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The virtuoso as subject : the reception of instrumental virtuosity, c. 1815-c. 1850 / by Žarko Cvejić.

Title
The virtuoso as subject : the reception of instrumental virtuosity, c. 1815-c. 1850 / by Žarko Cvejić.
Author
Cvejić, Žarko
Publication
Newcastle upon Tyne : Cambridge Scholars Publishing, 2016.

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Description
vi, 355 pages : music; 22 cm
Summary
"This book offers a novel interpretation of the sudden and steep decline of instrumental virtuosity in its critical reception between c. 1815 and c. 1850, documenting it with a large number of examples from Europe's leading music periodicals at the time."--Provided by publisher.
Subject
  • Morrisson, Matthew
  • 1800-1899
  • Virtuosity in musical performance > Europe > History > 19th century
  • Virtuosity in musical performance
  • Europe
Genre/Form
History
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references (pages 283-342) and index.
Processing Action (note)
  • committed to retain
Contents
Introduction -- Music in philosophy around 1800 -- Virtuosity in concert -- Virtuosity in composition -- Gender and the critical reception of virtuosity -- Conclusion.
ISBN
  • 1443890715
  • 9781443890717
OCLC
  • 959273117
  • SCSB-10266212
Owning Institutions
Harvard Library