Robert Schumann and the Piano Concerto

First Published in 2005. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.

List of contents

Acknowledgments Introduction 1. Amateur and Virtuoso Musician 2. The Virtuoso Concerto 3. First Concerto Expositions and their Models 4. First Romantic Piece 5. Beethoven and Mozart Reception 6. Critical Observer: The Old Form I 7. Critical Observer: The Old Form II 8. Critical Observer: New Forms I 9. Critical Observer: New Forms II 10. Concertsatz in D Minor 11. Phantasie 12. Concertstücke 13. Team Programs Epilogue Notes Works Cited Index

About the author

Claudia Macdonald

Summary

Robert Schumann was a unique personality in 19th century music: a celebrated music critic and champion of new composers as well as a talented performer and composer himself, he did much to modernize the literature and performance style for the piano. This book covers the key period of c. 1815-55, exploring how the generation that came after Beethoven was central in reshaping and refining the conception of the concerto style, and particularly the piano concerto. It relates Schumann's own compositional development to his musical environment, recreating the exciting milieu in which Schumann and his contemporaries lived and worked. Written in scholarly, but non-technical language, Robert Schumann and theDevelopment of the Piano Concerto will appeal to college and conservatory teachers and students, as well as music connoisseurs. Also includes 60 musical examples.

Product details

• Authors: Claudia Macdonald, Claudia (Oberlin College Macdonald
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 16.04.2018
• EAN: 9781138997394
• ISBN: 978-1-138-99739-4
• No. of pages: 380
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Music > Monographs; Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Natural sciences (general); SOCIAL SCIENCE / General, MUSIC / Individual Composer & Musician, LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES / Communication Studies, MUSIC / Genres & Styles / Classical, Interdisciplinary studies, Musicians, singers, bands and groups, Art music, orchestral and formal music, Orchestras