Symphonic Repertoire: The First Golden Age of the Viennese Symphony: Haydn, Mozart, Beethoven, and Schubert

by A. Peter Brown

Central to the repertoire of Western art music since the 18th century, the symphony has come to be regarded as one of the ultimate compositional challenges. Surprisingly, heretofore there has been no truly extensive, broad-based treatment of the genre, and the best of the existing studies are now several decades old. In this five-volume series, A. Peter Brown explores the symphony from its 18th-century beginnings to the end of the 20th century...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 025333487X
• ISBN13: 9780253334879
• Release Date: August 2002
• Publisher: Indiana University Press (Ips)
• Length: 744 Pages
• Weight: 3.40 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.7" x 7.2" x 10.0"
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher