Description

Lennox Berkeley (1903-1989), “Sonatina for Guitar”.
Edited & Fingered by Julian Bream.
12 Pages.

Composed in 1957, the Sonatina was dedicated to Julian Bream, who gave its first performance at Morley College, London, on March 9 1958.

This Sonatina is a work which is highly regarded by guitarists, and has become one of the most recorded of Berkeley’s works. Its success surely arises from the fact that it is so idiomatic in guitaristic terms,  yet at the same time it is truly representative of the elegant musical style which we expect of a Berkeley composition. As well as beautiful melodic and harmonic progressions, the writing has great variety of texture and rhythmic pattern, making the Sonatina a demanding piece for guitarists.