TY  - BOOK
AU  - Rosen,Charles
TI  - The classical style: Haydn, Mozart, Beethoven 
SN  - 0393317129
AV  - ML195 .R68 1997
U1  - 780/.9/033 20
PY  - 1997///
CY  - New York
PB  - W. W. Norton
KW  - Haydn, Joseph,
KW  - Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus,
KW  - Beethoven, Ludwig van,
KW  - Classicism in music
KW  - Music
KW  - 18th century
KW  - History and criticism
N1  - 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
ER  -