Oxford Composer Companions: Haydn

by David Wyn Jones

Book Overview

Hailed in Symphony magazine as "an invaluable aid to scholars," this new paperback edition offers a gold mine of information on the immensely prolific Austrian composer and the father of both the symphony and the string quartet--Joseph Haydn. In more than 900 alphabetical entries, Haydn's world is brought to vivid life. All of his music is highlighted, including his symphonies, concertos, masses, oratorios, operas, string quartets and other chamber...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0199554528
• ISBN13: 9780199554522
• Release Date: June 2009
• Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
• Length: 544 Pages
• Weight: 0.25 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.2" x 5.9" x 9.1"