A few words from the composer:

“The melodic shape is a small set of mutually successive tones in different height. Gurney calls this phenomenon the ideal movement. According to Wittgenstein a sentence is not a mixture of words, just as the musical theme is not a mixture of tones. Both are articulate. A musical theme is composed of musical motifs. These are melodic fragments that are recognized by a rhythm. Gurney and Wittgenstein both inspired me to write this little sonata. Schubert’s D803 was also on the desk!”

As a composer Xander Hunfeld embraces the philosopher Karl Popper’s distinction between objective and subjective music. He exerts his musical gifts and emotions to musical matters in a constant give-and-take between himself and his works. In other words, he always uses himself as a test subject.

The E-Edition PDF bundle comes with a score and the following parts:

Clarinet in Bb
Violin
Piano (score)

“According to Gurney; Sonatine” is also available in printed edition from June Emerson Wind Music.