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Music in the Nineteenth Century
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Description| Publisher | W W Norton & Company |
| Author(s) | Walter Frisch |
| Subtitle | Western Music in Context |
| Edition | 1 |
| Published | 5th September 2012 |
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Western Music in Context
Nineteenth-century music in its cultural, social, and intellectualcontexts.
Music in the Nineteenth Century examines the period from
the Congress of Vienna in 1815 to the advent of Modernism in the
1890s. Frisch traces a complex web of relationships involving
composers, performers, publishers, notated scores, oral traditions,
audiences, institutions, cities, and nations. The book's central
themes include middle-class involvement in music, the rich but
elusive concept of Romanticism, the cult of virtuosity, and the
ever-changing balance between musical and commercial interests. The
final chapter considers the sound world of nineteenth-century music
as captured by contemporary witnesses and early recordings.
Western Music in Context: A Norton History comprises six
volumes of moderate length, each written in an engaging style by a
recognized expert. Authoritative and current, the series examines
music in the broadest sense?as sounds notated, performed, and
heard?focusing not only on composers and works, but also on
broader social and intellectual currents.
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