John Stevens
Sonata

Name: Atelier Bim
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for horn and piano

Level: intermediate / advanced
Duration: 19'
Genre: contemporary
Composed: 2008

Reference: CO85
CHF27.00

Details

Published: 2009
Publisher: Editions Bim
Movements:
- I. Andante - Allegro moderato (6')
- II. Slow and freely - Tempo lento (5'30)
- III. Vivace (7'30)

Composer

John Stevens (*1951)

John Stevens was born in Buffalo, New York (USA) in 1951. He holds degrees in Music Performance (tuba) from the Eastman School of Music (1973) and Yale University (1975). For many years John Steven... Read more

About Sonata

Glorious, lyrical sound

The work is in three movements but the lengthy slow section that opens the first movement, eventually giving way to an Allegro, results in a structure that hints at the four-movement baroque sonata format. It showcases both the technical capabilities of the horn as well as its glorious, lyrical sound.

John Stevens Sonata