Haydn: Mass in the Time of War

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FilmPublisher number: 1343872 | KanopyPublisher: The Great Courses, 2016Publisher: [San Francisco, California, USA] : Kanopy Streaming, 2017Description: 1 online resource (streaming video file) (44 minutes): digital, .flv file, soundContent type:

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Summary: Take stock of how events that began in revolutionary Paris inspired the expressive content of Haydn’s Mass in the Time of War. Delve into the dramatic unfolding of the French Revolution, the subsequent rise of Napoleon, and the impending threat his war machine posed to Vienna. Hear the dramatic, martial character of Haydn’s mass within this context—a triumphant musical exhortation to victory against Napoleon’s invading army.

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Take stock of how events that began in revolutionary Paris inspired the expressive content of Haydn’s Mass in the Time of War. Delve into the dramatic unfolding of the French Revolution, the subsequent rise of Napoleon, and the impending threat his war machine posed to Vienna. Hear the dramatic, martial character of Haydn’s mass within this context—a triumphant musical exhortation to victory against Napoleon’s invading army.

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