{"product_id":"mozarts-viennese-instrumental-music-simon-p-keefe-9781843833192","title":"Mozart's Viennese Instrumental Music: A Study of Stylistic Re-Invention","description":"\u003cb\u003eThe music Mozart composed in Vienna closely examined, bringing out the processes of re-invention and re-formulation it displays.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe stylistic evolution of Mozart's Viennese instrumental repertory as a whole [1781-1791], closely tied to historical and contextual lines of enquiry, has yet to receive systematic attention. This book fills the gap through a study of stylistic re-invention, a practically- and empirically-based theory that explains how innovative, putatively inspired ideas take shape in Mozart's works and lead to stylistic re-formulation. Re-invention comprises a two-stage process: Mozart manipulates pre-existent stylistic features of his music to climactic effect, in so doing introducing a demonstrably 'new' stylistic dimension with broad aesthetic resonance; he subsequently re-appraises his style in response to the dimension in question. From close examination of a variety of Mozart's works [piano concertos, string quartets and symphonies in particular], supported by study of Mozart's other chamber and dramatic works, the author shows that stylistic re-invention is a consistent and coherent manifestation of stylistic development. Ultimately re-invention puts centre stage the interaction of intellectual and imaginative elements of Mozart's musicalpersonality, accounting both for processes of reflection and re-appraisal and for striking conceptual leaps.\u003cbr\u003e SIMON P. KEEFE is James Rossiter Hoyle Chair of Music, University of Sheffield.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Simon P. Keefe\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1843833190\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781843833192\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Boydell Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/16\/2007\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 230\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.15lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.39h x 6.56w x 0.95d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eChoice\u003c\/i\u003e 02\/01\/2008 pg. 1168","brand":"Simon P. Keefe","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":48088869667071,"sku":"9781843833192","price":120.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_1d26a2fb-b5c7-4392-ac8f-65993a889100.jpg?v=1769106992","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/mozarts-viennese-instrumental-music-simon-p-keefe-9781843833192","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}