The Free Fantasia and the Musical Picturesque |
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| Author:
| Richards, Annette |
| Contribution by:
| Kallberg, Jeffrey
Newcomb, Anthony
Solie, Ruth |
| Series title: | New Perspectives in Music History and Criticism Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-0-521-02753-3 |
| Publication Date: | Nov 2006 |
| Publisher: | Cambridge University Press
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| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | USD $65.99 |
Book Description:
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The aesthetic of the picturesque, derived from the controlled wilderness of the landscape garden, provided writers on music with a language in which to describe the free fantasia, and it emerges here as a vital means for understanding the fantastical elements in the music of Bach, Haydn and Beethoven.
The aesthetic of the picturesque, derived from the controlled wilderness of the landscape garden, provided writers on music with a language in which to describe the free fantasia, and it emerges here as a vital means for understanding the fantastical elements in the music of Bach, Haydn and Beethoven.