Double Sonata

The "Double"-Sonata is a trio-setup-piece all about duality and contrast. Led by not just one violin but two, the roles of leading voice and accompaniment constantly switch between the three instruments.

All three movements feature two strongly contrasting themes and each of the three approaches the themes' development in a unique way.

The first movement's tension resolves in a kind of "anti-climax", a moment of greatest fragility after the built-up tension, which then returns to a (almost) note-perfect reprise of the exposition, to show that in the end nothing has changed.

The second movement even intensifies the struggle between the two themes, with ultimately one of them taking over.

In the third movement, an energetic waltz, no effort is even made to unify it's two themes, they just stand block-like against each other.

The downloadable file contains the piano score + violin-parts.