Mozart's Viennese Instrumental Music (eBook)

A Study of Stylistic Re-Invention

Simon P. Keefe (Autor)

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2007
230 Seiten
Boydell & Brewer Ltd (Verlag)
978-1-84615-576-5 (ISBN)

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The music Mozart composed in Vienna closely examined, bringing out the processes of re-invention and re-formulation it displays.The stylistic evolution of Mozart's Viennese instrumental repertory as a whole [1781-1791], closely tied to historical and contextual lines of enquiry, has yet to receive systematic attention. This book fills the gap through a study of stylistic re-invention, a practically- and empirically-based theory that explains how innovative, putatively inspired ideas take shape in Mozart's works and lead to stylistic re-formulation. Re-invention comprises a two-stage process: Mozart manipulates pre-existent stylistic features of his music to climactic effect, in so doing introducing a demonstrably 'new' stylistic dimension with broad aesthetic resonance; he subsequently re-appraises his style in response to the dimension in question. From close examination of a variety of Mozart's works [piano concertos, string quartets and symphonies in particular], supported by study of Mozart's other chamber and dramatic works, the author shows that stylistic re-invention is a consistent and coherent manifestation of stylistic development. Ultimately re-invention puts centre stage the interaction of intellectual and imaginative elements of Mozart's musicalpersonality, accounting both for processes of reflection and re-appraisal and for striking conceptual leaps. SIMON P. KEEFE is James Rossiter Hoyle Chair of Music, University of Sheffield.

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 16.8.2007
• Verlagsort: Woodbridge
• Sprache: englisch
• Themenwelt: Kunst / Musik / Theater ► Musik ► Musikgeschichte
• Schlagworte: chamber music • Mozart • Music History • Piano Concertos • string quartets • Stylistic Development • Stylistic Re-Invention • Symphonies • Viennese Instrumental Music
• ISBN-10: 1-84615-576-2 / 1846155762
• ISBN-13: 978-1-84615-576-5 / 9781846155765