Description

[4], 5-647 pages. Index. Index of compositions. Includes black and white illustrations and numerous musical examples. "This volume, the third of five, begins when Haydn was brought to England by J.P. Salomon and rapidly became on of the best-known figures in London's musical life. A detailed biographical and musicological account of a short but prolific period of Haydn's mature years, representing the fruits of many years' research and summarizing all the known facts about the composer and his activities during the years 1791-1795." - dust jacket. "A definitive and analytical work by one of the world's foremost authorities on Haydn. Seems certain to be one of the great documentary biographies of the century." - The Times (London). Gift greetings upon front free endpaper otherwise clean and unmarked with light wear. Dust jacket now preserved in archival-grade Brodart. A nice copy. Book