Mozart, Genius, and the Possibilities of Art

Demonstrates that the concept of genius is as vitally needed as ever and can illuminate the workings of Mozart's creative imagination.

Sommario

Introduction: The Genius and Democracy, Part 1
PART I. HISTORY
1 An Eschatology of Influence; or, an Ingenious Mozart at the Threshold of Romanticism
2 Genius in the Marketplace
PART II. ART and BIOGRAPHY
3 Mozart and Genius in Early Romantic Biography and Art Criticism
4 The Two Faces of Genius in Early Mozart Reception
PART III. SCIENCE
5 Mozart among the Scientists; or, Parascience and Positivism in Mozart Reception
6 Kant on Genius and Science
PART IV. CRITICISM and INTERPRETATION
7 The Excluded Subject in Recent Music Criticism
8 The Kaleidoscope and the Quintet: on Individual Talent and General Style in Mozart

Afterword: The Genius and Democracy, Part 2

Appendix1
Appendix 2
Bibliography
Index

Info autore

EDMUND J. GOEHRING is Professor of Musicology at the University of Western Ontario, Canada.

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: Edmund J Goehring
• Editore: Boydell & Brewer
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Copertina rigida
• Pubblicazione: 17.09.2024
• EAN: 9781648250941
• ISBN: 978-1-64825-094-1
• Pagine: 378
• Dimensioni: 152 mm x 229 mm x 22 mm
• Peso: 671 g
• Categoria: Scienze umane, arte, musica > Musica > Tematiche generali, enciclopedie