1948. Klaus George Roy, in his review of a Boston performance by Joseph De Pasquale, called Sapp’s Viola Sonata “a work of beauty and immediate emotional appeal. There is a genuine lyric line and warmth of expression, carried by a real mastery of the polyphonic medium. . . . Who says the moderns can’t write a melody?” While these first three string sonatas were cast in a neoclassical style, Violin Sonatas III (1960) and IV (1981) are written with more chromatically complex harmonies and employ serial composition techniques, yet still exhibit a strong tonal orientation. Sapp considered Violin Sonata IV as the beginning of his late phase of composition, and possibly the most memorable of his works.

Sonata, Op. 25, No. 1 (1922)

Author: Paul Hindemith
Publisher:
ISBN: 9783795795290
Category : Sonatas (Viola)
Languages : en
Pages : 0

Book Description
Schott

Sonata in E Minor

Author:
Publisher: Alfred Music Publishing
ISBN: 9780769297583
Category : Music
Languages : en
Pages : 0

Book Description
A solo, for Viola with Piano Accompaniment, composed by Benedetto Marcello.

Solos for young violinists

Author: Barbara Barber
Publisher: Alfred Music Publishing
ISBN: 9780874879889
Category : Music
Languages : en
Pages : 0

Book Description
Solos for Young Violinists is a graded series of works ranging from elementary to advanced levels representing an exciting variety of styles and techniques for violinists -- a valuable resource for teachers and students of all ages. Many of the works in this collection have long been recognized as stepping stones to the major violin repertoire, while others are newly published pieces for further choices of study. This title is available in Music Prodigy.

Sonata

Author: Felix Mendelssohn
Publisher: Alfred Music
ISBN: 9781457478239
Category : Music
Languages : en
Pages : 64

Book Description
A solo, for Viola with Piano Accompaniment, composed by Felix Mendelssohn.

Etudes Speciales, Op. 36 - Book 1

Author: Leonard Mogill
Publisher: G Schirmer, Incorporated
ISBN: 9781480339873
Category : Music
Languages : en
Pages : 0

Book Description
(String Method). For unaccompanied violin.

The Sonata

Author: Thomas Schmidt-Beste
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 1107310547
Category : Music
Languages : en
Pages : 279

Book Description
What is a sonata? Literally translated, it simply means 'instrumental piece'. It is the epitome of instrumental music, and is certainly the oldest and most enduring form of 'pure' and independent instrumental composition, beginning around 1600 and lasting to the present day. Schmidt-Beste analyses key aspects of the genre including form, scoring and its social context - who composed, played and listened to sonatas? In giving a comprehensive overview of all forms of music which were called 'sonatas' at some point in musical history, this book is more about change than about consistency - an ensemble sonata by Gabrieli appears to share little with a Beethoven sonata, or a trio sonata by Corelli with one of Boulez's piano sonatas, apart from the generic designation. However, common features do emerge, and the look across the centuries - never before addressed in a single-volume survey - opens up new and significant perspectives.

Guide to Sonatas

Author: Melvin Berger
Publisher: Anchor
ISBN: 030775488X
Category : Music
Languages : en
Pages : 223

Book Description
With the same authority, insight, and unique ability to bring music to life on the printed page that he brought to his Guide to Chamber Music, Melvin Berger gives us an indispensable guide to the sonata form. Comprehensive, analytical, and historical, including descriptions in nontechnical language of over two hundred of the best best-known sonatas, Guide to Sonatas is designed to help all music lovers−casual listeners, experienced concertgoers, performers, conductors, or teachers−deepen their understanding and enhance their enjoyment of the classical repertoire.

A Rebecca Clarke Reader

Author: Liane Curtis
Publisher: The Rebecca Clarke Society, Inc.
ISBN: 0977007901
Category : Composers
Languages : en
Pages : 113

Book Description

Notes for Violists

Author: David M. Bynog
Publisher: Oxford University Press
ISBN: 0190916133
Category : Music
Languages : en
Pages : 433

Book Description
Notes for Violists: A Guide to the Repertoire offers historical and analytical information about thirty-five of the best-known pieces for the instrument, making it an essential resource for professional, amateur, and student violists alike. With engaging prose supported by fact-filled analytical charts, the book offers rich biographical information and insightful analyses that help violists gain a more complete understanding of pieces like Béla Bartók's Concerto for Viola and Orchestra, Rebecca Clarke's Sonata for Viola and Piano, Robert Schumann's Märchenbilder for Viola and Piano, op. 113, Carl Stamitz's Concerto for Viola and Orchestra in D Major, Igor Stravinsky's Élégie for Viola or Violin Unaccompanied, and thirty other masterpieces. This comprehensive guide to key pieces from the viola repertoire from the eighteenth through the twentieth century covers concertos, chamber pieces, and works for solo viola by a wide range of composers, including Bach, Telemann, Mozart, Hoffmeister, Walton, and Hindemith. Author David M. Bynog not only offers clear structural analyses of these compositions but also situates them in their historical contexts as he highlights crucial biographical information on composers and explores the circumstances of the development and performance of each work. By connecting performance studies with scholarship, this indispensable handbook for students and professionals allows readers to gain a more complete picture of each work and encourages them to approach other compositions in a similarly analytical manner.