The Classical Style: Haydn, Mozart, Beethoven - Softcover

Rosen, Charles

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0393006530 ISBN 13: 9780393006537

Publisher: W W Norton & Co Inc, 1972

Synopsis

This outstanding book treating the three most beloved composers of the Vienna School is basic to any study of Classical-era music. Drawing on his rich experience and intimate familiarity with the works of these giants, Charles Rosen presents his keen insights in clear and persuasive language.

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Review

Written in 1970, this winner of the National Book Award is perhaps the best guide to the music of the late 18th century that the reader is likely to find. Rosen defines classical music (which, in this case, is probably more properly rendered "Classical," as it refers to that specific style) through the music of its greatest geniuses: Mozart, Haydn and Beethoven. This is serious stuff, but well worth the effort for the student of classical music. There are many printed musical illustrations; you'll get more out of this book if you read music. This volume has a logical successor in Rosen's The Romantic Generation. A revised version in hardcover is due later this year.

About the Author

Charles Rosen, professor of music and social thought at the University of Chicago, has also taught at the State University of New York-Stony Brook and delivered the Charles Eliot Norton Lectures at Harvard University. His recitals and other performances have won the highest critical acclaim, as have his books, The Classical Style and The Romantic Generation. When he is not concertizing, Rosen lives in New York.

Edition details

• Publisher: W W Norton & Co Inc
• Publication date: 1972
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0393006530
• ISBN 13: 9780393006537
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 472