The Cambridge Companion to Haydn (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9780521833479)

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...

Author: Caryl Clark
ISBN-10: 0521833477
ISBN-13: 9780521833479
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Language: English
Published: 11/24/2005
Pages: 338
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 1.58lbs
Size: 9.76h x 7.11w x 0.89d