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- 100 1_ |a Downs, Philip G.
- 245 10 |a Classical music : |b the era of Haydn, Mozart, and Beethoven / |c Philip G. Downs.
- 260 __ |a New York : |b W.W. Norton, |c c1992.
- 300 __ |a xvi, 697 p. : |b ill., music, ports. ; |c 25 cm.
- 490 1_ |a The Norton introduction to music history
- 504 __ |a Includes bibliographical references (p. 669-677) and index.
- 505 00 |t The transition from Baroque: music to 1760. |t The background to eighteenth-century thought -- |t The musician in society -- |t Music for private performance -- |t Music for public performance -- |t Words and music on the stage -- |t Embracing the new style: music 1760-80. |t The social and philosophical milieu -- |t The musician's livelihood -- |t Music in the home -- |t Concert and church music -- |t Opera -- |t Haydn, the developing master. |t The early years: 1732-60 -- |t The first Esterházy years: to 1770 -- |t The great stylistic break: 1770-79 -- |t Mozart, genius apparent. |t The wunderkind years: 1756-73 -- |t Early style -- |t The "Colloredo" years: 1773-81 -- |t The high Salzburg style -- |t The classical style at its apogee: 1780-1800. |t Years of revolution and change -- |t The changing status of the musician -- |t Solo and chamber music -- |t The preeminence of the symphony and the concerto -- |t The various faces of musical theater -- |t Haydn, the acknowledge master. |t The last years at Esterháza: 1780-90 -- |t Freedom at last -- |t Mozart, genius achieved. |t The last ten years: 1781-91 -- |t The great works of the final decade -- |t Beethoven: 1770-1827. |t The giant astride the centuries -- |t The entire oeuvre -- |t The eighteenth-century heritage at work in the early nineteenth century. |t Post-revolutionary changes in society and the arts -- |t The business and the institution of music -- |t Chamber music in the concert hall -- |t The loss of intimacy: performance triumphant.
- 520 1_ |a "The latest volume in the Norton Introduction to Music History series focuses on the rise and decline of the Classical style, which flourished from the middle of the eighteenth century to the second decade of the nineteenth. The author demonstrates the enormous diversity and constant change that characterized music and musical life during this period. Downs eschews the usual stylistic labels, such as Rococo and High Classic, and instead organizes the text into short time spans. Within each, he looks to the social conditions and daily life of the musician, the aesthetics and audience preference in structures, performing combinations, and performing styles. The minor composers, or kleinmeister, are carefully observed, since they most accurately mirror their times. On the other hand, the giants, who left their mark on music for all time, receive full biographical scrutiny at each stage of their development."--BOOK JACKET. "The book begins with the transition from the Baroque up to 1760 and the burgeoning new style that developed in the next two decades. The author then focuses on the early years of Haydn and Mozart before giving full treatment to the last twenty years of the eighteenth century, which saw the Classical style reach its apogee. Downs returns to the mature Haydn and deals with the last decade of Mozart's life, and finally considers Beethoven's musical origins and accomplishments. He concludes by documenting the eighteenth-century heritage at work in the early nineteenth century."--BOOK JACKET. "Copiously illustrated, with abundant music examples, this fascinating survey provides invaluable insights into the period that produced some of the most astonishing music ever written."--BOOK JACKET.
- 600 10 |a Haydn, Joseph, |d 1732-1809.
- 600 10 |a Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus, |d 1756-1791.
- 600 10 |a Beethoven, Ludwig van, |d 1770-1827.
- 650 _0 |a Music |y 18th century |x History and criticism.
- 650 _0 |a Music |y 19th century |x History and criticism.
- 830 _4 |a The Norton introduction to music history.