Sonata for Solo Cello, Op. 8
This guide follows Kodály’s Sonata for Solo Cello, Op. 8 (1915) in one part (sonata form).
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The opens with a lively folk dance in quick duple (the ), set against a slower, swinging tune, and the brings further contrast, so the unfolds as a panorama of Hungarian dance tunes and moods. The is full of (plucked) passages alternating with bowed ones, and then the cellist plays a free . The , again with long plucked stretches, leads to the of both , and the drives the to an exciting, virtuoso .
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Section boundaries in music are not always sharp; a transition may be felt over a pause or a held chord.
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