| 作曲者 | Michael Tippett (1905-1998) |
| タイトル | Sonata |
| 出版社 | Schott（ショット） |
| 楽器編成 | 4 horns |
| 品番 | 9790220104411 |
| 形状 | 32 ページ・120 g |
| 演奏時間 | 20分 |
| 作曲年 | 1955年 |
| 出版番号 | ED 10716 |
| ISMN | 9790220104411 |
Like Robert Schumann who often favoured the horn, Sir Michael Tippett who died on 8 January 1998 makes full use of the instrument‘s tonal possibilities in this work. He translated the Romantic genre of horn quartet into a modern tonal language: “All movements contain characteristic calls and triad arpeggios. Sometimes the call itself is the theme, as in the fugue. Sometimes the calls are the accompaniment to a solo, such as in the nocturne.” (Tippett)The forms of the four movements, however, are traditional. The structure of the first movement is reminiscent of the form of a strophic song. The second movement is an allegro, the slow third a nocturne in the traditional ABA form. And finally the last movement is a capricious fugue.