Chamber Music.

This is the authoritative book on the history of chamber music from the earliest period to the contemporary world. There are musical examples throughout the book. Contents: *Backgrounds *From canzone to sonata da chiesa *From dance suite to sonata da camera *The solo & the trio sonata *The emergence of classical style *Franz Joseph Haydn *Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart *Ludwig van Beethoven *Schubert & the romantic period *Brahms & the decline of romanticism *The contemporary world *Bibliography