Description |
1 online resource |
Contents |
The Viennese minor-key symphony -- Imperial court composers : Wagenseil, Gassmann, Ordonez -- Vanhal to 1771 : five first movements -- Two subgeneric conventions : the contrapuntal minuet, the stormy finale -- Studies in Haydn's minor-key symphonies 1763-1772 -- Vanhal's new paths : four later symphonies -- Modal reversal and characteristic symphonies -- Mozart and the minor-key symphony |
Summary |
In late eighteenth-century Vienna and the Habsburg territories, over 50 minor-key symphonies were written. Their distinctive stormy character, nervous energy and intense pathos make them a unique phenomenon |
Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
Notes |
Print version record |
Subject |
Symphony -- Austria -- Vienna -- 18th century
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MUSIC -- Musical Instruments -- General.
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MUSIC -- Printed Music -- Band & Orchestra.
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Symphony
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Austria -- Vienna
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Form |
Electronic book
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ISBN |
9780199349685 |
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0199349681 |
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9780199349692 |
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019934969X |
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