Movements/SectionsMov'ts/Sec's | 1 |
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Composition Year | 1919, revised 1920 |
Genre Categories | Sonatas; For piano; Scores featuring the piano; For 1 player |
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Work Title | Piano Sonata No.2 |
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Alternative. Title | Second Sonata in G for the Piano |
Name Translations | Pianosonate nr. 2; Sonate pour piano no 2; Piano Sonata No. 2 (Bax) |
Name Aliases | Pianosonate nr. 2 (Bax) |
Authorities | WorldCat; VIAF: 181659602; LCCN: no97079291; NLA: 35532278 |
Composer | Bax, Arnold |
Opus/Catalogue NumberOp./Cat. No. | GP 217/225 |
I-Catalogue NumberI-Cat. No. | IAB 35 |
Key | G major |
Movements/SectionsMov'ts/Sec's | 1 |
Year/Date of CompositionY/D of Comp. | 1919, revised 1920 |
First Publication. | 1921 |
Dedication | To Miss Harriet Cohen. |
Composer Time PeriodComp. Period | Early 20th century |
Piece Style | Early 20th century |
Instrumentation | piano |
External Links | Baxworks site (first version) Baxworks site (revision) Wikipedia article (Dutch) |
Revised between its first (November 1919) and second (June 1920) performances.
The main theme-section, Moderato e ritmico, is in G major (p.6) (though there are strong pulls in other directions.)