Forgery in musical composition : aesthetics, history, and the canon /

We all know about art forgeries, but why write fake classical music? In 'Forgery in Musical Composition', Frederick Reece investigates the methods and motives of mysterious musicians who sign famous historical names like Haydn, Mozart, and Schubert to their own original works. Analyzing a...

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1. Verfasser:
Reece, Frederick
Format:
Elektronisch E-Book
Sprache:
Englisch
Veröffentlicht:
New York, NY : Oxford University Press, 2025.
Ausgabe:
First edition.
Zusammenfassung:
We all know about art forgeries, but why write fake classical music? In 'Forgery in Musical Composition', Frederick Reece investigates the methods and motives of mysterious musicians who sign famous historical names like Haydn, Mozart, and Schubert to their own original works. Analyzing a series of genuinely fake sonatas, concertos, and symphonies in detail, Reece's study exposes the shadowy roles that forgeries have played in shaping perceptions of authenticity, creativity, and the self within classical music culture from the 1790s to the 1990s. Holding a magnifying glass to a wide array of phony works, this text explains how skillful fakers have succeeded in the past while also proposing active steps that scholars and musicians can take to better identify deceptive compositions in the future.
Umfang:
1 online resource (257 pages)
Zielpublikum:
Specialized.
Bibliografie:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:
9780197618332
0197618332
9780197618325
0197618324
9780197618318
0197618316
Schlagworte:
Music > History.
Forgery > History.
Art and Design.
The arts: general issues.
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