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| The Evolution of Classic Style | |
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| "Classicism" in Music | |
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| Various meanings of "classicism" | |
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| Classical music and classical antiquity | |
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| Nineteenth-century uses of "classic" and "romantic" | |
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| The "Viennese school" | |
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| Were there always "classics" in music? | |
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| Extent of the Classic period--scope of this book | |
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| Bibliographical notes | |
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| Late Baroque and Rococo Style | |
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| Rococo and Style galant in music: opera and ballet | |
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| Italy: opera seria | |
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| Italy: opera buffa | |
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| The operatic overture | |
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| France: instrumental music | |
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| Germany: empfindsamer Stil | |
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| The Italian keyboard sonata | |
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| Bibliographical notes | |
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| The Pre-Classic Symphony | |
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| "Sonata form" | |
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| The Classic orchestra | |
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| Italy | |
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| Germany: Berlin and Mannheim | |
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| Austria | |
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| International aspects of Classic style | |
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| Bibliographical notes | |
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| The Background of the Classic Period | |
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| Austria | |
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| Salzburg | |
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| Intellectual background: political philosophy | |
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| The classic revival (neoclassicism) in the fine arts | |
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| Social changes affecting music--musical patronage | |
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| Connoisseur and amateur | |
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| Changing social status of the musician | |
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| Musical life in the Classic era | |
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| Bibliographical notes | |
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| Haydn and Mozart | |
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| Joseph Haydn (1732-1809) | |
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| Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-91) | |
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| Bibliographical notes | |
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| The Main Musical Categories of the Classic Period | |
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| The Classic Symphony | |
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| Haydn | |
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| Mozart | |
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| Bibliographical notes | |
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| The Classic Sonata | |
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| Haydn's keyboard sonatas | |
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| Mozart's keyboard sonatas | |
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| Clementi and other contemporaries | |
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| Four-hand piano music | |
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| Other sonatas | |
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| Bibliographical notes | |
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| The Classic Concerto | |
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| Mozart's violin concertos | |
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| Mozart's piano concertos | |
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| Bibliographical notes | |
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| Chamber Music, Divertimento, Serenade | |
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| Definitions and categories | |
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| Toward the string quartet | |
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| Haydn's later quartets | |
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| Other chamber music by Haydn | |
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| Mozart's string quartets | |
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| Other chamber music by Mozart | |
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| Boccherini's chamber music | |
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| Divertimento and serenade | |
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| Music for larger wind ensembles | |
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| Bibliographical notes | |
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| The Art Song (Lied) Before Schubert | |
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| Songs of the "Second Berlin School" | |
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| Mozart's songs | |
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| Bibliographical notes | |
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| Opera in the Classic Era | |
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| Mozart's Italian operas | |
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| Mozart's German operas | |
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| Bibliographical notes | |
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| Sacred Music of the Classic Era | |
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| Protestant church music | |
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| Catholic church music | |
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| The oratorio | |
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| Mozart's oratorios | |
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| Organs and organ music | |
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| Bibliographical notes | |
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| From Classicism to Romanticism | |
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| Music and the French Revolution | |
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| Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827) | |
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| Beethoven's songs | |
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| Beethoven and Romanticism | |
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| The changing guitar and its repertory | |
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| Bibliographical notes | |
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| Conclusion: Classic Music and Today's Listener | |
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| The "early music" movement and the Classic period | |
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| Bibliographical notes | |
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| Index | |