The towering composer who perfected the early symphonic form and invented the modern string quartet also left his indelible mark on the sonata. During 50 years of inspired creative effort, Haydn experimented constantly with the sonata form, adding a clear thematic structure to the tonal design inherited from earlier composers. This comprehensive new playing edition contains 52 sonatas by the master — a treasury of keyboard compositions in which echoes of the baroque and harbingers of romanticism blend with the lucidity and elegance of 18th-century classicism. Here is a remarka... Read More
The towering composer who perfected the early symphonic form and invented the modern string quartet also left his indelible mark on the sonata. During 50 years of inspired creative effort, Haydn experimented constantly with the sonata form, adding a clear thematic structure to the tonal design inherited from earlier composers. This comprehensive new playing edition contains 52 sonatas by the master — a treasury of keyboard compositions in which echoes of the baroque and harbingers of romanticism blend with the lucidity and elegance of 18th-century classicism. Here is a remarka... Read More
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The towering composer who perfected the early symphonic form and invented the modern string quartet also left his indelible mark on the sonata. During 50 years of inspired creative effort, Haydn experimented constantly with the sonata form, adding a clear thematic structure to the tonal design inherited from earlier composers. This comprehensive new playing edition contains 52 sonatas by the master — a treasury of keyboard compositions in which echoes of the baroque and harbingers of romanticism blend with the lucidity and elegance of 18th-century classicism. Here is a remarkably convenient and reliable presentation of more than 50 of Haydn's efforts in the form, from the early divertimento-like sonatas to the masterworks of the later years, culminating in the sublime Sonata No. 52 in E-flat Major. Reprinted in two volumes from an authoritative Breitkopf & Härtel edition, the sonatas are arranged in a chronological sequence based on recent scholarship. Extremely clear and readable, with ample space for notes, this Dover edition is a must for serious pianists, students, and music lovers in general. It is an excellent, inexpensive means to study and savor the inventive daring, freedom, and mastery that Haydn brought to the piano sonata.
Reprint of the Breitkopf & Härtel, Leipzig, n.d. edition.
Details
Price: $16.95
Pages: 230
Publisher: Dover Publications
Imprint: Dover Publications
Series: Dover Classical Piano Music
Publication Date: 29th January 2013
Trim Size: 9.37 x 12.2 in
ISBN: 9780486311883
Format: eBook
BISACs: MUSIC / Genres & Styles / Classical MUSIC / Printed Music / Piano & Keyboard Repertoire
Author Bio
Austrian composer Joseph Haydn (1732–1809), one of the most prolific and prominent musicians of the Classical era, wrote in every genre. Friend to Mozart and teacher of Beethoven, he standardized the four-movement structure of the quartet, the form for which he is best known.
Table of Contents
Sonata No. 1 in C Major I: Allegro II: Andante III: Menuet Sonata No. 2 in B-flat Major I: Moderato II: Largo III: Menuet Sonata No. 3 in C Major I: Allegro II: Andante III: Menuetto Sonata No. 4 in D Major I: Allegro II: Menuetto III: Menuet IV: Menuet Sonata No. 5 in A Major I: Allegro II: Menuet III: Presto Sonata No. 6 in G Major I: Allegro II: Menuetto III: Adagio IV: Allegro molto Sonata No. 7 in C Major I: Allegro moderato II: Menuet III: Finale. Allegro Sonata No. 8 in G Major I: Allegro II: Menuet III: Andante IV: Allegro Sonata No. 9 in F Major I: Allegro II: Menuet III: Scherzo. Allegro (non troppo) Sonata No. 10 in C Major I: Moderato II: Menuet III: Finale. Presto. Sonata No. 11 in G Major I: Presto II: Andante III: Menuet Sonata No. 12 in A Major I: Andante II: Menuetto III: Finale. Allegretto) Sonata No. 13 in E Major I: Moderato II: Menuetto III: Finale. Presto. Sonata No. 14 in D Major I: Allegro moderato II: Menuetto III: Presto Sonata No. 15 in C Major I: Allegro II: Minuetto III: Air. Moderato Sonata No.16 in E-flat Major I: Andante II: Menuet III: Presto Sonata No. 17 in B-flat Major I: Allegro II: Andante III: Allegro Sonata No. 18 in B-flat Major I: Allegro moderato II: Moderato Sonata No. 19 in D Major I: Moderato II: Andante III: Finale. Allegro assai. Sonata No. 20 in C Minor I: Moderato II: Andante con moto III: Finale. Allegro. Sonata No. 21 in C Major I: Allegro moderato II: Adagio III: Finale. Presto. Sonata No. 22 in E Major I: Allegro moderato II: Andante III: Finale. Tempo di Menuetto. Sonata No. 23 in F Major I: Allegro moderato II: Andante III: Finale. Presto. Sonata No. 24 in D Major I: Allegro II: Adagio III: Finale. Presto. Sonata No. 25 in E-flat Major I: Moderato II: Tempo di Menuetto Sonata No. 26 in A Major I: Allegro moderato II: Menuetto al Rovescio III: Finale. Presto. Sonata No. 27 in G Major I: Allegro con brio II: Menuetto III: Finale. Presto. Sonata No. 28 in E-flat Major I: Allegro moderato II: Menuetto III: Finale. Presto. Sonata No. 29 in F Major I: Moderato II: Adagio III: Tempo di Menuetto
The towering composer who perfected the early symphonic form and invented the modern string quartet also left his indelible mark on the sonata. During 50 years of inspired creative effort, Haydn experimented constantly with the sonata form, adding a clear thematic structure to the tonal design inherited from earlier composers. This comprehensive new playing edition contains 52 sonatas by the master — a treasury of keyboard compositions in which echoes of the baroque and harbingers of romanticism blend with the lucidity and elegance of 18th-century classicism. Here is a remarkably convenient and reliable presentation of more than 50 of Haydn's efforts in the form, from the early divertimento-like sonatas to the masterworks of the later years, culminating in the sublime Sonata No. 52 in E-flat Major. Reprinted in two volumes from an authoritative Breitkopf & Härtel edition, the sonatas are arranged in a chronological sequence based on recent scholarship. Extremely clear and readable, with ample space for notes, this Dover edition is a must for serious pianists, students, and music lovers in general. It is an excellent, inexpensive means to study and savor the inventive daring, freedom, and mastery that Haydn brought to the piano sonata.
Reprint of the Breitkopf & Härtel, Leipzig, n.d. edition.
Price: $16.95
Pages: 230
Publisher: Dover Publications
Imprint: Dover Publications
Series: Dover Classical Piano Music
Publication Date: 29th January 2013
Trim Size: 9.37 x 12.2 in
ISBN: 9780486311883
Format: eBook
BISACs: MUSIC / Genres & Styles / Classical MUSIC / Printed Music / Piano & Keyboard Repertoire
Austrian composer Joseph Haydn (1732–1809), one of the most prolific and prominent musicians of the Classical era, wrote in every genre. Friend to Mozart and teacher of Beethoven, he standardized the four-movement structure of the quartet, the form for which he is best known.
Sonata No. 1 in C Major I: Allegro II: Andante III: Menuet Sonata No. 2 in B-flat Major I: Moderato II: Largo III: Menuet Sonata No. 3 in C Major I: Allegro II: Andante III: Menuetto Sonata No. 4 in D Major I: Allegro II: Menuetto III: Menuet IV: Menuet Sonata No. 5 in A Major I: Allegro II: Menuet III: Presto Sonata No. 6 in G Major I: Allegro II: Menuetto III: Adagio IV: Allegro molto Sonata No. 7 in C Major I: Allegro moderato II: Menuet III: Finale. Allegro Sonata No. 8 in G Major I: Allegro II: Menuet III: Andante IV: Allegro Sonata No. 9 in F Major I: Allegro II: Menuet III: Scherzo. Allegro (non troppo) Sonata No. 10 in C Major I: Moderato II: Menuet III: Finale. Presto. Sonata No. 11 in G Major I: Presto II: Andante III: Menuet Sonata No. 12 in A Major I: Andante II: Menuetto III: Finale. Allegretto) Sonata No. 13 in E Major I: Moderato II: Menuetto III: Finale. Presto. Sonata No. 14 in D Major I: Allegro moderato II: Menuetto III: Presto Sonata No. 15 in C Major I: Allegro II: Minuetto III: Air. Moderato Sonata No.16 in E-flat Major I: Andante II: Menuet III: Presto Sonata No. 17 in B-flat Major I: Allegro II: Andante III: Allegro Sonata No. 18 in B-flat Major I: Allegro moderato II: Moderato Sonata No. 19 in D Major I: Moderato II: Andante III: Finale. Allegro assai. Sonata No. 20 in C Minor I: Moderato II: Andante con moto III: Finale. Allegro. Sonata No. 21 in C Major I: Allegro moderato II: Adagio III: Finale. Presto. Sonata No. 22 in E Major I: Allegro moderato II: Andante III: Finale. Tempo di Menuetto. Sonata No. 23 in F Major I: Allegro moderato II: Andante III: Finale. Presto. Sonata No. 24 in D Major I: Allegro II: Adagio III: Finale. Presto. Sonata No. 25 in E-flat Major I: Moderato II: Tempo di Menuetto Sonata No. 26 in A Major I: Allegro moderato II: Menuetto al Rovescio III: Finale. Presto. Sonata No. 27 in G Major I: Allegro con brio II: Menuetto III: Finale. Presto. Sonata No. 28 in E-flat Major I: Allegro moderato II: Menuetto III: Finale. Presto. Sonata No. 29 in F Major I: Moderato II: Adagio III: Tempo di Menuetto
