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Haydn and the Enlightenment: The Late Symphonies and Their Audience Contributor(s): Schroeder, David P. (Author) |
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ISBN: 0198166826 ISBN-13: 9780198166825 Publisher: Clarendon Press
Binding Type: Paperback - See All Available Formats & Editions Published: January 1998 Annotation: This book challenges the widely held view of Haydn as an inspired instrumental musician who composed in isolation from eighteenth-century enlightened thinking. Schroeder presents Haydn as a culturally and politically sensitive representative of the Age of Enlightenment, arguing that Haydn's awareness of contemporary aesthetic opinion and the tenets of the Enlightenment are reflected by the transformation in his compositional style. He explores Haydn's relationship with his audience, and suggests that Haydn was well acquainted with the contemporary view that works of art should serve a moral function, pointing to numerous instances in the late symphonies where this end is effectively pursued. Click for more in this series: Clarendon Paperbacks |
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BISAC Categories: - Music | History & Criticism - General - Music | Genres & Styles - Classical |
Dewey: 784.218 |
LCCN: 97025754 |
Series: Clarendon Paperbacks |
Physical Information: 0.61" H x 6.38" W x 9.02" L (0.77 lbs) 230 pages |
Themes: - Chronological Period - 18th Century - Cultural Region - Central Europe |
Features: Bibliography, Illustrated, Index, Table of Contents |
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Publisher Description: This book challenges the widely held view of Haydn as an inspired instrumental musician who composed in isolation from eighteenth-century enlightened thinking. Schroeder presents Haydn as a culturally and politically sensitive representative of the Age of Enlightenment, arguing that Haydn's awareness of contemporary aesthetic opinion and the tenets of the Enlightenment are reflected by the transformation in his compositional style. He explores Haydn's relationship with his audience, and suggests that Haydn was well acquainted with the contemporary view that works of art should serve a moral function, pointing to numerous instances in the late symphonies where this end is effectively pursued. |
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