Sonata for Solo Viola, Op. 25 No. 1
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Sonata for Solo Viola, Op. 25 No. 1 is a pioneering 1922 work for unaccompanied viola by Paul Hindemith, noted for its virtuosic demands, modernist language, and central place in the solo viola repertoire.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
musical composition
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solo instrumental work ⓘ viola sonata ⓘ |
| catalogInComposerOeuvre | early major work for Hindemith’s own instrument ⓘ |
| catalogNumber | Schott ED edition (various numbers) ⓘ |
| centralInstrumentRepertoire | solo viola repertoire ⓘ |
| composer | Paul Hindemith NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| composerRole | written by Hindemith, who was himself a violist ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Germany ⓘ |
| dedicatedTo | no known formal dedicatee ⓘ |
| difficulty | advanced professional level ⓘ |
| educationalUse | used in conservatory-level viola training ⓘ |
| firstPublicationDate | 1920s ⓘ |
| genre | modernist classical music ⓘ |
| hasISMN | various ISMN identifiers for different editions ⓘ |
| historicalContext | composed in early Weimar Republic era ⓘ |
| influenced | later 20th-century solo viola compositions ⓘ |
| instrumentation | solo viola ⓘ |
| key | unaccompanied (no fixed key for entire work) ⓘ |
| languageOfTempoMarkings | German ⓘ |
| movement |
I. Breit. Viertel = 63
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II. Sehr frisch und straff ⓘ III. Sehr langsam ⓘ IV. Rasendes Zeitmaß. Wild. Tonschönheit ist Nebensache ⓘ V. Langsam. Mit viel Ausdruck ⓘ |
| movementCount | 5 ⓘ |
| notableFor |
modernist musical language
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pioneering role in solo viola repertoire ⓘ virtuosic technical demands ⓘ |
| opusNumber | Op. 25 No. 1 ⓘ |
| partOf | Hindemith’s series of viola sonatas ⓘ |
| performancePractice |
frequently recorded by leading violists
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often performed in viola recitals ⓘ |
| premierePerformer | Paul Hindemith NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| publisher | Schott Music NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedWorkByComposer |
Sonata for Solo Viola, 1922 (other solo viola works)
NERFINISHED
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Sonata for Solo Viola, Op. 25 No. 3 NERFINISHED ⓘ Sonata for Viola and Piano, Op. 11 No. 4 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| rights | public domain in many countries ⓘ |
| stylePeriod | 20th-century classical music ⓘ |
| techniqueFeature |
complex rhythms
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extensive double stops ⓘ use of chords on the viola ⓘ use of dissonant intervals ⓘ wide leaps ⓘ |
| tempoIndicationCharacteristic | expressive German verbal directions ⓘ |
| typicalDuration | approximately 15 minutes ⓘ |
| yearComposed | 1922 ⓘ |
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