Haydn studies 2 / edited by Nancy November.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

November, Nancy, editor.

Series:

Cambridge Composer Studies

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

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

Haydn, Joseph.

Haydn, Joseph, 1732-1809--Appreciation.

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

Music.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xii, 259 pages) : digital, PDF file(s).

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Cambridge, United Kingdom ; New York, NY : Cambridge University Press, 2025.

Summary:

Haydn scholarship has mirrored recent trends in musicological research with an increased interest in the cultural context and reception of his music, though he has not received the sustained consideration given to other canonical figures. Over the past decade, more consideration has been paid to Haydn's operas and oratorios which previously tended to be eclipsed by his chamber and orchestral music. These new perspectives are the focus of this collection which showcases recent approaches and allows us to re-evaluate the long-held notion that Haydn's era marked the rise of the concept of autonomous musical works. This book enriches understanding of cultural contexts in which Haydn's music is being understood, providing models for future contextual studies and allows for a more historically responsive understanding of his works. It includes analysis of less well-known compositions, especially the oratorio Il Ritorno di Tobia, Orfeo and the late canons, but also of works like the London Symphonies and The Creation.

Contents:

The Many Haydns of Musicology / Emily I. Dolan and Matthew Head

Understanding Haydn's Il ritorno di Tobia through Tonkünstler-Societät Oratorio Traditions Established by Its Founder Florian Leopold Gassmann / Bruce C. MacIntyre

Listening Again to Haydn's Nightwatchman / W. Dean Sutcliffe

Haydn's Last Heroine : Hanne, The Seasons, and the Culture of Sensibility / Rena Roussin

Framing Haydn : Canons 'as pictures' in the Composer's Kabinett / Thomas Tolley

Haydn in Plain Sight : A Reception History of Matisse's The Music Lesson / Sarah Day-O'Connell

The premiere of Haydn's Orfeo in Florence (1951) - a Cold War story / Caryl Clark

'So Elusive and Yet So Palpable' : Performers Imagine Haydn / Mary Hunter

'Admired Across the Sea' : Importing Late Haydn into Early New Zealand / Nancy November.

Notes:

Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 21 Oct 2025).

ISBN:

1-009-33712-2

1-009-33715-7

OCLC:

1500260428