The Characteristic Symphony in the Age of Haydn and Beethoven (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9780521057172)

Characteristic symphonies have texts associating them with literature, politics, religion, and other aspects of eighteenth- and early nineteenth-century European culture. Examining both the music and its aesthetic and social contexts, this first full-length study of the genre demonstrates how symphonies constructed individual and collective identities through their subjects, representing emotion, human bodily movement, and the passage of time. Examples discussed include the Pastoral and Eroica symphonies of Beethoven and works by Haydn, Dittersdorf, and other composers of the era. An Appendix provides a thematic index of the entire repertory.

Author: Richard Will
ISBN-10: 0521057175
ISBN-13: 9780521057172
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Language: English
Published: 03/27/2008
Pages: 344
Format: Paperback
Weight: 1.11lbs
Size: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.77d