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The Strauss dynasty and Habsburg Vienna : open ears and nimble feet

Title
The Strauss dynasty and Habsburg Vienna : open ears and nimble feet / David Wyn Jones.
Author
Wyn Jones, David
Publication
  • Cambridge, United Kingdom ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2023.
  • ©2023

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Description
xii, 274 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (chiefly color), genealogical table; 25 cm
Summary
"Placing the Strauss dynasty firmly within the shifting context of social, political and cultural life in Habsburg Vienna, this zesty new biography reveals the four composers as never before, re-evaluating their music and musical achievements in Viennese society across a hundred years"--
Subject
  • Strauss, Johann, 1804-1849
  • Strauss, Johann, 1825-1899
  • Strauss, Eduard, 1835-1916
  • Strauss, Josef, 1827-1870
  • 1800-1899
  • Music > Austria > Vienna > 19th century > History and criticism
  • Music
  • Austria > Vienna
Genre/Form
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references (pages 252-260) and index.
Contents
1804-1832. Johann Strauss and the Making of a Tradition -- 1833-1849. Father and Son. Travel and Revolution -- 1850-1870. Three Brothers : Johann, Josef and Eduard -- Dance and March : Music and Culture -- 1871-1899. Two brothers : Johann and Eduard -- Staging Comedy : Operetta and Opera -- 1900-1916. One brother : Eduard -- A Disenchanted Brother and a Disinherited Son -- Memories, Monuments -- Eduard's Reminiscences -- The End of Two.
Call Number
JMF 23-269
ISBN
  • 9781009276474
  • 1009276476
  • 9781009276443
  • 1009276441
LCCN
2023015901
OCLC
1376424017
Author
Wyn Jones, David, author.
Title
The Strauss dynasty and Habsburg Vienna : open ears and nimble feet / David Wyn Jones.
Publisher
Cambridge, United Kingdom ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2023.
Copyright Date
©2023
Type of Content
text
Type of Medium
unmediated
Type of Carrier
volume
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 252-260) and index.
Chronological Term
1800-1899
Other Form:
Online version: Wyn Jones, David. Strauss dynasty and Habsburg Vienna [1.] New York : Cambridge University Press, 2023 9781009276450 (DLC) 2023015902
Research Call Number
JMF 23-269
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