THE CONCERTO TRANSFORMED

Chapter:

CHAPTER 5 Virtuosos

Source:

MUSIC IN THE NINETEENTH CENTURY

Author(s):

Richard Taruskin

It was inevitable that a new concept of instrumental virtuosity should have brought about a reconceptualization of the musical genre in which such virtuosity was traditionally exhibited. Accordingly, the nineteenth-century concerto—under the impact of the new virtuosity, but also under the impact of more general notions of romantic heroism and individualism to which the new virtuosity was itself a response—underwent a thorough transformation in form and conceptual content alike, and took on a new expressive significance.

Citation (MLA):

Richard Taruskin. "Chapter 5 Virtuosos." The Oxford History of Western Music. Oxford University Press. New York, USA. n.d. Web. 5 Dec. 2022. <https://www.oxfordwesternmusic.com/view/Volume3/actrade-9780195384833-div1-005003.xml>.

Citation (APA):

Taruskin, R. (n.d.). Chapter 5 Virtuosos. In Oxford University Press, Music in the Nineteenth Century. New York, USA. Retrieved 5 Dec. 2022, from https://www.oxfordwesternmusic.com/view/Volume3/actrade-9780195384833-div1-005003.xml

Citation (Chicago):

Richard Taruskin. "Chapter 5 Virtuosos." In Music in the Nineteenth Century, Oxford University Press. (New York, USA, n.d.). Retrieved 5 Dec. 2022, from https://www.oxfordwesternmusic.com/view/Volume3/actrade-9780195384833-div1-005003.xml