Violin Sonata No. 1 (Ravel)

Sonate
by Maurice Ravel
Maurice Ravel in 1910
Other nameSonate posthume pour Violon et Piano
KeyA minor
CatalogueM. 12
ComposedApril 1897
DedicationLikely Paul Oberdoerffer
Published1975
Scoring
  • violin
  • piano

The Violin and Piano Sonata No. 1 by Maurice Ravel, known also as Sonate posthume, is the composer's earliest instance of a sonata for this combination of instruments. Though it was composed 30 years before the publication of his second violin sonata, it was not published until 38 years after his death.