So you’ve played Brahms’s, Vieuxtemps’s, and Bowen’s sonatas, Bruch’s Romance, and various works by both Schumanns, and you’re looking for your next big passionate Romantic-Era work. Well, look no further than my own 2018 sonata for Viola and Piano!
From 2011-2018, I wrote music emulating the common practice era. My studies of counterpoint and tonal harmony culminated in my colossal Sonata for Viola and Piano in d minor, the earliest piece that is available here on my website! Three passionate and dramatic movements encompass a wide range of common-practice-era compositional techniques. Memorable themes cover the spectrum from dark and turbulent to soaring and ecstatic. Flashy virtuosic fireworks contrast with introspective lyricism. Contrapuntal wizardry is on full display—motivic transformation saturates the entire work, fugato sections appear in each movement, and hidden canons embellish developmental passages. If you are a fan of the Romantic Era, I believe this is the piece for you!
I performed it at my CIM junior recital—listen with this link. See the image of me playing below! (Note-this is a link to a score video, with an out-of-date score. The score that you are purchasing was heavily revised and modernized in 2026!)
You will receive a zip folder containing the score and viola part.
So you’ve played Brahms’s, Vieuxtemps’s, and Bowen’s sonatas, Bruch’s Romance, and various works by both Schumanns, and you’re looking for your next big passionate Romantic-Era work. Well, look no further than my own 2018 sonata for Viola and Piano!
From 2011-2018, I wrote music emulating the common practice era. My studies of counterpoint and tonal harmony culminated in my colossal Sonata for Viola and Piano in d minor, the earliest piece that is available here on my website! Three passionate and dramatic movements encompass a wide range of common-practice-era compositional techniques. Memorable themes cover the spectrum from dark and turbulent to soaring and ecstatic. Flashy virtuosic fireworks contrast with introspective lyricism. Contrapuntal wizardry is on full display—motivic transformation saturates the entire work, fugato sections appear in each movement, and hidden canons embellish developmental passages. If you are a fan of the Romantic Era, I believe this is the piece for you!
I performed it at my CIM junior recital—listen with this link. See the image of me playing below! (Note-this is a link to a score video, with an out-of-date score. The score that you are purchasing was heavily revised and modernized in 2026!)
You will receive a zip folder containing the score and viola part.
