Rosen Charles. The Classical Style

Norton, W. W. & Company, 1998. — 560 p.A greatly expanded edition of the National Book Award-winning masterpiece by a world-class pianist and writer on music.
This outstanding book treating the three most beloved composers of the Vienna School is basic to any study of Classical-era music. Drawing on his rich experience and intimate familiarity with the works of these giants, Charles Rosen presents his keen insights in clear and persuasive language. For this expanded edition, now available in paperback for the first time, Rosen has provided a new, 64-page chapter on the later years of Beethoven and the musical conventions he inherited from Haydn and Mozart. The author has also written an extensive new preface in which he responds to other writers who have commented on his ideas.Preface to the First Edition
A New PrefaceBibliographical Note
Note on the Music ExamplesThe Musical Language of the Late Eighteenth Century
Theories of Form
The Origins of the Style
The Classical Style
The Coherence of the Musical Language
Structure and Ornament
Hadyn from 1770 to the Death of Mozart
String Quartet
Symphony
Serious Opera
Mozart
The Concerto
String Quintet
Comic Opera
Haydn after the Death of Mozart
The Popular Style
Piano Trio
Church Music
Beethoven
Beethoven
Beethoven's Later Years and the Conventions of His Childhood
Epilogue
Index of Names and Works