The Classical Style : Haydn, Beethoven, Mozart

Informationen zum Autor Charles Rosen, internationally renowned pianist and author, taught at The State University of New York at Stony Brook and the University of Chicago, and delivered the Charles Eliot Norton Lectures at Harvard. In 1988 he was the George Eastman Visiting Professor at the University of Oxford. He lived in New York City. Klappentext In the book, Rosen concentrates on the three major figures of the time - Haydn, Mozart and Beethoven - because 'it is in terms of their achievements that the musical vernacular can best be defined'. In this expanded edition, Rosen follows the development of each composer's best known genres: for Haydn, the symphony and string quartet; The Classical Style is Charles Rosen's 'epoch-making' work on Haydn, Mozart and Beethoven, and t he definitive and essential survey of classical music. Zusammenfassung In the book, Rosen concentrates on the three major figures of the time - Haydn, Mozart and Beethoven - because 'it is in terms of their achievements that the musical vernacular can best be defined'. In this expanded edition, Rosen follows the development of each composer's best known genres: for Haydn, the symphony and string quartet;

Product details

• Authors: Charles Rosen
• Publisher: Faber & Faber
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 07.07.2005
• EAN: 9780571228126
• ISBN: 978-0-571-22812-6
• No. of pages: 560
• Dimensions: 153 mm x 234 mm x 41 mm
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Music > Monographs; Prose: non-fiction, Individual composers & musicians, specific bands & groups, MUSIC / Individual Composer & Musician, Biography & non-fiction prose, BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Music, Educational: Music