This facsimile sheet music by Friedrich Johann Schobert is part of our Dominantes collection.

Six sonatas for the harpsichord with accompaniment – Œuvre XIV – The accompaniment parts are ad libitum.
Edition: Paris, l’Auteur, Lyon, Castaud, s.d. (=1766).

The first sonata is a quartet: keyboard part, 2 violin parts and bass part. The five other sonatas are for harpsichord and violin ad libitum: two separate parts.

Presentation by Jeanne Roudet: From harpsichord to fortepiano – Hints for performance - Appendix.

The first sonata is for quartet ad libitum (2 violins, cello, harpsichord). Sonatas 2 and 6 are for harpsichord and violin. These sonatas can be played on solo harpsichord or piano forte without string accompaniment.

Collection supervised by the musicologist Jean Saint-Arroman.Facsimile of a copy in the National Library of Paris (France).

Liste des titres

1. Sonata I en Mi b Majeur : allegro assai - polonaise - tempo di minuetto - trio
2. Sonata II en Si b Majeur : allegro assai - andante - tempo di mineutto - trio - presto
3. Sonata III en ut mineur : allegro moderato - andante cantabile - menuetto grazioso - trio
4. Sonata IV en ré mineur : allegro assai - andante - presto
5. Sonata V en La Majeur : moderato - andante polonaise - menuet - trio
6. Sonata VI en Ut Majeur : badinage scherzando - andante - tempo di mineutto - trio