Francisco Mignone

After the death of Mario de Andrade in 1945, Francisco Mignone underwent a period of experimentation, which produced a very personal serial and dodecaphonic language. Between 1964 and 1966 he revisited the sonata for violin and piano genre, producing three works. Apart from their importance within Mignone's chamber music output, the sonatas are also very revealing of the techniques and aesthetic embraced by the composer during this period. This study discusses these sonatas and raises some important issues about the disguised presence of nationalism in these works.