The symphony / Louise Cuyler
1973, 1st edition. New York : Harcourt Brace Jovanovich. Very good paperback copy; edges somewhat dust-dulled and nicked. Remains quite well-preserved overall. Item #408527
ISBN: 0155850768
Physical description; 236 pp., illustrations, 24 cm.. Contents; Part 1. The mainstream of symphonic development : the symphony in Austria and Germany. The background and heritage of the classical symphony -- The earlier Viennese period : the symphonies of Haydn and Mozart -- The later Viennese period : the symphonies of Beethoven and Schubert -- A time of temporizing : Mendelssohn and Schumann -- Brahms : a great mediator of classical and romantic styles -- The end of a tradition : Bruckner and Mahler -- Part 2. Tributary streams of symphonic development : 1780-1914. The symphony in France -- The symphonies of Tchaikovsky, Dvo ák, Sibelius, and Ives -- A parasymphonic type : the symphonic poem -- Part 3. The evolution of the symphony, 1910-70. The symphony in the twentieth century. Subjects; Symphonies Analysis, appreciation.
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