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Forgery in Musical Composition tells the fascinating history of forgery in classical music culture from the 1790s to the 1990s. The book exposes how and why musical counterfeits are made, casting new light on canonical composers such as Haydn, Mozart, and Schubert alongside prominent twentieth-century musicians like Fritz Kreisler and Glenn Gould. Drawing on a wealth of scores, primary sources, and interviews, the study ultimately suggests that confrontations with the reality of compositional forgery can help clarify concerns about authenticity, creativity, and the self which continue to shape musical culture in the present.
List of contents
- List of Music Examples
- List of Figures
- List of Tables
- Preface
- Acknowledgments
- Introduction: The Van Meegeren Syndrome
- PART I. ROMANTIC CULTURES OF FORGERY, 1791-1945
- 1. Mozartian Swan Songs
- 2. Kreislerian Fantasies
- PART II. MODERN CULTURES OF FORGERY, 1945-2000
- 3. Schubert's Untrue Symphony
- 4. Haydn's Missing Link
- Epilogue
- Bibliography
- Index
About the author
Frederick Reece is Assistant Professor of Music History at the University of Washington. His research centers on the music and culture of the long nineteenth century, with a particular focus on issues of authorship and authenticity. Reece's articles and reviews have appeared in such venues as the
Journal of Musicology and the
Journal of the American Musicological Society. Educated at the University of Oxford and Harvard University, he is the recipient of the American Musicological Society's Paul A. Pisk Prize and Alvin H. Johnson AMS 50 Fellowship.
