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The Free Fantasia and the Musical Picturesque - New Perspectives in Music History and Criticism Richards, Annette (Cornell University, New York)
The Free Fantasia and the Musical Picturesque - New Perspectives in Music History and Criticism
Richards, Annette (Cornell University, New York)
The aesthetic of the picturesque, derived from the controlled wilderness of the landscape garden, provided writers on music with a language in which to describe the free fantasia, and it emerges here as a vital means for understanding the fantastical elements in the music of Bach, Haydn and Beethoven.
272 pages, 24 b/w illus. 55 music examples
| Media | Books Paperback Book (Book with soft cover and glued back) |
| Released | November 2, 2006 |
| ISBN13 | 9780521027533 |
| Publishers | Cambridge University Press |
| Pages | 272 |
| Dimensions | 159 × 226 × 17 mm · 436 g |
| Language | English |
| Series Editor | Kallberg, Jeffrey |
| Series Editor | Newcomb, Anthony |
| Series Editor | Solie, Ruth A. |