Louis Spohr: A Critical BiographyPublished in Spohr's 200th anniversary year, this book is the first to deal at length with both the life and the works of a composer who exerted a strong influence on the development of nineteenth-century music. Spohr was hailed in his own day as a worthy successor to Mozart and Beethoven, yet in the present century his former renown has gone largely unrecognised. Clive Brown gives an account of Spohr's life and character, and examines the areas in which his impact was most profound. He discusses Spohr's compositions critically and provides a stylistic and aesthetic assessment of his work. The chronological account of Spohr's life unfolds in parallel with the description of his musical output; a final chapter considers the decline of his reputation after his death. This volume will be of interest not only to scholars and students but also to general musical readers. And, since so little of Spohr's very substantial output is available in modern editions and is seldom performed, the book will also prove useful to practical musicians in search of worthwhile music for performance. |
What people are saying - Write a review
We haven't found any reviews in the usual places.
Other editions - View all
Common terms and phrases
accompanied Adagio admiration Alchymist Allegro Alruna Andante aria artistic audience bars beautiful Beethoven beginning Berggeist Berlin Brunswick cello Cherubini chorus chromaticism clarinet composer composition concert concertante critic Der Freischutz despite Die Zauberflote direction Dorette Double Quartet duets effect Elector England enthusiasm Faust feeling festival Finale flat major Frankfurt Friedrich German opera Gotha harmonic harp Hauptmann Haydn hear heard ideas impression instrumental interest Jessonda judgement Kapellmeister Kassel Larghetto later Leipzig libretto London Louis Spohr melody Mendelssohn ment modulation Morning Chronicle motif movement Mozart Musical World musicians observed oratorio orchestra overture passage performance Philharmonic piano playing Prince produced pupil quintet rehearsal remarked repertoire Rochlitz Rode's scene Scherzo score second subject seems solo soloists sonata songs Speyer Spohr Spohr's music string quartets style success Symphony taste theatre theme timpani tion Trio Vienna Violin Concerto violinist vocal Weber whole writing wrote
References to this book
Bibliographic information
| Title | Louis Spohr: A Critical Biography |
| Author | Clive Brown |
| Edition | illustrated, reprint |
| Publisher | Cambridge University Press, 2006 |
| ISBN | 0521029058, 9780521029056 |
| Length | 380 pages |
| Subjects | › Music / General Music / History & Criticism |
| Export Citation | BiBTeX EndNote RefMan |