| 作曲者 | Bernd Alois Zimmermann (1918-1970)・ベルント・アロイス・ツィンマーマン |
| タイトル | Sonate |
| 出版社 | Schott（ショット） |
| シリーズ名 | Viola Library |
| 楽器編成 | viola |
| 品番 | 9790001102322 |
| 難易度 | 上級 |
| 形状 | 7 ページ・Saddle stitching |
| 演奏時間 | 10分 |
| 作曲年 | 1955年 |
| 出版年 | 1979年 |
| 出版番号 | VAB 37 |
| ISMN | 9790001102322 |
Zimmermann wrote a series of works for unaccompanied solo instruments in which he experimented with material and tested out virtuoso playing techniques, simultaneously producing self-contained, independent works of art. In 1955, Zimmermann‘s daughter Barbara died soon after her birth; for this reason, the Sonata for Viola solo bears the dedication “…to the song of an angel” in reminiscence of Alban Berg’s violin concerto.The final section of the work contains a quotation from the chorale “Gelobet seist Du Jesu Christ”. Zimmermann, who makes reference in this work to Pachelbel’s technique of anticipatory imitation, has appropriately characterised the sonata as a chorale prelude. Viewed from this perspective, the previous sections of the composition can be perceived as a gradual crystallisation of the chorale theme which emerges in its pure form towards the conclusion of the work.