Flute Sonata No. 4 (Ries)

The Flute Sonata in G major, Op. 87, ^{[lower-alpha 1]} is a composition for piano and flute by Ferdinand Ries that was published at The Regents Harmonic Institution in London in 1819.^[1] Little information about the works composition history is known as the composers manuscript is undated,^[1] but Alan Bradly in the preface to the score published by Artaria Editions indicates that the work may have been composed around 1815 along with a number of other works for the same instrumental combination.^[2]

Flute Sonata No. 4
Chamber music by Ferdinand Ries
The composer
Key	G major
Opus	87
Composed	C.1815 (C.1815)
Published	1819 (1819)
Movements	three
Scoring	flute piano

Structure

The work is in three movements:

1. Allegro
2. Larghetto
3. Allegretto

Unlike the composers earlier Clarinet sonata, this work was written for the amateur market with the piano dominating the thematic material while the flute provides accompaniment. The original publication noted that the composer had prepared alternate passages for the piano allowing the piece to be performed without the flute.^[1][3]

References

Notes

1. Published as Sonata for Pianoforte with Flauto Obbligato, Op.87

1. Hill 1977, p. 87
2. Grodd & Bradley 2010, p. iv
3. Grodd & Bradley 2010, p. v

Sources

• Bradley, Alan (2010). Grodd, Uwe (ed.). Sonata for Pianoforte with Flauto Obbligato, Op.87. Artaria Editions. ISBN 978-1-877369-96-4.
• Hill, Cecil (1977). Ferdinand Ries: A Thematic Catalogue. Armidale, NSW: University of New England. ISBN 0-85834-156-5. Archived from the original on 2017-09-25. Retrieved 2018-02-27.
• Hill, Cecil (1982). "Ferdinand Ries. A Study and Addenda". Occasional Paper. Armidale, NSW: University of New England. ISSN 0314-5999. Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2018-02-27.

External links

• Flute Sonata in G major, Op. 87: Scores at the International Music Score Library Project