Reviving Haydn : new appreciations in the twentieth century /

By the 1840s Joseph Haydn, who died in 1809 as the most celebrated composer of his generation, had degenerated into the bewigged "Papa Haydn," a shallow placeholder in music history who merely invented the forms used by Beethoven. In a remarkable reversal, Haydn swiftly regained his former...

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Main Author: Proksch, Bryan (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Rochester, NY : University of Rochester Press, 2015.
Series:Eastman studies in music ; v. 124.
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Online Access:CONNECT