Jindrich Feld, whose father was a violin professor and whose mother was a violinist, studied violin and composition at the Prague Conservatoire and at the Prague Academy of musical arts. He wrote mainly chamber music and orchestral works. This ''Sonata for guitar'' was written in 1974 and in 1975 won first prize at the international guitar competition held in Paris by Radio France (Concours international de guitare 1975, Radio France, Paris).