The symphony in Beethoven's Vienna

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The symphony in Beethoven's Vienna

David Wyn Jones

Cambridge University Press, 2011

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Originally published: 2006

Includes bibliographical references and index

"First paperback edition 2011"--T.p. verso

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An original study of the history of the symphony in Vienna during Beethoven's lifetime, this 2006 book explores the context in which the composer worked. Based on an extensive study of the wider symphonic repertoire of the period and of the characteristics of musical life that shaped the changing fortunes of the genre, from manuscript and printed dissemination to concert life, David Wyn Jones provides a multi-faceted account of the development of the symphony in one of the most crucial periods in its history. The volume offers a wide perspective on musical development in the period, and will be of interest to musicologists and cultural historians. As well as dealing with unfamiliar works by Czerny, Eberl, Krommer, Reicha, Anton Wranitzky, Paul Wranitzky and others, it charts the changing reception of the symphonies of Haydn and Mozart, and offers insights into the symphonic careers of Beethoven and Schubert.

Table of Contents

  • 1. Setting the scene
  • 2. Selling symphonies
  • 3. Performing symphonies
  • 4. A tale of two brothers: Anton and Paul Wranitzky
  • 5. Loose ends and false beginnings
  • 6. A rare and rarefied genre
  • 7. Beethoven and the decline of the symphony
  • 8. The reformulation of the symphony and Beethoven
  • List of sources, thematic catalogues and modern editions
  • Bibliography.

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