Composition: 8 Harpsichord Sonatas (Arne, Thomas Augustine)
| Title | VIII Sonatas or Lessons for the Harpsichord |
| Alternative title | 8 Harpsichord Sonatas |
| Creators | Thomas Augustine Arne (composer) |
| Opus | RISM A/I: A 2160 |
| Instrumentation | harpsichord |
| Number of movements | 8 |
| Keys | — |
| Composed | — |
| First published | 1756 |
| Dedication | — |
| Tempo markings | — |
| Metronome markings | — |
| Time signatures | — |
| Average duration (sec) | — |
| Number of measures | — |
| Composition types | Sonatas, Lessons |
| Period | Classical |
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Sections
| Title click for details |
Metronome | Key | Measures |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sonata in F major | — | — | — |
| Sonata in E minor | — | — | — |
| Sonata in G major | — | — | — |
| Sonata in D minor | — | — | — |
| Sonata in B-flat major | — | — | — |
| Sonata in G minor | — | — | — |
| Sonata in A major | — | — | — |
| Sonata in G major | — | — | — |
Arrangements
| Details | Section | Arranged for | Arranger |
|---|---|---|---|
| view | Sonata No.5 in B-flat major | organ | — |
| view | Sonata No.7 in A major | organ | Pierre Gouin |
Scores
| Details | Section | Type | Publisher | Date | File |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| view | Complete | — | John Walsh | — | Complete Score · view |
| view | Complete | — | Montréal: Les Éditions Outremontaises | 2011 | Complete Score · view |
| view | Complete | — | Montréal: Les Éditions Outremontaises | 2011 | Sonata No.1 in F major · view Sonata No.2 in E minor · view Sonata No.3 in G major · view Sonata No.4 in D minor · view Sonata No.5 in B-flat major · view Sonata No.6 in G minor · view Sonata No.7 in A major · view Sonata No.8 in G major · view |
| view | Sonata No.5 in B-flat major | Arrangement for organ | — | — | Ayre and Gavot · view |
| view | Sonata No.7 in A major | Arrangement for organ |
Montréal: Les Éditions Outremontaises | 2011 | III. Flute Tune - Score (organ without pedal) · view |
Recordings/Performances
| Details | Type | Section | Performers | Arranged for | Files | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| view | Synthesized | Sonata No.6 in G minor | Mississippi College Piano Pedagogy (piano) | — | 6. Gigue · file | |
| view | Synthesized | Synthesized | Complete | For Harpsichord (Gouin) | Sonata No.1 in F major · file Sonata No.2 in E minor · file Sonata No.3 in G major · file Sonata No.4 in D minor · file Sonata No.5 in B-flat major · file Sonata No.6 in G minor · file Sonata No.7 in A major · file Sonata No.8 in G major · file |
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| view | Synthesized | Synthesized | Sonata No.7 in A major | For Organ solo (Gouin) | III. Flute Tune - Synthesized performance · file |
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