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The Cambridge Companion to Mozart

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Editor: Simon P. Keefe, Queen's University Belfast

Simon P. Keefe, Cliff Eisen, Dorothea Link, Ian Woodfield, David Schroeder, W. Dean Sutcliffe, Paul Corneilson, Edmund J. Goehring, Julian Rushton, David J. Buch, John Daverio, Jan Smaczny, William Stafford, Katalin Komlós, Robert D. Levin

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Date Published: February 2005
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isbn: 9780511074882

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The Cambridge Companion to Mozart paints a rounded yet focussed picture of one of the most revered artists of all time. Bringing the most recent scholarship into the public arena, this volume bridges the gap between scholarly and popular images of the composer, enhancing the readers' appreciation of Mozart and his extraordinary output, regardless of their prior knowledge of the music. Part I situates Mozart in the context of late eighteenth-century musical environments and aesthetic trends that played a pivotal role in his artistic development and examines his methods of composition. Part II surveys Mozart's works in all of the genres in which he excelled and Part III looks at the reception of the composer and his music since his death. Part IV offers insight into Mozart's career as a performer as well as theoretical and practical perspectives on historically informed performances of his music.
- Comprehensive coverage of Mozart's works
- Written by the top international Mozart scholars
- The most recent scholarship presented in a user-friendly fashion
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'For anyone interested in the composer's sublime music this collection must become essential reading.' Contemporary Review
'… material here to appeal to people approaching Mozart from a wide variety of angles …'. Gramophone
'Keeping abreast of the burgeoning Mozart literature is an impossible task at the best of times, and this volume serves both as a timely reminder of the problem and as a reliable and up-to-date guide that navigates debates old and new with clarity and authority.' Eighteenth-Century Music
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- Date Published: February 2005
- format: Adobe eBook Reader
- isbn: 9780511074882
- contains: 3 b/w illus. 8 tables 40 music examples
- availability: This ISBN is for an eBook version which is distributed on our behalf by a third party.
Table of Contents
Introduction Simon P. Keefe
Chronology of Mozart's Life and Works Simon P. Keefe
Part I. Mozart in Context:
1. Mozart and Salzburg Cliff Eisen
2. Mozart in Vienna Dorothea Link
3. Mozart's compositional methods: writing for his singers Ian Woodfield
4. Mozart and late eighteenth-century aesthetics David Schroeder
Part II. The Works:
5. The keyboard music W. Dean Sutcliffe
6. The concertos in aesthetic and stylistic context Simon P. Keefe
7. The orchestral music Simon P. Keefe
8. Mozart's chamber music Cliff Eisen
9. Mozart as a vocal composer Paul Corneilson
10. The opere buffe Edmund J. Goehring
11. Mozart and opera seria Julian Rushton
12. Mozart's German operas David J. Buch
Part III. Reception:
13. Mozart in the nineteenth century John Daverio
14. Mozart and the twentieth century Jan Smaczny
15. The Evolution of Mozartian biography William Stafford
Part IV. Performance:
16. Mozart the performer Katalin Komlós
17. Performance practice in the music of Mozart Robert D. Levin.
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- A Composer's Style and Music: Mozart
- Haydn & Mozart
- Music of Mozart
Editor
Simon P. Keefe, Queen's University Belfast
Simon P. Keefe is Lecturer in Music at Queen's University, Belfast. He is the author of Mozart's Piano Concertos: Dramatic Dialogue in the Age of Enlightenment (2001).
Contributors
Simon P. Keefe, Cliff Eisen, Dorothea Link, Ian Woodfield, David Schroeder, W. Dean Sutcliffe, Paul Corneilson, Edmund J. Goehring, Julian Rushton, David J. Buch, John Daverio, Jan Smaczny, William Stafford, Katalin Komlós, Robert D. Levin