An authoritative, accessible reference work that brings together current knowledge and new interpretive insights into Haydn''s music and cultural influence.
Offers a radical and interdisciplinary analysis that will transform readers'' understanding of this deeply compelling early twentieth-century composer.
Explores the institutions, artists, thinkers, cultural movements, socio-political conditions, and personal relationships that shaped Mahler''s creative output.
Explores how Gershwin''s iconic music was shaped by American political, intellectual, cultural and business interests as well as technological advances.
Explores how Gershwin''s iconic music was shaped by American political, intellectual, cultural and business interests as well as technological advances.
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.
A comprehensive reassessment of this towering figure of twentieth-century music, examining works, cultural context and reception in Britain and beyond.
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.
