String Quartets in Beethoven’s Europe
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| Title: | String Quartets in Beethoven’s Europe |
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| Description: | String Quartets in Beethoven's Europe is the first detailed study of string quartets in late-eighteenth- and early-nineteenth-century Europe. It brings together the work of nine scholars who explore little-studied aspects of this multi-faceted genre. Together, this book's chapters deal with compositional responses to Beethoven's string quartets and the prestige of the genre; varied compositional practices in string quartet writing, with a particular emphasis on texture and performance elements; and the reception of Beethoven's string quartets ca. 1800. They include discussions of quartets composed for the amateur and connoisseur markets in Beethoven's Europe; virtuosity, the French Violin School, and the quatuor brillant; the relationship between quartet composers and their audiences during Beethoven's era; and the cross-pollination of quartet styles in Europe's musical centers such as Vienna, Paris, and St. Petersburg. |
| Authors: | Nancy November |
| Resource Type: | eBook. |
| Subjects: | String quartet--18th century, String quartet--19th century |
| Categories: | MUSIC / Essays, HISTORY / Modern / 18th Century, HISTORY / Modern / 19th Century, MUSIC / Genres & Styles / Classical, MUSIC / History & Criticism, MUSIC / Individual Composer & Musician |
| Database: | eBook Collection (EBSCOhost) |
| Abstract: | String Quartets in Beethoven's Europe is the first detailed study of string quartets in late-eighteenth- and early-nineteenth-century Europe. It brings together the work of nine scholars who explore little-studied aspects of this multi-faceted genre. Together, this book's chapters deal with compositional responses to Beethoven's string quartets and the prestige of the genre; varied compositional practices in string quartet writing, with a particular emphasis on texture and performance elements; and the reception of Beethoven's string quartets ca. 1800. They include discussions of quartets composed for the amateur and connoisseur markets in Beethoven's Europe; virtuosity, the French Violin School, and the quatuor brillant; the relationship between quartet composers and their audiences during Beethoven's era; and the cross-pollination of quartet styles in Europe's musical centers such as Vienna, Paris, and St. Petersburg. |
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| ISBN: | 9781644697870 9781644697887 9781644697894 |
