342 pp., [16] pp. plates, illustrations, musical examples. No dj, wear to spine and corners of cloth. Sunning to spine. Contents: Instroduction: The Haydns and the Kollers; 1. Rohrau and Hamburg 1732-1740; 2. At St. Stephens, 1740-1749; 3. Making Something out of nothing, 1750-1759; 4. The Honorable Official of a Princely House, 1760-1766; 5. At Esterhaza, 1766-1779; 6. Love and Friendship, 1780-1790; 7. Sweet Liberty, 1790-1792; 8. Vienna or London?, 1792-1795; '9. ''So Much Yet to Be Done . . .'' 1795-1801; 10. Retiring from Life, 1801-1809; 11. An Incongruous Postlude.Works: Introduction, The Sources; 12. Youth, The First Period, 1750-1759; 13. A Phase of Transition, 1760-1769; 14. Storm and Stress, The Third Period, 1770-1779; 15. Maturity, The Fourth Period, 1780-1789; 16. Consumate Mastery, The Fifth Period, 1790-1803; Epilogue, Bibliography, Index.