Vibrant Keyboard Sonorities: The Solo Keyboard Sonata. A History in Seven Volumes: Volume 3: The Pre-Classical Era Solo Keyboard Sonata

This Volume 3 textbook is the third part of a proposed collection of seven volumes about the history of the solo keyboard sonata. The main subject will be the piano sonata. In the Pre-Classical Era, the main keyboard instrument was the fortepiano (also called pianoforte). Most of the keyboard music in this Era was composed for the fortepiano. One chapter is devoted to the invention and development of the fortepiano. The central composer in this Volume is Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach, one of the sons of the famous German composer J. S. Bach. Sonatas from Germany, Italy, Great Britain, France and elsewhere are discussed in separate chapters. The last chapter is a discussion of the evolution of The Pre-Classical musical style into the Viennese Classical style. A Bibliography, Composer Index, Appendix, and Discography are included.