Violin Sonatina (Dvořák)
The Sonatina in G major for violin and piano (Czech: Sonatina G dur pro housle a klavír), Op. 100, B. 183, was written by Antonín Dvořák between November 19 and December 3, 1893, in New York City. It was the last chamber composition he wrote during his sojourn in the United States. Dvořák catered the sonatina to the gradually developing musical abilities of his children, especially those of his 15-year-old daughter Otilie and 10-year-old son Toník, who played piano and violin respectively. In a letter to Fritz Simrock on January 2, 1894, Dvořák conceived the piece in the following terms: "It is intended for youths (dedicated to my two children), but even grown-ups, adults, should be able to converse with it..."[1] The sonatina was published by Simrock in Berlin in 1894. It also exists in a version for cello and piano.
Structure
The four short
A motive for the slow movement Larghetto was hurriedly noted down on Dvořák's shirt sleeve while on a visit to
Footnotes
- Victor 12" record 74387, recorded 3/31/1914
- Antonín Dvořák: Sonatina G-Dur. Op. 100. Violino e piano. Urtext. Prague: Editio Bärenreiter, 2006. H 1364. ISMN M-2601-0389-4
References
- ^ Score, p. VII
- ^ a b Score, p. V
- ^ midori-violin.com
External links
- Dvořák Violin Sonatina: Scores at the International Music Score Library Project
- Performance of Sonatina in an arrangement for viola and piano by Dimitri Murrath (viola) and Vincent Planes(piano) from the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum in MP3 format