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LUP - University of Michigan Press I Hear a Symphony
Book SynopsisOpens new territory in the study of Motown's legacy, arguing that the music of Motown was indelibly shaped by the ideals of Detroit's postwar black middle class; and that Motown's creative personnel participated in an African-American tradition of dialogism in rhythm and blues while developing the famous ""Motown Sound"".Trade Review[Flory’s] access to Motown archival materials, his scrutiny of the Michigan Chronicle, and his encyclopedic familiarity with seemingly every form of Motown’s output and public circulation—recordings, covers, film, television appearances, commercials—brings readers closer than ever before to an understanding of the operations of the company and the sheer scope of Motown’s presence in global popular culture."" - Mark Burford, Associate Professor of Music at Reed College""I Hear a Symphony is a superb musicological investigation of Motown as a force in the pop marketplace over the past five decades. It presents a one-of-a-kind, multifaceted narrative whose themes include industrial history, cultural history, race, musical style and practice, repertory, intertextual influence, technology, marketing and branding, and pop music’s transnational currents, all woven into a sophisticated history of one of pop’s most fascinating and enduring institutions."" - Albin Zak, Professor of Musicology at the University at Albany""[I Hear a Symphony] makes a substantial contribution to academic literature on Motown . . . [Flory] certainly takes an approach to Motown that is significantly different from any previous work on the subject."" - Rob Bowman, Associate Professor of Ethnomusicology, York University
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Peter Lang AG Gustav Mahler and the Symphony of the 19th
Book SynopsisThe subject of this book is the semantics of symphonic music from Beethoven to Mahler. Of fundamental importance is the realization that this music is imbued with non-musical, literary, philosophical and religious ideas. It is also clear that not only Beethoven, Schubert and Bruckner were crucial role models for Mahler, but also the musical dramatist Wagner and the programmatic symphony composers Berlioz and Liszt. At the same time a semantic musical analysis of their works reveals for the first time the actual inherent (poetic) quintessence of numerous orchestral works of the 19th Century.Trade Review«The most important study of Mahler for nearly two decades» (Music & Letters) «Floros can offer interpretations that would otherwise be impossible. Without the interpretation of symbols, no real progress in musicology is possible.» (Musical Borrowing)Table of ContentsContents: Beethoven and the new categories of symphonic music – Aspects of architectonics – Content and form – Musical themes and the «poetic conception» – Universality of the symphony: genres and characteristics – The symbol in music – Satanism and the Crucifix – Dall’ Inferno al Paradiso – Rhythmic leitmotivs – Characteristic Chord – Symbolic Sounds.
£62.78
Candlewick Press Symphony for the City of the Dead
Book SynopsisA riveting account of the part Russian composer Shostakovich played in the Siege of Leningrad from award-winning author M. T. Anderson.From internationally acclaimed YA author M. T. Anderson comes the true story of a city under siege, thrillingly told and impeccably researched. In September 1941, Adolf Hitler's Wehrmacht surrounded Leningrad in what was to become one of the longest and most destructive sieges in Western history. After three years of bombardment and starvation, culminating in the bitterly cold winter of 194344, more than a million citizens lost their lives. In order to survive, many residents burned books, furniture and floorboards to keep warm; they ate family pets and, eventually, each other. In the midst of this bloodshed, Dimitri Shostakovich composed the Leningrad Symphony, a piece that both rallied and eulogized his fellow citizens ... and which would come to play a surprising part in the Allies'' eventual victory.
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Oxford University Press The Symphony A Listeners Guide
Book SynopsisIn The Symphony, renowned critic Michael Steinberg offers music lovers a monumental guide to this most celebrated of musical forms, with perceptive commentaries on some 118 works by 36 major composers.Trade Reviewa treat for those addicted to reading the program notes before the concert begins * Booklist *an essential book for any concertgoer and any new or veteran fan of classical music * Michael Tilson Thomas, Music Director, The San Francisco Symphony *
£28.97
Columbia University Press The Symphonies
Book SynopsisThis book presents Andrei Bely’s four Symphonies—“Dramatic Symphony,” “Northern Symphony,” “The Return,” and “Goblet of Blizzards”—fantastically strange stories and quintessential works of modernist innovation.Trade ReviewIntermodal art was central to Russian Symbolism, but Bely’s four Symphonies resist easy definition. Rhythmic, motivic, visionary, commingling mundane matter with elevated spirit and shot through with satire, they relay Bely’s sense of symphonic music as a linkage of levels and moods. Jonathan Stone’s exquisite translation suspends the reader between the real and the more real. -- Caryl Emerson, author of The Cambridge Introduction to Russian LiteratureThe richly saturated prose of Bely’s innovative Symphonies demands an effective translation. Jonathan Stone has made a scrupulous, powerful version that conveys the work’s mythological complexity and the hypnotic effect of its verbal and musical texture. An essential book for study of the Symbolists. -- Sibelan Forrester, translator of The Russian FolktaleThose who read Stone’s introduction and translation with care will come away with an understanding that will enable them to appreciate what Bely is undertaking in the Symphonies, even as they work through the profusion of imagery and the fragmentary structure of these writings. There are very few works that compete with this volume in any way. -- Barry Scherr, Dartmouth College[A] Symbolist masterpiece by the writer whose work Vladimir Nabokov ranked among Russia’s greatest literary achievements . . . Otherworldly tales of haunting beauty and a welcome addition to the canon of classic Russian literature in English. * Kirkus Reviews, starred review *The four works are all worthwhile in their own right but are, of course, interesting both for showing us the Bely the Symbolist in full flight but also showing us the writer of Петербург (Petersburg) in his early days. -- John Alvey * The Modern Novel *Stone’s translation reads convincingly throughout, giving as good a sense as is probably achievable in English of what Bely was trying to do. It’s a tremendous achievement. -- Steve Dodson * Language Hat *Encountering The Symphonies in Jonathan Stone’s sensitive renderings, one is struck anew by their daring innovation, which seems as fresh today as it did more than a century ago. As this handsome new edition demonstrates, Bely has outlived the fashions of later years: his works remain 'turned towards the future', their exuberance and brisk pace still urging readers on. -- Bryan Karetnyk * Times Literary Supplement *[A] sensitive and resourceful translation by Jonathan Stone . . . Collectively, The Symphonies offer a glimpse into the cradle of Bely’s art: less fully achieved than his mature novels, but closer to a common source in the author’s twisted and escapist imagination . . . as a record of Bely’s transformation from writer of precious verse to writer of disquieting prose, they possess a palpable energy and excitement and commitment. -- Jacob Emery * Reading in Translation *Belyi’s particular aspirations entailed the harmonization of empirical, rational,evocative, and mystical aspects of symbolization, and in this respect the work oftranslation is similar: the demands of denotation and suggestion, content and form, idea and feeling, and presence and potential bear simultaneously on the project and must all be coordinated with minimal loss and maximal effect. With this daunting task, on these challenging texts, Stone succeeds brilliantly. -- Timothy Langen * Slavic Review *Table of ContentsAcknowledgmentsNote on the TextIntroductionNorthern Symphony (First, Heroic)Dramatic Symphony (Second)The Return (Third Symphony)A Goblet of Blizzards (Fourth Symphony)Notes
£58.77
Cambridge University Press Mozart The Jupiter Symphony Cambridge Music Handbooks
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Cambridge University Press The Cambridge Companion to the Symphony Cambridge Companions to Music
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Columbia University Press The Symphonies
Book SynopsisThis book presents Andrei Bely’s four Symphonies—“Dramatic Symphony,” “Northern Symphony,” “The Return,” and “Goblet of Blizzards”—fantastically strange stories and quintessential works of modernist innovation.Trade ReviewIntermodal art was central to Russian Symbolism, but Bely’s four Symphonies resist easy definition. Rhythmic, motivic, visionary, commingling mundane matter with elevated spirit and shot through with satire, they relay Bely’s sense of symphonic music as a linkage of levels and moods. Jonathan Stone’s exquisite translation suspends the reader between the real and the more real. -- Caryl Emerson, author of The Cambridge Introduction to Russian LiteratureThe richly saturated prose of Bely’s innovative Symphonies demands an effective translation. Jonathan Stone has made a scrupulous, powerful version that conveys the work’s mythological complexity and the hypnotic effect of its verbal and musical texture. An essential book for study of the Symbolists. -- Sibelan Forrester, translator of The Russian FolktaleThose who read Stone’s introduction and translation with care will come away with an understanding that will enable them to appreciate what Bely is undertaking in the Symphonies, even as they work through the profusion of imagery and the fragmentary structure of these writings. There are very few works that compete with this volume in any way. -- Barry Scherr, Dartmouth College[A] Symbolist masterpiece by the writer whose work Vladimir Nabokov ranked among Russia’s greatest literary achievements . . . Otherworldly tales of haunting beauty and a welcome addition to the canon of classic Russian literature in English. * Kirkus Reviews, starred review *The four works are all worthwhile in their own right but are, of course, interesting both for showing us the Bely the Symbolist in full flight but also showing us the writer of Петербург (Petersburg) in his early days. -- John Alvey * The Modern Novel *Stone’s translation reads convincingly throughout, giving as good a sense as is probably achievable in English of what Bely was trying to do. It’s a tremendous achievement. -- Steve Dodson * Language Hat *Encountering The Symphonies in Jonathan Stone’s sensitive renderings, one is struck anew by their daring innovation, which seems as fresh today as it did more than a century ago. As this handsome new edition demonstrates, Bely has outlived the fashions of later years: his works remain 'turned towards the future', their exuberance and brisk pace still urging readers on. -- Bryan Karetnyk * Times Literary Supplement *[A] sensitive and resourceful translation by Jonathan Stone . . . Collectively, The Symphonies offer a glimpse into the cradle of Bely’s art: less fully achieved than his mature novels, but closer to a common source in the author’s twisted and escapist imagination . . . as a record of Bely’s transformation from writer of precious verse to writer of disquieting prose, they possess a palpable energy and excitement and commitment. -- Jacob Emery * Reading in Translation *Belyi’s particular aspirations entailed the harmonization of empirical, rational,evocative, and mystical aspects of symbolization, and in this respect the work oftranslation is similar: the demands of denotation and suggestion, content and form, idea and feeling, and presence and potential bear simultaneously on the project and must all be coordinated with minimal loss and maximal effect. With this daunting task, on these challenging texts, Stone succeeds brilliantly. -- Timothy Langen * Slavic Review *Table of ContentsAcknowledgmentsNote on the TextIntroductionNorthern Symphony (First, Heroic)Dramatic Symphony (Second)The Return (Third Symphony)A Goblet of Blizzards (Fourth Symphony)Notes
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Cambridge University Press The Cambridge Companion to the Symphony Cambridge Companions to Music
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Toccata Press Martinu and the Symphony
Book SynopsisThe first systematic assessment of the symphonic style of the Czech composer Bohuslav Martinu [1890-1959], tracing the evolution of his musical language and including detailed analyses of all six symphonies.Over the past few decades the music of the Czech composer Bohuslav Martinu (1890-1959) has enjoyed a slow but steady rise in popularity, and his six symphonies, written between 1942 and 1953, have now been recorded many times; concert performances are on the increase, too. But Martinu and the Symphony is not only the first book in English intended to help the music-lover to a deeper understanding of these glorious works - it is by far the most comprehensive work on the subject in any language. Each Symphony is examined in turn, the analyses revealing what makes each creation so individual yet also so clearly part of a close-knit family of works and identifying the elements of his melodic, harmonic and instrumental style which produce Martinu's very personal vibrant and organic symphonic manner.Martinu and the Symphony is illustrated with almost 200 musical examples, taken not only fromthe Symphonies but also from his other works for large orchestra. His path to symphonic mastery is examined in unprecedented detail: attention is at last paid to the early orchestral works which, although largely unperformed andunpublished even now, afford fascinating glimpses of the composer to come. A study of the late triptychs The Frescoes of Piero della Francesca and The Parables rounds out this appraisal of Martinus enthralling symphonic and orchestral legacy.Trade ReviewCrump quotes with approval Martinu's injunction to composers to 'be wary of false magnitude' [...]. He has evidently taken that injunction to heart and applied it to his own writing, and in the process he has produced an engaging book that should do much to enhance the esteem of a unique and treasurable corner of the symphonic repertory. * MUSIC & LETTERS *Crump provides... a sequence of magnificently enlarged programme essays that will surely resonate with the composer's admirers and also provoke wider interest. ... [Crump's] passion is infectious. * TLS *Crump's comprehensive investigation of Martinu's symphonic legacy is a particularly welcome occasion. ... [the author's] musical descriptions provide a personal perspective that acts as a counterweight to the more formal analysis. This dual approach seems perfectly suitable, and indeed reflects the music of Martinu itself. * MLA NOTES *This is the first book in English on this topic intended to help the music-lover to a deeper understanding of the Symphonies and orchestral music of Martinu. The author identifies the elements of his melodic, harmonic and instrumental style which produce Martinu's very personal vibrant and organic symphonic manner. The book is illustrated with almost 200 musical examples, taken not only from the Symphonies but also from Martinu's other works for large orchestra. * MUSIC WEB INTERNATIONAL *Dans la langue de Shakespeare (quoique dans un style facilement abordable), Michael Crump nous invite à une exploration très pédagogique des ouvres symphoniques du maître de Poliuka. [...] Crump livre également -en trois chapitres séparés- une brillante synthèse analytique sur le style mélodique, l'harmonie et l'art de l'orchestration de Martinu [...] Cet ouvrage trouve une place de choix dans la bibliothèque des admirateurs de Martinu. * CRESCENDO *[A] major study of his music, based round his set of six Symphonies, is to be welcomed in the wake of the anniversary of his death. Michael Crump really knows his Martinu, and he obviously wants to share his enthusiasm with us [...] handsomely produced. * MUSICAL POINTERS *
£45.00
Workman Publishing Welcome to the Symphony
Book Synopsis Please take your seat. The concert is about to begin! “An ideal way to introduce children to the magic of music—delightful, charming, wonderfully entertaining, beautifully illustrated.”—Gerard Schwarz, Music Director, the All-Star Orchestra Discover what a symphony is. Who Beethoven was. What happens when a conductor takes the podium and faces of the orchestra. And when you should and shouldn’t clap. Here is a unique, interactive introduction to the world of classical music, presenting one of the most famous symphonies ever written, by one the most famous composers who ever lived. With its 19-button sound panel, you’ll hear the different parts and voices of the music—the beginning of Symphony No. 5, the melody, the harmony, the sounds made by a violin, a viola, a cello, a double bass, and more. And you can even sing along.Note to parents: The secret to raising a child to love and appreciate classical music isn’t a secret at all. You just need to listen with your child and be a willing explorer. Talk about what you hear. Marvel at the sounds. Try to identify the instruments—and have fun with it! Trade Review“An ideal way to introduce children to the magic of music—delightful, charming, wonderfully entertaining, beautifully illustrated.” —Gerard Schwarz, Music Director, the All-Star Orchestra "Welcome to the Symphony [lives] up to the publisher's promise that children will enjoy it . . . it passed the 4-year-old test with flying colors." — The Washington Post“An ideal way to introduce children to the magic of music—delightful, charming, wonderfully entertaining, beautifully illustrated.” —Gerard Schwarz, Music Director, the All-Star Orchestra "Welcome to the Symphony [lives] up to the publisher's promise that children will enjoy it . . . it passed the 4-year-old test with flying colors." — The Washington Post “An ideal way to introduce children to the magic of music—delightful, charming, wonderfully entertaining, beautifully illustrated.” –Gerard Schwarz, music director, The All-Star Orchestra and music director laureate, Seattle Symphony —Gerard Schwarz “An ideal way to introduce children to the magic of music—delightful, charming, wonderfully entertaining, beautifully illustrated.” –Gerard Schwarz, music director, The All-Star Orchestra and music director laureate, Seattle Symphony -- Gerard Schwarz"A delight for kids of any age! Educational, fun, a visual and aural treat, this book introduces children to the wonderful world of symphony music. With gorgeous illustrations, clear and straightforward descriptions of the instruments, and interactive buttons that play beautiful Beethoven, this will have your kids dragging you to the symphony! I simply adored it." –Terry Kinney, director, actor, and co-founder of the Steppenwolf Theatre Company. —Terry Kinney"A delight for kids of any age! Educational, fun, a visual and aural treat, this book introduces children to the wonderful world of symphony music. With gorgeous illustrations, clear and straightforward descriptions of the instruments, and interactive buttons that play beautiful Beethoven, this will have your kids dragging you to the symphony! I simply adored it." –Terry Kinney, director, actor, and co-founder of the Steppenwolf Theatre Company. -- Terry Kinney“Lively, beautifully written…a charming way to educate the next generation of concert-goers.” –Orin O’Brien, double bassist, The New York Philharmonic—Orin O’Brien“Lively, beautifully written…a charming way to educate the next generation of concert-goers.” –Orin O’Brien, double bassist, The New York Philharmonic -- Orin O’Brien“This beautiful book appeals on so many levels...The charming illustrations and brilliant musical recordings provide the perfect sensory stimuli, while the text illuminates every question a child might have about the experience in the most natural and satisfying way.” –Dorothy Lawson, artistic director, Ethel String Quartet -- Dorothy Lawson“This beautiful book appeals on so many levels...The charming illustrations and brilliant musical recordings provide the perfect sensory stimuli, while the text illuminates every question a child might have about the experience in the most natural and satisfying way.” –Dorothy Lawson, artistic director, Ethel String Quartet—Dorothy Lawson"An introduction to one of the greatest of all classical works that quite wondrously includes not just words and pictures, but some of the music itself. And to think that the musicians playing the excerpts are young people as well, members of the New York Youth Symphony! What could be more inspiring?"–Ted Libbey, author of The NPR Listener's Encyclopedia of Classical Music—Ted Libbey"An introduction to one of the greatest of all classical works that quite wondrously includes not just words and pictures, but some of the music itself. And to think that the musicians playing the excerpts are young people as well, members of the New York Youth Symphony! What could be more inspiring?"–Ted Libbey, author of The NPR Listener's Encyclopedia of Classical Music -- Ted Libbey
£21.60
Cambridge University Press Mozart The Jupiter Symphony Cambridge Music Handbooks
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Creative Media Partners, LLC Symphonies and Their Meaning
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Legare Street Press The Standard Symphonies
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Creative Media Partners, LLC Symphonies and Their Meaning
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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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Amazon Digital Services LLC - Kdp The Silent Symphony
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Penguin Random House Children's UK Wild Symphony
Book Synopsis#1 New York Times bestselling author Dan Brown is back with a paperback edition of his debut picture book, the lyrically mindful, humorous, musical, and uniquely entertaining WILD SYMPHONY! Travel through the trees and across the seas with Maestro Mouse and his musical friends! Young readers will meet a big blue whale and speedy cheetahs, tiny beetles and graceful swans. Each has a special secret to share.Along the way, you might spot the surprises Maestro Mouse has left for you-a hiding buzzy bee, jumbled letters that spell out clues, and even a coded message to solve!Children and adults can enjoy this timeless picture book as a traditional read-along, or can choose to listen to original musical compositions as they read-one for each animal-using a free interactive smartphone app which uses augmented reality to instantly play the appropriate song for each page when the camera of a mobile device is held over it.Trade ReviewBrown does not disappoint.... A delightful musical debut sure to be a hit at story hours. * School Library Journal *[The] author of The DaVinci Code (2003) and other wildly popular titles for adults, here offers young listeners a poetry collection accompanied by music.... Batori's cartoon illustrations are whimsically engaging. * Kirkus Reviews *Best-selling author [Dan] Brown's debut picture book offers a wide-ranging, peppy blend of rhyming poems, puzzles, motivational messages, and music. * Booklist *
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Cambridge University Press Interwar Symphonies and the Imagination
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Creative Media Partners, LLC The Standard Symphonies
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Travis and Emery Music Bookshop The Nine Symphonies of Beethoven
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Indiana University Press The Great American Symphony
Book SynopsisIntroduces the symphonists and their major works from the romanticism of Samuel Barber and the 'All-American' Roy Harris through the theatrics of Leonard Bernstein and Marc Blitzstein to the broad-shouldered appeal of Virgil Thompson and Aaron Copland.Trade ReviewA prolific writer, scholar, and advocate for American music, Tawa (emer., Univ. of Massachusetts, Boston) does not argue for a single symphony as the "great American symphony" but instead nominates a dozen symphonic composers prominent from 1930 to 1950 among whose works a "great American symphony" might be found. The author's excellent vignettes on these composers encompass factual and anecdotal material along with his own informed evaluation of the oeuvre of each. A second theme, that of historical evolution, also runs throughout the book: this same dozen, more or less, heeded the call of their country and wrote music accessible to patrons of classical music; the following 20 years (1950-70) were dominated by composers writing serial music, seemingly neglectful of the public. Tawa concludes by tracing the historical stream through minimalism, neo-Romanticism, and the breaking into the many rivulets of today. One finds considerable variety, both in intention and musical style, among the composers he chose from the 1930s and 1940s. Aaron Copland meets the author's standard, both in attitude and accomplishment, but Roger Sessions does not. Tawa also provides brief discussion of approximately 20 other symphonic composers from 1950 until today. Summing Up: Highly recommended. All readers. — W. K. Kearns, emeritus, University of Colorado at Boulder * Choice *A prolific writer, scholar, and advocate for American music, Tawa (emer., Univ. of Massachusetts, Boston) does not argue for a single symphony as the 'great American symphony' but instead nominates a dozen symphonic composers prominent from 1930 to 1950 among whose works a 'great American symphony' might be found. The author's excellent vignettes on these composers encompass factual and anecdotal material along with his own informed evaluation of the oeuvre of each. . . . Highly recommended.October 2009 * Choice *The Great American Symphony is a significant contribution to the history of American art music. February 1, 2010 * Fanfare *Table of ContentsContentsPreface1. Preliminaries Attitudes The Times Symphonism Ascendant The Symphony's Public Role2. Symphonies of the Mid- to Late Thirties The Romantic Symphony: Barber The Spiritual Symphony: Hanson The All-American Symphony: Harris The Muscular Symphony: Schuman The Civil Symphony: Carpenter Afterthought: Thomson and Cowell3. Symphonies of the War YearsWartime Attitudes The Commemorative Symphony: Antheil The Aesthetic Symphony: Diamond The Dramatic Symphony: Bernstein The Masterly Symphony: Piston The Ambivalent Symphony: Barber The Theatrical Symphony: Blitzstein4. Symphonies of the Immediate Postwar Years The Conservatorial Symphony: Moore The Dynamic Symphony: Mennin The Plain-Spoken Symphony: Thompson The August Symphony: Copland The Self-Reliant Symphony: Creston The Knotty Symphony: Sessions5. American Symphonies after 1950 The Symphony in the Leanest Years The Symphony after 1990NotesSelected BibliographyIndex
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Amazon Digital Services LLC - Kdp The Symphony Within
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Independently Published The symphony of Being
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Cambridge University Press The Characteristic Symphony in the Age of Haydn and Beethoven 7 New Perspectives in Music History and Criticism Series Number 7
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Creative Media Partners, LLC The Standard Symphonies
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Amazon Digital Services LLC - Kdp The Love Symphony
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Cambridge University Press The Symphony in Beethovens Vienna
Book SynopsisAn original study of the history of the symphony in Vienna during Beethoven's lifetime, this 2006 book explores the context in which the composer worked. Based on an extensive study of the wider symphonic repertoire of the period and of the characteristics of musical life that shaped the changing fortunes of the genre, from manuscript and printed dissemination to concert life, David Wyn Jones provides a multi-faceted account of the development of the symphony in one of the most crucial periods in its history. The volume offers a wide perspective on musical development in the period, and will be of interest to musicologists and cultural historians. As well as dealing with unfamiliar works by Czerny, Eberl, Krommer, Reicha, Anton Wranitzky, Paul Wranitzky and others, it charts the changing reception of the symphonies of Haydn and Mozart, and offers insights into the symphonic careers of Beethoven and Schubert.Trade Review'… a worthy contribution to our newly broadening view of this pivotal moment in European music.' The Times Literary Supplement'This is an exemplary study, with valuable illustrations, tables and music examples; there are details of sources, thematic catalogues and modern editions, a bibliography and a good index.' Peter Branscombe, University of St Andrews'…David Wyn Jones has assembled an account that provides an excellent overview of the whole picture of symphonic writing in Vienna and its neighbourhood from the 1970s to the late 1820s, enabling Beethoven's symphonies to be seen in their more immediate context for the first time…and there is much excellent and original research embodied here. Yet the book remains very lucid and readable.' Music and Letters'Remarkable both for the uniquely accessible quality of writing and the depth of scholarship, The Symphony in Beethoven's Vienna by David Wyn Jones, Reader of Music at Cardiff University, is an excellent addition to the world of research on Beethoven's life and times for both the amateur and the more serious Beethoven scholar. …This book puts so many things into perspective that it seems each page leads to a new revelation. …I feel safe in saying this is a magnificent, rare look at the composers who were working in and around Vienna just prior to and during Beethoven's tenure in that city. It puts Beethoven into a unique historical context.' NotesTable of Contents1. Setting the scene; 2. Selling symphonies; 3. Performing symphonies; 4. A tale of two brothers: Anton and Paul Wranitzky; 5. Loose ends and false beginnings; 6. A rare and rarefied genre; 7. Beethoven and the decline of the symphony; 8. The reformulation of the symphony and Beethoven; List of sources, thematic catalogues and modern editions; Bibliography.
£47.26
iUniverse Symphony of Magic The Ivory Bell
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Amazon Digital Services LLC - Kdp The Unfinished Symphony
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Z2 comics The Final Symphony A Beethoven Anthology
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Amazon Digital Services LLC - Kdp The Eternal Symphony
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Taylor & Francis The Symphony in Australia 19602020
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Amazon Digital Services LLC - Kdp The Symphony of Silence
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Independently Published The Symphony of Life
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Cambridge University Press The Symphony in Beethovens Vienna
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Legare Street Press Symphonies and Their Meaning
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The University of Chicago Press Beethovens Symphonies
Book SynopsisIn the years spanning from 1800 to 1824, Ludwig van Beethoven completed nine symphonies, now considered among the greatest masterpieces of Western music. Yet despite the fact that this time period, located in the wake of the Enlightenment and at the peak of romanticism, was one of rich intellectual exploration and social change, the influence of such threads of thought on Beethoven's work has until now remained hidden beneath the surface of the notes. Beethoven's Symphonies presents a fresh look at the great composer's approach and the ideas that moved him, offering a lively account of the major themes unifying his radically diverse output. Martin Geck opens the book with an enthralling series of cultural, political, and musical motifs that run throughout the symphonies. A leading theme is Beethoven's intense intellectual and emotional engagement with the figure of Napoleon, an engagement that survived even Beethoven's disappointment with Napoleon's decision to be crowned emperor in 1804. Geck also delves into the unique ways in which Beethoven approached beginnings and finales in his symphonies, as well as his innovative use of particular instruments. He then turns to the individual symphonies, tracing elements a pitch, a chord, a musical theme that offer a new way of thinking about each work and will make even the most devoted fans of Beethoven admire the symphonies anew. Offering refreshingly inventive readings of the work of one of history's greatest composers, this book shapes a fascinating picture of the symphonies as a cohesive oeuvre and of Beethoven as a master symphonist.
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RLPG Beethovens Symphonies Unlocking the Masters A
Book SynopsisUNLOCKING THE MASTERS: BEETHOVEN SYMPHONIES
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Independently Published The Symphony of Self
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Oxford University Press Inc Shostakovichs Symphony No. 5
Book SynopsisThe book is devoted to Shostakovich''s most controversial symphony, composed at the height of Stalin''s Purges. It rescued Shostakovich from official disfavour and deeply moved audiences. The critics recognized it as a masterpiece, but they were perplexed by its ambiguities, especially at the end of the Symphony: some imagined it as the joyful final victory of socialism, while others heard the triumph instead of a sinister and oppressive force. The second interpretation was pushed into the background, but the controversy persisted, with the further complication of two very different tempo markings for the closing section, both of which seemed to be approved by the composer. The authors give an authoritative account of the tempo controversy and the effect of the different tempos on the reception of the work in the West. Shostakovich''s Symphony No. 5 delves into the history of the work''s composition, the pressures Shostakovich experienced at the time, and the cultural environment from the time the composer began work on Symphony through to the settling of its official critical reception. At the center of this exploration is the musical score itself, which is full of secrets that have taken decades to uncover, the most colorful of which is the case for Shostakovich''s extensive references to Bizet''s Carmen, and the connection between these and Shostakovich''s lover of the mid-30s, Lala Carmen (Elena Konstantinovskaya). The authors show how Shostakovich largely (but not entirely) set aside his influences from Mahler and German modernists, and in replacement absorbed Beethoven and Tchaikovsky with the same ingenuity as his previous influences. Shostakovich decided to make a virtue of a necessity, and created one of the richest of symphonic scores, allowing himself to retain his artistic pride while winning the official approval necessary for regaining his livelihood. These events all unfolded in the atmosphere of terror created by Stalin''s Great Purge. This book is the first to be devoted to this watershed symphony, and includes secrets of the score that took decades to uncover.
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Legare Street Press The Boston Symphony Orchestra
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iUniverse The Cerebral Symphony Seashore Reflections on the Structure of Consciousness
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Cambridge University Press Mahler Symphony No 3 Cambridge Music Handbooks
Book SynopsisMahler's Third Symphony was conceived as a musical picture of the natural world. This handbook describes the composition of Mahler's grandiose piece of philosophical programme music in the context of the ideas that inspired it and the artistic debates and social conflicts that it reflects. In this original and wide ranging account, Peter Franklin takes the Third Symphony as a representative modern European symphony of its period and evaluates it as the culmination of Mahler's early symphonic style and a as work whose contradictory effects mirror the complexity of contemporary social and musical manners. The music is described in detail, movement by movement, with chapters on the genesis, early performance and subsequent reception of the work.Trade Review"...the writing is so engaging and insightful that many nonspecialists are likely to be inspired to study this work in depth." ChoiceTable of ContentsList of plates; Preface; Part I. The Symphony in its World: 1. Background: progress, tradition and ideas; 2. Reception: the early performances; Part II. The World in the Symphony: 3. Genesis and design; 4. The music; Appendices; Notes; Select bibliography; Index.
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LEGARE STREET PR The Chicago Symphony Orchestra
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Boydell and Brewer A Romantic Symphony
Book SynopsisHoward Hanson's previously unpublished autobiography is now compiled and edited from manuscript sources, providing valuable insight into the life and work of this important American musician and educator.Howard Hanson was an American composer, conductor, and educator. Following his retirement as director of the Eastman School of Music, he worked intermittently for about a half-dozen years on an autobiography before abandoning the project. A Romantic Symphony: The Autobiography of Howard Hanson has been compiled and edited from various manuscript sources and now published as a valuable source of information concerning a man of wide influence in the music world of his time.Although an important composer, it is perhaps as an educator and advocate for American music that he should be most remembered. His early efforts to establish criteria for the Bachelor of Music curriculum and later for the development of a professional doctorate in music were among his most notable achievements. Of equal importance, however, was his support for the work of fellow American composers through his annual American Composers' Concerts and Festivals of American Music, which gave these composers opportunities to hear live performances of their works, often for the first time. Equally significant were Hanson's many recordings of American music that were issued on the RCA Victor, Columbia, and Mercury labels over a period of more than three decades. Hanson's autobiography is an important addition to our knowledge, understanding, and appreciation of this important figure in American music.
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