Following an Historical Progression: The Early Baroque Sonata

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Robert V. Giglio, student of Historical Brass Performance(cornetto) and Musicology at the Purchase Conservatory of Music, will be givinga Lecture/Demonstration on the progression of the sonata as a Baroque genre.The evening will begin with a discussion of 17th Century Venice: Gabrieli'sGeneration, the Venetian Stil Moderno and the mysterious lives of DarioCastello and Giovanni Battista Fontana. The differentiation between transalpine and Italian composers of thelate 17th/early 18th century will then be explored.  The lecture will culminate in a discussion ofthe Bach violin sonatas.  Beautiful musicof the above composers will be performed by the Purchase Early Music Ensemble players.