Sonata for Violin and Piano No.2 in G

Sonata for Violin and Piano
No.2 in G

by Damian Osborne

This is my second violin and piano sonata. It is an original violin and piano composition inspired by my brooding midlife crisis vs my youthful exuberance. 🤣

I play violin and love composing for this instrument, so hopefully I’ll do a real recording at some point. I’m not very good at piano (only played in primary school), so please feel free to crit.

This is mock up with Modartt Piano and Joshua Bell Violin vsts. The JBV is a bit maverick, despite the expression maps in Dorico. At the end of the day, I’d rather play real violin than mess around with virtual instruments, but here it goes. It consists of four movements:

I. Allegro con brio
II. Adagio e Presto agitato
II. Andante leggiero
IV. Barcarola

The Barcarola was inspired by an Italian composer pal Matteo Faotto, who wrote a beautiful barcaola for classical guitar. I didn’t know what a barcarola was before, but I love the intense repetitive rhythm, like a forward-driving force towards DEATH!

Thanks for listening, (if you do) and please leave a comment!

This is my YouTube channel The Painter’s Sanctum.

You can check out some more of my allegorical realism paintings here.

• About
• Latest Posts

Damian Osborne

Damian Osborne is a fine artist from Cape Town, South Africa. Taking inspiration from the Old Master traditions, from nature, and from the people around him (especially his wife), he tries to push beyond the mediocre and aim for mastery in his paintings.

Latest posts by Damian Osborne (see all)

• What’s the Point of Creating When No One Cares? - 24th August 2025
• Fantasia No.6 in G minor (The Cockatrice) - 3rd May 2025
• Rebirth: Starting Over as an Artist — Part 1 - 17th April 2025