Sonata for Two Pianos and Percussion

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chamber music musical composition

Sonata for Two Pianos and Percussion is a groundbreaking 1937 chamber work by Béla Bartók that combines two pianos with an array of percussion instruments to explore bold rhythms, folk-inspired motifs, and innovative sonorities.

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All labels observed (6)

Label	Occurrences
Sonata for Two Pianos and Percussion canonical	2
Bartók: Sonata for Two Pianos and Percussion	1
Béla Bartók’s Sonata for Two Pianos and Percussion	1
Sonata for Two Pianos and Percussion by Béla Bartók	1
Sonata for Two Pianos and Percussion, BB 115	1
Sonata for Two Pianos and Percussion, Sz. 110	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T11019484 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Sonata for Two Pianos and Percussion
Context triple: [Béla Bartók, notableWork, Sonata for Two Pianos and Percussion]

A. Concerto for Two Pianos and Orchestra
Concerto for Two Pianos and Orchestra is a dynamic 1943 double-piano concerto by Czech composer Bohuslav Martinů, noted for its rhythmic drive, neoclassical clarity, and dramatic interplay between the soloists and orchestra.
B. Concerto for Two Pianos and Orchestra
Concerto for Two Pianos and Orchestra is a 1932 neo-classical work by French composer Francis Poulenc, celebrated for its witty interplay between the two solo pianos and its colorful, rhythmically vibrant orchestral writing.
C. Double Concerto for Two String Orchestras, Piano and Timpani
Double Concerto for Two String Orchestras, Piano and Timpani is a dramatic and rhythmically intense 1938 concerto by Bohuslav Martinů, often noted for its dark, urgent character and distinctive scoring.
D. Concert for Piano and Orchestra
Concert for Piano and Orchestra is an experimental, indeterminate composition by John Cage that explores chance operations, flexible scoring, and unconventional relationships between soloist, ensemble, and conductor.
E. Nocturnes: Music for 2 Pianos
"Nocturnes: Music for 2 Pianos" is a contemporary classical composition for two pianos by Scottish composer Craig Armstrong, showcasing his atmospheric and cinematic musical style.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Sonata for Two Pianos and Percussion
Target entity description: Sonata for Two Pianos and Percussion is a groundbreaking 1937 chamber work by Béla Bartók that combines two pianos with an array of percussion instruments to explore bold rhythms, folk-inspired motifs, and innovative sonorities.

A. Concerto for Two Pianos and Orchestra
Concerto for Two Pianos and Orchestra is a dynamic 1943 double-piano concerto by Czech composer Bohuslav Martinů, noted for its rhythmic drive, neoclassical clarity, and dramatic interplay between the soloists and orchestra.
B. Concerto for Two Pianos and Orchestra
Concerto for Two Pianos and Orchestra is a 1932 neo-classical work by French composer Francis Poulenc, celebrated for its witty interplay between the two solo pianos and its colorful, rhythmically vibrant orchestral writing.
C. Double Concerto for Two String Orchestras, Piano and Timpani
Double Concerto for Two String Orchestras, Piano and Timpani is a dramatic and rhythmically intense 1938 concerto by Bohuslav Martinů, often noted for its dark, urgent character and distinctive scoring.
D. Concert for Piano and Orchestra
Concert for Piano and Orchestra is an experimental, indeterminate composition by John Cage that explores chance operations, flexible scoring, and unconventional relationships between soloist, ensemble, and conductor.
E. Nocturnes: Music for 2 Pianos
"Nocturnes: Music for 2 Pianos" is a contemporary classical composition for two pianos by Scottish composer Craig Armstrong, showcasing his atmospheric and cinematic musical style.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (47)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	chamber music ⓘ musical composition ⓘ
approximateDuration	27 minutes ⓘ
catalogNumber	BB 115 ⓘ Sz. 110 ⓘ
coComposer	Béla Bartók ⓘ
commissionedBy	Paul Sacher ⓘ
composer	Béla Bartók ⓘ
decadeComposed	1930s ⓘ
dedicatedTo	Dr. Paul Sacher ⓘ linked to: Paul Sacher
firstPerformanceCountry	Switzerland ⓘ
firstPerformanceDate	1938-01-16 ⓘ
firstPerformancePlace	Basel ⓘ linked to: Basel-Stadt
form	sonata ⓘ
genre	20th-century classical music ⓘ chamber music ⓘ
historicalSignificance	groundbreaking work for percussion in chamber repertoire ⓘ major work of Bartók’s late European period ⓘ
influenced	later 20th-century percussion chamber music ⓘ
influencedBy	Eastern European folk music ⓘ Hungarian folk music ⓘ
key	no fixed key (atonal/modal) ⓘ
languageOfWork	none (instrumental) ⓘ
movement	Allegro non troppo ⓘ Assai lento – Allegro molto ⓘ Lento, ma non troppo ⓘ
notableFeature	equal partnership between pianos and percussion ⓘ expanded role of percussion in chamber music ⓘ
numberOfMovements	3 ⓘ
numberOfPercussionPlayers	2 ⓘ
numberOfPianos	2 ⓘ
placeOfComposition	Switzerland ⓘ
premierePerformers	Béla Bartók ⓘ Ditta Pásztory-Bartók ⓘ Fritz Schiesser NERFINISHED ⓘ Philipp Rühlig ⓘ
publisher	Universal Edition ⓘ
scoredFor	percussion ensemble ⓘ two pianos ⓘ
styleCharacteristic	arch-like formal structures ⓘ asymmetrical rhythms ⓘ modal and polymodal harmonies ⓘ percussive piano writing ⓘ
uses	bold rhythms ⓘ folk-inspired motifs ⓘ innovative sonorities ⓘ
yearComposed	1937 ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (7)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Béla Bartók → notableWork → Sonata for Two Pianos and Percussion ⓘ

Bartók: Sonata for Two Pianos and Percussion (Murray Perahia, Evelyn Glennie, et al.) → title → Bartók: Sonata for Two Pianos and Percussion ⓘ

subject linked to: album "Bartók: Sonata for Two Pianos and Percussion" (with Murray Perahia and others)