Classical Composer: | Poulenc, Francis |
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Work: | Sonata for Clarinet and Bassoon, FP 32 |
Year Composed: | 1922 |
Instrumentation: | cl, bn |
Publisher: | J & W Chester |
Duration: | 00:08:00 |
Period: | 20th Century |
Work Category: | Chamber Music |
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The Sonata for clarinet and bassoon was composed in 1922 and first heard on 4th January 1923. Revised in March 1945, it was published in 1924 by Chester, dedicated 'to Madame Audrey Parr' ... 'I think you'll really like my Sonata for clarinet and bassoon, as it's of the same stock as Sonata for two clarinets but there's a lot of writing to it, ' he wrote to Milhaud in July 1922, and to Charles Koechlin that September: 'My Clarinet and Bassoon Sonata is finished. I'm pleased with it. The counterpoint is sometimes quite amusing'. In a fast-slow-fast structure similar to the Sonata for two clarinets, the Sonata for clarinet and bassoon has a 'very rhythmic' Allegro, a melancholic Romance - a really 'very gentle Andante' and a 'very lively' Final. It is a marvel of precision, gaiety, charm and grace.
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