Twelve Sonatas, Op. 1
Twelve Sonatas, Op. 1

Author: Arcangelo Corelli

Publisher: Alfred Music

Published:

Total Pages: 44

ISBN-13: 9781457485916

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A Violin solo with piano accompaniment and Cello ad lib, composed by Arcangelo Corelli.

Violin and Keyboard: From the seventeenth century to Mozart
Violin and Keyboard: From the seventeenth century to Mozart

Author: Abram Loft

Publisher: Hal Leonard Corporation

Published: 1991

Total Pages: 386

ISBN-13: 9780931340369

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This wonderful book is written for musicians seeking to build or extend a sonata repertoire. Analyses are given of both well-known and many lesser-known pieces of music, with recommendations on performance as well as descriptions of difficulties. Many are suitable for student or amateur musicians. This is mainly a book for violinists, though; many of the keyboard parts of these pieces are little more than continuo accompaniment. The second volume, detailing the music of Beethoven onward, contains descriptions of music that puts the keyboardist on more equal footing with the violinist.

Beethoven: The 'Moonlight' and Other Sonatas, Op. 27 and Op. 31
Beethoven: The 'Moonlight' and Other Sonatas, Op. 27 and Op. 31

Author: Timothy Jones

Publisher: Cambridge University Press

Published: 1999-10-21

Total Pages: 164

ISBN-13: 9780521598590

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Even in Beethoven's day the 'Moonlight' Sonata was a popular favourite. This 1999 book provides an accessible introduction to the Sonatas Opp. 27 and 31 (including The 'Moonlight' and 'The Tempest'), aimed at pianists, students, and music lovers. It begins with the works' historical background - the emergence of a 'piano culture' at the end of the eighteenth century, Beethoven's aristocratic milieu in Vienna, and his oft-quoted intention to follow a new compositional path. An account of the sonatas' genesis is followed by a discussion of their reception history, including a survey of changing performing styles since the mid-nineteenth century. The concept of the Sonata quasi una Fantasia is examined in relation to the cult of artistic sensibility in early-nineteenth-century Vienna. The study concludes with a critical introduction to each sonata.

The Piano in Chamber Ensemble, Second Edition
The Piano in Chamber Ensemble, Second Edition

Author: Maurice Hinson

Publisher: Indiana University Press

Published: 2006-04-04

Total Pages: 732

ISBN-13: 9780253346964

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The Piano in Chamber Ensemble describes more than 3,200 compositions, from duos to octets, by more than 1,600 composers. It is divided into sections according to the number of instruments involved, then subdivided according to the actual scoring. Keyboard, string, woodwind, brass, and percussion players and their teachers will find a wealth of chamber works from all periods.