Composers and songwriters

Sophisticated and engaging, this volume explores and compares musical irony in the works of major composers, from Mozart to Mahler.

A varied and wide-ranging collection in which the celebrated post-war composer Peter Maxwell Davies presents his work and his opinions.

Sophisticated and engaging, this volume explores and compares musical irony in the works of major composers, from Mozart to Mahler.

Explores the cultural, professional and personal contexts that shaped Stravinsky''s creativity and formed the backdrop to his acclaimed compositions.

Explores a range of topics that contextualize Strauss''s life and works, such as collaborators, influences, philosophy, and the profession.

The first comprehensive technical and historical study of stringed keyboard instruments from their fourteenth-century origins to modern times.

Explores the cultural, professional and personal contexts that shaped Stravinsky''s creativity and formed the backdrop to his acclaimed compositions.

Explores a range of topics that contextualize Strauss''s life and works, such as collaborators, influences, philosophy, and the profession.

The first comprehensive technical and historical study of stringed keyboard instruments from their fourteenth-century origins to modern times.

Comprehensive and engaging exploration of Mozart''s greatest works, focussing on his dual roles as performer and composer in Vienna.

Comprehensive and engaging exploration of Mozart''s greatest works, focussing on his dual roles as performer and composer in Vienna.

An exploration of fantastic soundworlds in nineteenth-century France, providing a fresh aesthetic and compositional context for Berlioz and others.

Provides a fresh and global perspective on the works and influence of a nineteenth-century musical and theatrical phenomenon.

An exploration of fantastic soundworlds in nineteenth-century France, providing a fresh aesthetic and compositional context for Berlioz and others.

Provides a fresh and global perspective on the works and influence of a nineteenth-century musical and theatrical phenomenon.

Documents the contexts for The Beatles'' cultural achievements, exploring the significance of their lives and works.

Portrays Schoenberg''s atonal music as successions of motives and pitch-class sets that flesh out ''musical idea'' and ''basic image'' frameworks.

Documents the contexts for The Beatles'' cultural achievements, exploring the significance of their lives and works.

A creative and accessible harmonic analysis of major works by key composers, demonstrating innovative methods in harmonic theory with sound examples.

This book surveys the breadth, richness, and meaning of Duke Ellington''s celebrated career, examining his impact on jazz music and its surrounding culture.

This book surveys the breadth, richness, and meaning of Duke Ellington''s celebrated career, examining his impact on jazz music and its surrounding culture.

The first major study of British communist composer Alan Bush, providing new perspectives on music and politics during the Cold War.

The first major study of British communist composer Alan Bush, providing new perspectives on music and politics during the Cold War.

In this book, a global panel of experts considers the international implications of legalised euthanasia based on experiences from Belgium.

In this book, a global panel of experts considers the international implications of legalised euthanasia based on experiences from Belgium.

This is the first book to detail the musical and cultural significance of the songster.

The first comprehensive study of Bartolomeo Cristofori''s working life, featuring detailed technical documentation about his instruments.

This is the first book to detail the musical and cultural significance of the songster.

This book discusses literary and dramatic aspects of musical works for voices and instruments performed in English theatres (c.

This book discusses literary and dramatic aspects of musical works for voices and instruments performed in English theatres (c.

A fascinating and comprehensive resource for information on Verdi''s works, his life and career, and his cultural influence.

A fascinating and comprehensive resource for information on Verdi''s works, his life and career, and his cultural influence.

Leading scholars re-evaluate the opposition between Beethoven and Rossini, the great symbolic duo of early nineteenth-century music.

A comprehensive reassessment of this towering figure of twentieth-century music, examining works, cultural context and reception in Britain and beyond.

Leading scholars re-evaluate the opposition between Beethoven and Rossini, the great symbolic duo of early nineteenth-century music.

A comprehensive reassessment of this towering figure of twentieth-century music, examining works, cultural context and reception in Britain and beyond.

The first detailed contextual study of Beethoven''s middle-period quartets, encompassing reception history, early performance practices, aesthetic contexts and theatrical impetus.

As the only encyclopedia of Richard Wagner available, this comprehensive reference work is an essential resource for enthusiasts and academics.

The first detailed contextual study of Beethoven''s middle-period quartets, encompassing reception history, early performance practices, aesthetic contexts and theatrical impetus.

As the only encyclopedia of Richard Wagner available, this comprehensive reference work is an essential resource for enthusiasts and academics.

An authoritative guide to Arvo Pärt, this Companion provides a rounded picture of the man and his music.

This book surveys the life, work, and posthumous reception of nineteenth-century German-Jewish composer Felix Mendelssohn.

An accessible and vivid introduction to life and music of Finland''s greatest composer.

Provides a comprehensive view of Berlioz the man, the composer, the critic and the writer.

A survey of Beethoven''s music and the personal and historical contexts in which it was composed, first published in 2000.

Benefiting from the research of eminent Bach scholars, this 1997 Companion examines Bach''s work in the context of his age.

An authoritative guide to Arvo Pärt, this Companion provides a rounded picture of the man and his music.

This book surveys the life, work, and posthumous reception of nineteenth-century German-Jewish composer Felix Mendelssohn.

An accessible and vivid introduction to life and music of Finland''s greatest composer.

Provides a comprehensive view of Berlioz the man, the composer, the critic and the writer.