Bohuslav Martinů
Flute Sonata (Martinů)
Bohuslav Martinů's Sonata for Flute and Piano, H. 306, was composed in 1945 in South Orleans, Cape Cod, The work was composed for George Laurent who was the principal flute of the Boston Symphony
Movements#
The sonata is composed in three movements:
Description#
The outer movements are notably rhythmic, with the intervening adagio movement more melancholy and lyrical in nature. The inspiration for the theme of the third movement draws from Martinů’s experience nursing an injured whippoorwill back to health in Cape Cod. The bird’s song is recalled in the music.
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- Composer
- Bohuslav Martinů