- Composer: Willem (Frederik Willem Johannes) Pijper (8 September 1894 -- 18 March 1947)
- Performer: Hans Henkemans
- Year of recording: 1969 (?)

Sonatina No. 2, for piano, written in 1925.

00:00 - Veloce
01:28 - Molto sostenuto
02:50 - Doppio movimento
03:18 - Molto sostenuto

Pijper's sonatina no. 2 and no. 3 are the best examples of sonatinas written by a Dutch composer, the sonatina was a style of composition that became very popular among Dutch composers after Pijper wrote his famous 3 sonatinas. They feature Pijper's polymeters, polytonality and germ-cell techniques, compositional tools which he really could develop in these sonatinas. His sonatina no. 2 and no.3 are full of creative and inspired writing, he manages to say so much in their short length, and it is the reason that these pieces are still being played in Dutch conservatories these days.

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