This book is a guide to Mozart's six most famous string quartets, dedicated to his friend, Joseph Haydn. In addition to providing a full synopsis of each quartet this book examines the music in relation to Mozart's earlier quartets, considers the genesis of these six pieces and charts their reception through a broad range of sources: letters and diary entries, contemporary criticism and early biographies.
Product Identifiers
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
ISBN-10
0521584752
ISBN-13
9780521584753
eBay Product ID (ePID)
218071
Product Key Features
Author
John Irving
Publication Name
Mozart : the 'haydn' Quartets
Format
Hardcover
Language
English
Series
Cambridge Music Handbooks Ser.
Publication Year
1998
Type
Textbook
Number of Pages
116 Pages
Dimensions
Item Length
8.8in
Item Height
0.6in
Item Width
5.7in
Item Weight
10.6 Oz
Additional Product Features
Lc Classification Number
Ml410.M9 I73 1998
Table of Content
1. Mozart's early quartets; 2. Genesis of the 'Haydn' quartets; 3. Steps to publication; 4. The individual quartets: a synopsis; 5. Some theoretical perspectives; 6. Reception of the 'Haydn' quartets; Appendix; Notes; Select bibliography; Index.
Copyright Date
1998
Target Audience
College Audience
Topic
Genres & Styles / Classical, General
Lccn
97-007268
Dewey Decimal
785/.7194/092
Dewey Edition
21
Illustrated
Yes
Genre
Music
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