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Format: ix, 258 Seiten , Illustrationen, Notenbeispiele

ISBN: 9781783272327 , 1783272325

Content: 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

Additional Edition: Erscheint auch als Online-Ausgabe ISBN 978-1-78-744073-9

Language: English

Subjects: Musicology

Keywords: Wien ; Streichquartett ; Musikleben ; Geschichte 1800-1830 ; Beethoven, Ludwig van 1770-1827 ; Wien ; Streichquartett ; Geschichte 1800-1827

URL: Inhaltsverzeichnis

Author information: November, Nancy ca. 20./21. Jh.

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Format: 1 online resource (ix, 258 pages) : , digital, PDF file(s).

ISBN: 1-78744-073-7

Content: 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.

Note: Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 08 Jun 2018). , Frontmatter -- , Contents -- , Illustrations -- , Musical Examples -- , Acknowledgements -- , Introduction -- , 1 Defining Chamber Music in the Early Nineteenth Century -- , 2 Celebrating Haydn, Cultivating Opera -- , 3 Selling String Quartets in Beethoven's Vienna -- , 4 Locating String Quartets in Beethoven's Vienna -- , 5 Early Nineteenth-Century Performance and Criticism -- , 6 Sociability, Showmanship, and Study: 'Quartet Friends' -- , 7 The String Quartet and the Listener -- , 8 Schubert's Song, Beethoven's Theatricality -- , Epilogue: Constructing 'Viennese Chamber Music' -- , Bibliography -- , Index

Additional Edition: ISBN 1-78327-232-5

Language: English

URL: Volltext  (lizenzpflichtig)

URL: https://www.cambridge.org/core/product/identifier/9781787440739/type/BOOK