The Free Fantasia and the Musical Picturesque Hardback: 6 (New Perspectives in Music History and Criticism, Series Number 6) - Hardcover

Richards

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0521640776 ISBN 13: 9780521640770

Verlag: Cambridge University Press, 2001

Inhaltsangabe

The aesthetic of the picturesque, derived from the controlled wilderness of the landscape garden, provided writers on music with a language in which to describe the free fantasia, and it emerges here as a vital means for understanding the fantastical elements in the music of Bach, Haydn and Beethoven.

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'This book is finely produced, with a generous provision of well-researched illustrations and plentiful music examples. The reproduction of extracts from original manuscripts and prints for some of the latter is an additionally attractive feature.' Early Music

'A fascinating study ... a thought-provoking book.' The British Clavichord Society Newsletter

'The Free Fantasia and the Musical Picturesque is a major contribution to the study of eighteenth-century music ... packed with intriguing insights, appropriate excerpts of music and elegant illustrations. In true picturesque spirit, it keeps the reader curious to find out what unusual perspective will be disclosed on turning over the next page.' Eighteenth-Century Music

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• Verlag: Cambridge University Press
• Erscheinungsdatum: 2001
• ISBN 10: 0521640776
• ISBN 13: 9780521640770
• Einband: Tapa dura
• Anzahl der Seiten: 263