Empress Marie Therese and Music at the Viennese Court, 1792-1807. hardcover 350 p., 20 half-tones, 12 tabs., 228x152mm.
Rice, John. 著
内容
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Acknowledgements; List of illustrations; List of tables; List of musicalexamples; List of abbreviations; Two intertwining family trees: theHabsburg-Lorraines of Austria and the Bourbons of Spain and Naples; A noteabout quotations and transcriptions of documents; Introduction; 1. Theempress as collector of music; 2. Marie Therese's musicians; 3. The empressas soprano; 4. Private concerts; 5. Celebrations of Franz's birthday andnameday; 6. Musical caprice; 7. Marie Therese's influence on music in thepublic sphere; 8. The empress as conceiver, commissioner and shaper ofmusical works; 9. Il conte Cl-: a birthday cantata from inception toperformance; 10. Joseph Haydn and Beethoven between court and nobility;Epilogue; Appendix 1: Marie Therese's collection of church music; Appendix 2:Marie Therese's musical diary, 1801-3; Appendix 3: Paer's letters to theempress; Appendix 4: Correspondence between Paisiello and Marie Therese;Appendix 5: Documents pertaining to the development and performance of Paer'sIl conte Cl-; Bibliography; Index.
