The Symphony: A Listener's GuideEnriched by biographical detail, historical background, musical examples, and many finely nuanced observations, this volume is a treasury of insight and information. Readers will find illuminating discussion of the complete symphonies of Beethoven, Schumann, Brahms, Sibelius, and Mahler, as well as of the most loved symphonic works of Schubert, Bruckner, Dvorak, Tchaikovsky, Prokofiev, and others. We learn how to listen more sharply for Haydn's humor, to Mozart's singular combination of pathos with grace, and to the evolution of Beethoven's musical ideas in his nine symphonies. This remarkable range and variety of composers are illuminated by Steinberg's deft, inviting, and intensely personal essays, which give such a vivid portrait of each composer's personality that the reader gets an immediate sense of how the work is a direct expression of the person from whose soul and brain it has sprung. Tracing the ways in which composers have dealt with the musical challenges that have engaged them throughout the centuries, Steinberg takes us through the revolutions of expression, sound, and form that have shaped the symphony's remarkable history. Whether beginners or veterans, music lovers will listen to the symphony with enlivened interest and deeper understanding with Steinberg's masterful guide in hand. |
Contents
I | 5 |
II | 7 |
III | 11 |
IV | 19 |
V | 24 |
VI | 33 |
VII | 38 |
VIII | 44 |
LXI | 322 |
LXII | 332 |
LXIII | 349 |
LXIV | 354 |
LXV | 370 |
LXVI | 378 |
LXVII | 382 |
LXVIII | 385 |
IX | 47 |
X | 67 |
XI | 75 |
XII | 80 |
XIII | 86 |
XIV | 98 |
XV | 102 |
XVI | 104 |
XVII | 111 |
XVIII | 114 |
XIX | 122 |
XX | 131 |
XXI | 136 |
XXII | 140 |
XXIII | 144 |
XXIV | 147 |
XXV | 158 |
XXVI | 163 |
XXVII | 169 |
XXVIII | 178 |
XXIX | 183 |
XXX | 191 |
XXXI | 193 |
XXXII | 200 |
XXXIII | 202 |
XXXIV | 204 |
XXXV | 205 |
XXXVI | 207 |
XXXVII | 208 |
XXXVIII | 211 |
XXXIX | 213 |
XL | 215 |
XLI | 217 |
XLII | 219 |
XLIII | 221 |
XLIV | 225 |
XLV | 229 |
XLVI | 232 |
XLVII | 236 |
XLVIII | 239 |
XLIX | 242 |
L | 245 |
LI | 248 |
LII | 260 |
LIII | 263 |
LIV | 268 |
LV | 279 |
LVI | 285 |
LVII | 292 |
LVIII | 301 |
LIX | 306 |
LX | 312 |
LXIX | 388 |
LXX | 391 |
LXXI | 395 |
LXXII | 397 |
LXXIII | 401 |
LXXIV | 407 |
LXXV | 410 |
LXXVI | 412 |
LXXVII | 420 |
LXXVIII | 422 |
LXXIX | 429 |
LXXX | 433 |
LXXXI | 438 |
LXXXII | 444 |
LXXXIII | 449 |
LXXXIV | 455 |
LXXXV | 463 |
LXXXVI | 475 |
LXXXVII | 483 |
LXXXVIII | 496 |
LXXXIX | 499 |
XC | 505 |
XCI | 510 |
XCII | 515 |
XCIII | 518 |
XCIV | 524 |
XCV | 528 |
XCVI | 539 |
XCVII | 541 |
XCVIII | 546 |
XCIX | 550 |
C | 558 |
CI | 563 |
CII | 569 |
CIII | 574 |
CIV | 580 |
CV | 586 |
CVI | 590 |
CVII | 598 |
CVIII | 601 |
CIX | 606 |
CX | 613 |
CXI | 620 |
CXII | 630 |
CXIII | 635 |
CXIV | 644 |
CXV | 649 |
CXVI | 657 |
CXVII | 662 |
CXVIII | 667 |
CXIX | 673 |
Common terms and phrases
Adagio Allegretto Allegro Andante bass drum bassoons Beethoven began begins Brahms Bruckner C-major cadence called cellos chord climax coda completed composer composer's composition concert conducted conductor contrabassoon cymbals D major dissonant Dvořák E-flat Elgar English horn exposition F major F-sharp Fifth Symphony finale flutes fortissimo four horns Fourth Symphony fugue harmonic harp Haydn hear heard idea introduction Koussevitzky later London lyric Mahler March Martinů measures melody ment minor moderato molto move Mozart musicians Nielsen Ninth notes oboes opening opera Opus orchestra performance Philharmonic phony phrase pianissimo Piano Concerto piccolo piece played premiere Prokofiev Rachmaninoff recapitulation scherzo Schoenberg Schubert Schumann score second movement sense Shostakovich Sibelius slow movement snare drum solo Sonata song sound Stravinsky String Quartet symphony's Tchaikovsky tempo theme three trombones timpani tion trio trombones trumpets tuba tune variations Vaughan Williams Vienna violas violins woodwinds write wrote