Composers and songwriters

Rufus Hallmark interprets Schumann''s famously controversial song cycle in the social, literary, and musical contexts of contemporary German society.

Bryan Gilliam explores the composer''s response to Wagner in his discussion of Strauss'' stage works and their historical contexts.

Rufus Hallmark interprets Schumann''s famously controversial song cycle in the social, literary, and musical contexts of contemporary German society.

Bryan Gilliam explores the composer''s response to Wagner in his discussion of Strauss'' stage works and their historical contexts.

The first English paperback edition of the unique collection of documents which reveal Chopin as teacher and interpreter of his own music.

The first English paperback edition of the unique collection of documents which reveal Chopin as teacher and interpreter of his own music.

This collection explores the boundaries between Brahms'' professional identity and his lifelong engagement with private and amateur music-making.

This collection explores the boundaries between Brahms'' professional identity and his lifelong engagement with private and amateur music-making.

One of the Huffington Post's Best Art Books of 2015"e;[Peaches] has teamed up with her longtime tour photographer Holger Talinski to look back at a brazen career that has captured the attention of outsider artists and massive pop stars alike, ranging from Michael Stipe to PJ Harvey to Iggy Pop.

Drawing upon extensive archival research, interview material, and musical analysis, Female Composers, Conductors, Performers: Musiciennes of Interwar France, 1919-1939 presents an innovative study of women working as professional musicians in France between the two World Wars.

Drawing upon extensive archival research, interview material, and musical analysis, Female Composers, Conductors, Performers: Musiciennes of Interwar France, 1919-1939 presents an innovative study of women working as professional musicians in France between the two World Wars.

This book depicts the life and career of Scott Hoying, Grammy Award-winning cofounder of Pentatonix, as seen by his mother Connie.

Fanny Hensel: A Research and Information Guide provides scholars in Hensel studies with a resource to navigate the research surrounding the composer's over 450 musical works.

Fanny Hensel: A Research and Information Guide provides scholars in Hensel studies with a resource to navigate the research surrounding the composer's over 450 musical works.

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Julie Brown reconsiders Schoenberg''s step into atonality as a response to Wagner''s charges concerning the Jewish influence on German music.

Gingerich provides a new understanding of Schubert''s relationship to Beethoven, and the ways in which he built on Beethoven''s legacy.

Gingerich provides a new understanding of Schubert''s relationship to Beethoven, and the ways in which he built on Beethoven''s legacy.

Julie Brown reconsiders Schoenberg''s step into atonality as a response to Wagner''s charges concerning the Jewish influence on German music.

Jack Boss presents detailed analyses of Arnold Schoenberg''s twelve-tone pieces, bringing the composer''s ''musical idea'' - problem, elaboration, solution - to life.

Cohen traces a history of modernism in migration through the composer Stefan Wolpe, from the Bauhaus to Black Mountain College.

Thomas Schuttenhelm''s book presents an investigation into Michael Tippett''s creative process and a comprehensive critical commentary on his orchestral music.

Contributory volume examining the life and musical works of the composer and conductor Gustav Mahler.

This book presents an accessible introduction to the life and music of Edward Elgar.

A 2004 collection of specially commissioned essays on one of the most influential opera composers in the repertoire.

A comprehensive view which bridges the gap between scholarly and popular images of Mozart.

Sixteen essays by leading experts provide an introduction to Bruckner''s life and works in all genres.

Will enrich readers'' understanding of the history of the string quartet, the music and its interpretation.

Celebrates the richness and diversity of Cage''s achievements, providing a rounded portrait of an influential composer.

An accessible introduction to Schumann: his time, temperament, style and his œuvre.

Contains a wide range of essays reflecting the breadth of Stravinsky''s musical achievement.

A contributory volume, first published in 2007, providing extensive treatment of Monteverdi, his music and his life.

This is a wide-ranging and accessible guide to Bartók and his music.

A comprehensive picture of Debussy with insights into his character, environment and music.

A comprehensive introduction to the life, music and compositional aesthetic of Maurice Ravel.

This 2004 Companion provides an accessible introduction to Verdi''s life and music.

Presents an authoritative overview and up-to-date Liszt scholarship in an accessible fashion.

A comprehensive Companion to Britten''s music and life.

Examines the career, music and reception of one of the most misunderstood and elusive composers.

This Companion gives a comprehensive view of the German composer Johannes Brahms (1833–97).

A Companion to one of the principal creative figures in Baroque music.

Twelve essays by leading Chopin scholars provide a uniquely comprehensive guide to the composer and his music.

A contributory volume, first published in 2007, providing extensive treatment of Monteverdi, his music and his life.

Summarizing the recent resurgence of scholarly interest in Strauss, this volume focuses on genres, social context, and perennially controversial topics.

An international team of contributors, including film director Mike Leigh, presents fresh insights into the work of Gilbert and Sullivan.

A lively set of new essays on Dylan''s work as a writer and composer and on his place in American culture.