The musical capital /
Toward the end of the 18th century, the baroque gave way to the classical in music. J.C. Bach ("the English Bach") was a London fixture; audiences were growing, and a new form, the symphony, was emerging. Haydn, a master of the symphony, made two extended trips to London. After his depa...
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| Format: | Video DVD |
| Language: | English |
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Princeton, NJ :
Films for the Humanities,
[2003]
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| Series: | Man and music (DVD videodiscs). Georgian London.
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| Summary: | Toward the end of the 18th century, the baroque gave way to the classical in music. J.C. Bach ("the English Bach") was a London fixture; audiences were growing, and a new form, the symphony, was emerging. Haydn, a master of the symphony, made two extended trips to London. After his departure in 1795, however, it would be another century before internationally significant music was composed in London again. |
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| Item Description: | Videodisc release of the 1989 production. Videorecording. |
| Physical Description: | 1 DVD-video (53 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. |
| Format: | DVD. |
| Production Credits: | Set and costumes designed by Terence Emery ; rostrum camera, Ivor Richardson ; film editors, Alan Tyrer, Nicholas Keen. |