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Sonata for Solo Violin, Sz. 117

Béla Bartók · 1881–1945
Level 10 · Extreme virtuoso — about Beyond the exam systems
DramaticVirtuosicDarkWell-known

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Type
Solo work
Setting
Unaccompanied
Length
About 25 min
Era
20th century
Nationality
Hungarian
Exam lists
Trinity, UIL

Notes

Written for Menuhin; among the hardest solo works

About this work

Composed
1944
Dedicated to
Yehudi Menuhin
  1. Tempo di ciaccona
  2. Fuga. Risoluto, non troppo vivo
  3. Melodia. Adagio
  4. Presto

Exam & syllabus listings

Trinity FTCL · UIL Gr 1

A step before · level 9

Solo workUnaccompanied
15 min
MinorDramaticWell-known
9
Solo workUnaccompanied
13 min
MinorLivelyWell-known
9
Solo workUnaccompanied
7 min
MinorDramaticWell-known
9
Melismata
Milton Babbitt
Solo workUnaccompanied
VirtuosicDramaticLesser-known
9

A step after · level 11

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