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Cambridge University Press Haydns Farewell Symphony ThroughComposition and Cyclic Integration in his Instrumental Music 1 Cambridge Studies in Music Theory and Analysis Series Number 1
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Cambridge University Press Gabriel Fauré
Book SynopsisJean-Michel Nectoux's richly-illustrated biography of Gabriel Fauré traces his life in the world of Saint-Saens, Flaubert, Verlaine, Ravel Debussy and Proust, and considers his music, with particular emphasis on his adjustments to the musical language of the twentieth century and the formation of his late style. Works in all genres are discussed in detail.Trade Review'J.-M. Nectoux's [book] on Fauré is as much literary as theoretical and, in spite of the enormous fund of information it contains, is more reflective than didactic. It is a superb demonstration of the possibilities of creative criticism.' L'Avant-Scène Opéra'… marks a new stage in the understanding and “discovery” of this body of work.' Monde de la MusiqueTable of ContentsList of illustrations; Prelude; Acknowledgements; 1. Gradus ad Parnassum; 2. Scenes from provincial life; 3. Friends and lovers; 4. Fauré as pianist and organist; 5. Roses for Des Esseintes: from the romance to the mélodie; 6. Sotto voce: chamber music I; 7. Choral music; 8. The theatre I: operatic projects and incidental music; 9. The Verlaine years: song cycles and further operatic projects; 10. The theatre II: Prométhée; 11. Works and days; 12. Pomp and circumstance; 13. Towards the twentieth century; 14. The theatre III: Pénélope, Masques et Bergamasques; 15. Words and music: the van Lerberghe years; 16. The late piano works; 17. Light and shade: chamber music II; 18. Fauré 'modern style'; 19. Ultima verba; 20. Inner voices; Chronology; Chronological catalogue of Fauré's works; Bibliography; Index.
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Cambridge University Press H. Balfour Gardiner
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Cambridge University Press Lully Studies Cambridge Composer Studies
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Cambridge University Press Stravinsky The Rite of Spring Cambridge Music Handbooks
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Cambridge University Press Sibelius Studies Cambridge Composer Studies
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Cambridge University Press The Life of Mendelssohn Musical Lives
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Cambridge University Press The Music of Harrison Birtwistle
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Cambridge University Press Elgar Enigma Variations Cambridge Music Handbooks
Book SynopsisElgar's Variations for Orchestra, commonly known as the 'Enigma' Variations, marked an epoch both in his career, and in the renaissance of English music at the turn of the century. First performed in 1899 under Hans Richter, the work became his passport to national fame and international success. From the first it intrigued listeners to know why it was called 'enigma', and who were the 'friends pictured within', to whom the work is dedicated. Appearing in the centenary year of the work's composition, this book elucidates what is known, and what has been said about the work and the enigma, and directs future listeners to what matters most: the inspired qualities of the music.Trade Review'Rushton has both professorial persistence and critical acumen.' The Elgar Society Journal' … wholly admirable.' The Musical TimesTable of Contents1. Introduction; 2. Composition; 3. Variations: the theme; 4. Friends pictured within; 5. A form of self-portraiture; 6. The enigmas; 7. Postscript.
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Cambridge University Press The Life of Messiaen Musical Lives
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Cambridge University Press Bruckner Symphony No 8 Cambridge Music Handbooks
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Cambridge University Press The Cambridge Companion to Verdi
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Cambridge University Press The Life of Messiaen Musical Lives
Book SynopsisOlivier Messiaen stands as one of the most influential composers of the twentieth century and among the foremost religious artists of any era. When he died in 1992, the prevailing image was of a deeply religious man whose only sources of inspiration were God and Nature, and of a composer whose music progressed along an entirely individual path, impervious to contemporaneous events and the whims both of his fellow artists and the critics. The Life of Messiaen paints a more nuanced picture of the man and the musician, peering behind Messiaen's public persona to examine the private difficulties and creative struggles that were the true backdrop to many of his greatest achievements. Based upon the latest research, including previously overlooked sources, this book provides an excellent introduction to Messiaen's life and work, presenting a fascinating new perspective of a man whose story is more remarkable than the myths surrounding it.Trade Review'The best parts of this absorbing book are those where Dingle relates the music to Messiaen's religious faith and to the many difficulties he faced during his life … many of the author's judgments on the music itself have made me want to go back and listen to works I know - or thought I knew.' BBC Music Magazine'Christopher Dingle is a seasoned Messiaen insider with a good feel for narrative pacing, and for how much speculation can be risked alongside authentic documentary material.' Gramophone'… this neatly assembled and marvellously readable volume in the Cambridge Musical lives series. … surprises with several new investigative strands and more than satisfies with a cogent and entertaining commentary … a thoroughly researched, beautifully executed display if lightly-handled scholarship that makes one feel simultaneously admiring of such an all too rare facility and thoroughly envious of it.' Classical MusicTable of Contents1. The burgeoning artist: 1908–1931; 2. Le jeune français: 1931–1939; 3. Occupying time: 1939–1945; 4. Songs of love and death: 1945–1948; 5. For now we see through a glass darkly: 1949–1952; 6. A natural retreat: 1951–1959; 7. The statue remains on its pedestal: 1960–1969; 8. A passion for opera: 1970–1983; 9. Tous les oiseaux des étoiles: 1984–1992.
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Cambridge University Press Elgar Enigma Variations
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Cambridge University Press The Life of Mendelssohn Musical Lives
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Cambridge University Press Gendering Musical Modernism The Music of Ruth Crawford Marion Bauer and Miriam Gideon 15 Cambridge Studies in Music Theory and Analysis Series Number 15
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Cambridge University Press Tchaikovsky Symphony No 6 Pathtique Symphony No 6 Pathetique Cambridge Music Handbooks
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Cambridge University Press The Cambridge Companion to Liszt Cambridge Companions to Music
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Cambridge University Press Tchaikovsky Symphony No 6 Pathet Symphony No 6 Pathetique Cambridge Music Handbooks
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Cambridge University Press The Cambridge Companion to Ravel Cambridge Companions to Music
Book SynopsisThis Companion provides a comprehensive introduction to the life, music and compositional aesthetic of French composer Maurice Ravel (1875â1937). Leading international scholars offer a powerful reassessment of this most private and elusive musician, examining his work in detail within its cultural context. Supported by many music examples, the volume explores the full range of Ravel's work - piano repertory, chamber works, orchestral music, ballets, songs and operas - and makes illuminating comparisons with the music of Couperin, Gounod, Chabrier and Debussy. The essays present the latest research focusing on topics such as Ravel's exoticism and Spanishness and conclude by analysing the performance and reception of his music, including previously untranslated reviews. Marking the 125th anniversary of Ravel's birth, the Companion as a whole aims to secure a solid foundation for Ravel studies in the twenty-first century and will appeal to all enthusiasts and students of his music.Trade Review'… this is a welcome, timely and very carefully edited book. It includes a high proportion of successful essays …'. Nigel Simeone, The Musical TimesTable of ContentsList of contributors; Acknowledgements; Chronology of Ravel's life and career; Note on the text; Introduction Deborah Mawer; Part I. Cultural and Aesthetic: 1. History and homage Barbara L. Kelly; 2. Evocations of exoticism Robert Orledge; 3. Musical objects and machines Deborah Mawer; Part II. Musical Explorations: 4. Ravel and the piano Roy Howat; 5. Harmony in the chamber music Mark DeVoto; 6. Ravel and the orchestra Michael Russ; 7. Ballet and the apotheosis of the dance Deborah Mawer; 8. Vocal music and the lures of exoticism and irony Peter Kaminsky; 9. Ravel's operatic spectacles: L'Heure and L'Enfant Richard Langham Smith; Part III. Performance and Reception: 10. Performing Ravel: style and practice in early recordings Ronald Woodley; 11. Ravel and the twentieth century Roger Nichols; Appendix: Early reception of Ravel's music (1899–1939) Roger Nichols and Deborah Mawer; Notes; Select bibliography; Index of names and works.
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Cambridge University Press Schuberts Beethoven Project
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Cambridge University Press Hugo Wolf and his Mrike Songs
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Cambridge University Press The Life of Verdi Musical Lives
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Cambridge University Press Dvork Cello Concerto Cambridge Music Handbooks
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Cambridge University Press Camb Companion to Stravinsky Cambridge Companions to Music
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Cambridge University Press Dvorak Cello Concerto Cambridge Music Handbooks
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Cambridge University Press The Life of Verdi Musical Lives
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Cambridge University Press The Cambridge Companion to Bartk Cambridge Companions to Music
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Cambridge University Press The Cambridge Companion to the Beatles By Womack Kenneth EDT
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Cambridge University Press Gregorian Chant Cambridge Introductions to Music
Book SynopsisDesigned to guide students through this key topic in music studies, this book examines what Gregorian chant is, where it comes from, and how it took on the form and features which make it instantly recognizable. Containing examples from medieval manuscripts, the book shows how chants are made and notated.Trade Review'The clarity of prose and organization are to be emulated and Hiley's welcoming style allows the reader to feel at home with some of the most challenging concepts in musicology … Maintaining the highest standards of both scholarship and writing, it is easy to imagine this book's becoming an indispensable classic for general readers.' James Vincent Maiello, Notes: Quarterly Journal of the Music Library Association'… comprehensive, written in a deliberately engaging and accessible manner, and invokes the typical twentieth-century priorities, such as the distinction between 'sacred' and 'secular', 'The Church' viewed as a more or less monolithic entity, the 'evolution' of monastic groups, 'forms' and 'styles', and the notion of 'repertory'.' Nancy van Deusen, Studies in Medieval and Renaissance TeachingTable of ContentsPreface; 1. Gregorian chant in the service of the church; 2. The beginnings of Roman chant; other rites and other sorts of chant; 3. Tradition and innovation in medieval chant: from the ninth to the sixteenth century; 4. Thinking about Gregorian chant in the Middle Ages, and notating it; 5. New chants for new times: from the sixteenth century to the present; Aspects of performance; Glossary.
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Cambridge University Press The Cambridge Companion to Monteverdi Cambridge Companions to Music
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Cambridge University Press The Cambridge Companion to Duke Ellington Cambridge Companions to Music
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Cambridge University Press The Cambridge Companion to Bob Dylan Cambridge Companions to American Studies
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Cambridge University Press The Cambridge Companion to Gilbert and Sullivan Cambridge Companions to Music
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Cambridge University Press Harmony in Schubert
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Cambridge University Press Johann Strauss and Vienna Operetta and the Politics of Popular Culture Cambridge Studies in Opera
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Cambridge University Press Schuberts Poets and the Making of Lieder
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Cambridge University Press The Cambridge Companion to Schumann Cambridge Companions to Music
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Cambridge University Press Cambridge Companion to John Cage Cambridge Companions to Music
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Cambridge University Press Schuberts Late Lieder Beyond the SongCycles
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Cambridge University Press The Cambridge Companion to the String Quartet Cambridge Companions to Music
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Cambridge University Press The Life of Schumann Musical Lives
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Cambridge University Press Bach and the Meanings of Counterpoint 10 New Perspectives in Music History and Criticism Series Number 10
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Cambridge University Press The Cambridge Companion to Bruckner Cambridge Companions to Music
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Cambridge University Press The Life of Elgar Musical Lives
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Cambridge University Press The Cambridge Companion to Sibelius Cambridge Companions to Music
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Cambridge University Press Mozart on the Stage Composers on the Stage
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Cambridge University Press Handel on the Stage Composers on the Stage
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