Mozart

The 'Haydn' Quartets
Erscheinungsjahr 2006
ISBN: 978-0-521-58475-3
Verlag: Cambridge University Press

Buch, Englisch, 113 Seiten, Format (B × H): 145 mm x 222 mm, Gewicht: 287 g

Reihe: Cambridge Music Handbooks

The six string quartets dedicated to his friend Joseph Haydn represent a turning point in Mozart's compositional development. In addition to providing a full synopsis of each quartet this book examines the music in relation to Mozart's earlier quartets, considers the genesis of the six 'Haydn' quartets through close examination of the autograph revisions and looks at contemporary eighteenth-century analytical models. John Irving also charts the reception of the quartets, drawing upon a broad range of sources: Mozart's letters and diary entries, early newspaper reports, harmony/compositional textbooks, contemporary criticism and early biographies.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Irving, John

Rushton, Julian

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Musikwissenschaft Musikwissenschaft Allgemein Einzelne Komponisten und Musiker
• Geisteswissenschaften Musikwissenschaft Musikgattungen Kammermusik & Ensembles

Inhaltsverzeichnis

1. Mozart's early quartets; 2. Genesis of the 'Haydn' quartets; 3. Steps to publication; 4. The individual quartets: a synopsis; 5. Some theoretical perspectives; 6. Reception of the 'Haydn' quartets; Appendix; Notes; Select bibliography; Index.