In 1944, he was also commissioned by Yehudi Menuhin to write a Sonata for Solo Violin.

In the Soviet Union, Mieczysław Weinberg wrote his Sonata No. 1 for double bass solo in 1971.

Sofia Gubaidulina penned a Sonata for double bass and piano in 1975.

In 1987 Lowell Liebermann wrote his Sonata for Contrabass and Piano Op. 24.

Elliott Carter's Sonata for Flute, Oboe, Cello and Harpsichord ( 1952 ) explores the timbre possibilities of the modern harpsichord.

While he was in Düsseldorf, Brahms participated with Schumann and Albert Dietrich in writing a sonata for Joachim ; this is known as the " F – A – E Sonata " ().

He looked to older music for inspiration in the art of counterpoint ; the themes of some of his works are modelled on Baroque sources such as Bach's The Art of Fugue in the fugal finale of Cello Sonata No. 1 or the same composer's Cantata No. 150 in the passacaglia theme of the Fourth Symphony's finale.

* Trio Sonata for 2 violins & cello in A major, WK 102

* Trio Sonata for 2 violins & cello in A major, WK 103

* Trio Sonata for 2 flutes & cello in G major, WK 104

* Trio Sonata for 2 flutes & cello in D major, WK 105

* Trio Sonata for 2 flutes & cello in G major, WK 106

* Trio Sonata for 2 flutes & cello in F major, WK 107

* Trio Sonata for 2 flutes & cello in C minor, WK 108

* Trio Sonata for 2 flutes & cello in G major, WK 109

* Trio Sonata for 2 flutes & cello in G major, WK 110

* Trio Sonata for 2 flutes & cello in D major, WK 110a

* Trio Sonata for 2 flutes & cello in G major, WK 110b

* Trio Sonata for 2 flutes & cello in C major, WK 110c

* Trio Sonata for 2 flutes & cello in B flat major, WK 110d

* Trio Sonata for 2 flutes & cello in C major, WK 110e

* Trio Sonata for 2 flutes & cello in C major, WK 110f

* Sonata for viola da gamba No. 1 in C major, WK 141

* Sonata for viola da gamba No. 2 in A major, WK 142

* Sonata for viola da gamba No. 3 in D major, WK 143

* Sonata for viola da gamba No. 4 in G major, WK 144

* Sonata for viola da gamba No. 5 in A major, WK 145

* Sonata for viola da gamba No. 6 in E minor, WK 146

* Sonata for viola da gamba No. 7 in G major, WK 147

* Sonata for viola da gamba No. 8 in A major, WK 148

* Sonata for viola da gamba No. 9 in G major, WK 149

* Sonata for viola da gamba No. 10 in E minor, WK 150

* Sonata for viola da gamba No. 11 in C major, WK 151

* Sonata for viola da gamba No. 12 in G major, WK 152

* Sonata for viola da gamba No. 13 in G major, WK 153

* Sonata for viola da gamba No. 14 in D major, WK 154

* Sonata for viola da gamba No. 15 in G major, WK 155

* Sonata for viola da gamba No. 16 in D major, WK 156

* Sonata for viola da gamba No. 17 in E minor, WK 157

* Sonata for viola da gamba No. 18 in D major, WK 158

* Sonata for viola da gamba No. 19 in G major, WK 159

* Sonata for viola da gamba No. 20 in D major, WK 160

* Sonata for viola da gamba No. 21 in D major, WK 161

* Sonata for viola da gamba No. 22 in C major, WK 162

* Sonata for viola da gamba No. 23 in A major, WK 163

* Sonata for viola da gamba No. 24 in A major, WK 164

* Sonata for viola da gamba No. 25 in D major, WK 165