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Auric, Georges : Sonatine

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Music ID : 6823
Composition Year:1922 
Publication Year:1923
First Publisher:Rouart-Lerolle
Instrumentation:Piano Solo 
Genre:sonatina
Copyright:Under Copyright Protection

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Author : Hirano, Takatoshi

Last Updated: April 27, 2015
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Note: This article is automatically translated from the original Japanese text. The author of the original work did not supervise this translation.

Composed in the early stages of Auric's career, specifically, when he began to be active as one of "Les Six." The premiere took place on January 29, 1923, at a concert titled "Concerts Jean Wiéner," organized by the pianist and composer Jean Wiéner at the Théâtre des Champs-Élysées, and was performed by Wiéner himself. It is dedicated to Poulenc, one of Auric's close friends. It is bright music with a simple texture, and effectively conveys the lively atmosphere of 1920s Paris, where figures like Cocteau were active. A classical movement structure is adopted, and the total performance time is less than 6 minutes and 30 seconds. The critic Boris de Schloezer noted the contrast between the first and second movements, pointing out that while the first movement evokes Stravinsky, the characteristic of the second movement lies in its simple melodic motion. The third movement begins with a swirling sixteenth-note figuration, and concludes with a rushing momentum.

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