Author: Robin StowellPublisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 9780521000420
Category : Music
Languages : en
Pages : 394
Book Description
Table of contents
The Cambridge Companion to the String Quartet
Author: Robin StowellPublisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 9780521000420
Category : Music
Languages : en
Pages : 394
Book Description
Table of contents
The Cambridge Companion to the Violin
Author: Robin StowellPublisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 9780521399234
Category : Music
Languages : en
Pages : 326
Book Description
Enth. S.1 - 29: The violin and bow - origins and development / John Dilworth
The Cambridge Companion to Bach
Author: John ButtPublisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 1107493773
Category : Music
Languages : en
Pages : 342
Book Description
The Cambridge Companion to Bach, first published in 1997, goes beyond a basic life-and-works study to provide a late twentieth-century perspective on J. S. Bach the man and composer. The book is divided into three parts. Part One is concerned with the historical context, the society, beliefs and the world-view of Bach's age. The second part discusses the music and Bach's compositional style, while Part Three considers Bach's influence and the performance and reception of his music through the succeeding generations. This Companion benefits from the insights and research of some of the most distinguished Bach scholars, and from it the reader will gain a notion of the diversity of current thought on this great composer.
The Cambridge Companion to Brahms
Author: Michael MusgravePublisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 1139825305
Category : Music
Languages : en
Pages :
Book Description
This Companion gives a comprehensive view of the German composer Johannes Brahms (1833–97). Twelve specially-commissioned chapters by leading scholars and musicians provide systematic coverage of the composer's life and works. Their essays represent recent research and reflect changing attitudes towards a composer whose public image has long been out-of-date. The first part of the book contains three chapters on Brahms's early life in Hamburg and on the middle and later years in Vienna. The central section considers the musical works in all genres, while the last part of the book offers personal accounts and responses from a conductor (Roger Norrington), a composer (Hugh Wood), and an editor of Brahms's original manuscripts (Robert Pascall). The volume as a whole is an important addition to Brahms scholarship and provides indispensable information for all students and enthusiasts of Brahms's music.
The Cambridge Companion to Michael Tippett
Author: Kenneth GloagPublisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 1107021979
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 335
Book Description
This Companion provides a wide ranging and accessible study of one of the most individual composers of the twentieth century. A team of international scholars shed new light on Tippett's major works and draw attention to those that have not yet received the attention they deserve.
The Cambridge Companion to Gershwin
Author: Anna Harwell CelenzaPublisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 1108423531
Category : Music
Languages : en
Pages : 333
Book Description
Explores how Gershwin's iconic music was shaped by American political, intellectual, cultural and business interests as well as technological advances.
The Cambridge Companion to Bartók
Author: Amanda BayleyPublisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 1139826093
Category : Music
Languages : en
Pages : 296
Book Description
This Companion is an accessible guide to Bartók's music and is an ideal introduction to the composer for students, performers and concert-goers. Part I of the book sets out the cultural, social and political background in Hungary at the beginning of the twentieth century, and considers Bartók's interest in and research into folk music. Part II surveys his compositional output in all genres, relating changes in style to broad aesthetic issues, his folk music studies, and his activities as a pianist, music editor and teacher. The final part reveals the wide variety of responses to Bartók's music in Europe and the United States, both during and after his lifetime. It includes a comparison of analytical approaches to his music and an evaluation of performances including those of the composer himself. The book is written by a team of specialists, who represent more recent thinking on the composer and his 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 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.
The Cambridge Companion to the Saxophone
Author: Richard InghamPublisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 1107494052
Category : Music
Languages : en
Pages : 242
Book Description
The Cambridge Companion to the Saxophone, first published in 1999, tells the story of the saxophone, its history and technical development from Adolphe Sax (who invented it c. 1840) to the end of the twentieth century. It includes extensive accounts of the instrument's history in jazz, rock and classical music as well as providing practical performance guides. Discussion of the repertoire and soloists from 1850 to the present day includes accessible descriptions of contemporary techniques and trends, and moves into the electronic age with midi wind instruments. There is a discussion of the function of the saxophone in the orchestra, in 'light music' and in rock and pop studios, as well as of the saxophone quartet as an important chamber music medium. The contributors to this volume are some of the finest performers and experts on the saxophone.