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.

Six Sonatas, Op. 1
Six Sonatas, Op. 1

Author: Arcangelo Corelli

Publisher: Alfred Music

Published: 1999-08-27

Total Pages: 78

ISBN-13: 145746991X

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This Kalmus Edition offers six sonatas from Corelli's Opus 1 for two violins, piano and optional cello. All parts are included. Kalmus Editions are primarily reprints of Urtext Editions, reasonably priced and readily available. They are a must for students, teachers, and performers.

The Sonata
The Sonata

Author: Thomas Schmidt-Beste

Publisher: Cambridge University Press

Published: 2011-03-10

Total Pages: 279

ISBN-13: 1107310547

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What is a sonata? Literally translated, it simply means 'instrumental piece'. It is the epitome of instrumental music, and is certainly the oldest and most enduring form of 'pure' and independent instrumental composition, beginning around 1600 and lasting to the present day. Schmidt-Beste analyses key aspects of the genre including form, scoring and its social context - who composed, played and listened to sonatas? In giving a comprehensive overview of all forms of music which were called 'sonatas' at some point in musical history, this book is more about change than about consistency - an ensemble sonata by Gabrieli appears to share little with a Beethoven sonata, or a trio sonata by Corelli with one of Boulez's piano sonatas, apart from the generic designation. However, common features do emerge, and the look across the centuries - never before addressed in a single-volume survey - opens up new and significant perspectives.