The Pianoforte Sonata: Its Origin and Development

The Project Gutenberg EBook of The Pianoforte Sonata, by J.S. ShedlockThis eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and withalmost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away orre-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License includedwith this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.netTitle: The Pianoforte Sonata Its Origin and DevelopmentAuthor: J.S. ShedlockRelease Date: November 16, 2005 [EBook #17074]Language: EnglishCharacter set encoding: ISO-8859-1*** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK THE PIANOFORTE SONATA ***Produced by John Hagerson, Charles Aldarondo, Linda Cantoni,and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team athttp://www.pgdp.netTHEPIANOFORTE SONATAITS ORIGIN AND DEVELOPMENTBYJ.S. SHEDLOCK, B.A.[Illustration: MONUMENT OF BERNARDO PASQUINI IN THE CHURCH OF SANLORENZO IN LUCINA ROMESKETCHED BY STRITCH HUTTON]METHUEN & CO.36 ESSEX STREET, W.C.LONDONCONTENTSCHAP. PAGE I. INTRODUCTORY 1 II. JOHANN KUHNAU 38 III. BERNARDO PASQUINI: A CONTEMPORARY OF J. KUHNAU 71 IV. EMANUEL BACH AND SOME OF HIS CONTEMPORARIES 82 V. HAYDN AND MOZART 111 VI. PREDECESSORS OF BEETHOVEN 130 VII. LUDWIG VAN BEETHOVEN 160VIII. TWO CONTEMPORARIES ...