What forms of composition were being worked out while the polyphonic
style was reaching a culmination?
What style had been most prominent in the early sonata?
What points had been agreed upon as necessary in the construction of
the sonata?
What changes were made from the simple dance form?
In what part of the sonata did the greatest change occur?
What was the course of development in sonata form up to Haydn?
Tell about Kuhnau and his work.
Tell about other early composers.
Tell about Wilhelm Friedemann Bach.
Tell about Johann Christoph Bach.
Tell about Carl Philip Emanuel Bach.
Tell about Carl Philip Emanuel Bach’s contribution to the development
of the sonata.
What other works did C. P. E. Bach write?
A comparison of the dates from Kuhnau’s published work in Sonatas to
that of C. P. E. Bach, the immediate predecessor and model for Haydn,
shows that the form took definite shape in the course of about fifty
years.
[Illustration: FRANZ JOSEPH HAYDN.]