DUTILLEUX Henri (1916-2013). MANUSCRIT MUSICAL... Lot 1123

DUTILLEUX Henri (1916-2013). MANUSCRIT MUSICAL autograph signed " Henri Dutilleux ", Sonate pour hautbois et piano,1947 ; 46 pages in fol. under title. Manuscript of the Sonata for Oboe and Piano, which has become an essential part of the oboe repertoire. Composed at the request of Claude Delvincourt, director of the Conservatoire National de Musique de Paris, who wanted both to encourage young composers to "delve into the technique of the instruments", and to encourage students to work on new scores and overcome technical difficulties, this Sonata for oboe and piano was used as a competition piece for the oboe at the Conservatoire's competitions in 1947; it is dedicated to Pierre BAJEUX (1899-1961), oboe professor at the Conservatoire; it was published in 1947 by Costallat Editions. The manuscript, in black ink on 22-line bifeuillets, presents corrections and scrapings; the original title of Sonatine has been changed to Sonate. It consists of three movements: Aria (4 pages); Scherzo (11 pages), with an important passage crossed out and redrawn (p. 9-10); Final (first entitled Rondo), marked Rather Going (11 pages), signed and dated at the end "22 April 1947". "The Aria is a gentle melody whose regular pulse and calm, even playing lull our listening for a long time. The first two parts of the Aria, the second being rhythmically more