A History of the Symphony identifies the underlying cultural factors that have shaped the symphony over the past three hundred years, presenting a unified view of the entire history of the genre.
A History of the Symphony identifies the underlying cultural factors that have shaped the symphony over the past three hundred years, presenting a unified view of the entire history of the genre.
Jeffrey Langford is Associate Dean for Doctoral Studies at the Manhattan School of Music in New York, NY.
Inhaltsangabe
PART I: THE CLASSICAL SYMPHONY Chapter 1 - Origins of the Genre: From Pergolesi to Early Haydn Pergolesi and the Italian Sinfonia Stamitz and the Mannheim School; C.P.E. Bach and the Empfindsam Stil Early Haydn Chapter 2 - Maturation of the Genre: Haydn and Mozart Haydn: From Servant to Entrepreneur The Genius of Mozart Chapter 3 - From Classicism to Romanticism Beethoven and the Destruction of the Classical Style Schubert and the First Signs of Romanticism PART II: THE ROMANTIC SYMPHONY Chapter 4 - The Romantic Generation: Tradition vs. the Avant-garde Berlioz and the Romantic Revolution Mendelssohn's Classical Romanticism Tradition and Innovation in the Symphonies of Schumann The Janus Face of Brahms Liszt and the Symphonic Avant-garde Chapter 5 - Musical Nationalism: Eastern Europe and Russia The Politics of Nationalism in the Symphonies of Smetana and Dvöák The "Mighty Five" and Tchaikovsky Chapter 6 - The Late Romantic Symphony: Mahler and Strauss Mahler as "Song-symphonist" Strauss and the Tome Poem PART III: THE SYMPHONY IN THE MODERN ERA Chapter 7 - The Early 20th Century Debussy and the Transition to the Modern Era The Unique Path of Sibelius Chapter 8 - Masters of the 20th Century: From Ives to Shostakovich Ives as Symphonic Iconoclast Prokofiev and the Neo-Classical Style The Changing Symphonic Face of Stravinsky Hindemith and the Nazis The Enigma of Shostakovich Chapter 9 - Contemporary Views of the Symphony 20th-Century Reinterpretations of the Symphony: Messiaen, Penderecki, and Lutoslawski Post-modern Symphonies and Gender Issues
PART I: THE CLASSICAL SYMPHONY Chapter 1 - Origins of the Genre: From Pergolesi to Early Haydn Pergolesi and the Italian Sinfonia Stamitz and the Mannheim School; C.P.E. Bach and the Empfindsam Stil Early Haydn Chapter 2 - Maturation of the Genre: Haydn and Mozart Haydn: From Servant to Entrepreneur The Genius of Mozart Chapter 3 - From Classicism to Romanticism Beethoven and the Destruction of the Classical Style Schubert and the First Signs of Romanticism PART II: THE ROMANTIC SYMPHONY Chapter 4 - The Romantic Generation: Tradition vs. the Avant-garde Berlioz and the Romantic Revolution Mendelssohn's Classical Romanticism Tradition and Innovation in the Symphonies of Schumann The Janus Face of Brahms Liszt and the Symphonic Avant-garde Chapter 5 - Musical Nationalism: Eastern Europe and Russia The Politics of Nationalism in the Symphonies of Smetana and Dvöák The "Mighty Five" and Tchaikovsky Chapter 6 - The Late Romantic Symphony: Mahler and Strauss Mahler as "Song-symphonist" Strauss and the Tome Poem PART III: THE SYMPHONY IN THE MODERN ERA Chapter 7 - The Early 20th Century Debussy and the Transition to the Modern Era The Unique Path of Sibelius Chapter 8 - Masters of the 20th Century: From Ives to Shostakovich Ives as Symphonic Iconoclast Prokofiev and the Neo-Classical Style The Changing Symphonic Face of Stravinsky Hindemith and the Nazis The Enigma of Shostakovich Chapter 9 - Contemporary Views of the Symphony 20th-Century Reinterpretations of the Symphony: Messiaen, Penderecki, and Lutoslawski Post-modern Symphonies and Gender Issues
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