A rigorously static work. The sonata, the dry gongs and desert glare of its percussion encircling the lonely human agony of the viola, exists in a climate in which emotion is all the fiercer for being half-stifled and haltingly articulate.Sydney Morning Herald (Roger Covell), 15 August 1964
| Media | Sheet Music |
| Publisher | Faber Music |
| Contributors | Sculthorpe, Peter (Composer) |
| Language | English |
| ISBN | 9780571505548 |