Clarke: Viola Sonata

Includes accompaniments for:

1. Impetuoso

1. Impetuoso (practice)

2. Vivace

2. Vivace (practice)

3. Adagio

Rebecca Clarke wrote her monumental viola sonata in 1918/19, and it has since become a mainstay of the viola repertoire. The sonata is full of chromatic invention and utilises many viola effects such as pizzicatos and harmonics. While showing influences of Vaughan-Williams and Debussy, the piece is highly original and expertly written.

These piano accompaniment tracks help make practising more effective and enjoyable! They are recorded by a professional accompanist and can help you keep in tune and in time, as you listen to the piano part for this work. Many customers have found them a cost-effective alternative to hiring a pianist in the early stages of learning a new piece, whether that be for an exam, recital, audition or simply for fun!

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2 crotchet click-beats indicate pulse at beginning before viola enters

Bars 1-12 approx 35 seconds of silence in piano part to allow for viola solo

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2 dotted-crotchet click-beats at beginning indicate pulse before viola enters

This practice version slows down the quicker sections of the 'performance' track above, by around 15-20%. It is included for free with that version if selected.