The Strauss dynasty and Habsburg Vienna

Soumis par Joseph Hafner le 23 Juin, 2025 - 15:46

Type de publication:

Book

Auteurs:

Wyn Jones, David,

Source:

Cambridge University Press,, Cambridge, United Kingdom ; New York, United States, p.xii, 274 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : (2023)

Numéro d'appel:

ML246.8.V62

Mots-clés:

19e siècle, 19th century, Austria, Autriche, fast, Histoire et critique., History and criticism., Music, Musique

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 252-260) and indexes.1804-1832 : Johann Strauss and the making of a tradition -- 1833-1849 : Father and son : Travel and revolution -- 1850-1870 : Three brothers : Johann, Josef and Eduard -- Dance and march : Music and culture -- 1871-1899 : Two brothers : Johann and Eduard -- Staging comedy : Operetta and opera -- 1900-1916 : One brother : Eduard -- A disenchanted brother and a disinherited son -- Memories, monuments -- Eduard's reminiscences -- The end of two."Placing the Strauss dynasty firmly within the shifting context of social, political and cultural life in Habsburg Vienna, this zesty new biography reveals the four composers as never before, re-evaluating their music and musical achievements in Viennese society across a hundred years"--