Overview

Haydn scholarship has mirrored recent trends in musicological research with an increased interest in the cultural context and reception of his music, though he has not received the sustained consideration given to other canonical figures. Over the past decade, more consideration has been paid to Haydn's operas and oratorios which previously tended to be eclipsed by his chamber and orchestral music. These new perspectives are the focus of this collection which showcases recent approaches and allows us to re-evaluate the long-held notion that Haydn's era marked the rise of the concept of autonomous musical works. This book enriches understanding of cultural contexts in which Haydn's music is being understood, providing models for future contextual studies and allows for a more historically responsive understanding of his works. It includes analysis of less well-known compositions, especially the oratorio Il Ritorno di Tobia, Orfeo and the late canons, but also of works like the London Symphonies and The Creation.

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Author:   Nancy November (University of Auckland)
Publisher:   Cambridge University Press
Imprint:   Cambridge University Press
ISBN:  

9781009337144

ISBN 10:   1009337149
Pages:   272
Publication Date:   16 October 2025
Audience:   General/trade ,  General
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Table of Contents

1. The many Haydns of musicology Emily Dolan and Matthew Head; 2. Understanding Haydn's 'Il Ritorno di Tobia' through Gassmann's tradition Bruce C. MacIntyre; 3. Listening again to Haydn's nightwatchman W. Dean Sutcliffe; 4. Haydn's last heroine: Hanne, 'The Seasons', and the culture of sensibility Rena Roussin; 5. Framing Haydn's canons: Intersections of music, art and composition in the composer's Kabinett Tom Tolley; 6. Haydn according to Matisse: encountering the composer through 'The Music Lesson', from 1917 to today Sarah Day O'Connell; 7. The premiere of Haydn's 'Orfeo' in Florence (1951)-a Cold War story Caryl Clark; 8. Haydn in the modern instrumental performer's imagination Mary Hunter and A. LeRoy Greason; 9. Admired across the sea': importing late Haydn into early New Zealand Nancy November.

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Nancy November is Professor of Musicology at the University of Auckland. She is the recipient of a Humboldt Fellowship (2010-12); and three Marsden Grants from the New Zealand Royal Society. She recently edited The Cambridge Companion to the Eroica Symphony (2020) and has published on a broad range of chamber music from the nineteenth century. Her book Opera in the Viennese Home from Mozart to Rossini appeared in 2024.

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