Musicology Annotation << Back Polystylistics and Sound Image of Alfred Schnittke’s Music (as Exemplified by the Second Sonata for Violin and Piano) Irina A. Matyushonok Polystylistics becomes an important part of Alfred Schnittke’s style. His chamber music and particularly the Second Sonata for Violin and Piano reflect this new way of thinking. Alfred Schnittke contrasts the present with traditions of the past in his sonata, which is clear both from the contrastive dramatic means and the tonal features he employs.lystylistics and Sound Image of Alfred Schnittke’s Music (as Exemplified by the Second Sonata for Violin and Piano). Key words: Schnittke dissonant, cluster, polystylistics, chromaticism, BACH theme E-mail: pianistka83@mail.ru