Cello Sonata (Barber)

The Sonata for Violoncello and Piano, Opus 6, by Samuel Barber is a sonata for cello and piano. It is in the key of C minor.^{[citation needed]}

History[]

The sonata was composed between June and December 1932 during a trip to Europe as Barber was finishing his studies at the Curtis Institute of Music. The score is dedicated to Barber's composition teacher, Rosario Scalero, and was officially premiered on 5 March 1933 with the composer at the piano and his friend and colleague Orlando Cole as cellist, at a concert of the League of Composers in New York City.^[1] Together with the Music for a Scene from Shelley, Op. 7, this sonata won both a Pulitzer travel stipend and the Prix de Rome of the American Academy in Rome in 1935.^[2][3]

Analysis[]

The sonata is in three movements:

1. Allegro ma non troppo
2. Adagio (in combination with a scherzo)^[4]
3. Allegro appassionato.

Media[]

	Cello Sonata opus 6, 1st movement Menu 0:00 Performed by John Michel and others Cello Sonata opus 6, 2nd movement Menu 0:00 Performed by John Michel and others Cello Sonata opus 6, 3d movement Menu 0:00 Performed by John Michel and others
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References[]

• Friedewald, Russell Edward. 1957. "A Formal and Stylistic Analysis of the Published Music of Samuel Barber". PhD diss. Ames: Iowa State University.

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