The music of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, the symphonies / Robert Dearling.

Author/creator Dearling, Robert, 1933-
Format Book
Publication InfoRutherford, [N.J.] : Fairleigh Dickinson University Press, ©1982.
Description224 pages, 8 pages of plates : illustrations ; 24 cm
Subjects

Contents Editorial preface -- Introduction -- Mozart the man -- Youthful works: Symphonies nos. 1-14 (1764-71). First movements ; Slow movements ; Minuets and trios ; Finales -- Consolidation: Symphonies nos. 15-34 (1772-80). Overture symphonies ; Three-movement non-overture symphonies ; Four-movement symphonies ; Sturm und Drang ; Horn symphonies ; Serenade symphonies -- High maturity: Symphonies nos. 35-38 (1782-86) -- The last symphonies: nos. 39-41 (1788) -- Conclusion -- Appendix. Selected writings ; The music in print ; Musical instruments of Mozart's time ; Recommended recordings ; Reconstructed timpani parts ; Kochel numbers ; Table of Mozart's symphonies.
Abstract Giving special attention to contemporary recordings and performances which show Mozart's symphonies in their best light, this study explains how his individual sound is achieved, considers problems of eighteenth-century instrumentation, and advances new theories on the composer's life.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (pages 170-172), discography (pages 173-194), and indexes.
LCCN 78068625
ISBN0838623352

Availability

Library Location Call Number Status Item Actions
Music Music Stacks ML410.M9 D31 1982 ✔ Available Place Hold