The Century of Bach and Mozart - Perspectives on Historiography, Composition, Theory and Performance

Klappentext A collection of essays which offer a variety of perspectives on the two composers, Johann Sebastian Bach and Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, as well as some of their contemporaries. It addresses topics as diverse as the historiography of eighteenth-century music, concepts of time and musical form, and compositional process. Zusammenfassung Bach and Mozart stand as towering representatives of European music of the 18th century, composers whose works reflect intellectual, religious, and aesthetic trends of the period. This collection of essays by leading authorities offers new perspectives on the two composers, as well as some of their important contemporaries, Haydn in particular.

Détails du produit

• Auteurs: David Blackbourn, Thomas Christensen, Hermann Danuser, Sean Gallagher, Sean (EDT)/ Kelly Gallagher, Thomas Forrest Kelly
• Collaboration: Sean Gallagher (Editeur), Thomas Forrest Kelly (Editeur)
• Edition: Harvard University Press
• Langues: Anglais
• Format d'édition: Livre Relié
• Sortie: 15.06.2008
• EAN: 9780964031739
• ISBN: 978-0-9640317-3-9
• Pages: 427
• Dimensions: 152 mm x 235 mm x 38 mm
• Thèmes: Harvard Publications in Music; Isham Library Papers; Isham Library
• Catégorie: Sciences humaines, art, musique > Musique > Théorie de la musique