Empress Marie Therese and music at the Viennese court, 1792-1807

Empress Marie Therese and music at the Viennese court, 1792-1807 / John A. Rice.

Author/creator	Rice, John A.
Format	Book and Print
Publication Info	Cambridge, U.K. ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2003.
Description	xx, 386 pages : illustrations, music ; 23 cm
Subject(s)	Maria Theresa, of Naples-Sicily, Empress, consort of Francis I, Emperor of Austria, 1772-1807. Music--Austria --Vienna --18th century --History and criticism. Music--Austria --Vienna --19th century --History and criticism. Women music patrons--Austria --Vienna --History. Music--Social aspects --Austria --Vienna --History --18th century. Music--Social aspects --Austria --Vienna --History --19th century. Vienna (Austria)--Intellectual life --18th century. Vienna (Austria)--Intellectual life --19th century.

Contents	The empress as collector of music -- Marie Therese's musicians -- The empress as soprano -- Private concerts -- Celebrations of Franz's birthday and nameday -- Musical caprice -- Marie Therese's influence on music in the public sphere -- The empress as conceiver, commissioner, and shaper of musical works -- Il conte Clo: a birthday cantata from inception to performance -- Joseph Haydn and Beethoven between court and nobility -- Appendix 1: Marie Therese's collection of church music -- Appendix 2: Marie Therese's musical diary, 1801-3 -- Appendix 3: Paer's letters to the empress -- Appendix 4: Correspondence between Paisiello and Marie Therese -- Appendix 5: Documents pertaining to the development and performance of Paer's Il conte Clo.
Abstract	Empress Marie Therese, second wife of Emperor Franz II, devoted much of her life to music. She played piano and sang, compiled a large music library and supported professional musicians and composers. This comprehensive survey of the Empress as musician and patron is based upon the author's discovery and analysis of extensive unpublished material from her private collection. In this work Rice introduces readers to the musical and cultural worlds of the Viennese court at the end of the eighteenth century.
Bibliography note	Includes bibliographical references (pages 361-368) and index.
ISBN	0521825121

Library	Location	Call Number	Status	Item Actions
Music	Music Stacks	ML246.8.V6 R43 2003	✔ Available	Place Hold