Cello Sonata (Debussy)

Cello Sonata
by Claude Debussy
Claude Debussy, 1912 portrait by Raphael Schwartz
Catalogue	L. 135
Composed	1915
Dedication	Emma Claude Debussy
Performed	March 1917 (1917-03)
Published	1915 (1915)

The Cello Sonata (Sonate pour violoncelle et piano), L. 135, is a sonata for cello and piano by Claude Debussy. It was part of his project Six sonatas for various instruments to compose six sonatas for different instruments. It consists of three movements: Prologue, Sérénade and Finale. It was composed and published in 1915. After performances in London and Geneva in 1916, the sonata's official premiere in Paris was played in 1917 by Joseph Salmon and Debussy. It was the first chamber music work in his late style, and became one of the key works in the repertoire from the 20th century.