The New Grove Haydn

Jens Peter Larsen

ISBN 10: 0393300854 / ISBN 13: 9780393300857

Published by Norton, New York, 1984

About this Item

Almost like new - prior owner's address label on first page. No creases or tears, and pages are clean and unmarked. Composer biography and list of works from The New Grove Dictionary of Music and Musicians, expanded and updated for separate book publication.

Seller Inventory # 051522019780393300857vt

Bibliographic Details

• Title: The New Grove Haydn
• Publisher: Norton, New York
• Publication Date: 1984
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0393300854
• ISBN 13: 9780393300857
• Binding: Paperback
• Illustrator: Illustrated
• Condition: very good

About this title

Synopsis

This volume is a companion to the second edition of "The New Grove Dictionary of Music and Musicians", featuring research, writing and bibliography derived from the new edition, in advance of the publication of the "The New Grove" itself.

From the Publisher

Insightful profile of a prolific composer
Acknowledged as the first master of the symphony and string quartet and praised for his oratorios and masses, Haydn is considered to be one of the most significant composers of the Classical Period. Other features of "The New Grove Haydn" include: - A sneak preview of what's to come in the second edition of "The New Grove Dictionary of Music and Musicians 2nd Edition", to be available in print and electronic formats from November 2000. - Includes illustrations, musical examples and detailed work-lists. - Edited by Stanley Sadie and John Tyrell, editors of "The New Grove II". - Affordable individually or as part of a set with "The New Grove Wagner", "The New Grove Stravinsky" and "The New Grove Mozart".