Music in Eighteenth-Century Austria
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- Editor: David Wyn Jones, University of Wales College of Cardiff
- Date Published: November 2006
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- isbn: 9780521028592
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The music of Haydn, Mozart and Beethoven forms a cornerstone of the modern repertoire, but very little is known about the context in which these composers worked. This volume of twelve essays by leading international scholars considers some of the musical traditions and practices of this little-understood period of music history. Beginning with the early decades of the eighteenth century, the volume documents selected aspects of musical life and style from the late Baroque period through to the early years of the nineteenth century. The four main areas covered in this exploration of music history are orchestral music, sacred music, opera and keyboard music. Georg Reutter (Haydn's teacher), Antonio Salieri (Mozart's colleague) and Wölffl (a rival of Beethoven) are just three of the period's prominent musicians who are discussed at length.
Read more- Was one of the first books to cover these topics
- A context for the music of Haydn, Mozart and Beethoven
- Valuable documentation of the state of research in the period
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'… the papers make a substantial contribution to our understanding and knowledge of the topics they cover.' The Musical Times
See more reviews'The book stands as an excellent contribution to modern research. The editor's introductory essay outlines genuinely new perspectives, and it ends, appropriately, with the statement 'Larsen's Challenge to Musicology' remains.' Opera Quarterly
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- Date Published: November 2006
- format: Paperback
- isbn: 9780521028592
- length: 304 pages
- dimensions: 244 x 168 x 17 mm
- weight: 0.475kg
- contains: 3 b/w illus. 12 tables 68 music examples
- availability: Available
Table of Contents
List of plates
Preface
1. Introduction: new challenges, new perspectives David Wyn Jones
Part I. Overture, Symphony and Concerto:
2. The trumpet overture and sinfonia in Vienna (1715–1822): rise, decline and reformulation A. Peter Brown
3. The early Classical violin concerto in Austria Chappell White
Part II. Traditions in Sacred Music:
4. Haydn's Missa sunt bona mixta malis and the a cappella tradition David Wyn Jones
5. Johann Baptist Vanhal and the pastoral mass tradition Bruce MacIntyre
6. The Austrian pastorella and the stylus rusticanus: comic and pastoral elements in Austrian music, 1750–1800 Geoffrey Chew
Part III. Opera and Drama:
7. The applausus musicus, or Singgedicht: a neglected genre of eighteenth-century musical theatre Robert N. Freeman
8. The operas of Antonio Salieri as a reflection of Viennese opera 1770–1800 John A. Rice
9. Lorenzo da Ponte's Viennese librettos Konrad Küster
10. Viennese amateur or London professional? A reconsideration of Haydn's tragic cantata Arianna a Naxos Julian Rushton
Part IV. Pianos and Pianism:
11. The Viennese fortepiano in the eighteenth century Eva Badura-Skoda
The Beethoven-Wölfl piano duel Tia DeNora
Index.
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