Book 85 - Rosemary Hughes "Haydn (Master Musician)"
Rosemary Hughes "Haydn (Master Musician)" (Oxford University Press)
This is a sober and informative biography of the great composer and the grandfather of the symphony and symphonic form. I started reading this paperback, published in 1989 when I recently looked back at an old copy of Wire magazine again. It was on their recommended introductions into the music of a composer. This book was highlighted at the end of the article.
The second section of the book is a musical analysis of some of his scores, and as I am unable to read music scores, my bad, this section was less interesting to me. However, it did bring me back to the music and the pleasure of listening.
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This is a sober and informative biography of the great composer and the grandfather of the symphony and symphonic form. I started reading this paperback, published in 1989 when I recently looked back at an old copy of Wire magazine again. It was on their recommended introductions into the music of a composer. This book was highlighted at the end of the article.
The second section of the book is a musical analysis of some of his scores, and as I am unable to read music scores, my bad, this section was less interesting to me. However, it did bring me back to the music and the pleasure of listening.
http://jazzy-dave.dreamwidth.org/