Bassoon Sonata: Charles Koechlin (w/ score)

[@mannometro]

Wow, great. Thank you for posting this particular piece

[@georgbohme7696]

Koechlin was born, five years after Debussy. I think this sonata is typical music of the 20s.

[@constantquestioning4010]

What an exquisite composition Extraordinary discovery Thank you !

[@toddm8609]

Love this

[@PiersHudsonComposer]

The second movement has an Ivesian quality to it with its use of polytonality.

[@christiancorona4161]

When was this piece composed/published? I’m considering using this for an audition but I can’t tell if this piece would be considered a romantic era piece or post modern piece

[@RA-kh1mz]

The use of polytonality isn't really a thing that was often used in the romantic era and by the year that the piece was written i would consider that this piece was published in the XX century

[@shuhengazhang]

These labels are often arbitrary but it’s definitely not romantic. Depending on the institution you are auditioning for, it might be considered "modern," "early 20th century," or that dreaded classification "contemporary" among other possible categories. But definitely not romantic.

[@jacquesferland1746]

This piece was composed in 1918 and revised in 1919. Amazingly, it was only published in 1990! It's a hard piece to label because the piano music, written as accompaniment to the bassoon, is influenced by the piano music of two romantic composers: first Fauré and then Chopin. Thus, in his vast opus, this particular work is indeed "modern" but with romantic influence.

[@sciagurrato1831]

@@jacquesferland1746 more Debussy than Fauré (Chopin was a century older).