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This review is from: Sonata in the Baroque Era (Hardcover)
This is the first volume of three that seemed to constitute a lifelong monomania in its author. Certainly, they consitute an authoritative monument to the survey of the kinds of compositions called sonatas from the mid-sixteenth century to our own day. However, there are so many kinds of pieces that fall under that word that it can fairly be wondered what groups them together more than a simple noun.
Since the word seems to have arisen in the 1550s and 1560s, it is simple to begin there. However, where the word comes from and what it actually means are not as clear-cut. It seems to signify an instrumental composition and nothing more. That is, a "sound piece" rather than something for voices or voices and instruments. Yes, the word can be seen with vocal pieces, but they are more the exception that proves the rule. Newman takes us through the whole range of composers working in this topic and it is a list that includes names long forgotten to the world of living music. It is not that it isn't worth delving into some of these composers, but the hard part is knowing which ones are worthwhile. History has shut the book on most of them for good reason, but there may have been mistakes and something delicious is waiting on the shelf to be discovered. So, look through this book has you wish. I use it more as a reference book than something to read front to back.
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The Sonata in the Baroque Era is the first volume in a projected "History of the Sonata Idea" or, more exactly, a history of what the word "sonata" has meant and how it has been used from its first appearance as an instrumental title in the 16th century to its continuing application in today's musical concepts. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
classic era, court sonatas, concertante bass, sonata history, accompanied clavier sonata, tempo inscriptions, sonata production, cembalo sonatas, similar incipits, introductory sonatas, motivic play, sonata composers, sonata publications, biographic source, bowing slurs, trumpet sonatas, sonata collections, more homophonic texture, sonate concertate, realized keyboard, tempo titles, independent instrumental music, concertante parts, church sonatas, orchestral sonatas Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Twenty-Four Violins, San Petronio, Georg Muffat, Degli Antoni, Apothéose de Lulli, Del Buono, Frederick the Great, Domenico Scarlatti, Library of Congress, Biblical Sonatas, Biagio Marini, Rosary Sonatas, John Walsh, Allegro Violin, Giovanni Gabrieli, Ross Lee Finney, François Francoeur, Arcangelo Corelli, Fuller Maitland, Antonio Vivaldi, Biblioteca Estense, Bach's Musical Offering, Henry Purcell, Giovanni Valentini, Corelli's Opp Browse Sample Pages:
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The Sonata in the Baroque Era is the first volume in a projected "History of the Sonata Idea" or, more exactly, a history of what the word "sonata" has meant and how it has been used from its first appearance as an instrumental title in the 16th century to its continuing application in today's musical concepts. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
classic era, court sonatas, concertante bass, sonata history, accompanied clavier sonata, tempo inscriptions, sonata production, cembalo sonatas, similar incipits, introductory sonatas, motivic play, sonata composers, sonata publications, biographic source, bowing slurs, trumpet sonatas, sonata collections, more homophonic texture, sonate concertate, realized keyboard, tempo titles, independent instrumental music, concertante parts, church sonatas, orchestral sonatas Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Twenty-Four Violins, San Petronio, Georg Muffat, Degli Antoni, Apothéose de Lulli, Del Buono, Frederick the Great, Domenico Scarlatti, Library of Congress, Biblical Sonatas, Biagio Marini, Rosary Sonatas, John Walsh, Allegro Violin, Giovanni Gabrieli, Ross Lee Finney, François Francoeur, Arcangelo Corelli, Fuller Maitland, Antonio Vivaldi, Biblioteca Estense, Bach's Musical Offering, Henry Purcell, Giovanni Valentini, Corelli's Opp Browse Sample Pages:
Front Cover | Table of Contents | First Pages | Index | Back Cover | Surprise Me!
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