Haydn, Mozart and the Viennese School, 1740-1780
New York: W.W. Norton & Company, (1995). First Edition. Hardcover. First printing, large octavo size, 780 pp. Fine / near fine. Item #CNJL2600
From the jacket flap: "Historians have long tried to place the music of Haydn and Mozart in the lineage of German Lutheran music. In this book, Daniel Heartz shows that the first Viennese school grew from a Catholic inheritance in Italian music and from local tradition, with an admixture of French currents. The generation of composers led by Haydn no longer trained in Italy. By the time young Mozart joined the ranks of the Viennese school, its accomplishments towered above all others..."
A bit uncommon in the marketplace, as of this writing we see only two other copies online.
___DESCRIPTION: Bound in full red cloth over boards, gilt lettering on the spine, musical scores and black-and-white reproductions of maps, illustrations, etc. throughout, with a copious index at the rear; large octavo size (9 1/2" by 7 1/8"), 780 pp. In dust jacket showing the original price of $65.00 with summary of book and author bio on the flaps.
___CONDITION: Volume fine, the boards clean, straight corners without rubbing, a strong, square text block with solid hinges, the interior is clean and bright, and entirely free of prior owner markings; clean and as new. The dust jacket near fine, not clipped, clean, with a modicum of edgewear and a small crease at the bottom of the front flap.
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Price: $150.00