Music of an empire /

Shows the historical circumstances that made Vienna--where Haydn, Mozart, Beethoven and Schubert were composing--the musical capital of Europe,and explains the musical leadership of Emperor Leopold, the flourishing of Italian opera and sacred music, and the birth of both classical style and symphoni...

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Bibliographic Details
Corporate Authors:	Granada Television International, Films for the Humanities (Firm)
Other Authors:	Lough, Robin, Gascoigne, Bamber, Gluck, Christoph Willibald, Ritter von, 1714-1787
Format:	Video DVD
Language:	English
Published:	Princeton, NJ : Films for the Humanities, [2003]
Series:	Man and music (DVD videodiscs). Classical Vienna.
Subjects:	Music > Austria > Vienna > 17th century > History and criticism. Music > Austria > Vienna > 18th century > History and criticism. Composers > Austria > Vienna. Leopold Wilhelm, > Archduke of Austria, > 1614-1662. Documentary television programs.

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Summary:	Shows the historical circumstances that made Vienna--where Haydn, Mozart, Beethoven and Schubert were composing--the musical capital of Europe,and explains the musical leadership of Emperor Leopold, the flourishing of Italian opera and sacred music, and the birth of both classical style and symphonic form.
Item Description:	Videodisc release of the 1987 production. Videorecording.
Physical Description:	1 DVD-video (53 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Format:	DVD-R.
Production Credits:	Camera operator, Philip Sindall ; editor, Arthur Bennett and Lesley Evans.