Sonata in the Classic Era

"A major scholarly structure of which not only [William S. Newman] but all of American musicology can be proud of. . . . It will be permanently indispensable to teachers, performers, libraries, and students. It is unique and epochmaking." '”Jan LaRue, Musical Quarterly"Newman is perhaps uniquely equipped, if not positively fated, to produce a thorough history of the sonata." '”Eugene Helm, Notes"The thoroughness with which Newman has approached his research problem reveals a degree of dedication which has made all of us the grateful benefactors of a definitive volume filled with interesting and valuable information, bibliographical, statistical. historical, and descriptive." '”Alice Mitchell, Piano QuarterlyNewman, William S. is the author of 'Sonata in the Classic Era', published 1983 under ISBN 9780393952865 and ISBN 039395286X.