The Cambridge Companion to the String Quartet
Author: Robin Stowell
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: 2003-11-13
Total Pages: 394
ISBN-13: 9780521000420
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The Cambridge Companion to the Violin
Author: Robin Stowell
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: 1992-12-10
Total Pages: 326
ISBN-13: 9780521399234
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The Cambridge Companion to Brahms
Author: Michael Musgrave
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: 1999-05-27
Total Pages: 352
ISBN-13: 1139825305
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →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essays represent recent research and reflect changing attitudes towards a composer whose public image has long been out-of-date.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 Chopin
Author: Jim Samson
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: 1994-12-08
Total Pages: 364
ISBN-13: 1139824996
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →The Cambridge Companion to Chopin provides the enquiring music-lover with helpful insights into a musical style which recognises no contradiction between the accessible and the sophisticated, the popular and the significant. Twelve essays by leading Chopin scholars make up three parts. Part 1 discusses the sources of Chopin's style in the music of his predecessors and the social history of the period. Part 2 profiles the mature music, and Part 3 considers the afterlife of the music - its reception, its criticism and its compositional influence in the works of subsequent composers.
The Cambridge Companion to the ‘Eroica' Symphony
Author: Nancy November
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: 2020-06-25
Total Pages: 293
ISBN-13: 1108422586
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The Cambridge Companion to Haydn
Author: Caryl Leslie Clark
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: 2005-11-24
Total Pages: 354
ISBN-13: 9780521833479
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The Cambridge Companion to Michael Tippett
Author: Kenneth Gloag
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: 2013-01-17
Total Pages: 335
ISBN-13: 1107021979
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →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 Bartók
Author: Amanda Bayley
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: 2001-03-26
Total Pages: 292
ISBN-13: 1139826093
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →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 the Saxophone
Author: Richard Ingham
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: 1999-02-13
Total Pages: 252
ISBN-13: 1107494052
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →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.
The Cambridge Companion to Michael Tippett
Author: Kenneth Gloag
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: 2013-01-17
Total Pages: 335
ISBN-13: 1107470331
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Sir Michael Tippett is widely considered to be one of the most individual composers of the twentieth century, whose music continues to be performed to critical acclaim throughout the world. Written by a team of international scholars, this Companion provides a wide ranging and accessible study of Tippett and his works. It discusses the contexts and concepts of modernism, tradition, politics, sexuality and creativity that shaped Tippett's music and ideas, engaging with archive materials, relevant literature and models of interpretation. Chapters explore the genres in which Tippett composed, including opera, symphony, string quartet, concerto and piano sonata, to shed new light on his major works and draw attention to those that have not yet received the attention they deserve. Directing knowledge and expertise towards a wide readership, this book will enrich the listening experience and broaden understanding of the music of this endlessly fascinating and challenging composer.
