Work 1: The Sonatas of 1716
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Work 1: The Sonatas of 1716
The Sonatas of 1716, published that year in London, are a collection of twelve sonatas for violin and figured bass, clearly based on the model of the Sonatas Op. 5 by Arcangelo Corelli, published in 1700, but in a more advanced style: greater virtuosity for the violinist, greater variation in the composition and in the way movements are put together to form sonatas. When they were published in London in 1716, they were considered the most difficult music available for the violin at the time.
Read and see more in:
The Sonatas of 1716 Appendix 1-3