Piano Score

Suonata

per

Piano Forte e Violino

Gaetano Donizetti (1797 - 1848)

The autograph of this sonata is kept at the museo Donizettiano in Bergamo. A
digitized version has been posted to IMSLP. This edition is meant for musicians who
want to play the piece. The trio consists of two parts, larghetto and allegro which are
probably meant to be played attacca.

This sonata consists of an introduction (maestoso) and an allegro in sonata form.

The manuscript is hard to read at places and obviously written in haste. There are
quite a few errors such as forgotten accidentals. The scattered dynamic and
articulation markings also do not give a complete idea as to the intention of the
composer.

I chose to add enough markings to produce a playable version, based as much as

possible on the markings that do exist in the autograph.

The composer also began the second part of the allegro (after the repeat sign) with
an upbeat of half a measure. I did not try to correct this and kept Donizetti’s
presentation intact. I believe it will give a better impression of the composer’s idea
than a version that would be technically correct (though it is not difficult to find
several such versions).

The piece has a performance time of 9 - 10 minutes..

June 6, 2021 Albrecht Zumbrunn

   
       


   
         
Maestoso
Violin


     
 
                   
    


          
           
   
                   
    
Piano 

   

        
     


       
7

       
                              
     
                  
    

           
 


         
10


                            
       
                                
        
   
 
           


    
13


            
                  
  
   

  


                     
16

                 

        
        
       
           
  


4 Creative Commons Attribution 4.0

  
   



            
     
19

   
    
    
 
   

 
  
  
               
                  
 


     
               


      
22


             
  
      



   

           
      


                  
                 


     
25

 

              
 

                           
 

                        

   
            


    


       
29

 

    

               


          
  
    
                         
        


    

   

  33       

          
    


Allegro
 

                      


               

                        



      

Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 5

     
         
        


    
38

    
3


3

               


 
        
    
       
          


  

    
 


        
42

  
                     



      
       
            
 

      
   


        
45

      

         
   


    
           

      
                


     
48

  
                                       
    
         
   
   


         
      
51

     

              

            
cresc.

 

                      
             
cresc.

6 Creative Commons Attribution 4.0

   


    
   
            
54

           

         
     
(cresc.) 



                 
 
      
     
   
(cresc.) 

    
      


        
57


        
 


               
           

             



       
           


   
62

    
  
    
                        
   
   
   

                   
 

              


    
68

                     
                   
                       
 

   

                          
               

Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 7

       


     
73

           
           
    
             
   
        

                             
   

         


    
  
        
77

     
  
            


      
    
    
     
         
       


    


    
       
 
80

            
       
       
             

  
           
  


      
   


      
83

  
          
          
       
    
  
   
   
         
               
   

8 Creative Commons Attribution 4.0

  


  
     
   
    
87

  

             
                 
    


                   
              

        


           
90

 

                       
        
 
     
   
 

 


            
  



    
92

            
                    
   

 
   

   
     
        


         
94

   
 
  
 3 3

       
       
              
       




 
             
    
    
   


         
99

 
3 3

 
3 3

          



        
                
            
           
    

Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 9

   
        



      
103

              
        
                


      

         


   

        
              


                  
106


     
                 



     
 
  
                        
  
       

   

         

         
  


  
111

 

             
    
                   
 

                


       
               


         
116




         
    
         
    

              

   


     

            
        


        
120

         
          
 

  
                         
     
      
 


10 Creative Commons Attribution 4.0

      


                     
     
124

 

                
          


                 

                      


 
   
     

      


       
128

     
                


    
       
    

          
    


 


     
131



             
          
         

        
   


               


       
133

          
          
                


  
      

              


   
 


                      
136

       
    
                            
  

                
              
 

Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 11

      


 
  
      
        
139

    
         
        
   

                                    
            

     


          
142

  

 


              

               
 
          
           



     
145

             


                
       


        
         
 



     
 


   
151

               

      
               
   
               
    



 
156

                                       
             
       

                           
        


12 Creative Commons Attribution 4.0

         


  

161

         
             
           

 
                  
       
   

     
      


       
165



       



              
          
        
   


  

     

       


   
          


         
168


 
     
           
       
        
        
      

    
    

    


         
171

 
 
               
   
               
    
              
           


        



            
175

             
               
     
                
 
               
  

Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 13

       
                         


 
178




              
    

         
  

   
  
             
            
     
 
 

  

               
    
  
      


      
183

3 3 3 3 3

                     
      
   
   
      
          
   


  

        
                 
  

 


 
187

  
   
3


3 3 3

                             

   
  
                


             
 


191

         
                     
 cresc.



         
       
 cresc.

14 Creative Commons Attribution 4.0

             



         
193

          
        
(cresc.) 

  
  
       

   
            
(cresc.) 

        

Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 15