2 7 ▁by ▁John ▁Ireland ▁( 1 8 7 9 1 9 6 2 ). ▁He ▁dedicated ▁it ▁to ▁his ▁friend , ▁the ▁conduct or ▁and ▁BBC ▁music ▁producer , ▁Edward ▁Clark . ▁ ▁A ▁performance ▁takes ▁about ▁ 1 0 ½ ▁minutes . ▁The ▁movements ▁are ▁marked : ▁▁ ▁Mod er ato ▁ ▁Qu asi ▁l ento ▁ ▁R ondo . ▁R it m ico , ▁non ▁tro ppo ▁alleg ro ▁ ▁The ▁term ▁son at ina ▁has ▁no ▁single ▁strict ▁definition , ▁but ▁is ▁rather ▁a ▁title ▁applied ▁by ▁the ▁composer ▁to ▁a ▁piece ▁in ▁basic ▁son ata ▁form ▁which ▁is ▁shorter ▁and ▁l ighter ▁in ▁character , ▁or ▁techn ically ▁more ▁elementary , ▁than ▁a ▁typical ▁son ata . ▁ ▁The ▁R ondo ▁was ▁used ▁as ▁a ▁test ▁piece ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 2 8 ▁Daily ▁Express ▁P iano ▁Compet ition , ▁which ▁was ▁won ▁by ▁Cy ril ▁Smith . ▁It ▁had ▁been ▁recorded ▁by ▁William ▁Mur do ch ▁as ▁a ▁guide ▁to ▁compet itors . ▁Lewis ▁For eman ▁has ▁written , ▁" that ▁Ireland ▁even ▁then ▁recogn ised ▁the ▁piano ▁not ▁only ▁for ▁its ▁rom antic ▁and ▁singing ▁qual ities , ▁but ▁also ▁- ▁almost ▁Bart ók ▁like ▁- ▁as ▁a ▁per cussion ▁instrument ". ▁ ▁See ▁also ▁▁ ▁G loss ary ▁of ▁musical ▁termin ology ▁for ▁explan ations ▁of ▁the ▁movement ▁mark ings . ▁ ▁References ▁▁ ▁Category : S olo ▁piano ▁pieces ▁by ▁John ▁Ireland ▁Category : 1 9 2 7 ▁compos itions ▁Ireland ▁Category :