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Recent Researches in the Music of the Classical Era

Pierre Gaviniés
Six Sonatas for Two Violins, opus 5
Edited by Anthony F. Ginter
C 54 ISBN 0-89579-429-2 (1999) xiv+59 pp. $38.00
  ISBN 978-0-89579-429-1 (13-digit)
C 54P Parts set (vn. 1; vn. 2) $24.00
The Six Sonatas for Two Violins, op. 5, by Pierre Gaviniés, are notable examples of a genre that was utilized in France by violinist-composers, both native and foreign, from the beginning of the second quarter to the end of the eighteenth century. Similar to his Sonatas for Violin and Basso Continuo, op. 1, these sonatas are also excellent specimens of the pre-Classical sonata and illuminate many facets of the stylistic transition from the late-Baroque to the high-Classical period.

 Each of the sonatas contain three movements, and the tempo scheme fast-slow-fast predominates. Many of the fast movements show traits of the Classical sonata-allegro form. These sonatas, titled duetti in the separate violin parts, give equal treatment to both violins. The publication of this edition should facilitate the appreciation and performance of the music.

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