The Classical era : from the 1740s to the end of the 18th century / edited by Neal Zaslaw
1989, First Edition. London : Macmillan. Fine cloth copy in a near fine, very slightly edge-nicked and dust-dulled dust wrapper, now mylar-sleeved. Remains particularly and surprisingly well-preserved; tight, bright, clean and sharp-cornered. Item #232837
ISBN: 0333472608
Series; Man & music. Physical description; x, 416 p. : ill, 1 map, music, ports ; 24 cm. Notes; Includes bibliographies and index. Contents; Music and society in the classical era / Neal Zaslaw -- Italy : two opera centres / Dennis Libby -- Paris : the end of the Ancien Régime / Jean Mongrédien -- Maria Theresa's Vienna / Bruce Alan Brown -- Vienna under Joseph II and Leopold II / John A. Rice -- Salzburg under church rule / Cliff Eisen -- The bohemian lands / Christopher Hogwood, Jan Smaczny -- The Mannheim court / Eugene K. Wolf -- Codurts and municipalities in north Germany / Thomas Bauman -- Haydn at the Esterházy court / László Somfai -- London : a city of unrivalled riches / William Weber -- Stockholm in the Gustavian era / Anna Johnson -- Spain in the enlightenment / Craig H. Russell -- Philadelphia : a city in the new world / Nicholas E. Tawa. Summary; The Classical Era embraces what is commonly thought of as the centre of the Western musical tradition, the music of Haydn and Mozart, the creators of the symphony and the string quartet and the first great operatic classics. Each chapter focuses on the musical activities of a particular city, the music is explained in terms of the prevailing social, economic and political climate. Subjects; (400-1699). Music - History and criticism - Medieval, (400-1500) - Periodicals. Music - 18th century - History and criticism. Classicism in music. Music and society. Music - History and criticism - Medieval, (400-1500). Music - (500-1400) - History and criticism. Music - 16th century - History and criticism. Music - 17th century - History and criticism. Music - (500-1400) - History and criticism - Periodicals. Music - 16th century - History and criticism - Periodicals. Music - 17th century - History and criticism - Periodicals. History. Classical Period. Musique - 18e siècle - Histoire et critique. Musique - Histoire et critique. Music - to 1985. Classical music (c 1750 to c 1830). Music/ General. Culture-Study and teaching. Genres; Criticism, interpretation, etc. Periodicals.
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