The Age of Musical Arrangements in Europe, 1780-1830
November, Nancy (University of Auckland)
This Element considers the art and culture of arranging music in Europe in the period 1780¿1830, using Haydn's London symphonies and Mozart's operas as its principal examples. The degree to which musical arrangements shaped the social, musical, and ideological landscape in this era deserves further attention. This Element focuses on Vienna, and an important era in the culture of arrangements in which they were widely and variously cultivated, ...
