The chronicle of classical music : an intimate diary of the lives and music of the great composers / Alan Kendall.
| Author/creator | Kendall, Alan, 1939- |
| Format | Book |
| Publication Info | London : Thames and Hudson, ©1994. |
| Description | 288 pages : illustrations (chiefly color), facsimiles, portraits ; 29 cm |
| Subjects |
| Contents | The origins of Western music -- 1600-1699 : the flowering of Baroque music. The birth of opera in Italy ; Venice : musical capital of the world ; The early German Baroque ; Carissimi and the oratorio ; On distant shores ; The triumph of Italian opera ; France and the Italian influence ; Music for all occasions ; Lully arrives in France ; Schütz and the German oratorio ; Lully reigns supreme ; Corelli and the violin tradition ; Legrenzi in Venice ; Purcell, the British Orpheus ; Keiser and opera -- 1700-1799 : from Baroque to Classicism. Enter Bach and Handel ; Handel takes Italy by storm ; Vivaldi and Venice ; The genius of Bach ; Bach moves to Leipzig ; The international perspective ; A time for reflection ; The apotheosis of Vivaldi ; Handel's Messiah ; Bach's last works ; Opera war in Paris ; Haydn : composer in residence ; The Mozart touring prodigies ; Haydn, 'darling of the nation' ; Mozart's Italian years ; Gluck reforms opera ; Mozart dismissed ; Beethoven makes his appearance ; Mozart and Haydn ; Figaro and Don Giovanni ; Vienna : musical focus of Europe ; Haydn goes to England -- 1800-1899 : the Romantic century. Beethoven shocks the public ; Enter Rossini ; Schubert's first songs ; Rossini, king of comic opera ; The beginnings of Romanticism ; Beethoven's late works ; Paris : a new musical metropolis ; Bel canto : Bellini and Donizetti ; The flowering of Romanticism ; The rebirth of opera ; Liszt : the archetypal Romantic ; Wagner and Verdi ; Offenbach : opera's lighter side ; International Romanticism ; The music of Eastern Europe ; Brahms : a new Bach or Beethoven? ; Bizet enlivens French music ; Mussorgsky : the voice of Russia ; The new French spirit ; The golden age of light music ; Bruckner : the last Romantic ; Tchaikovsky in Florence ; Realism and symbolism ; The end of Romanticism ; The Romantic legacy -- 1900-today : the centuy of modernism. The old and new worlds unite ; The lure of Paris ; The European symphonic tradition ; Russian ballet conquers the West ; The softer voice of Spain ; The twilight of Romantic opera ; The turbulent twenties ; Breaking the mould ; Novelty and diversity ; Music in America ; In time of war ; The post-war years ; The electronic age ; Freedom and restraint ; The middle way ; New forms of patronage ; The resurgence of opera ; A new discipline ; Towards the millennium. |
| Abstract | Taking the form of a chronological diary from 1600 to the present day, this book leads the reader through the centuries, year by year, and follows the great composers' overlapping and interweaving lives. It contains details of: the main musical works and events of the year; the life and background of each composer; concurrent historical and artistic events and influences. |
| Local note | Little-291613--305130044884/ |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references (page 280), discography (pages 278-279), and index. |
| LCCN | gb 94090046 |
| ISBN | 0500016275 : |
| ISBN | 9780500016275 |
Availability
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Music | Remote Storage- Ask at Circulation Desk | ML161.K46 C57 1994 | ✔ Available | Place Hold |