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The Romantic Generation (The Charles Eliot Norton Lectures),Used
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What Charles Rosen's celebrated book The Classical Style did for music of the Classical period, this new, muchawaited volume brilliantly does for the Romantic era. An exhilarating exploration of the musical language, forms, and styles of the Romantic period, it captures the spirit that enlivened a generation of composers and musicians, and in doing so it conveys the very sense of Romantic music. In readings uniquely informed by his performing experience, Rosen offers consistently acute and thoroughly engaging analyses of works by Schubert, Schumann, Mendelssohn, Bellini, Liszt, and Berlioz, and he presents a new view of Chopin as a master of polyphony and largescale form. He adeptly integrates his observations on the music with reflections on the art, literature, drama, and philosophy of the time, and thus shows us the major figures of Romantic music within their intellectual and cultural context.Rosen covers a remarkably broad range of music history and considers the importance to nineteenthcentury music of other cultural developments: the art of landscape, a changed approach to the sacred, the literary fragment as a Romantic art form. He sheds new light on the musical sensibilities of each composer, studies the important genres from nocturnes and songs to symphonies and operas, explains musical principles such as the relation between a musical idea and its realization in sound and the interplay between music and text, and traces the origins of musical ideas prevalent in the Romantic period. Rich with striking descriptions and telling analogies, Rosen's overview of Romantic music is an accomplishment without parallel in the literature, a consummate performance by a master pianist and music historian.
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- Q: What is the main focus of 'The Romantic Generation' by Charles Rosen? A: 'The Romantic Generation' explores the musical language, forms, and styles of the Romantic period, analyzing works by composers such as Schubert, Schumann, and Chopin within their cultural and intellectual contexts.
- Q: How many pages does 'The Romantic Generation' have? A: The book contains 744 pages.
- Q: What is the binding type of this book? A: 'The Romantic Generation' is available in paperback binding.
- Q: Who is the author of 'The Romantic Generation'? A: The author of the book is Charles Rosen.
- Q: When was 'The Romantic Generation' published? A: The book was published on September 15, 1998.
- Q: What edition of 'The Romantic Generation' is available? A: This listing is for the Fifth Printing of 'The Romantic Generation'.
- Q: Is 'The Romantic Generation' a suitable book for beginners in music? A: Yes, the book is described as gripping and readable, making it accessible for those new to the subject while providing in-depth analysis.
- Q: Does 'The Romantic Generation' include analyses of specific composers? A: Yes, the book includes analyses of works by composers such as Schubert, Schumann, Mendelssohn, Bellini, Liszt, and Berlioz.
- Q: What themes are covered in 'The Romantic Generation'? A: The book covers themes such as the interplay between music and text, the relation of musical ideas to their realization, and the impact of cultural developments on 19th-century music.
- Q: Is this book part of a series? A: Yes, 'The Romantic Generation' is part of The Charles Eliot Norton Lectures series.