Haydn: String Quartets, Op. 50
£25.99
Part of Cambridge Music Handbooks
- Author: W. Dean Sutcliffe, University of Auckland
- Date Published: March 1992
- availability: Available
- format: Paperback
- isbn: 9780521399951
£
25.99
Paperback
Other available formats:
eBook
Looking for an inspection copy?
This title is not currently available on inspection
-
The Op. 50 string quartets contain some of the purest writing Haydn ever accomplished. In this first full account of these six quartets Dean Sutcliffe evaluates the Op. 50 in relation to Haydn's more frequently performed quartets and considers their relevance to the composer's wider output. A lucid and accessible discussion of the music emphasises the unity of each quartet: not only motivic unity, but unity also of texture, articulation, harmony and syntax. Each quartet is described in detail. The informative background provided by Dr Sutcliffe includes a brief history of the string quartet, and an assessment of Haydn's earlier works in this genre and of his role at Esterhaza. The description of the composition and publication of the Op. 50 quartets is based on the evidence of Haydn's surviving letters and the recently discovered autograph copies of Nos. 3 to 6 - a discovery which is vividly documented here for the first time.
Read more- The first full account of an important group of quartets by Haydn - the 'father of the string quartet'
- It includes a brief history of the string quartet and discussion of other quartets by Haydn
- Contains a vivid account of the discovery of the autograph copies of four of these quartets
Reviews & endorsements
' … the author is able to relate this comparatively neglected part of the Haydn quartet literature to the rest of the composer's work and so produce a mongoraph which many should find interesting.' Musical Times
Customer reviews
Not yet reviewed
Be the first to review
Review was not posted due to profanity
×Product details
- Date Published: March 1992
- format: Paperback
- isbn: 9780521399951
- length: 128 pages
- dimensions: 217 x 138 x 8 mm
- weight: 0.168kg
- contains: 3 b/w illus.
- availability: Available
Table of Contents
List of illustrations
Preface
1. Origins of the genre
2. Development of the genre
3. Kapellmeister at Esterhaza
4. Genesis
5. The story of the autographs
6. Critical reception
7. Design
8. The individual works
Notes
Select bibliography
Index.
Sorry, this resource is locked
Please register or sign in to request access. If you are having problems accessing these resources please email [email protected]
Register Sign in» Proceed
You are now leaving the Cambridge University Press website. Your eBook purchase and download will be completed by our partner www.ebooks.com. Please see the permission section of the www.ebooks.com catalogue page for details of the print & copy limits on our eBooks.
Continue ×Are you sure you want to delete your account?
This cannot be undone.
Thank you for your feedback which will help us improve our service.
If you requested a response, we will make sure to get back to you shortly.
×