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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.
263 pages, 24 b/w illus. 55 music examples
| Media | Books Hardcover Book (Book with hard spine and cover) |
| Released | January 4, 2001 |
| ISBN13 | 9780521640770 |
| Publishers | Cambridge University Press |
| Pages | 272 |
| Dimensions | 152 × 229 × 19 mm · 495 g |
| Language | English |