Harmony in Haydn and Mozart - Softcover

Damschroder, David

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1107419840 ISBN 13: 9781107419841

Publisher: Cambridge University Press, 2014

Synopsis

Integrating Schenkerian tools and an innovative approach to harmony, David Damschroder provides numerous penetrating analyses of works by Haydn and Mozart. A series of introductory chapters assist readers in developing their analytical capacity. Beginning with short excerpts from string quartets, the study proceeds by assessing the inner workings of twelve expositions from Haydn piano sonatas, six arias in G minor from Mozart operas, and three rondos in D major from piano concertos by Haydn and Mozart. In the Masterworks section that follows, Damschroder presents detailed analyses of six movements from symphonies, string quartets and opera by Haydn and Mozart, and compares his outcomes with those of other analysts, including Kofi Agawu, Robert O. Gjerdingen, James Hepokoski and Warren Darcy, Carl Schachter and James Webster. The book represents an important contribution to modern analytical discourse on a treasured body of music and an assessment of recent accomplishments within that realm.

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Review:

"In this highly specialized and uniquely reasoned book, Damschroder (Univ. of Minnesota) attempts to establish a logic for Haydn and Mozart's harmonic language."
-W.E. Grim, Choice

Book Description:

Thoughtful musicians seeking ways to deepen their understanding of how tonal music works will be drawn to this study focused on Haydn and Mozart, two masters from the Viennese Classical period. Schenkerian tools and an innovative approach to harmony are synthesised in penetrating analyses, and alternative analytical approaches are critiqued.

About this edition

• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Publication date: 2014
• ISBN 10: 1107419840
• ISBN 13: 9781107419841
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 312