Violin sonata feature a movement in theme and variation format. Beethoven wrote ten violin sonatas throughout his composing career. His sonatas matured in both style and complexity; the Ninth (Kreutzer) Sonata is a work of extreme contrasts. A rendition typically lasts forty minutes and is very demanding on both players. Alfred Schnittke with his polystylistic technique, and Hans Werner Henze are noted modern composers of the violin sonata who have all brought about radical reformation of the classical sonata form as well as new technical demands on the performers. Violin sonata A violin sonata is a musical composition for violin accompanied by
Violin Sonata No. 2 (Hill) movements. Violin Sonata No. 2 (Hill) Violin Sonata No. 2 in A minor, Stiles 1.2.1.6 So2, is a sonata for violin and piano by Alfred Hill completed at the beginning of 1906. Its manuscript is at the National Library of Australia. It bears inscription: "Island Bay Wellington N.Z. 10th January 1906". The sonata is dedicated to an Australian violinist Cyril Monk ("Dedicated to my friend Cyril Monk"), Hill's pupil in theory and composition. Its approximate duration is 16 minutes. The Sonata was revised and arranged for oboe and piano, clarinet and piano (both in 1955: "revised and arranged for Oboe