{"product_id":"cultivating-string-quartets-in-beethovens-vienna-9781783272327","title":"Cultivating String Quartets in Beethoven's Vienna","description":"\u003cb\u003eThe first detailed contextual study of chamber music in Beethoven's Vienna, at a time when the string quartet reigned supreme among the different chamber genres\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis book is the first detailed contextual study of string quartets in Beethoven's Vienna, at a time when that genre reigned supreme among the different chamber genres. Focusing on a key transition period in the early nineteenth century, which bore witness to fundamental shifts in the 'private' sphere of music-making, it explores the 'cultivation' of string quartets by composers, critics, listeners, performers, publishers and patrons. The book highlights these parties' interactions, ideas and ideals, which were central to defining the unique cultures of chamber music arising at this time.\u003cbr\u003e   We gain fresh insights into publishing and marketing, performance venues and practices, review culture, listening theories and practices, and composition in early nineteenth-century Vienna. Until now, the unique theatricality of chamber music, and the 'social' nature of its discourse, has been poorly appreciated. \u003ci\u003eCultivating String Quartets in Beethoven's Vienna\u003c\/i\u003e addresses this misconception and enriches our understanding of this crucial period of change, in which concert life began and previously 'private' music was moved out onto the stage.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e   NANCY NOVEMBER is Associate Professor in Musicology at the University of Auckland.","brand":"Nancy November","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48280243732731,"sku":"9781783272327","price":130.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0779\/3917\/9771\/files\/9781783272327.jpg?v=1772486591","url":"https:\/\/indiepubs.com\/products\/cultivating-string-quartets-in-beethovens-vienna-9781783272327","provider":"IndiePubs","version":"1.0","type":"link"}