Cultivating String Quartets in Beethoven's Vienna - Rilegato

November, Nancy

Rilegato

ISBN 10: 1783272325 ISBN 13: 9781783272327

Casa editrice: Boydell Press, 2017

Riassunto

The first detailed contextual study of chamber music in Beethoven's Vienna, at a time when the string quartet reigned supreme among the different chamber genres This book is the first detailed contextual study of string quartets in Beethoven's Vienna, at a time when that genre reigned supreme among the different chamber genres. Focusing on a key transition period in the early nineteenth century, which bore witness to fundamental shifts in the 'private' sphere of music-making, it explores the 'cultivation' of string quartets by composers, critics, listeners, performers, publishers and patrons. The book highlights these parties' interactions, ideas and ideals, which were central to defining the unique cultures of chamber music arising at this time. We gain fresh insights into publishing and marketing, performance venues and practices, review culture, listening theories and practices, and composition in early nineteenth-century Vienna. Until now, the unique theatricality of chamber music, and the 'social' nature of its discourse, has been poorly appreciated. Cultivating String Quartets in Beethoven's Vienna addresses this misconception and enriches our understanding of this crucial period of change, in which concert life began and previously 'private' music was moved out onto the stage. NANCY NOVEMBER is Associate Professor in Musicology at the University of Auckland.

Dettagli dell?edizione

• Editore: Boydell Press
• Data di pubblicazione: 2017
• ISBN 10: 1783272325
• ISBN 13: 9781783272327
• Rilegatura: Copertina rigida
• Lingua: Inglese
• Numero di pagine: 268
• Contatto del produttore: non disponibile