1st Edition
Salomon and the Burneys Private Patronage and a Public Career
By Ian Woodfield
Copyright 2003
90 Pages
by
Routledge
96 Pages
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Routledge
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Johann Peter Salomon, the celebrated violinist and impresario, made his debut in England in March 1781. History has credited Salomon with bringing Haydn to London, yet as Ian Woodfield reveals in this monograph, Salomon's introduction of the composer to the London musical scene owed as much to luck as to skilful planning. Haydn's engagement in London proved to be a much-needed uplift to Salomon's... Read more
Contents: Introduction; Salomon and the rise of the professional concert; The country visit; The London season; A career in decline; The Pantheon leadership; Salomon and the revival of the Italian cantata; The 1790 concert season; Salmon and Gallini; The recruitment of Haydn: fact and legend; Bibliography; Index.
Biography
Ian Woodfield
'...what is interesting is the chance to view music-making in its social context.' Early Music Review '... an impressively-documented study of rivalries and reputations... This well-focused study clarifies many [...] issues, and sheds valuable light on the precarious nature of building a career in the rapidly-changing conditions of London concert ife in the 1780s.' The Musical Times '... a remarkable fresh view of Salomon's early London career - a subject mysteriously shrouded in self-created legend - and, in so doing, unmasks two well-established myths: that Salomon's star was steadily in the ascendant during the 1780s, and that his success in enticing Haydn to London was an almost inevitable crowning achievement... This entertaining and multifaceted book is both revealing and challenging in demonstrating that the public face of London's music was the outcome of a complex series of societal negotiations in which both private music-making and amateur mediation played major roles.' Music and Letters
