Mozart: The ''Haydn'' Quartets

Klappentext A guide to Mozart's most famous string quartets! dedicated to his friend! Joseph Haydn. Zusammenfassung A guide to Mozart's most famous string quartets! dedicated to his friend! Joseph Haydn. Provides full synopsis of each piece and examines the music in relation to Mozart's earlier quarters. Charts their reception through a broad range of sources: letters! diaries! contemporary criticism and biographies. Inhaltsverzeichnis 1. Mozart's early quartets; 2. Genesis of the 'Haydn' quartets; 3. Steps to publication; 4. The individual quartets: a synopsis; 5. Some theoretical perspectives; 6. Reception of the 'Haydn' quartets; Appendix; Notes; Select bibliography; Index.

Product details

• Authors: John Irving, John (University of Bristol) Irving
• Assisted by: Julian Rushton (Editor)
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 08.01.1998
• EAN: 9780521585613
• ISBN: 978-0-521-58561-3
• No. of pages: 116
• Series: Cambridge Music Handbooks
• Subject: Humanities, art, music > Music