Author: Beate Perrey
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 1139826379
Category : Music
Languages : en
Pages :
Book Description
This Companion is an accessible introduction to Schumann: his time, his temperament, his style and his œuvre. An international team of scholars explores the cultural context, musical and poetic fabric, sources of inspiration and interpretative reach of key works from the Schumann repertoire ranging from his famous lieder and piano pieces to chamber, orchestral and dramatic works. Additional chapters address Schumann's presence in nineteenth- and twentieth-century composition and the fascinating reception history of his late works. Tables, illustrations, a detailed chronology and advice on further reading make it an ideally informative handbook for both the Schumann connoisseur and the music lover. An excellent textbook for the university student of courses on key composers of nineteenth-century Western Classical music, it is an invaluable guide for all who are interested in the thought, aesthetics and affective power of one of the most intriguing figures of a culturally rich and formative period.
The Cambridge Companion to Schumann
Author: Beate Perrey
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 1139826379
Category : Music
Languages : en
Pages :
Book Description
This Companion is an accessible introduction to Schumann: his time, his temperament, his style and his œuvre. An international team of scholars explores the cultural context, musical and poetic fabric, sources of inspiration and interpretative reach of key works from the Schumann repertoire ranging from his famous lieder and piano pieces to chamber, orchestral and dramatic works. Additional chapters address Schumann's presence in nineteenth- and twentieth-century composition and the fascinating reception history of his late works. Tables, illustrations, a detailed chronology and advice on further reading make it an ideally informative handbook for both the Schumann connoisseur and the music lover. An excellent textbook for the university student of courses on key composers of nineteenth-century Western Classical music, it is an invaluable guide for all who are interested in the thought, aesthetics and affective power of one of the most intriguing figures of a culturally rich and formative period.
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 1139826379
Category : Music
Languages : en
Pages :
Book Description
This Companion is an accessible introduction to Schumann: his time, his temperament, his style and his œuvre. An international team of scholars explores the cultural context, musical and poetic fabric, sources of inspiration and interpretative reach of key works from the Schumann repertoire ranging from his famous lieder and piano pieces to chamber, orchestral and dramatic works. Additional chapters address Schumann's presence in nineteenth- and twentieth-century composition and the fascinating reception history of his late works. Tables, illustrations, a detailed chronology and advice on further reading make it an ideally informative handbook for both the Schumann connoisseur and the music lover. An excellent textbook for the university student of courses on key composers of nineteenth-century Western Classical music, it is an invaluable guide for all who are interested in the thought, aesthetics and affective power of one of the most intriguing figures of a culturally rich and formative period.
Music of the Great Composers
Author: Patrick Kavanaugh
Publisher: Zondervan
ISBN: 0310208076
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 280
Book Description
A unique guide to enhance and enrich your enjoyment of classical music, this book is for music lovers who want to better understand the works of the masters.
Publisher: Zondervan
ISBN: 0310208076
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 280
Book Description
A unique guide to enhance and enrich your enjoyment of classical music, this book is for music lovers who want to better understand the works of the masters.
Charles Villiers Stanford
Author: Jeremy Dibble
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
ISBN: 9780198163831
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 584
Book Description
'Jeremy Dibble has written a book which adds substantially to Stanford's reputation and which greatly enriches both British and Irish musical scholarship. It is brilliantly done.' -Irish TimesJeremy Dibble presents the first authoritative, comprehensive study of the life and works of Charles Villiers Stanford (1852-1924), one of the most gifted and influential composers. Dibble reveals how, although perhaps best known for his church music, Stanford was also an eminent symphonist, songwriter, and author of many fine choral works. Cosmopolitan, ambitious, and pragmatic, he was untiring in his efforts to advance the cause of British music during its renaissance at the end of the nineteenth century, promoting the music of his contemporaries, and the many pupils he taught at Cambridge and the Royal College of Music, including Vaughan Williams, Ireland, Howells, Bliss, Holst, and Gurney.
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
ISBN: 9780198163831
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 584
Book Description
'Jeremy Dibble has written a book which adds substantially to Stanford's reputation and which greatly enriches both British and Irish musical scholarship. It is brilliantly done.' -Irish TimesJeremy Dibble presents the first authoritative, comprehensive study of the life and works of Charles Villiers Stanford (1852-1924), one of the most gifted and influential composers. Dibble reveals how, although perhaps best known for his church music, Stanford was also an eminent symphonist, songwriter, and author of many fine choral works. Cosmopolitan, ambitious, and pragmatic, he was untiring in his efforts to advance the cause of British music during its renaissance at the end of the nineteenth century, promoting the music of his contemporaries, and the many pupils he taught at Cambridge and the Royal College of Music, including Vaughan Williams, Ireland, Howells, Bliss, Holst, and Gurney.
Trio in B flat major
Author: Franz Schubert
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : String trios
Languages : en
Pages : 18
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : String trios
Languages : en
Pages : 18
Book Description
Conducting and Rehearsing the Instrumental Music Ensemble
Author: John F. Colson
Publisher: Scarecrow Press
ISBN: 0810882604
Category : Music
Languages : en
Pages : 521
Book Description
"The most comprehensive guide on the rehearsal process for conducting instrumental music ensembles. This work breaks the multidimensional activity of working with an ensemble, orchestra, or band into its constituent components"--from publisher description.
Publisher: Scarecrow Press
ISBN: 0810882604
Category : Music
Languages : en
Pages : 521
Book Description
"The most comprehensive guide on the rehearsal process for conducting instrumental music ensembles. This work breaks the multidimensional activity of working with an ensemble, orchestra, or band into its constituent components"--from publisher description.
Billboard
Author:
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ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 92
Book Description
In its 114th year, Billboard remains the world's premier weekly music publication and a diverse digital, events, brand, content and data licensing platform. Billboard publishes the most trusted charts and offers unrivaled reporting about the latest music, video, gaming, media, digital and mobile entertainment issues and trends.
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 92
Book Description
In its 114th year, Billboard remains the world's premier weekly music publication and a diverse digital, events, brand, content and data licensing platform. Billboard publishes the most trusted charts and offers unrivaled reporting about the latest music, video, gaming, media, digital and mobile entertainment issues and trends.
Bulletin
Author: Northwestern University (Evanston, Ill.)
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 80
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
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Languages : en
Pages : 80
Book Description
Life of Mozart: Volume 3
Author: Otto Jahn
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 1108064841
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 463
Book Description
The 1882 three-volume English translation of the 1867 second edition of a landmark biography of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-91).
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 1108064841
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 463
Book Description
The 1882 three-volume English translation of the 1867 second edition of a landmark biography of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-91).
Black's Dictionary of Music & Musicians
Author: Leander Jan De Bekker
Publisher: London : A. & C. Black, Limited
ISBN:
Category : Encyclopedias and dictionaries
Languages : en
Pages : 784
Book Description
Publisher: London : A. & C. Black, Limited
ISBN:
Category : Encyclopedias and dictionaries
Languages : en
Pages : 784
Book Description
The Concerto
Author: Abraham Veinus
Publisher: Courier Corporation
ISBN: 0486211789
Category : Music
Languages : en
Pages : 337
Book Description
The first thorough English-language exploration of the concerto as a musical form, this is an oft-quoted, authoritative survey. Examining the social, economic, and personal factors that influenced the concerto's growth, the work also summarizes the contributions of theorists, composers, and musicians and defines the genre's terms and the changing nature.
Publisher: Courier Corporation
ISBN: 0486211789
Category : Music
Languages : en
Pages : 337
Book Description
The first thorough English-language exploration of the concerto as a musical form, this is an oft-quoted, authoritative survey. Examining the social, economic, and personal factors that influenced the concerto's growth, the work also summarizes the contributions of theorists, composers, and musicians and defines the genre's terms and the changing nature.