Author : Simon McVeigh
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 324 pages
File Size : 42,5 Mb
Release : 1993-08-19
Category : Music
ISBN : 0521413532
Concert Life in London from Mozart to Haydn by Simon McVeigh Pdf
Concerts flourished in London during the second half of the eighteenth century as never before. Enterprising promoters developed subscription series around the new symphony orchestra, and the lucrative environment attracted both Mozart and Haydn, whose last twelve symphonies were written for London. This book is the first detailed investigation of a lively and innovative period in London's cultural life, combining a social study of concert audiences with analysis of their musical tastes and the repertoire they inspired.