The great transformation of musical taste : concert programming from Haydn to Brahms / William Weber...
The great transformation of musical taste : concert programming from Haydn to Brahms / William Weber...
The great transformation of musical taste : concert programming from Haydn to Brahms / William Weber.
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Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, c2008.
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N780.78/5
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English
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Physical content
xv, 334 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
Contents
Miscellany and collegiality, 1750-1800. Concepts and contexts ; Variations on miscellany -- Crisis and experiment, 1800-1848. Musical idealism and the crisis of the old order ; The rise of the chamber-music concert ; Convention and experiment in benefit and virtuoso concerts ; Toward classical-music...
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Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, c2008.
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England
Date Published
c2008.
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"Grounded in knowledge of thousands of programs, this book examines how musical life in London, Paris, Leipzig, Vienna, Boston, and other cities underwent a fundamental transformation in relationship with movements in European political life. William Weber traces how musical taste evolved in European concert programs from 1750 to 1875, as separate...
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The great transformation of musical taste : concert programming from Haydn to Brahms / William Weber.
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 311-319) and index.
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c2008.
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N780.78/5
Record Identifier
74Vvdy6z7QKZ
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74Vvdy6z7QKZ
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ISBN
0521882605 (hbk.)
9780521882606 (hbk.)
DDC
780.784
MMS ID
991006032149702626
