Details

Subject(s)

• Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus 1756-1791—Criticism and interpretation [Browse]

Editor

• Keefe, Simon P., 1968- [Browse]

Series

Cambridge companions to music. [More in this series]

Summary note

The Cambridge Companion to Mozart paints a rounded yet focussed picture of one of the most revered artists of all time. Bringing the most recent scholarship into the public arena, this volume bridges the gap between scholarly and popular images of the composer, enhancing the readers' appreciation of Mozart and his extraordinary output, regardless of their prior knowledge of the music. Part I situates Mozart in the context of late eighteenth-century musical environments and aesthetic trends that played a pivotal role in his artistic development and examines his methods of composition. Part II surveys Mozart's works in all of the genres in which he excelled and Part III looks at the reception of the composer and his music since his death. Part IV offers insight into Mozart's career as a performer as well as theoretical and practical perspectives on historically informed performances of his music.

Notes

Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 09 Nov 2015).

Bibliographic references

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

Language note

English

Contents

• Chronology of Mozart's life and works / Simon P. Keefe
• pt. 1. Mozart in context. Mozart and Salzburg / Cliff Eisen ; Mozart in Vienna / Dorothea Link ; Mozart's compositional methods : writing for his singers / Ian Woodfield ; Mozart and late eighteenth-century aesthetics / David Schroeder
• pt. 2. The works. The keyboard music / W. Dean Sutcliffe ; The concertos in aesthetic and stylistic context / Simon P. Keefe ; The orchestral music / Simon P. Keefe ; Mozart's chamber music / Cliff Eisen ; Mozart as a vocal composer / Paul Corneilson ; The opere buffe / Edmund J. Goehring ; Mozart and opera seria / Julian Rushton ; Mozart's German operas / David J. Buch
• pt. 3. Reception. Mozart in the nineteenth century / John Daverio ; Mozart and the twentieth century / Jan Smaczny ; The evolution of Mozartian biography / William Stafford
• pt. 4. Performance. Mozart the performer / Katalin Komlós ; Performance practice in the music of Mozart / Robert D. Levin.

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ISBN

• 1-139-81662-4
• 0-511-99870-8
• 1-280-43364-7
• 0-511-07799-8
• 0-511-17847-6
• 0-511-20273-3
• 0-511-30571-0
• 0-511-07642-8

OCLC

• 252512743
• 1024274027

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