Music in the classical world : genre, culture, and history /

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Includes bibliographical references and index.<P><EM>Preface </EM><STRONG>PART I Music and Style in the Classical Period / </STRONG>1 Defining the Classical Period / 2 The Emergence of the New Styles of Classical Period Music / <B>PART II New Developments, Convergences, and Genres in the Classical Period / </B>3 The Expansion of the Orchestra and the Development of the Instruments / 4 Genre as the Core of Musical Development: Orchestral Works / 5 Genre as the Core of Musical Development: Chamber Music / <B>PART III  Opera! The Development of Popular, Nationalist, and Exotic Entertainment / </B>6 The Structure and Meaning of Italian Opera in the Classical Period / 7 Opera in France, Germany, and Elsewhere: Escaping the Past for an Exotic Future / 8 Sacred Music in the Era of Secularism / <B>PART IV Capitals and Centers of Music-Making in the Classical Period / </B>9 Urban Musical Centers and Their Musical Establishments / 10 Cities and Courts on the Periphery / 11 From Universal Composer to Icon: Joseph Haydn and Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart / <B>PART V Music for the People: Music as a Social Phenomenon in the Classical Period / </B>12 The Folk and Their Music <EM>Register of Names / Selected Reading / Glossary / Index </EM></P>Description based on CIP data; resource not viewed.