Romantic Music - A History of Musical Style in Nineteenth-Century Europe

New York: W.W. Norton, 1984. A Very Good+ clean, tight copy which has a touch of light foxing to top edge and is unmarked apart from some writing below the last page of index (not affecting the text) with dustjacket which is not price clipped. First edition, first printing. xiii + 523 pages. 104 illustrations. Professor Plantinga, Yale University Chairman of the Music Department, explores the origins of Romanticism, leading the reader through the maze of genres and geniuses that proliferated during the turbulent 19th century. Instrumental music, vocal music, and music drama are brilliantly described in their many national guises. Scattered throughout the book are detailed analyses of 20 seminal works, described in far greater detail than usual in a historical study. Illustrations and music abound, and an extraordinary bibliography of English language works, perhaps the most comprehensive available on all aspects of music in the Romantic era, is included. **** A HEAVY VOLUME OF 0.93 KILO UNPACKED WEIGHT WHICH MAY REQUIRE ADDITIONAL SHIPPING COST **** **** NOT EX LIB **** 14. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.