Zoltn Kodly was a Hungarian composer, ethnomusicologist, pedagogue, linguist, and philosopher. He is best known internationally as the creator of the Kodly Method.

The Hungarian composerZoltn Kodlywrote hisSonata in B minor for solo cello, Op. 8, in 1915. It was first performed in 1918 and published in 1921.

It is among the most significant works for solo cello written sinceJohann Sebastian Bach’sCello Suites. It contains influences ofDebussyandBartk, as well as the inflections and nuances of Hungarian folk music.