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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
OUR PRICE: $73.15  

Binding Type: Paperback - See All Available Formats & Editions
Published: January 1998
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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.

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Additional Information
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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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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