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Movements/SectionsMov'ts/Sec's | 3 movements |
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Composition Year | 1920 |
Genre Categories | Sonatas; For cello, piano; Scores featuring the cello; |
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Work Title | Cello Sonata |
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Alternative. Title | Sonate pour Violoncelle et Piano |
Name Translations | Sonate pour violoncelle et piano |
Authorities | WorldCat; VIAF: 176818042; BNF: 139533806 |
Composer | Honegger, Arthur |
Opus/Catalogue NumberOp./Cat. No. | H.32 |
I-Catalogue NumberI-Cat. No. | IAH 4 |
Key | D minor |
Movements/SectionsMov'ts/Sec's | 3 movements |
Year/Date of CompositionY/D of Comp. | 1920 |
First Performance. | 1921-4-23 in Paris, Salle du Conservatoire (Société Nationale de Musique)
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First Publication. | 1922 – Paris: La Sirène musicale |
Dedication | René Gosselin |
Average DurationAvg. Duration | 15 minutes |
Composer Time PeriodComp. Period | Early 20th century |
Piece Style | Early 20th century |
Instrumentation | cello, piano |
Extra Information | There was an earlier cello sonata of his relative youth from 1912 but unlike the violin sonata dating from the same time, it has been lost. |