{"product_id":"german-music-criticism-in-the-late-eighteenth-century-aesthetic-issues-in-instrumental-music-paperback-9780521027458","title":"German Music Criticism in the Late Eighteenth Century; Aesthetic Issues in Instrumental Music (Paperback \/ softback) 9780521027458","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eGerman Music Criticism in the Late Eighteenth Century\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eAesthetic Issues in Instrumental Music\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eDerives a practical aesthetic for German instrumental music during the late eighteenth century, from reviews of printed instrumental works.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eMary Sue Morrow (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9780521027458, Cambridge University Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback \/ softback, published 2 November 2006\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e268 pages, 9 tables  13 music examples\u003cbr\u003e22.8 x 15.2 x 2 cm, 0.411 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e'The book's usefulness is enhanced by music examples, a full bibliography and index.' Peter Branscombe, The Times Literary Supplement\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eMusic aesthetics in late eighteenth-century Germany has always been problematic because there was no aesthetic theory to evaluate the enormous amount of high-quality instrumental music produced by composers like Haydn and Mozart. This book derives a practical aesthetic for German instrumental music during the late eighteenth century from a previously neglected source, reviews of printed instrumental works. At a time when the theory of mimesis dominated aesthetic thought, leaving sonatas and symphonies at the very bottom of the aesthetic hierarchy, a group of reviewers were quietly setting about the task of evaluating instrumental music on its own terms. The reviews document an intersection with trends in literature and philosophy, and reveal interest in criteria like genius, the expressive power of music, and the necessity of unity, several decades earlier than has previously been supposed.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eAcknowledgements\u003cbr\u003e Author's note\u003cbr\u003e Introduction: terms of discourse\u003cbr\u003e 1. What does instrumental music mean?\u003cbr\u003e 2. Answering with a unified voice\u003cbr\u003e 3. Answering with a German voice\u003cbr\u003e 4. Answering with aesthetic criteria\u003cbr\u003e 5. The importance of being correct\u003cbr\u003e 6. The reign of genius\u003cbr\u003e 7. A call to order\u003cbr\u003e 8. Epilogue: segue to the nineteenth century\u003cbr\u003e Notes\u003cbr\u003e Bibliography\u003cbr\u003e Index.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: Classical music [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Classical music\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Classical%20music%20%5Bc%201750%20to%20c%201830%5D%20%5BAVGC4%5D%22\"\u003ec 1750 to c 1830 AVGC4\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Cambridge University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46004503576856,"sku":"9780521027458","price":29.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/products\/9780521027458i_50e78c9f-cf9c-4781-abe3-ee486250d546.jpg?v=1694964751","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/german-music-criticism-in-the-late-eighteenth-century-aesthetic-issues-in-instrumental-music-paperback-9780521027458","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}