A Popular History of the Art of Music From the Earliest Times Until the Present

CHAPTER XXV--EMANUEL BACH, HAYDN--THE SONATA 282-291

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The sons of Bach--Emanuel Bach as composer--difficulty of founding a new form--Haydn--early years--conductor for Prince Esterhazy, compositions--the visit to London--the money he made--"The Creation"; second visit to London--Haydn and the sonata form--"The Last Seven Words"--his rank as tone-poet.