MASTERPIECE: LANDMARK STUDY: EPOCH-MAKING: PENETRATING ANALYSIS: SUPERB: AS-NEW First Trade Paperback Edition: AS-NEW cover, IMMACULATE text-block exterior, AS-NEW uncreased binding, PRISTINE interior handsomely printed on EXCELLENT unblemished archival paper * 6.0" x 9.10" x 1.06", 0.70 kg, xxxii+533 (565) pp. * ABOUT THE BOOK: In this landmark book, winner of the National Book Award, noted pianist & critic Charles Rosen illuminates the techniques & aesthetics of classical music through the works of 3 great composers. For the expanded edition, here available in an elegantly designed paperback, Rosen has provided a new 64-pp. chapter on the later years of Beethoven & the musical conventions he inherited from Haydn & Mozart. He also has provided an extensive new preface in which he responds to other writers who have commented on his ideas. * HIGHEST PRAISE: "The author's combination of enthusiasm, erudition & musical insight causes the splendor of Haydn, Mozart & Beethoven to shine forth on every page." -Edward T. Cone, NYTBR; "Brilliant & epoch-making." -Stanley Sadie, editor of 'The New Grove Dictionary of Music & Musicians'; "The word 'masterpiece' should be used rarely if at all. But it applies to Charles Rosen's 'The Classical Style.' This is more than a superbly penetrating, closely argued analysis of Haydn, Mozart & Beethoven. It is a piece of 'active criticism' which only a very distinguished performer could have achieved. Rosen carries over into English prose those strengths of clarity, scruple & excitement which he brings to his playing. Simply by itself, this book sets new standards for the application of language to music." - George Steiner * ABOUT THE AUTHOR: CHARLES ROSEN was professor of music & social thought at the university of Chicago. * SHIPPING: MNEMOSYNE carefully wraps, labels & custom-packages this fine book w/ our greatest elegance & care for FREE shipment via USPS MEDIA MAIL within the U.S. w/ Domestic USPS PRIORITY MAIL available for a nominal additional fee & shipment of all international orders via efficient USPS FIRST CLASS AIRMAIL at our posted rates. Seller Inventory # 009175

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Title: The Classical Style: Haydn, Mozart, ...

Publisher: W.W. Norton & Company, Inc., New York & London

Publication Date: 1998

Binding: Soft cover

Condition: As New

Dust Jacket Condition: As New

Edition: 1st Trade Paperback Edition

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A greatly expanded edition of the National Book Award-winning masterpiece by a world-class pianist and writer on music.

This outstanding book treating the three most beloved composers of the Vienna School is basic to any study of Classical-era music. Drawing on his rich experience and intimate familiarity with the works of these giants, Charles Rosen presents his keen insights in clear and persuasive language. For this expanded edition, now available in paperback for the first time, Rosen has provided a new, 64-page chapter on the later years of Beethoven and the musical conventions he inherited from Haydn and Mozart. The author has also written an extensive new preface in which he responds to other writers who have commented on his ideas.

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Written in 1970, this winner of the National Book Award is perhaps the best guide to the music of the late 18th century that the reader is likely to find. Rosen defines classical music (which, in this case, is probably more properly rendered "Classical," as it refers to that specific style) through the music of its greatest geniuses: Mozart, Haydn and Beethoven. This is serious stuff, but well worth the effort for the student of classical music. There are many printed musical illustrations; you'll get more out of this book if you read music. This volume has a logical successor in Rosen's The Romantic Generation. A revised version in hardcover is due later this year.

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