Sonatine

work by Boulez

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  • Pierre Boulez
    In Pierre Boulez

    In his Sonatine for flute and piano (1946), the 12-tone imitations and canons progress so quickly as to leave an impression merely of movement and texture. In Structures, Book I for two pianos (1952), the actual 12-tone series is simply taken from a work of Messiaen’s; but…

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