Music in the classic period / Reinhard G. Pauly.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Pauly, Reinhard G.

Series:

Prentice-Hall history of music series

Prentice-Hall history of music series.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Music--18th century--History and criticism.

Music.

Physical Description:

xviii, 265 pages : illustrations, music ; 23 cm.

Edition:

Third edition.

Place of Publication:

Englewood Cliffs, N.J. : Prentice Hall, [1988]

Summary:

Students and others interested in the history of music have always needed books of moderate length that are nevertheless comprehensive, authoritative, and engagingly written. The Prentice Hall History of Music Series was planned to fill these needs. It seems to have succeeded: revised and enlarged second editions of books in the series have been necessary, and now a new cycle of further revisions exists.

Contents:

Part 1 The Evolution of Classic Style 1

1 "Classicism" in Music 1

Various meanings of "classicism" 1

Classical music and classical antiquity 3

Nineteenth-century uses of "classic" and "romantic" 5

The "Viennese school" 6

Were there always "classics" in music? 7

Extent of the Classic period

scope of this book 8

2 Late Baroque and Rococo Style 11

Rococo and Style galant in music: opera and ballet 16

Italy: opera seria 18

Italy: opera buffa 20

The operatic overture 21

France: instrumental music 21

Germany: empfindsamer Stil 24

The Italian keyboard sonata 31

3 The Pre-Classic Symphony 37

"Sonata form" 38

The Classic orchestra 44

Italy 46

Germany: Berlin and Mannheim 48

Austria 55

International aspects of Classic style 56

4 The Background of the Classic Period 61

Austria 62

Salzburg 64

Intellectual background: political philosophy 66

The classic revival (neoclassicism) in the fine arts 67

Social changes affecting music

musical patronage 68

Connoisseur and amateur 69

Changing social status of the musician 71

Musical life in the Classic era 73

5 Haydn and Mozart 82

Joseph Haydn (1732-1809) 82

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-91) 93

Part 2 The Main Musical Categories of the Classic Period 105

6 The Classic Symphony 105

Haydn 105

Mozart 111

7 The Classic Sonata 121

Haydn's keyboard sonatas 122

Mozart's keyboard sonatas 125

Clementi and other contemporaries 134

Four-hand piano music 136

Other sonatas 139

8 The Classic Concerto 145

Mozart's violin concertos 150

Mozart's piano concertos 152

9 Chamber Music, Divertimento, Serenade 157

Definitions and categories 157

Toward the string quartet 159

Haydn's later quartets 162

Other chamber music by Haydn 165

Mozart's string quartets 166

Other chamber music by Mozart 168

Boccherini's chamber music 169

Divertimento and serenade 170

Music for larger wind ensembles 175

10 The Art Song (Lied) Before Schubert 178

Songs of the "Second Berlin School" 179

Mozart's songs 185

11 Opera in the Classic Era 191

Mozart's Italian operas 199

Mozart's German operas 206

12 Sacred Music of the Classic Era 210

Protestant church music 211

Catholic church music 212

The oratorio 222

Mozart's oratorios 224

Organs and organ music 225

13 From Classicism to Romanticism 233

Music and the French Revolution 235

Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827) 235

Beethoven's songs 242

Beethoven and Romanticism 246

The changing guitar and its repertory 247

Conclusion: Classic Music and Today's Listener 252

The "early music" movement and the Classic period 255.

Notes:

Includes bibliographies and index.

ISBN:

0136076238

OCLC:

16004188