Piano Sonata No.2, GP 217∕225 (Bax, Arnold)

Movements/SectionsMov'ts/Sec's	1
Composition Year	1919, revised 1920
Genre Categories	Sonatas; For piano; Scores featuring the piano; For 1 player

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Publisher. Info.	London: Murdoch, Murdoch & Co., 1921. Plate M.M. & Co. 409.
Reprinted	London: Chappell, 1943. Plate 35322.
Copyright	Public Domain [tag/del]
Purchase	Printed copy of this file (UK & EU)

Work Title	Piano Sonata No.2
Alternative. Title	Second Sonata in G for the Piano
Name Translations	Pianosonate nr. 2; Sonate pour piano no 2; Piano Sonata No. 2 (Bax)
Name Aliases	Pianosonate nr. 2 (Bax)
Authorities	WorldCat; VIAF: 181659602; LCCN: no97079291; NLA: 35532278
Composer	Bax, Arnold
Opus/Catalogue NumberOp./Cat. No.	GP 217/225
Internal Reference NumberInternal Ref. No.	IAB 35
Key	G major
Movements/SectionsMov'ts/Sec's	1
Year/Date of CompositionY/D of Comp.	1919, revised 1920
First Publication.	1921
Dedication	To Miss Harriet Cohen.
Composer Time PeriodComp. Period	Early 20th century
Piece Style	Early 20th century
Instrumentation	piano
External Links	Baxworks site (first version) Baxworks site (revision) Wikipedia article (Dutch)

Revised between its first (November 1919) and second (June 1920) performances.

The main theme-section, Moderato e ritmico, is in G major (p.6) (though there are strong pulls in other directions.)