Includes bibliographical references (p. 223-237) and index.
Contents:
Introduction : lateness and Brahms -- Brahms as liberal, Bruckner as other -- Brahms and the problem of late style -- Themes and first movements : questions of lateness and individualism -- Music pedagogy, musicology, and Brahms's collection of octaves and fifths : historical decline, personal renewal -- Volksconcerte and concepts of genre in Brahms's Vienna -- Adagios in Brahms's late chamber music : genre aesthetics and cultural critique -- Epilogue : the twilight of liberalism.
Summary:
"Lateness and Brahms takes up the understudied problem of how Brahms fits into the culture of turn-of-the-century Vienna. Brahms's conspicuous and puzzling absence in previous scholarly accounts of the time and place raises important questions, and as Margaret Notley demonstrates, the tendency to view him in neutralized, ahistorical terms has made his music seem far less interesting than it truly is."--BOOK JACKET.
This resource is supported by the Institute of Museum and Library Services under the provisions of the Library Services and Technology Act as administered by State Library of Iowa.