Cambridge Haydn Encyclopedia
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: 2019
Language: eng
Number of pages: 520
ISBN-13: 9781107129016
Subjects: Haydn, joseph, 1732-1809
Description: For well over two hundred years, Joseph Haydn has been by turns lionized and misrepresented - held up as celebrity, and disparaged as mere forerunner or point of comparison. And yet, unlike many other canonic composers, his music has remained a fixture in the repertoire from his day until ours. What do we need to know now in order to understand Haydn and his music? With over eighty entries focused on ideas and seven longer thematic essays to bring these together, this richly-illustrated encyclopedia offers a new perspective on Haydn and the many cultural contexts in which he worked and left his indelible mark during the Enlightenment and beyond. With contributions from sixty-seven scholars and performers in Europe, the Americas, and Oceania, this distinctive encyclopedia captures the vitality of Haydn studies today - its variety of perspectives and methods - and ultimately inspires further exploration of one of western music's most innovative and influential composers.