Author:
Stapert, Calvin, 1942- author.
ImprintGrand Rapids, Michigan : William B. Eerdmans Publishing Company, 2014.
Descriptionxxii, 282 p. : ill. ; 23 cm
Note:Ancestry and early boyhood in Rohrau and Hainburg--to 1740 -- Choirboy at St. Stephen's Cathedral, Vienna--the 1740s -- From the streets of Vienna to a pilgrimage, and then to a wretched attic--the early 1750s -- From freelance musician to music director for Count Morzin--the later 1750s -- Vice-kapellmeister at the Esterhazy Court--1761-66 -- Symphonies and Baryton music for Prince Nicolaus--1762-68 -- Kapellmeister at Esterhaza Palace and composer of church music--1768-72 -- Sturm und Drang: symphonies--1768-72 -- From divertimenti to sonatas and quartets--the late 1760s and early 1770s -- Opera at Eszterhaza--1768-83 -- Symphonies and sonatas during the peak opera years--1773-81 -- "New and special" string quartets and a special friendship--the 1780s, part 1 -- New, revived, and unique genres--the 1780s, part 2 -- Music for London, Vienna, Paris, and the king of Naples--the 1780s, part 3 -- From Vienna to London--1790-91 -- LIfe in London and a return to Vienna--1791-93 -- Back in London--1794-95 -- Back to Vienna: a fruitful final harvest--1795-1802 -- Infirmity and death--1803-09 -- Music for troubled times.
Bibliography Note:Includes bibliographical references (pages 268-273) and indexes.
