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John Cage is best known for his indeterminate music, which leaves a significant level of creative decision-making in the hands of the performer. But how much licence did Cage allow? Martin Iddon's book is the first volume to collect the complete extant correspondence between the…
An autobiography of composer, R. Murray Schafer.
Portrait de l'homme et du compositeur qui restitue la complexité de sa personnalité en s'appuyant sur sa correspondance et des documents d'époque. Fait la lumière sur de nombreuses légendes créées par des écrivains et des cinéastes qui ont souvent faussé la vérité.
'Lies and Epiphanies' offers case studies of 'inspiration' in five composers. Their own tales of their 'epiphanies' played a determining role in the reception history of their works: the finale of Mahler's Second Symphony was supposedly inspired by a 'lightning bolt' of inspirat…
"Lies and Epiphanies" offers case studies of "inspiration" in five composers -- Richard Wagner, Gustav Mahler, Wilhelm Furtwängler, Richard Strauss, and Alban Berg. Their own tales of their "epiphanies" played a determining role in the reception history of their works: the final…
Learn to distinguish the different styles of classical music; explore composers, instruments, orchestras, concerts, recordings, and more; build a fabulous classical music library.
