The Free Fantasia and the Musical Picturesque
- Author: Richards, Annette
The Free Fantasia and the Musical Picturesque is a major contribution to the study of eighteenth-century music ... packed with intriguing insights, appropriate excerpts of music and elegant illustrations.... — More…
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Contents
- List of figures
- Acknowledgements
- 1. Framing the musical picturesque
- 2. C. P. E. Bach and the landscapes of genius
- 3. The picturesque sketch and the interpretation of instrumental music
- 4. Haydn's humour, Bach's fantasy
- 5. Sentiment undone: solitude and the clavichord cult
- 6. Picturesque Beethoven and the veiled Isis
- Select bibliography
- Index.