TY - BOOK
T1 - The Sonata
AU - Schmidt-Beste, Thomas
PY - 2011
Y1 - 2011
N2 - 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.
AB - 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.
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UR - https://www.cambridge.org/core/books/sonata/BBD7119724284A245993E6F2CA328FDE
U2 - 10.1017/CBO9780511974298
DO - 10.1017/CBO9780511974298
M3 - Book
AN - SCOPUS:84923130801
SN - 9780521762540
T3 - Cambridge Introductions to Music
BT - The Sonata
PB - Cambridge University Press
ER -