A History of the Sonata Idea: Volume 1: The Sonata in the Baroque Era (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9780807838754)

This volume provides a full and careful history of what sonata meant and how the word was used from its first appearance as an instrumental title in the sixteenth century to the near end of the thorough-bass practice around 1750. The revised edition includes nearly three hundred new studies, editions, and other pertinent information.

Originally published in 1966.

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Author: William S. Newman
ISBN-10: 0807838756
ISBN-13: 9780807838754
Publisher: University of North Carolina Press
Language: English
Published: 01/01/2013
Pages: 481
Format: Paperback
Weight: 1.54lbs
Size: 9.00h x 6.00w x 1.07d