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oday the classical style is defined by the music of a hand- T ful of composers, Haydn and Mozart being the most promi- · nent. As a result, the accomplishments of these masters have all but eclipsed the music of most of their contemporaries. In this The Career book, Sterling Murray examines one of the most talented of this group, Antonio Rosetti. Born around 1750 and trained in Bohemia, of an Rosetti spent most of his creative life in Germany, where he served Eighteenth- as music director to the Prince of Oettingen-Wallerstein between 1773 and 1789 and then the Duke of Mecklenburg-Schwerin until Century his death in 1792. The Career of an Eighteenth-Century Kapellmeister offers the Kapellmeister first comprehensive study of Rosetti’s life. The events of the compos- er’s biography are unfolded against a vivid picture of musical life at the two small German courts where Rosetti was employed. The sec- ond half of the book is devoted to an examination of form and style in Rosetti’s music, illustrated with full-score musical examples in the text and on a complementary website. What emerges from this investigation is a portrait of a composer who, having conquered the stylistic language of his day, challenged those conventions to pro- duce imaginative and highly creative works of great beauty. “The Career of an Eighteenth-Century Kapellmeister is the first in- depth study of Antonio Rosetti, one of the most significant and internationally known composers of the classical period. Sterling M U R R A Y Murray brings focus not only to a talented and reputable composer but also to the social situation of musicians of this period. This · book is a crucial piece to the complex puzzle that is called the classi- cal period and should be a model for further studies on equally ver- satile and progressive composers.” — Bertil van Boer, author of the Historical Dictionary of Music of the Classical Period The Career of an Sterling e. Murray is professor emeritus of the School of Music at West Chester University in West Chester, Pennsylvania. E I G H T E E N T H - C E N T U R Y Cover image: Antonio Rosetti, drawing by Leopold August Abel, ca. 1790–92. Reproduced with permission from Landeshauptarchiv Schwerin (LHAS 13.1-2, · K A P E L L M E I S T E R · Bildersammlung Personen, Rosetti Nr. 1). The Life and Music of Antonio Rosetti 668 Mt. Hope Avenue, Rochester, NY 14620-2731, USA P.O. Box 9, Woodbridge, Suffolk IP12 3DF, UK S T E R L I N G E . M U R R A Y www.urpreSS.coM The Career of an Eighteenth-Century Kapellmeister MMuurrrraayy..iinndddd ii 11//2233//22001144 66::3333::2266 PPMM Eastman Studies in Music Ralph P. 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Murray MMuurrrraayy..iinndddd vv 11//2233//22001144 66::3333::4444 PPMM Copyright © 2014 by Sterling E. Murray All rights reserved. Except as permitted under current legislation, no part of this work may be photocopied, stored in a retrieval system, published, performed in public, adapted, broadcast, transmitted, recorded, or reproduced in any form or by any means, without the prior permission of the copyright owner. First published 2014 University of Rochester Press 668 Mt. Hope Avenue, Rochester, NY 14620, USA www.urpress.com and Boydell & Brewer Limited PO Box 9, Woodbridge, Suffolk IP12 3DF, UK www.boydellandbrewer.com ISBN-13: 978-1-58046-467-3 ISSN: 1071-9989 Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Murray, Sterling E., author. The career of an eighteenth-century Kapellmeister : the life and music of Anto- nio Rosetti / Sterling E. Murray. pages cm -- (Eastman studies in music, ISSN 1071-9989 ; v. 106) Includes bibliographical references and index. ISBN 978-1-58046-467-3 (hardcover : alkaline paper) 1. Rosetti, Antonio, approximately 1750–1792. 2. Music—Germany—18th century—History and criticism. I. Title. II. Series: Eastman studies in music ; v. 106. ML410.R73M87 2014 780.92—dc23 [B] 2013043120 A catalogue record for this title is available from the British Library. This publication is printed on acid-free paper. Printed in the United States of America. MMuurrrraayy..iinndddd vvii 11//2233//22001144 66::3333::4455 PPMM For Jayme and Kendra and in loving memory of Connie MMuurrrraayy..iinndddd vviiii 11//2233//22001144 66::3333::4455 PPMM MMuurrrraayy..iinndddd vviiiiii 11//2233//22001144 66::3333::4455 PPMM Contents List of Figures xi Preface xiii Acknowledgments xv Note about Online Supporting Material xvii Abbreviations xix Introduction 1 Part One: Biography and Context 1 Becoming a Musician, 1750–73 13 2 Setting the Stage: The Early Years of the Oettingen-Wallerstein Hofkapelle 22 3 Kraft Ernst Builds a Hofkapelle, 1773–76 40 4 Wallerstein Court Musician, 1773–81 55 5 The Oettingen-Wallerstein Hofkapelle in the 1780s 75 6 Music for a Prince: The Wallerstein Court Repertory 111 7 Rosetti in Paris, 1781–82 120 8 Years of Achievement and Recognition, 1782–89 139 9 Rosetti and the Mecklenburg-Schwerin Hofkapelle, 1789–92 163 Part Two: The Music 10 Symphonies 189 11 Concertos 237 12 Harmoniemusik 269 13 Nonliturgical Music for Voice and Orchestra 287 14 Music for the Church 315 15 Serenade for a Prince and Requiem for a Princess 333 16 Chamber Music 348 17 Domestic Music: Keyboard Pieces and Lieder in Blumenlese für Klavierliebhaber 365 MMuurrrraayy..iinndddd iixx 11//2233//22001144 66::3333::4455 PPMM
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