Author: Simon P. KeefePublisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 9780521001922
Category : Music
Languages : en
Pages : 324
Book Description
Table of contents
The Cambridge Companion to Mozart
Author: Simon P. KeefePublisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 9780521001922
Category : Music
Languages : en
Pages : 324
Book Description
Table of contents
The Cambridge Companion to the Concerto
Author: Simon P. KeefePublisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 9780521834834
Category : Music
Languages : en
Pages : 344
Book Description
A rare volume dedicated entirely to scholarship on the genre of the concerto.
The Cambridge Companion to Mozart
Author: Simon P. KeefePublisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 1139826646
Category : Music
Languages : en
Pages :
Book Description
The Cambridge Companion to Mozart paints a rounded yet focussed picture of one of the most revered artists of all time. Bringing the most recent scholarship into the public arena, this volume bridges the gap between scholarly and popular images of the composer, enhancing the readers' appreciation of Mozart and his extraordinary output, regardless of their prior knowledge of the music. Part I situates Mozart in the context of late eighteenth-century musical environments and aesthetic trends that played a pivotal role in his artistic development and examines his methods of composition. Part II surveys Mozart's works in all of the genres in which he excelled and Part III looks at the reception of the composer and his music since his death. Part IV offers insight into Mozart's career as a performer as well as theoretical and practical perspectives on historically informed performances of his music.
The Cambridge Companion to Berlioz
Author: Peter BloomPublisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 9780521596381
Category : Music
Languages : en
Pages : 332
Book Description
Provides a comprehensive view of Berlioz the man, the composer, the critic and the writer.
The Cambridge Companion to the Magic Flute
Author: Jessica Pauline WaldoffPublisher:
ISBN: 9781108551328
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
"Premiered in 1791, The Magic Flute remains Mozart's most-performed opera worldwide. This Companion covers historical context, musical analysis, critical approaches and reception history, and engages with current debates including the representation of gender, race and exoticism. It provides an essential framework for understanding the opera today"--
The Cambridge Companion to the Symphony
Author: Julian HortonPublisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 0521884985
Category : Music
Languages : en
Pages : 469
Book Description
A comprehensive guide to the historical, analytical and interpretative issues surrounding one of the major genres of Western music.
The Cambridge Companion to Haydn
Author: Caryl Leslie ClarkPublisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 9780521833479
Category : Music
Languages : en
Pages : 354
Book Description
An introduction to the musical work and cultural world of Joseph Haydn.
The Cambridge Companion to Beethoven
Author: Glenn StanleyPublisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 1107494044
Category : Music
Languages : en
Pages : 394
Book Description
This Companion, first published in 2000, provides a comprehensive view of Beethoven and his work. The first part of the book presents the composer as a private individual, as a professional, and at the work-place, discussing biographical problems, Beethoven's professional activities when not composing and his methods as a composer. In the heart of the book, individual chapters are devoted to all the major genres cultivated by Beethoven and to the elements of style and structure that cross all genres. The book concludes by looking at the ways that Beethoven and his music have been interpreted by performers, writers on music, and in the arts, literature, and philosophy. The essays in this volume, written by leading Beethoven specialists, maintain traditional emphases in Beethoven studies while incorporating other developments in musicology and theory.
The Cambridge Companion to The Magic Flute
Author: Jessica WaldoffPublisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 1108629482
Category : Music
Languages : en
Pages : 387
Book Description
Since its premiere in 1791, The Magic Flute has been staged continuously and remains, to this day, Mozart's most-performed opera worldwide. This comprehensive, user-friendly, up-to-date critical guide considers the opera in a variety of contexts to provide a fresh look at a work that has continued to fascinate audiences from Mozart's time to ours. It serves both as an introduction for those encountering the opera for the first time and as a treasury of recent scholarship for those who know it very well. Containing twenty-one essays by leading scholars, and drawing on recent research and commentary, this Companion presents original insights on music, dialogue, and spectacle, and offers a range of new perspectives on key issues, including the opera's representation of exoticism, race, and gender. Organized in four sections – historical context, musical analysis, critical approaches, and reception – it provides an essential framework for understanding The Magic Flute and its extraordinary afterlife.
The Cambridge Companion to the ‘Eroica' Symphony
Author: Nancy NovemberPublisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 1108422586
Category : Music
Languages : en
Pages : 293
Book Description
A stimulating, up-to-date overview of the genesis, analysis, and reception of this landmark symphony.