The Sonata for Violoncello and Piano, Op. 6, by Samuel Barber is a sonata for cello and piano. It is in the key of C minor.
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. Together with the Music for a Scene from Shelley, Op. 7, this sonata won both a Pulitzer travel stipend and the Rome Prize of the American Academy in Rome in 1937.
Analysis
The Cello Sonata, Opus 6, is a chamber piece. A romantic piece in a clear C minor, it is a profound and passionate cello sonata reminiscent of the examples of Brahms and Hans Pfitzner.
The sonata is in three movements:
- Allegro ma non troppo
- Adagio (in combination with a scherzo)
- Allegro appassionato.
References
- "Barber: Cello Sonata Op. 6". sin80.com. Retrieved 2022-02-04.
- Heyman, Barbara B. (1992). Samuel Barber: The Composer and His Music. New York City and Oxford: Oxford University Press. pp. 110–1, 114. ISBN 9780195090581.
- Friedewald 1957, p. 166.
- Pleasants, Henry (May 25, 1935). "Samuel Barber Wins Two Musical Awards". Philadelphia Bulletin.
- Friedewald 1957, p. 172.
Sources
- Friedewald, Russell Edward (1957). A Formal and Stylistic Analysis of the Published Music of Samuel Barber (PhD diss). Ames, Iowa: Iowa State University.
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