Mozart, the "Jupiter" symphony, no. 41 in C major, K. 551 / Elaine Sisman.

Author/creator Sisman, Elaine Rochelle
Format Book
Publication InfoCambridge [England] : New York : Cambridge University Press, 1993.
Descriptionxii, 110 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm.
Subjects

SeriesCambridge music handbooks
Cambridge music handbooks. ^A275900
Contents The symphony in Mozart's Vienna -- Grand style and sublime in eighteenth-century aesthetics -- The composition and reception of the "Jupiter" symphony -- Design: four movement-plans -- Gesture and expectation: allegro vivace -- Structure and expression: andante cantabile -- Phrase rhythm: menuetto, allegretto -- The rhetoric of the learned style: finale, molto allegro.
Abstract This guide to Mozart's last and most celebrated symphony explores the historical background and aesthetic contexts of the work as well as the music itself. The early chapters examine the expectations of the symphony in Mozart's Vienna, Mozart's career in 1788 (the year of the three last symphonies), and the changing reception of the "Jupiter" over the subsequent two hundred years. A separate chapter is devoted to each movement of the symphony with musical discussion illuminated by a broad array of topics.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (pages 86-105) and index.
LCCN 92039074
ISBN0521400694
ISBN0521409241 (pbk.)

Availability

Library Location Call Number Status Item Actions
Music Music Stacks ML410.M9 S56 1993 ✔ Available Place Hold