In this survey of the fundamentals, methods, and formulas that were taught at Italian music conservatories during the 19th century, Nicholas Baragwanath explores the compositional significance of tradition in Rossini, Bellini, Donizetti, Verdi, Boito, and Puccini. Baragwanath ex…
How artists work, how they ritualize their days with the comforting (mundane) details of their lives: their daily routines, fears, dreams, naps, eating habits, and other prescribed, finely calibrated "subtle maneuvers" that help them use time, summon up willpower, exercise self-…
Om elementer og terminologi i mere end tusind års vestlig klassisk musik. Om musikken og instrumenter i de forskellige perioder samt gennemgang af næsten 300 komponisters mest populære værker
Examines Strauss's unique orchestration skills as exemplified in his tone poems and the orchestral passages of his operas while shedding further light on the controversies surrounding Strauss with respect to his music, modernity, and his personal life as it affected his music
Edward Said's first book of literary criticism since 1993.
Christian Wolff is a composer who has followed a distinctive path often at the centre of avant-garde activity working alongside figures such as John Cage, Merce Cunningham, and Cornelius Cardew. This book provides an introduction to the composer often overlooked despite his infl…
Since the publication of Solomon Volkov's disputed memoirs of Dmitri Shostakovich, the composer and his music has been subject to heated debate concerning how the musical meaning of his works can be understood in relationship to the composer's life within the Soviet State. This …
Andrew Lloyd Webber illuminates his creative process and takes us behind the scenes of his productions, sharing fascinating details about the shows and the rich cast of characters involved with making them hits
