Sonata for Violin and Cello (Ravel)

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The Sonata for Violin and Cello (French: Sonate pour violon et violoncelle) is a composition written by Maurice Ravel from 1920 to 1922. He dedicated it to Claude Debussy, who had died in 1918.[1] It premiered on 6 April 1922 with Hélène Jourdan-Morhange playing the violin and Maurice Maréchal the cello. It is in the key of A minor, with the fourth movement in the relative major key of C. It is M. 73 in the catalogue compiled by Marcel Marnat.

## Structure

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The work consists of four movements:[1]

1. Allegro
2. Très vif
3. Lent
4. Vif, avec entrain

## References

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1. ^ a b Gailey, Meredith. "Sonata for violin & cello". AllMusic. Retrieved 23 March 2014.

## External links

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* Sonata for Violin and Cello (Ravel): Scores at the International Music Score Library Project
* "Maurice Ravel: Sonata for violin and cello performed by Benjamin Bowman & Franz Ortner". Michel Camille (YouTube). 2012-09-24.
* Baer, Susan Irene (1992). The Virtuoso Violin Works of Maurice Ravel: An Analysis of Structural, Technical and Interpretive Features (PDF) (Phd). Texas Tech University.
* Henken, John. "Maurice Ravel: Sonata for Violin and Cello". LA Philharmonic.

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