Romantic music : a concise history from Schubert to Sibelius : with 51 illustrations / Arnold Whittall.
| Author/creator | Whittall, Arnold |
| Format | Book |
| Publication Info | New York : Thames and Hudson, ©1987. |
| Description | 192 pages : illustrations ; 21 cm. |
| Subjects |
| Series | The world of art World of art. ^A222346 |
| Contents | 'Romanticism': a word and its world -- Shadow and stimulus: the move away from Classicism -- 'A gracious, well-bred air': Romanticism in Germany before Wagner -- 'True passion and emotion': the Italian alternative, from Paganini to Donizetti -- 'Beethoven being dead...': Berlioz and romanticism in France -- 'The scent of paradise': Chopin's radicalism and the imagery of romanticism -- Liszt and Wagner: the high romantic drama -- 'Half vulture, half phoenix': Verdi's romantic synthesis -- From Glinka to Grieg: crosscurrents in romantic nationalism -- Along the fringe: late romantic music in Britain, France and America -- Symphony and song: Vienna in the later nineteenth century -- Into the twentieth century. |
| Abstract | A concise history of Romantic music and composers from Schubert to Sibelius. |
| Local note | Little-259972 |
| General note | Includes index. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references (pages 185-187) and index. |
| LCCN | 86071617 |
| ISBN | 050020215X (pbk.) : |