In profound ways, music in the twentieth century reflects the influence of Bela Bartok. His compositions remain at the heart of the modern repertoire, and his scholarly writings on music and his stud
A snakeful of critical venom aimed at the composers and the classics of nineteenth- and twentieth-century music. Who wrote advanced cat music? What commonplace theme is very much like Yankee Doodle?
The Eton schoolboy, Philip Heseltine (Peter Warlock), was not yet 17 when he first met his musical hero Frederick Delius at a concert in 1911. The next day he wrote an ecstatic letter to Delius who w
Winner of the ASCAP-Deems Taylor Award, the first full-length scholarly study of the life and work of the composer of some of the twentieth century's most familiar music.
Here in one volume is a comprehensive look at the folk and traditional musics of the European continen - from Ireland to the new republics of Georgia and Belarus. In over seventy articles by sixty-one
In biographies ranging from one to five pages, this encyclopedia chronicles living performers (with the sad, unintentional exception of Robert Shaw) from many genres who have been influential with eit
BEHIND THE MUSIC—INTRIGUE, ROMANCE, TRAGEDY AND GENIUS— Fandex celebrates great composers, their work, and the world of classical music. Discover the first musical superstar—Lizst.
Sixteen essays by British musicologist Talbot explore the works of Venetian composers Vivaldi, Tomaso Albinoni, Bernedetto Marcello, and Bernedetto Vinaccesi within the social and historical contexts
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essays represent recent research and reflect changing attitudes towards a composer whose public image has long been out-of-date.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.
Tony Conrad has significantly influenced cultural developments from minimalism to underground film, "concept art," postmodern appropriation, and the most sophisticated rock and roll. Creato
The First English-Language Catalog of Brahms's music, The Compleat Brahms features discussions of nearly every one of the composer's works. Each piece or set of pieces is treated in a brief essay wri
Arguably the most important American composer of the century, Elliott Carter often has been more highly regarded in Europe than in his native land. Interest in his work has grown rapidly in recent yea
A guide to the life, music, and writings of influential Mexican musician Chsvez (1899-1978). Characterizes his compositional styles, lists compositions and arrangements by genre and performance medium
"Composers' Houses" that takes us around the world from Mozart's home in Salzburg to Chopin's in Nohant, where he conducted a passionate affair with Georges Sand. Here are the astonishing houses of g
Walter Legge was one of the greatest ever record producers. His many other activities included founding a great orchestra, the Philharmonia, which he ran for eighteen years as a 'benevolent dictator'.
