Mozart: the "Haydn" quartets / John Irving.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Irving, John, 1959- author.

Series:

Cambridge music handbooks.

Cambridge music handbooks

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus, 1756-1791. Quartets--violins (2), viola, cello.

Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (vii, 105 pages) : digital, PDF file(s).

Place of Publication:

Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 1998.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

The six string quartets dedicated to his friend Joseph Haydn represent a turning point in Mozart's compositional development. In addition to providing a full synopsis of each quartet this book examines the music in relation to Mozart's earlier quartets, considers the genesis of the six 'Haydn' quartets through close examination of the autograph revisions and looks at contemporary eighteenth-century analytical models. John Irving also charts the reception of the quartets, drawing upon a broad range of sources: Mozart's letters and diary entries, early newspaper reports, harmony/compositional textbooks, contemporary criticism and early biographies.

Contents:

Mozart's early quartets

Genesis of the 'Haydn' quartets

Steps to publication

The individual quartets: a synopsis

Some theoretical perspectives

Reception of the 'Haydn' quartets.

Notes:

Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 05 Oct 2015).

Includes bibliographical references (pages 99-103) and index.

ISBN:

0-511-09119-2

0-511-61211-7

0-511-00142-8

Publisher Number:

2027/heb07657 hdl