NMC Library

The classical style : Haydn, Mozart, Beethoven /

Rosen, Charles, 1927-

The classical style : Haydn, Mozart, Beethoven / Charles Rosen. - Expanded ed. - New York : W. W. Norton, c1997. - xxx, 533 p. : ill. ; 25 cm.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Note on the Music Examples. I. Introduction: 1. The musical language of the late eighteenth century ; 2. Theories of form ; 3. The origins of the style -- II. The classical style: 1. The coherence of the musical language ; 2. Structure and ornament -- III. Haydn from 1770 to the death of Mozart: 1. String quartet ; 2. Symphony -- IV. Serious opera -- V. Mozart: 1. The concerto ; 2. String quintet ; 3. Comic opera -- VI. Haydn after the death of Mozart: 1. The popular style ; 2. Piano trio ; 3. Church music -- VII. Beethoven: 1. Beethoven ; 2. Beethoven's later years and the conventions of his childhood ; 3. Epilogue. Index of Names and Works.

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Haydn, Joseph, 1732-1809 --Criticism and interpretation.
Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus, 1756-1791 --Criticism and interpretation.
Beethoven, Ludwig van, 1770-1827 --Criticism and interpretation.


Classicism in music.
Classicism in music.
Music--History and criticism.--18th century

ML195 / .R68 1997

780/.9/033

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