Composers and songwriters

I am aware that, once my pen intervenes, I can make whatever I like out of what I was.

'In ancient tales many marvels are told us .

Few people these days would question Mozart's rating as the most popular of all classical composers.

Easeful Death sets out in straightforward terms the main arguments both for and against the legalization of assisted suicide and euthanasia.

I am aware that, once my pen intervenes, I can make whatever I like out of what I was.

'In ancient tales many marvels are told us .

Arguably the pre-eminent European sculptor of his age, but historically considered little more than the facile court sculptor to the grand dukes of Florence, Giambologna played a major role in the artistic transformations of the late sixteenth century.

The connections between a great artist's life and work are subtle, complex, and often highly revealing.

Easeful Death sets out in straightforward terms the main arguments both for and against the legalization of assisted suicide and euthanasia.

This is the only English translation of this important book by the world's most distinguished Bach scholar.

Born into one of England's best-known families, Samuel Sebastian Wesley (1810-76) was not only the foremost organist and church musician of his generation, but a vigorous campaigner for higher standards in cathedral music.

This book gives an account of the individual works of one of the greatest composers.

This is the second of a two-volume study of the music of Johann Sebastian Bach.

'Late style' is a critical term routinely deployed to characterise the work of selected authors, composers, and creative artists as they enter their last phase of production--often, but not only, in old age.

This biography provides a versatile insight into the life, work, and thought of Albert Schweitzer (1875-1965).

This biography provides a versatile insight into the life, work, and thought of Albert Schweitzer (1875-1965).

"e;Essential reading, plain and simple.

This is the only English translation of this important book by the world's most distinguished Bach scholar.

'Late style' is a critical term routinely deployed to characterise the work of selected authors, composers, and creative artists as they enter their last phase of production--often, but not only, in old age.

In a stretch of just seven years, the Beatles recorded hundreds of songs which tower above those of their worthy peers as both the product of cultural leadership and an artistic reflection of their turbulent age, the1960s.

Milton Babbitt (1916-2011) was, at once, one of the century's foremost composers and a founder of American music theory.

Milton Babbitt (1916-2011) was, at once, one of the century's foremost composers and a founder of American music theory.

Saving Abstraction: Morton Feldman, the de Menils, and the Rothko Chapel tells the story of the 1972 premier of Morton Feldman's music for the Rothko Chapel in Houston.

Saving Abstraction: Morton Feldman, the de Menils, and the Rothko Chapel tells the story of the 1972 premier of Morton Feldman's music for the Rothko Chapel in Houston.

Between early 1806 and early 1807, Ludwig van Beethoven completed a remarkable series of instrumental works.

Between early 1806 and early 1807, Ludwig van Beethoven completed a remarkable series of instrumental works.

Described by music critic Alex Ross as "e;the most original musical thinker of our time"e; and having received innumerable accolades in a career spanning over fifty years, composer Steve Reich is considered by many to be America's greatest contemporary composer.

Johann Sebastian Bach has loomed large in the imagination of scholars, performers, and audiences since the late nineteenth century.

Johann Sebastian Bach has loomed large in the imagination of scholars, performers, and audiences since the late nineteenth century.

In Pop Masculinities, author Kai Arne Hansen investigates the performance and policing of masculinity in pop music as a starting point for grasping the broad complexity of gender and its politics in the early twenty-first century.

In Pop Masculinities, author Kai Arne Hansen investigates the performance and policing of masculinity in pop music as a starting point for grasping the broad complexity of gender and its politics in the early twenty-first century.

John Cage's Concert for Piano and Orchestra is one of the seminal works of the second half of the twentieth century, and the centerpiece of the middle period of Cage's output.

John Cage's Concert for Piano and Orchestra is one of the seminal works of the second half of the twentieth century, and the centerpiece of the middle period of Cage's output.

Bach has remained a figure of continuous fascination and interest to scholars and readers since the original Master Musicians Bach volume's publication in 1983 - even since its revision in 2000, understanding of Bach and his music's historical and cultural context has shifted substantially.

Bach has remained a figure of continuous fascination and interest to scholars and readers since the original Master Musicians Bach volume's publication in 1983 - even since its revision in 2000, understanding of Bach and his music's historical and cultural context has shifted substantially.

Alban Berg (1885-1935), a student of Arnold Schoenberg and one of the most prominent composers of the Second Viennese School, is counted among the pioneers of twelve-tone serialism.

Alban Berg (1885-1935), a student of Arnold Schoenberg and one of the most prominent composers of the Second Viennese School, is counted among the pioneers of twelve-tone serialism.

Shimmering in maximal minimalism, joyful bleakness, and bodiless intimacy, Laurie Anderson's Big Science diagnosed crises of meaning, scale, and identity in 1982.

Shimmering in maximal minimalism, joyful bleakness, and bodiless intimacy, Laurie Anderson's Big Science diagnosed crises of meaning, scale, and identity in 1982.

How does musical harmony engage listeners in relations of desire?

How does musical harmony engage listeners in relations of desire?

As a founding father of bebop and brilliant jazz improviser, Charlie Parker has secured a reputation and legacy second to none since his birth nearly 100 years ago.

As a founding father of bebop and brilliant jazz improviser, Charlie Parker has secured a reputation and legacy second to none since his birth nearly 100 years ago.

Fanny Hensel created some of the most imaginative and original music of her era, making her arguably the most gifted female composer of the nineteenth century.

Fanny Hensel created some of the most imaginative and original music of her era, making her arguably the most gifted female composer of the nineteenth century.

Nearly 50 years after his death, Louis Armstrong remains one of the 20th century's most iconic figures.

Nearly 50 years after his death, Louis Armstrong remains one of the 20th century's most iconic figures.

Through musical analysis of compositions written between the mid-twelfth to late nineteenth centuries, this volume celebrates the achievements of eight composers, all women: Hildegard of Bingen, Maddalena Casulana, Barbara Strozzi, Elisabeth Jacquet de la Guerre, Marianne Martines, Josephine Lang, Fanny Hensel, Clara Schumann, and Amy Beach.

Throughout his life, German-Jewish composer Kurt Weill was fascinated by the idea of America.

Throughout his life, German-Jewish composer Kurt Weill was fascinated by the idea of America.