Overview
""""Sound history, intelligent evaluation, and a good literary style.""""-Library Journal""""colourful and interesting ... a very valuable addition to our rising literature in musicology.""""-Saturday Review""""An excellent and eminently readable history.""""-New York Herald TribuneThis authoritative survey constitutes the first thorough English-language exploration of the concerto as a musical form. The musical form's long and colourful history is explored in critical terms accessible to lay readers as well as specialists, forming a listener's guide, an important musicological study, and a fascinating reading experience.Examining the social, economic, and personal factors that influenced the concerto's growth, author Abraham Veinus also summarizes the contributions of theorists, composers, and musicians and defines the genre's terms and the changing nature. He traces the early development of the concerto as well as that of the concerto grosso, the early solo concerto, classic forms, Beethoven's characteristic use of the form, the Romantic concerto, and the modern concerto. A pleasure to read and a valuable reference, this volume is an ideal companion for musicians, music students, and lovers of classical music.
Full Product Details
Author: Abraham Veinus
Publisher: Dover Publications Inc.
Imprint: Dover Publications Inc.
Dimensions:
Width: 13.60cm
, Height: 1.70cm
, Length: 21.60cm
Weight: 0.354kg
ISBN: 9780486211787
ISBN 10: 0486211789
Pages: 336
Publication Date: 30 December 2012
Audience:
General/trade
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General
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active
Availability: In Print
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Reviews
A history of the concerto form which includes individual commentary, and appreciation of all compositions in this form, and gives biographical sidelights on their composers. The concerto, its principle of composition and orchestration, the concerto grosso which reached its peak in Bach, the solo concerto and classical concerto, down to the 18th century when it became chiefly a display piece for virtuosos. Brahms restored it to its greatness. He then traces its course through the nationalist music of the Russians, Scandinavians, etc. down to the moderns. Fine writing, cleancut, occasionally corrosive criticism, for a work of interest to students and musicians and connoisseurs. (Kirkus Reviews)
Author Information
An important American musicologist of the mid-20th century and a leading authority on the concerto, Abraham Veinus wrote several books, including The Concerto, The Victor Book of the Concerto, The Pocket Book of Great Authors, and the textbook, Understanding Music: Style, Structure, and History.
