The concerto and London's musical culture in the late eighteenth century / by Thomas B. Milligan.

Author/creator Milligan, Thomas B.
Format Book
Publication InfoAnn Arbor, MI : UMI Research Press, ©1983.
Descriptionvii, 376 pages ; 24 cm.
Subjects
Concerto.
Concerto--England. --London. --18th century.
Concertos--England. --London. --18th century.
Concertos--Analysis, appreciation.
Music--England. --London. --18th century. --History and criticism.

SeriesStudies in musicology ; no. 9 ; no. 69
Studies in musicology ; no. 69. ^A163772
Contents Musical life in London in the late 18th century. Foreign musicians ; Ancient and modern styles ; Types of concert ; Music and the social structure ; Music and the economy -- London and the concerto. Introduction ; Instruments and performers ; Musical elements of concertos ; Publication of concertos -- Piano concertos: sources and chronology. Introduction ; Muzio Clementi ; Jan Ladislav Dussek ; Thomas Attwood ; J. B. Cramer ; Maria Hester Parke ; Johann Nepomuk Hummel ; Other pianists active during Haydn's visits ; Daniel Steibelt ; John Field ; Other pianists active in the late 1790's ; Others who published piano concertos -- Piano concertos: musical analysis. Introductory remarks ; The first movements ; The second movements ; The last movements ; Orchestration ; Concertos as sonatas ; Summary -- Violin concertos: sources and chronology. The older generation ; Three virtuosos ; Pupils of Viotti ; Women violinists ; Child prodigies ; Other violinists -- Violin concertos: musical analysis. Introductory remarks ; The first movements ; The second movements ; The third movements -- Concertos for lower strings. Cello concertos ; Viola concertos ; Double bass concertos -- Harp concertos. Madame Krumpholtz ; Dussek's concertos for Madame Krumpholtz ; Steibelt's concerto for Madame Krumpholtz ; Sophia Dussek ; Other harpists ; Comparison of harp and piano concertos -- Organ concertos. Samuel Wesley ; James Hook ; William Crotch -- Concertos for wind instruments. Flute concertos ; Oboe concertos ; Clarinet concertos ; Bassoon concertos ; Horn concertos ; Trumpet concertos -- Conclusions -- Appendix A. Thematic catalog ; Appendix B. List of performances.
General noteRevision of thesis--University of Rochester, 1979.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (pages 365-372) and index.
LCCN 83005915
ISBN0835714411
ISBN9780835714419