all Products Music Musical Instruments

The Keyboard Sonatas of Joseph Haydn: Instruments and Performance Practice, Genres and Styles

Somfai, L

Select Format

Print Book

Paperback

Item Condition New

$66.84 USD $66.84 USD

$66.84 USD

~~$66.84 USD~~ $66.84 USD

Sale Sold out

Shipping calculated at checkout.

Quantity

View full details

Interest in the authentic performance of early music has grown dramatically in recent years, and scholarly investigation has particularly benefited the study of keyboard music of the classical period. In this landmark publication, the most comprehensive study written on Haydn's keyboard sonatas, a leading Haydn scholar presents novel ideas, corrects misconceptions, and offers new hypotheses on long-debated issues of early music research.

Laszlo Somfai begins with a thorough study of Haydn's keyboard instruments and their development. After recommending instruments appropriate for modern use, he discusses performance practice and style, explains the peculiarities of Haydn's manuscripts in the context of eighteenth-century notation, and provides specific suggestions for playing ornaments, improvising, slurring, and dynamics. He also investigates Haydn's sonata genres within their historical context and discusses the problems of establishing a chronology of their composition. Finally, Somfai analyzes the organization and style of each musical form. The book includes an index listing the sonatas by date of first publication, and an extensive bibliography.

Accessories:

No Accessory

Publisher

UNIV OF CHICAGO PR

Bisac Major Subject

Music

Binding Type

Paperback

Country Of Origin

Number Of Units

Length

9.4 Inches

Barcode Indicator

EAN

Width

6.6 Inches

Publication Date

1970-01-01

Height

0.9 Inches

ISBN 10

0226768139

Weight

1.4 Pounds

Book EAN

9780226768137

Target Audiance

Adults

User reviews will be displayed here...

Item added to your cart

The Keyboard Sonatas of Joseph Haydn: Instruments and Performance Practice, Genres and Styles