Music in the Classical World: Genre, Culture, and History

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Preface
PART I Music and Style in the Classical Period
	1  Defining the Classical Period
		What’s in a Name?
		The Chronological Conundrum
		Parallels of the Late Baroque and Early Classical Periods
		Definitions and the Rise of Theory, Aesthetics, and Musical Pedagogy
	2  The Emergence of the New Styles of Classical Period Music
		National Styles
			The Italian Style
			The French Style
			The German Style
		Style Trends: Galant and Empfindsamkeit
		Sturm und Drang: The Passionate Musical-­Dramatic Embrace
		High Classicism
PART II New Developments, Convergences, and Genres in the Classical Period
	3  The Expansion of the Orchestra and the Development of the Instruments
		Development of Instruments and Performance Techniques
		The Strings
		The Woodwinds
		Brass and Percussion
		Keyboard Instruments
		The Voice
		The Expansion of the Orchestra
		Performance Practice
	4  Genre as the Core of Musical Development: Orchestral Works
		The Concerto and Sinfonia Concertante
		The Symphony and Its Offspring
		The Symphony: Social Context
		The Symphony: Types and Formats
		Structures and Instrumentation
		The Symphony Emerges, 1730–1750
		The Symphony in Full Bloom, 1750–1780
		The Symphony of the Future, 1780–1800
		The Symphony’s Relatives
	5  Genre as the Core of Musical Development: Chamber Music
		Music for Professionals and Amateurs: The Rise of Chamber Genres
		"Sonata, What Do You Want from Me?”
		The Major Instrumental Chamber Genres: Duos, Trios, Quartets, Quintets, and Beyond
		The Chamber Vocal Genres: The Rise of the Lied
PART III Opera! The Development of Popular, Nationalist, and Exotic Entertainment
	6  The Structure and Meaning of Italian Opera in the Classical Period
		Popular Opera as Musical Business and Taste
		Baroque Opera Versus Classical Opera: The Battle of the Genres
		Opera in Italy: Old Versus New, Local Versus International
	7  Opera in France, Germany, and Elsewhere: Escaping the Past for an Exotic Future
		Opera in France: From Lully to Gluck and Beyond: Crisis, Controversy, and Social Commentary
		Opera in Germany: Defining Nationalism Without a Nation
		Opera Goes Global: The Importance of National Cultural Definition
			"Turkish” Opera
			Opera in England
			Opera in Scandinavia
			Opera in Russia
			Opera in Iberia
			Opera in the Americas
	8  Sacred Music in the Era of Secularism
		Church Music for Secular Glory or Devout Worship
		Catholic Church Genres: Liturgical and Nonliturgical Music
		Music in the Monasteries and Elsewhere: Serving God and the Flock
		The Protestant Church Genres: The Fall of the Cantata and Rise of the Secular
		Church Music of Other Realms: Between the Orthodox and Paradox
		Conclusion
PART IV Capitals and Centers of Music-­Making in the Classical Period
	9  Urban Musical Centers and Their Musical Establishments
		The Proud Hubs: Vienna, Paris, Berlin, London
			Vienna
			Paris
			Berlin
			London
		The Italian Rivals: Naples, Venice, Rome
			Naples
			Venice
			Rome
		The Musical Centers of the Holy Roman Empire: Dresden, Prague, Mannheim/Munich
			Dresden
			Prague
			Mannheim/Munich
	10  Cities and Courts on the Periphery
		The Northern Rivals: The Netherlands, Scandinavia, Russia
			Amsterdam/The Hague
			Copenhagen
			Stockholm
			St. Petersburg
		Some Exemplary Courts: Esterház, Regensburg, Oettingen-­Wallerstein, Salzburg
			Esterház
			Regensburg
			Oettingen-Wallerstein
			Salzburg
		Music on the Periphery: The Mediterranean Sphere
			Iberia
			Malta
		Music on the Periphery: Music Outside Europe
			New Spain
			Brazil
			New France and English North America (the United States)
	11  From Universal Composer to Icon: Joseph Haydn and Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
		Haydn
		Mozart
PART V Music for the People: Music as a Social Phenomenon in the Classical Period
	12  The Folk and Their Music
		Folk Music as a Source and Repository of Popular Cultures
		Music in the Service of the State: Politics and Revolution
		The Rise of the Popular Music Business
Register of Names
Selected Reading
Glossary
Index