Sonata for Two Pianos and Percussion
- Sonata for Two Pianos and Percussion
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Béla Bartók wrote his Sonata for Two Pianos and Percussion, Sz. 110, BB 115 for the International Society for Contemporary Music in 1937[1] and it was premiered by him and his second wife, Ditta Pásztory-Bartók, as the pianists, and percussionists Saul Goodman and Henry Deneke,[2] at the ISCM anniversary concert of 16 January 1938.[3] It received enthusiastic reviews and has since become one of his most performed works.
The score requires four performers, two pianists and two percussionists, who play seven instruments between them: timpani, bass drum (gran cassa), cymbals, triangle, snare drum (both on- and off- snares), tam-tam (gong) and xylophone.
Movements
The work consists of three movements:
Assai lento - Allegro troppo
Lento, ma non troppo
This movement displays the classical "middle movement" ternary a-b-a form. It is an example of Bartók's "night music" idiom.[3]
Allegro non troppo
Arrangements
The Sonata was arranged in 1943 as a Concerto for Two Pianos and Orchestra.
References
Categories:
- Compositions by Béla Bartók
- Sonatas
- Concertos for two pianos
- Compositions for two pianos
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