Source Readings in Music History The 19th Century

Name: Source Readings in Music History The 19th Century
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ISBN: 9780393966992

ISBN-10: 0393966992

ISBN-13: 9780393966992

Edition: 2nd 1998 (Revised)

Authors: Ruth Solie, O. Strunk, Leo Treitler

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When music of the nineteenth century is subsumed, as it often is, under the label "Romantic era," our attention is focused on the "genius" composer, the creative process, and its fruits. But the period itself witnessed great concern for social, intellectual, and cultural matters as they affected music. From the many perceptive writings of the time, Ruth A. Solie has chosen works by--among others--writers Jean Paul, George Eliot, and E. T. A. Hoffmann; journalists and critics Margaret Fuller, J. S. Dwight, and Eduard Hanslick; music theorist A. B. Marx; scientist Hermann Helmholz; pianist Amy Fay; abolitionist Frederick Douglass; and composers from Berlioz to Dvorak. Whether dealing with…

Book details

List price: $25.60
Edition: 2nd
Copyright year: 1998
Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company, Incorporated
Publication date: 9/17/1997
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 248
Size: 0.61" wide x 0.92" long x 0.05" tall
Weight: 0.792
Language: English



Notes and Abbreviations


Introduction



The Romantic Artist



from Elementary Course in Aesthetics




"The Remarkable Musical Life of the Musician Joseph Berglinger"




from "Lives of the Great Composers"




from Daniel Deronda




The Music of the Future



from Philosophy of Music




from The Artwork of the Future




from The Music of the Nineteenth Century




Music Criticism



"The Concert of Monsieur Chopin from Warsaw"




"Rossini's William Tell"




from Davidsbundlerblatter




from Berlioz and His "Harold" Symphony




"The National Peace Jubilee"




Musical Meaning and Expression



"Beethoven's Instrumental Music"




An Exchange of Letters




from Vom Musikalisch-Schonen




from The Power of Sound




Music Theory and Pedagogy



from The Theory of Musical Composition




from On the Sensations of Tone




from Music-Study in Germany




Musical Encounters



"Music in America"




from My Bondage and My Freedom




from Primitive Music



Index