Cello Sonata (Alfano, Franco)

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Movements/SectionsMov'ts/Sec's	3 movements Assai lento Allegretto con grazia Presto, appassionato
Composition Year	1925-26
Genre Categories	Sonatas; For cello, piano; Scores featuring the cello; Scores featuring the piano; For 2 players

1 Performances
- 1.1 Naxos
2 Sheet Music
- 2.1 Scores and Parts
3 General Information
4 Misc. Comments

Performances

Naxos

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Sheet Music

Scores and Parts

Complete Score (CA)
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Cello part (CA)
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Editor	First edition ?
Engraver	Leipzig: Breitkopf und Härtel
Publisher. Info.	Vienna: Universal Edition, 1926. Plate 8533, 8533a.
Copyright	Public Domain - Non-PD US, Non-PD EU [tag/del/mrg]
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General Information

Work Title	Cello Sonata
Alternative. Title
Composer	Alfano, Franco
I-Catalogue NumberI-Cat. No.	IFA 1
Movements/SectionsMov'ts/Sec's	3 movements Assai lento Allegretto con grazia Presto, appassionato
Year/Date of CompositionY/D of Comp.	1925-26
First Performance.	1927/01/26, Paris Yves Chardon, cello ; Paolo Rio Nardi, piano (Pierre Key's Music Year Book 1927-1928, p. 230)
First Publication.	1926
Dedication	Elizabeth Sprague Coolidge
Average DurationAvg. Duration	30 minutes
Composer Time PeriodComp. Period	Early 20th century
Piece Style	Early 20th century
Instrumentation	Cello and piano
External Links	Notes to Naxos Recording (by Samuel Magill)

Misc. Comments

Commissioned by Elizabeth Sprague Coolidge. Also, dedicated directly to her in a May 22 1926 copy with revisions (WorldCat). (The work dates from 1925-26, not 1925 as generally stated.)

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