The Program Symphonies of Joseph Joachim Raff
Description:
Joseph Joachim Raff, a nineteenth-century composer of Swiss-German descent, emerged during the 1870's as one of the leading composers of the symphony and was heralded by his peers as the successor to the symphonic tradition of Schumann. Of the eleven symphonies published between 186U and 1883, nine are program symphonies. Hired as an amanuensis by Liszt during the latter part of 181+9, Raff became involved in the New Weimar School surrounding Liszt, but disenchantment with their dogmas and a ne…
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Date:
May 1982
Creator:
Bevier, Carol S. (Carol Sue)
Partner:
UNT Libraries