Table of Contents

Preface; Editor's note; 1. The consequences of presumed innocence: the nineteenth-century reception of Joseph Haydn Leon Botstein; 2. Haydn's sacred vocal music and the aesthetics of salvation James Webster; 3. Sentiment and sensibility in La vera costanza Jessica Waldoff; 4. Haydn as Romantic: a chemical experiment with instrumental music Daniel K. L. Chua; 5. Haydn's 'Cours complet de la composition' and the Sturm und Drang Mark Evan Bonds; 6. Haydn's reversals: style change, gesture and the implication-realization model Michael Spitzer; 7. Haydn's symphonies between Sturm und Drang and 'Classical style': art and entertainment James Webster; 8. The Haydn piano trio: textual facts and textural principles W. Dean Sutcliffe; 9. Papa Doc's recap caper: Haydn and temporal dyslexia George Edwards; 10. Haydn: the musicians' musician Robin Holloway; Index.

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This study contains essays by leading scholars on Franz Joseph Haydn.

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'Holloway's piece is the most inspiring short essay on the composer I ever hope to read, and itself provides an urgent reason why any Haydn-lover should acquire this book.' BBC Music 'W. Dean Sutcliffe deserves much praise for assembling such an impressive collection.' Times Literary Supplement