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Haydn: A Creative Life in Music (Third Revised and Expanded Edition)
Karl Geiringer
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Description for Haydn: A Creative Life in Music (Third Revised and Expanded Edition)
Paperback. As a curator of the Gesellschaft der Musikfreunde in Vienna, the author was in charge of one of the world's leading Hayden collections. His investigations took him to monasteries, libraries and, as a guest of the Hungarian government, to the archives of the Princes of Esterhazy in Budapest. This is a study of the life and works of Joseph Haydn. Num Pages: 416 pages, Ill. BIC Classification: AVGC4; AVH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 232 x 171 x 26. Weight in Grams: 648.
This definitive study of the life and works of Joseph Haydn represents half a century of research. As a curator of the Gesellschaft der Musikfreunde in Vienna, Dr. Geiringer was in charge of one of the world's leading Hayden collections. His scholarly investigations took him to various monasteries, to libraries in Eisenstadt, Prague, Berlin, Paris, London, and Washington, D.C., and, as a guest of the Hungarian government, to the previously almost inaccessible archives of the Princes of Esterhazy in Budapest. In the past decade, Haydn studies have progressed enormously. A thematic catalog is now available, and a substantial part of ... Read more
This definitive study of the life and works of Joseph Haydn represents half a century of research. As a curator of the Gesellschaft der Musikfreunde in Vienna, Dr. Geiringer was in charge of one of the world's leading Hayden collections. His scholarly investigations took him to various monasteries, to libraries in Eisenstadt, Prague, Berlin, Paris, London, and Washington, D.C., and, as a guest of the Hungarian government, to the previously almost inaccessible archives of the Princes of Esterhazy in Budapest. In the past decade, Haydn studies have progressed enormously. A thematic catalog is now available, and a substantial part of ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
University of California Press
Number of pages
416
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1982
Condition
New
Weight
648g
Number of Pages
416
Place of Publication
Berkerley, United States
ISBN
9780520043176
SKU
V9780520043176
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About Karl Geiringer
Karl Geiringer (1899 - 1989) was Professor Emeritus of Music at the University of California, Santa Barbara. He is the author of many books, including Brahms: His Life and Work, Johann Sebastian Bach: The Culmination of an Era, and The Bach Family: Seven Generations of Creative Genius. Irene Geiringer (1899 - 1983) received her Ph.D. from the University of Vienna, ... Read more
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