The classical style : Haydn, Mozart, Beethoven /
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Literature type: | Book |
Language: | English |
Edition: | Expanded ed. |
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Carrier Form: | xxx, 533 p. : ill., music ; 24 cm. |
Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
ISBN: |
0393040208 9780393040203 0393317129 (pbk.) 9780393317121 (pbk.) : |
Index Number: | ML195 |
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J605 J609.141 |
Call Number: | J609.141/R813/exp.ed. |
Contents: | I. Introduction: 1. The musical language of the late eighteenth century ; 2. Theories of form ; 3. The origins of the style -- II. The classical style: 1. The coherence of the musical language ; 2. Structure and ornament -- III. Haydn from 1770 to the death of Mozart: 1. String quartet ; 2. Symphony -- IV. Serious opera -- V. Mozart: 1. The concerto ; 2. String quartet ; 3. Comic opera -- VI. Haydn after the death of Mozart: 1. The popular style ; 2. Piano trio ; 3. Church music -- VII. Beethoven: 1. Beethoven ; 2. Beethoven's later years and the conventions of his childhood ; 3. Epilogue. |