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Haydn / James Cuthbert Hadden

By: Material type: TextTextLanguage: English Publication details: NewYork : Cambridge university press, 2010.Description: xii, 232 p. : ill. ; 22 cmISBN:
  • 9781108019873
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 780.92 HAD
Contents:
1. Birth. Ancestry. Early years; 2. Vienna, 1750–1760; 3. Eisenstadt, 1761–1766; 4. Esterhaz, 1766–1790; 5. First London visit, 1791–1792; 6. Second London visit, 1794–1795; 7. 'The Creation' and 'The Seasons'; 8. Last years; 9. Haydn: the man; 10. Haydn: the composer; Appendices; Index.
Summary: Franz Joseph Haydn (1732-1809) is renowned as one of the most eminent and prolific composers of the classical period of western music. By the end of his life he had become one of the most famous composers in Europe. He developed the musical forms which became the symphony and the string quartet and was also instrumental in the development of the sonata. This volume, first published in 1902 and written by biographer and contributor to the Dictionary of National Biography James Cuthbert Hadden (1861-1914), focuses on Haydn's career and personality rather than his music. Arranged chronologically according to major locations where Haydn visited or lived, Hadden describes Haydn's daily life, character and growing fame in great detail. Based on the first comprehensive biography of Haydn, Carl Ferdinand Pohl's Joseph Haydn, this volume was considered the most complete account of Haydn's life in English at the time of publication.
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Reference Reference Kalaignar Centenary Library Madurai ENGLISH-REFERENCE BOOKS ஆறாம் தளம் / Sixth floor 780.92 HAD (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Not for loan 318439

Includes bibliographical references and index.

1. Birth. Ancestry. Early years; 2. Vienna, 1750–1760; 3. Eisenstadt, 1761–1766; 4. Esterhaz, 1766–1790; 5. First London visit, 1791–1792; 6. Second London visit, 1794–1795; 7. 'The Creation' and 'The Seasons'; 8. Last years; 9. Haydn: the man; 10. Haydn: the composer; Appendices; Index.

Franz Joseph Haydn (1732-1809) is renowned as one of the most eminent and prolific composers of the classical period of western music. By the end of his life he had become one of the most famous composers in Europe. He developed the musical forms which became the symphony and the string quartet and was also instrumental in the development of the sonata. This volume, first published in 1902 and written by biographer and contributor to the Dictionary of National Biography James Cuthbert Hadden (1861-1914), focuses on Haydn's career and personality rather than his music. Arranged chronologically according to major locations where Haydn visited or lived, Hadden describes Haydn's daily life, character and growing fame in great detail. Based on the first comprehensive biography of Haydn, Carl Ferdinand Pohl's Joseph Haydn, this volume was considered the most complete account of Haydn's life in English at the time of publication.

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