Metric manipulations in Haydn and Mozart : chamber music for strings, 1787-1791 / Danuta Mirka.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Mirka, Danuta, author.

Series:

Oxford studies in music theory.

Oxford scholarship online.

Oxford studies in music theory

Oxford scholarship online

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Haydn, Joseph, 1732-1809--Criticism and interpretation.

Haydn, Joseph.

Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus, 1756-1791--Criticism and interpretation.

Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus.

Musical meter and rhythm.

Chamber music--18th century--Analysis, appreciation.

Chamber music.

Chamber music--18th century--History and criticism.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xv, 332 p. ) ill., music ;

Place of Publication:

Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2023.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Combining historical music theory with the cognitive study of music, this book traces metric manipulations and strategies in Haydn and Mozart's string chamber music from 1787 to 1791. Her analyses shed light on this repertoire and redefine the role of meter and rhythm in Classical music.

Contents:

Musical meter between composition and perception

Finding meter

Sustaining meter ; challenging meter

Changing meter I : change of period

Changing meter II : change of phase

Changing meter III : change of tactus

Analyses of long-range metrical strategies

Wit, comedy and metric manipulations in Haydn's and Mozart's personal styles.

Notes:

Formerly CIP.

Previously issued in print: 2009.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 311-320) and indexes.

Derived record based on print version record and publisher information.

ISBN:

0-19-026809-3

OCLC:

1406784945