This accessible introduction to the musical work and cultural world of Joseph Haydn covers his contemporaries, working environments and aesthetics. Chapters on the reception of his music explore keyboard performance practices, Haydn's posthumous reputation, recorded performances and revivals of his operas. The book surveys his major performance genre--including symphonies, string quartets, keyboard sonatas and trios, liturgical music, oratorios, etc...
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“Coverage of genres is balanced, with chapters on symphonies and concertos, quartets, keyboard sonatas and trios, oratories, songs, and operas. The book concludes with endnotes and extensive bibliographic references.” --Choice
“Coverage of genres is balanced, with chapters on symphonies and concertos, quartets, keyboard sonatas and trios, oratories, songs, and operas. The book concludes with endnotes and extensive bibliographic references.” --Choice
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This Companion provides an accessible introduction to the musical work and cultural world of Joseph Haydn. Contributors provide chapters on Haydn and his contemporaries, his working environments, and his aesthetics. Chapters on the reception of his music explore keyboard performance practices, Haydn's posthumous reputation, recorded performances and images of his symphonies, and revivals of his operas. The book surveys the major genres in which Haydn wrote, including symphonies, string quartets, keyboard sonatas and trios, liturgical music, oratorios, miscellaneous vocal genres, and the lesser known operas composed for Eszterháza and London.
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- Boccherini's Body: An Essay in Carnal Musicology by Elisabeth Le Guin in Back Matter (1), and Back Matter (2)
- The Cambridge Companion to Twentieth-Century Opera (Cambridge Companions to Music) by Mervyn Cooke in Back Matter
- The Cambridge Companion to the Concerto (Cambridge Companions to Music) by Simon P. Keefe in Back Matter
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