The Classical Era : Volume 5: From the 1740s to the End of the 18th Century

The Classical Era embraces what is commonly thought of as the centre of the Western musical tradition, the music of Haydn and Mozart, the creators of the symphony and the string quartet and the first great operatic classics. Each chapter focuses on the musical activities of a particular city, the music is explained in terms of the prevailing social, economic and political climate. Front Matter....Pages i-x Music and Society in the Classical Era....Pages 1-14 Italy: Two Opera Centres....Pages 15-60 Paris: the End of the Ancien Régime....Pages 61-98 Maria Theresa’s Vienna....Pages 99-125 Vienna under Joseph II and Leopold II....Pages 126-165 Salzburg under Church Rule....Pages 166-187 The Bohemian Lands....Pages 188-212 The Mannheim Court....Pages 213-239 Courts and Municipalities in North Germany....Pages 240-267 Haydn at the Esterházy Court....Pages 268-292 London: a City of Unrivalled Riches....Pages 293-326 Stockholm in the Gustavian Era....Pages 327-349 Spain in the Enlightenment....Pages 350-367 Philadelphia: a City in the New World....Pages 368-382 Back Matter....Pages 383-416 From the series examining the development of music in specific places during particular times, this book looks at the classical period, in Europe and America, from Vienna and Salzburg to the Iberian courts and Philadelphia.