The author has also written an extensive new preface in which he responds to other writers who have commented on his ideas. For this expanded edition, now available in paperback for the first time, Rosen has provided a new, 64-page chapter on the later years of Beethoven and the musical conventions he inherited from Haydn and Mozart. Drawing on his rich experience and intimate familiarity with the works of these giants, Charles Rosen presents his keen insights in clear and persuasive language. This outstanding book treating the three most beloved composers of the Vienna School is basic to any study of Classical-era music. Published to coincide with the 200th anniversary of Haydn’s death, this superb companion is an invaluable resource for students, teachers, and music lovers, offering a wealth of information, complemented by maps, family trees, a chronology, a list of works, and expert assessments of Haydn’s compositions and increasing popularity. The volume includes informative entries on Haydn’s family, friends, patrons and contemporaries (Mozart and the young Beethoven among them) and it illuminates the many ideas, influences, and aesthetics that played a major role in his life. All of his music is highlighted, including his symphonies, concertos, masses, oratorios, operas, string quartets and other chamber works, sonatas, and miscellaneous choral pieces. In more than 900 alphabetical entries, Haydn’s world is brought to vivid life. Hailed in Symphony magazine as “an invaluable aid to scholars,” this new paperback edition offers a gold mine of information on the immensely prolific Austrian composer and the father of both the symphony and the string quartet-Joseph Haydn. The book is divided in two parts: the first being a biographical narrative and the second being a biography through his musical works. This book on Haydn is typical of his style (his wife, Irene, gets a collaborative credit, and that is just super, since she has helped him in all his books). He lived a long life (1899-1989) and wrote many wonderful papers and books. In addition to telling Haydn’s life story, Stapert includes accessible listening guides to The Creation and portions of other well-known works to help Haydn listeners more fully appreciate the brilliance behind his music.įrom a review: Karl Geiringer was a wonderful musicologist from Austria. Unlike other biographers, Stapert argues that Haydn’s work was a product of his devout Catholic faith, even though he worked mainly as a court musician and the bulk of his output was in popular genres. In this fascinating book Calvin Stapert combines his skills as a biographer and a musicologist to recount Haydn’s steady rise from humble origins to true musical greatness. NOTE: I did not find any books that were specifically for kids, so please read through these first and make sure they are appropriate for your own children. This would be great to play softly while you’re reading about him or doing other work, as a fun and easy way to introduce it to the kids. This YouTube recording includes two hours of a variety of Haydn’s music. It takes a few clicks to get to the actual songs, but keep going – it’s worth it!! I’ve also gathered some great resources you can use while you’re studying Elgar next month.Ĭheck out this page FULL of recorded works by Haydn. They will work perfectly to study any composer as you go through the month of June. If you want more notebooking pages, don’t miss the ones I made back in November.
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