The classical style : Haydn, Mozart, Beethoven /

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Main Authors: Rosen, Charles, 1927-2012
Published:
Literature type: Book
Language: English
Edition: Expanded ed.
Subjects:
Summary: Major.
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
CLC: 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.