Recital Program
Z. Kodaly:Sonata for Unaccompanied Violoncello op.8
L. Boccherini:Sonata for Cello and Piano No.6
E. Bloch:From Jewish Life
N. Paganini:Variations on One String on a theme by Rossini
Supporting Paper:Motive and Modal Transformations in Kodaly's Sonata for Unaccompanied Violoncello
Abstract
This essay concentrates on Kodaly’s compositions for violoncello, in particular, his Sonata for Violoncello Solo, op.8. This paper first traces the historical background of this composition and its theoretical origin from the Hungarian folk songs. This paper also provides a detailed analysis of its motivic and modal transformations, from which a discussion of its formal scheme was based.