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Recent Researches in the Music of the Nineteenth and Early Twentieth Centuries
Mozart's
Haffner and Linz Symphonies Arranged for Pianoforte, Flute,
Violin, and Violoncello
Edited by Mark Kroll
| N 29 | ISBN 0-89579-466-7 | (2000) xvii + 117 pp. | $50.00 |
| ISBN 978-0-89579-466-6 (13-digit) | |||
| N 29P | Parts (fl.; vn.; vc.) | $27.00 |
During the period 1820-30, the noted pianist, composer, and teacher Johann Nepomuk Hummel (1778-1837) was commissioned by the English entrepreneur J. R. Schultz to transcribe orchestral works by Haydn, Mozart, Beethoven, and others. Hummel scored all of these transcriptions for piano, flute, violin, and cello.
The practice of arranging large-scale works for small ensembles was very popular during the early nineteenth century. Playing transcriptions was an ideal way to learn the newest compositions and also was a favorite mode of home entertainment (and, at times, romantic courtship). The majority of the public experienced orchestral music in their homes through the kind of chamber settings Hummel created.