Haydn Studies

by W. Dean Sutcliffe

Overview

Haydn Studies deals with many new aspects of a composer who is perennially fresh. It concentrates principally on matters of reception, style and aesthetics and presents many radical new readings of the composer's work. Contributions by both established Haydn scholars and others who are new to the field combine to give a stronger sense than is generally understood of the composer's immense significance.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780521580526
Publisher:	Cambridge University Press
Publication date:	10/22/1998
Series:	Cambridge Composer Studies
Edition description:	New Edition
Pages:	360
Product dimensions:	6.30(w) x 9.29(h) x 0.98(d)

Table of Contents

Preface; Editor's note; 1. The consequences of presumed innocence: the nineteenth-century reception of Joseph Haydn Leon Botstein; 2. Haydn's sacred vocal music and the aesthetics of salvation James Webster; 3. Sentiment and sensibility in La vera costanza Jessica Waldoff; 4. Haydn as Romantic: a chemical experiment with instrumental music Daniel K. L. Chua; 5. Haydn's 'Cours complet de la composition' and the Sturm und Drang Mark Evan Bonds; 6. Haydn's reversals: style change, gesture and the implication-realization model Michael Spitzer; 7. Haydn's symphonies between Sturm und Drang and 'Classical style': art and entertainment James Webster; 8. The Haydn piano trio: textual facts and textural principles W. Dean Sutcliffe; 9. Papa Doc's recap caper: Haydn and temporal dyslexia George Edwards; 10. Haydn: the musicians' musician Robin Holloway; Index.

Editorial Reviews

'Holloway's piece is the most inspiring short essay on the composer I ever hope to read, and itself provides an urgent reason why any Haydn-lover should acquire this book.' BBC Music

'W. Dean Sutcliffe deserves much praise for assembling such an impressive collection.' The Times Literary Supplement

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