A cello sonata usually denotes a sonata written for cello and piano, though other instrumentations are used, such as solo cello. Usage of sonata The Baroque applied the term sonata to a variety of works though most works in the Baroque Period were fugues and toccatas The violoncello (abbreviated to cello, or 'cello, plural cellos or celli —the c is tʃ The piano is a Musical instrument played by means of a keyboard that produces sound by striking steel strings with Felt covered hammers The most famous Romantic-era cellos sonatas are those written by Johannes Brahms and Ludwig van Beethoven. Romantic Music is a Musicological term referring to a particular period theory compositional practice and canon in European music history from about 1815 to 1910 Johannes Brahms ( pronounced ˈbʁaːms (May 7 1833 &ndash April 3 1897 was a German Composer Ludwig van Beethoven ( English ˈlʊdvɪg væn ˈbeɪtoʊvən, 16 December 1770 &ndash 26 March 1827 was a German Composer and Pianist. Some of the earliest cello sonatas were written in the 18th century by Francesco Geminiani and Antonio Vivaldi. The 18th century lasted from 1701 to 1800 in the Gregorian calendar, in accordance with the Anno Domini / Common Era numbering system Francesco Geminiani ( December 5, 1687 &ndash September 17, 1762) was an Italian Violinist, composer and music theorist
(The following list of cello sonatas with or without accompanying instruments. See the See also list for more comprehensive lists divided up into solo and accompanied works. )
List of Cello Sonatas
- Charles-Valentin Alkan
- Sonate de Concert, Op. Charles-Valentin Alkan ( November 30 1813 &ndash March 29 1888) was a French Composer and one of the greatest Virtuoso 47
- Samuel Barber
- Ludwig van Beethoven
- Cello Sonata Op. 5 No. 1 in F major (1796)
- Cello Sonata Op. 5 No. 2 in G minor (1796)
- Cello Sonata Op. 69 in A major (1808)
- Cello Sonata Op. Samuel Osborne Barber II ( March 9, 1910 – January 23, 1981) was an American Composer of Orchestral, Opera, The Cello Sonata opus 6 by Samuel Barber is a sonata for Cello and Piano. Ludwig van Beethoven ( English ˈlʊdvɪg væn ˈbeɪtoʊvən, 16 December 1770 &ndash 26 March 1827 was a German Composer and Pianist. Cello Sonatas No1 and No2 Opus 5 were written by Ludwig van Beethoven in 1796 while he was in Berlin Cello Sonatas No1 and No2 Opus 5 were written by Ludwig van Beethoven in 1796 while he was in Berlin Ludwig van Beethoven 's Cello Sonata No 3 in A major Op 69 was written in 1808. 102 No. 1 in C major (1815)
- Cello Sonata Op. 102 No. 2 in D major (1815)
- Easley Blackwood
- Cello Sonata, Op. Easley Blackwood may refer to Easley Blackwood Sr (1903-1992 invented the Blackwood convention used in bidding in contract bridge Easley 31
- Johannes Brahms
- Cello Sonata Op. 38 in E minor (1862–5)
- Cello Sonata Op. Johannes Brahms ( pronounced ˈbʁaːms (May 7 1833 &ndash April 3 1897 was a German Composer The Cello Sonata No 1 in E minor, Op 38 written by Johannes Brahms in 1862 &ndash 5 has three movements Allegro non troppo in 99 in F major (1886)
- Violin Sonata "Rain" Op. 78 (1878–9) is sometimes transcribed for cello.
- Frank Bridge
- Cello sonata in D minor, H. Frank Bridge (26 February 1879 &ndash 10 January 1941 was an English Composer. (Hindmarsh) 125 (1913-7)
- Benjamin Britten
- Cello Sonata Op. Edward Benjamin Britten Baron Britten, OM CH (22 November 1913 – 4 December 1976 was an English Composer, conductor, 65 in C major (1961)
- Elliot Carter
- Frédéric Chopin
- Claude Debussy
- Felix Draeseke
- Cello Sonata op. Elliott Cook Carter Jr (born in New York City on December 11, 1908) is an American Composer from New York City. Frédéric Chopin wrote his Cello Sonata in G minor, Op 65 in 1846 Achille-Claude Debussy (aʃil klod dəbysi (August 22 1862 &ndash March 25 1918 was a French Composer. The Cello Sonata is a late work by the French composer Claude Debussy. Felix August Bernhard Draeseke ( October 7 1835 &ndash February 26 1913) was a Composer of the "New German School" admiring 51 in D major (1890)
- Antonín Dvořák
- Cello Sonata in F major (1865) lost (cello part extant)
- Gabriel Fauré
- Cello Sonata Op. Antonín Leopold Dvořák ( (often pronounced in English as; DVOR-zhahk; September 8 1841 – May 1 1904 was a Czech composer of Romantic music, who employed Gabriel Urbain Fauré ( 12 May 1845 &ndash 4 November 1924) was a French Composer, Organist, Pianist 109 in D minor (1917)
- Cello Sonata Op. 117 in G minor (1921)
- Bertold Hummel
- Cello Sonata in F op. Bertold Hummel ( November 27, 1925 in Hüfingen – August 9, 2002 in Würzburg) was a German composer of modern classical music 2 (1950)
- Sonata brevis op. 11a (1955)
- Edvard Grieg
- Zoltan Kodaly
- Cello Sonata op. Edvard Grieg composed the Cello Sonata in A minor Op 36, his largest chamber work in 1883 marking a return to composition following a period when the composer had Zoltán Kodály ( Hungarian: Kodály Zoltán, ˈkodaːj ˈzoltaːn December 16 1882 &ndash March 6 1967 was a Hungarian Composer, Ethnomusicologist 4 (1907)
- Cello Sonatine (1923)
- Felix Mendelssohn
- E.J. Moeran
- Sergei Prokofiev
- Cello Sonata Op. Jakob Ludwig Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy, born and generally known as Felix Mendelssohn (February 3 1809 &ndash November 4 1847 was a German Composer Felix Mendelssohn 's Cello Sonata No 1 in B flat major, Op. 45 was composed in October 1838 Felix Mendelssohn 's Cello Sonata No 2 in D major, Op. 58 was composed in June 1843 Ernest John Moeran ( 31 December 1894 &ndash 1 December 1950) was an English composer Sergei Sergeyevich Prokofiev (Серге́й Серге́евич Проко́фьев Sergéj Sergéjevič Prokófjev) ( - 5 March 1953 was a Russian composer who 119 in C major (1949)
- Sonata for Solo Cello in C# minor, Op. 134 (unfinished)
- Sergei Rachmaninov
- Franz Schubert
- Sonata for Arpeggione D. WikipediaWikiProject Composers#Lead section --> Sergei Vasilievich Rachmaninoff (Сергей Васильевич Рахманинов Sergei Rachmaninoff 's Cello Sonata in G minor, op. 19 a Sonata for Cello and Piano, was composed in 1901 and published a year later The Sonata in A minor for Arpeggione and Piano, D 821 was written by Franz Schubert in Vienna in November 1824. 821 in A minor is often transcribed for cello.
- Alfred Schnittke
- Cello Sonata (Schnittke) (1978)
- Dmitri Shostakovich
External links
- Repertoire for Solo Cello
- Some Composers of Cello Works Dates need to be double-checked against other sources as they do not always agree. Alfred Garyevich Schnittke (Альфре́д Га́рриевич Шни́тке November 24, 1934 Engels - August 3, 1998 Hamburg Dmitri Dmitriyevich Shostakovich ( Russian: ru Дмитрий Дмитриевич Шостакович ( &ndash 9 August 1975 was a Russian Composer The Sonata in D minor op40 for Cello and Piano was one of Shostakovich’s early works composed in 1934 just prior to his censure by Soviet authorities of his music
See also
The violoncello (abbreviated to cello, or 'cello, plural cellos or celli —the c is tʃ A bassoon sonata is a sonata for Bassoon, often with Piano accompaniment A clarinet sonata is piece of music in sonata form for Clarinet, often with Piano accompaniment A flute sonata is a sonata usually for Flute and Piano, though occasionally other accompanying instruments may be used This is a compilation of pieces for Cello and Piano. This includes Sonatas as well as short pieces for cello and piano This is a compilation of major pieces for solo Cello. See also the entries on Cello and the List of compositions for cello and orchestra and List of compositions The Baroque keyboard sonata In the Baroque era the use of the term "sonata" generally referred to either the Sonata da chiesa ( Church sonata The viola sonata is a Sonata for Viola, sometimes with other instruments usually Piano. A violin sonata is a musical composition for solo Violin, which is nearly always accompanied by a Piano or other keyboard instrument or by Figured bass
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