On more than one occasion the great composer Joseph Haydn remarked that he became well known in his own country only after he had made two visits to London in the 1790s. Although he was connected with the Esterházy court for over forty years and his music was performed in many of Europe's major...

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Format:	Buch
Sprache:	English
Veröffentlicht:	London The British Library 2013
Schlagworte:	Haydn, Joseph / 1732-1809 Haydn, Joseph > 1732-1809 Geschichte 1700-1800 Composers / Travel / Austria / England Music / Great Britain / 18th century / History and criticism Musik London (England) / Intellectual life / 18th century Großbritannien Österreich Aufsatzsammlung Konferenzschrift
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Zusammenfassung:	On more than one occasion the great composer Joseph Haydn remarked that he became well known in his own country only after he had made two visits to London in the 1790s. Although he was connected with the Esterházy court for over forty years and his music was performed in many of Europe's major cities, London was to be the only European city, apart from Vienna, to welcome the composer in person. He engaged fully with its musical life during his two visits in the 1790s and responded readily to its commercial vitality, later telling his biographer Albert Christoph Dies that it was his "land of opportunity". The essays in this volume examine the relationship between the composer and the commercial, political and social world and help explain the unparalleled popularity Haydn and his music have enjoyed ever since. (Klappentext)
Beschreibung:	XV, 240 S. Ill., Notenbeisp.
ISBN:	9780712358484