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Synopsis:This is a comprehensive introduction to the art of playing recorder
sonatas, designed not only for students and teachers, but also for those
self-taught recorder players who have reached the point where they feel
ready to embark upon solo sonata playing. It aims to encourage players
whose experience has been limited to consort music to extend their
playing to sonatas by Handel, Telemann and others, so increasing their
enjoyment and skill in recorder playing in all its varied forms. Through
this book they will encounter sonatas from the 17th, 18th and 20th
centuries, which often make challenging demands upon the recorder's
expressive capabilities. Each of the sonatas considered is described in
relation to its musical background (illustrated by parallels with other arts) and to the performance practices of each period.