Primarily known as a vocal composer, Dallapiccola wrote relatively few instrumental works. While none is large-scale in design or ambition, each is written with characteristic clarity and conciseness of expression. In the Sonata canonica and Tartiniana seconda, Dallapiccola pays homage to Paganini and Tartini, sharing with them a fascination for contrapuntal techniques. The Quaderno musicale di Annalibera, the most purely attractive of Dallapiccola’s instrumental works, is considered by some to be the modern day equivalent of Bach’s Art of Fugue and Musical Offering.