Bach’s Cycle, Mozart’s Arrow: An Essay on the Origins of Musical Modernity

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Bach’s Cycle, Mozart’s Arrow Bach’s Cycle, Mozart’s Arrow An Essay on the Origins of Musical Modernity karol berger University of California Press berkeley los angeles london The publisher gratefully acknowledges the generous contributions to this book provided by the Music Endowment Fund of the University of California Press Foundation and by Stanford University. University of California Press, one of the most distinguished university presses in the United States, enriches lives around the world by advancing scholarship in the humanities, social sciences, and natural sciences. Its activities are supported by the UC Press Foundation and by philanthropic contributions from individuals and institutions. For more information, visit www.ucpress.edu. University of California Press Berkeley and Los Angeles, California University of California Press, Ltd. London, England© 2007 by The Regents of the University of California Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Berger, Karol, 1947– Bach’s cycle, Mozart’s arrow : an essay on the origins of musical modernity / Karol Berger. p. cm. Includes bibliographical references and index. isbn 978-0-520-25091-8 (cloth : alk. paper) 1. Music—18th century—History and criticism. 2. Bach, Johann Sebastian, 1685–1750—Criticism and interpretation. 3. Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus, 1756–1791—Criticism and interpretation. I. Title. ml195.b47 2007 780.9'033—dc22 2006029140 Manufactured in the United States of America 16 15 14 13 12 11 10 09 08 07 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 This book is printed on Natures Book, which contains 50% postconsumer waste and meets the minimum requirements of ansi/niso z39.48–1992 (r 1997) (Permanence of Paper). For Anna and for my fellow travelers, Andrzej and Wojciech ma già volgeva il mio disio e ’l velle, sì come rota ch’igualmente è mossa, l’amor che move il sole e l’altre stelle. Paradiso XXXIII.143–45 Considerate la vostra semenza: fatti non foste a viver come bruti, ma per seguir virtute e canoscenza. Inferno XXVI.118–20 ...