Haydn

This biography of Joseph Haydn is one in a new series of composer biographies, derived and adapted from the second edition of The New Grove Dictionary of Music and Musicians. These newly written biographies bring the best of the book-lenght pieces in The New Grove to a wider audience.

Each title provides fresh new insights into the life and works of a major composer, derived from the most recient scholarship. In addition to a detailed and informative view of the subject's life and works, written by an expert in the field, each book includes comprehensive, tabular work-lists and fully revised and updated bibliography.

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Abbreviations

List of illustrations
1. Childhood and Youth, 1732-c1749
2. Vienna, c1750-61
3. Esterházy, 1761-90
4. London, 1791-5
5. Vienna, 1795-1806
6. Character and Personality
7. Style and Method
8. The Works
9. Haydn's Career

Work-list
Bibliography
Index