Sonata for Bassoon and Piano

Sonata for Bassoon and Piano

Black composer Ulysses Kay wrote this one-movement piece in 1941 while he was studying at Yale with Paul Hindemith. According to the publisher's website, "The Sonata for Bassoon and Piano has been unavailable for fifty years and is now presented for the first time in a clean, legible edition."

Duration: 6 minutes

Kay, Ulysses (1917-1995)

Ulysses Simpson Kay (Wikipedia), https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ulysses_Kay

Ulysses Kay, Sonata for Bassoon and Piano (score), https://stores.imaginemusicpublishing.com/sonata-for-bassoon-and-piano-pdp003/

Lecolion Washington, Jr., Legacy: Works for Bassoon by African-American Composers (AllMusic), https://www.allmusic.com/album/legacy-works-for-bassoon-by-african-american-composers-mw0001865472

1941

0-10 minutes

1900-1949

bassoon / basson

piano

duo