Symphonia Concertante

Between 1915 and 1917, Debussy concentrated his creative energies on Les Sonates Cycliques. During this time he completed the Sonata for Cello and Piano, the Sonata for Flute, Viola, and Harp, and the Sonata for Violin and Piano. His original conception for the cycle included six sonatas. The fourth sonata was to be for oboe, horn, and harpsichord, the fifth for trumpet, clarinet, bassoon and piano, and the sixth was to combine all those instruments used in the previous five. Although he did not live to complete the entire cycle of sonatas their conceptual influence and experimentalism continues to inform contemporary developments and the form and content foreshadow many of the concepts found in late 20th and early 21st century music.