Sonata for Clarinet and Piano

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Sonata for Clarinet and Piano is a lyrical and witty 1962 chamber work by Francis Poulenc that has become a staple of the clarinet repertoire.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf chamber music composition
clarinet sonata
belongsTo clarinet sonata repertoire
catalogNumber FP 184
character lyrical
witty
composer Francis Poulenc
compositionForm sonata
countryOfOrigin France
dedicatedTo Arthur Honegger
dedicationNote Dedicated to the memory of Arthur Honegger
dedicationType in memoriam
genre chamber music
hasHumor yes
hasMood melancholic
playful
hasMovement Allegro con fuoco
Allegro tristamente
Romanza
linked to: Romanze
hasNotableRecordingArtist Benny Goodman
Gervase de Peyer
Martin Fröst
Paul Meyer
Sabine Meyer
hasOpusNumber none
instrumentation B-flat clarinet
piano
isFrequentlyRecorded true
isLateWorkOf Francis Poulenc
isPartOfRepertoire standard clarinet repertoire
isPopularWith clarinetists
isStudiedIn conservatories
isTonal yes
isUsedFor recitals
key B-flat major
languageOfTitle French
numberOfMovements 3
originalTitle Sonate pour clarinette et piano
period 20th-century music
premiereLocation New York City
premierePerformer Benny Goodman
premiereYear 1963
publisher Chester Music
scoredFor clarinet and piano
style neoclassical
typicalDuration approximately 15 minutes
usesTechnique contrasting characters between movements
lyrical melodic writing
yearComposed 1962

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Francis Poulenc notableWork Sonata for Clarinet and Piano
Sonata for Clarinet and Piano originalTitle Sonate pour clarinette et piano
linked to: Sonata for Clarinet and Piano
Clarinet Sonata, Op. 109 alsoKnownAs Sonata for Clarinet and Piano, Op. 109
linked to: Sonata for Clarinet and Piano