Description: The music of Haydn, Mozart and Beethoven forms a cornerstone of the modern repertoire, but very little is known about the context in which these composers worked. Beginning with the early decades of the eighteenth century, the essays in this volume consider some of the musical traditions and practices of this little understood period of music history. Four main areas are covered: orchestral music, sacred music, opera and keyboard music.
Review Quotes: "The book stands as an excellent contribution to modern research. The editor's introductory essay outlines genuinely new perspectives, and it ends, appropriately, with the statement Larsen's Challenge to Musicology remains." Alfred Mann, The Opera Quarterly