Musicologist Kate van Orden brings extensive primary research and new analytical models to bear in this remarkable history of songbooks, music literacy, and social transformation during the first century of music printing. By tracking chansons into private libraries and schoolro…
'Materialities' is a cultural history of song on the page. Concentrating on print in the early modern period, it approaches its topic via the French chanson, arguably the most broadly disseminated genre of polyphony in the sixteenth century. 'Materialities' is as much about how …
""Guide to the Pianist's Repertoire continues to be the go-to source for piano performers, teachers, and students. Newly updated and expanded with over 250 new composers, this incomparable resource expertly guides readers to solo piano literature. What did a given composer write…
This book serves as a resource for piano performers, teachers, and students. Updated and expanded with more than 250 new composers, this edition guides readers to solo piano literature and provides answers to common questions: What did a given composer write? What interesting wo…
Countries and cities -- Publishing and purchasing -- Repertoires and reception -- Assimilations and appropriations.
