Reviving Haydn : New Appreciations in the Twentieth Century Hardback
by Bryan (Royalty Account) Proksch
Part of the Eastman Studies in Music series
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Examines the decline and resurgence of Haydn's reputation in an effort to better understand the forces that shape critical reception on a broad scale. By the 1840s Joseph Haydn, who died in 1809 as the most celebrated composer of his generation, had degenerated into the bewigged "Papa Haydn," a shallow placeholder in music history who merely invented the forms used by Beethoven.In a remarkable reversal, Haydn swiftly regained his former stature within the opening decades of the twentieth century.
Reviving Haydn: New Appreciations in the Twentieth Century examines both the decline and the subsequent resurgence of Haydn's reputation in an effort to better understand the forces that shape critical reception on a broad scale. No single person or event marked the turning point for Haydn's reputation.
Instead a broad resurgence reshaped opinion in Europe and the United States in short order.
The Haydn revival engaged many of the music world's leading figures -- composers (Vincent d'Indy and Arnold Schoenberg), conductors (Arturo Toscanini), performers (Wanda Landowska), critics (Lawrence Gilman), and scholars (Heinrich Schenker and Donald Tovey) -- each of whom valued Haydn's music for specific reasons and used it to advance particular goals.
Yet each advocated for a rehearing and rereading of the composer's works, calling for a new appreciation of Haydn's music. Bryan Proksch is Assistant Professor of Music History at Lamar University.
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- Pages:300 pages, 13 b/w, 32 line illus.
- Publisher:Boydell & Brewer Ltd
- Publication Date:01/10/2015
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- ISBN:9781580465120
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Available to Order - This title is available to order, with delivery expected within 2 weeks
- Format:Hardback
- Pages:300 pages, 13 b/w, 32 line illus.
- Publisher:Boydell & Brewer Ltd
- Publication Date:01/10/2015
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- ISBN:9781580465120