Can I read Music in Eighteenth-Century Austria on EtoBox?

Music in Eighteenth-Century Austria by David Wyn Jones is a book available to read on EtoBox.

What is Music in Eighteenth-Century Austria about?

The music of Haydn, Mozart and Beethoven forms a cornerstone of the modern repertoire, but very little is known about the context in which these composers worked. This volume of twelve essays by leading international scholars covers some of the musical traditions and practices of this little-understood period of music history. Beginning with the early decades of the eighteenth century, the volume documents selected aspects of musical life and style from the late Baroque period to the early years of the nineteenth century. The four main areas covered in this exploration of new territories in music history are orchestral music, sacred music, opera and keyboard music. Georg Reutter (Haydn's teacher), Antonio Salieri (Mozart's colleague) and Joseph Wolfl (a rival of Beethoven) are only three of the prominent musicians of the period who are discussed at length.

Author

David Wyn Jones

Publisher

Cambridge [England] ; New York: Cambridge University Press

Published

1996

Language

EN

ISBN

9780521028592

Subjects

Music, Arts