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Music: An Appreciation: An Appreciation, Brief 4/e
Roger Kamien, Hebrew University

The Baroque Period
The Baroque Sonata

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The sonata was a form that helped raise the importance of instrumental music in the Baroque period. Sonatas were played in palaces, homes and churches, and featured three voices played by three different instruments. More information on the Sonata can be found below.