A unique look at the career of a little-known contemporary of Haydn and Mozart, presented against a fascinating background of court musical life in late eightee

Interprets an eighteenth-century musical repertoire in sociable terms, both technically (specific musical patterns) and affectively (predominant emotional regis

Demonstrates that the concept of genius is as vitally needed as ever and can illuminate the workings of Mozart's creative imagination. Much recent, distinguishe

This volume explores the possibilities of cognate music theory, a concept introduced by musicologist John Walter Hill to describe culturally and historically si

This collection of essays is the first book-length study of music history and cosmopolitanism, and is informed by arguments that culture and identity do not hav