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Cambridge Music Handbooks Ser.: Mozart : The 'Haydn' Quartets by John Irving (1998, Hardcover)

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Product Identifiers

PublisherCambridge University Press

ISBN-100521584752

ISBN-139780521584753

eBay Product ID (ePID)218071

Product Key Features

Number of Pages116 Pages

Publication NameMozart : the 'haydn' Quartets

LanguageEnglish

Publication Year1998

SubjectGenres & Styles / Classical, General

TypeTextbook

AuthorJohn Irving

Subject AreaMusic

SeriesCambridge Music Handbooks Ser.

FormatHardcover

Dimensions

Item Height0.6 in

Item Weight10.6 Oz

Item Length8.8 in

Item Width5.7 in

Additional Product Features

Intended AudienceCollege Audience

LCCN97-007268

Dewey Edition21

IllustratedYes

Dewey Decimal785/.7194/092

Table Of Content1. 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.

SynopsisThis book is a guide to Mozart's six most famous string quartets, dedicated to his friend, Joseph Haydn. 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 these six pieces and charts their reception through a broad range of sources: letters and diary entries, contemporary criticism and early biographies., A guide to Mozart's most famous string quartets, dedicated to his friend, Joseph Haydn. Provides full synopsis of each piece and examines the music in relation to Mozart's earlier quarters. Charts their reception through a broad range of sources: letters, diaries, contemporary criticism and biographies., 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.

LC Classification NumberML410.M9 I73 1998