Haydn and the enlightenment : the late symphonies and their audience / David P. Schroeder.
| Author/creator | Schroeder, David P., 1946- |
| Format | Book |
| Publication Info | Oxford : Clarendon Press ; New York : Oxford University Press, 1990. |
| Description | 219 pages : music ; 25 cm. |
| Subjects |
| Series | Oxford monographs on music Oxford monographs on music. ^A256395 |
| Contents | Haydn and enlightened thought. Haydn and Shaftesbury: music and morality ; Pre-English literary influences ; The lodge "Zur wahren Eintracht' ; Opera, rhetoric, and Rittergedichte ; String quartets, op. 33: 'a new and special way' ; Theory versus practice: aesthetics and instrumental music ; Symphonic ascent: pre-Paris to the Loge olympique -- Audience reception and England. The composer-audience relationship ; Haydn and the English audience -- The symphonies. Symphonic intelligibility and sonata form ; Melodic sources and musical images ; Symphonies and the Salomon concerts. |
| Abstract | This book challenges the widely held view of Haydn as an inspired instrumental musician who composed in isolation from eighteenth-century enlightened thinking. The author presents Haydn as a culturally and politically sensitive representative of the Age of Enlightenment, arguing that Haydn's awareness of contemporary aesthetic opinion and the tenets of the Enlightenment are reflected by the transformation in his compositional style. He explores Haydn's relationship with his audience, and suggests that Haydn was well acquainted with the contemporary view that works of art should serve a moral function, pointing to numerous instances in the late symphonies where this end is effectively pursued. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references (pages 203-211) and index. |
| LCCN | 90006778 |
| ISBN | 019816159X : |
Availability
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Music | Music Stacks | ML410.H4 S45 1990 | ✔ Available | Place Hold |