Art music, orchestral and formal music

Robert Schumann nannte Mendelssohn den "Mozart des 19.

Dies ist die erste große zusammenfassende Darstellung der Geschichte musikalischer Interpretation in den letzten beiden Jahrhunderten.

Keiner hat die Musikgeschichte des 19.

Im Zentrum des Buches steht die europäische Musikgeschichte der sogenannten "Sattelzeit".

Alfred Brendel und Peter Gülke pflegen die Kunst des Interpretierens auf einzigartige Weise: Brendel als weltberühmter Pianist, der auch Bücher über Musik publiziert, Peter Gülke als mehrfach für seine Sprach-Kunst des Interpretierens ausgezeichneter Autor, der auch Dirigent ist.

Formtreuer Klassizist oder »verkappter Programmmusiker«?

Das von der internationalen Presse hochgelobte Buch des Historikers David Schoenbaum erzählt die Lebensgeschichte der Violine:wie sie gebaut, gespielt, verkauft und wie sie in der Kunst dargestellt wurde.

Das von der internationalen Presse hochgelobte Buch des Historikers David Schoenbaum erzählt die Lebensgeschichte der Violine:wie sie gebaut, gespielt, verkauft und wie sie in der Kunst dargestellt wurde.

Was macht die ganz besondere Klangsprache eines Dirigenten aus?

Peter Gülke widmet sich in 54 Essays dem großen Thema Tod und Abschied in der Musik, aber auch in der Literatur.

Peter Gülke widmet sich in 54 Essays dem großen Thema Tod und Abschied in der Musik, aber auch in der Literatur.

Melodien gehen ins Herz, Rhythmus in den Körper.

Melodien gehen ins Herz, Rhythmus in den Körper.

Bestellnummer: DBV 185-01Koproduktion Bärenreiter und Metzler"Er ist der Mozart des 19ten Jahrhunderts, der hellste Musiker, der die Widersprüche der Zeit am klarsten durchschaut und zuerst versöhnt.

Längst gehört es zum guten Ton, sich über den historischen Stil zu informieren, wenn man Musik einer bestimmten Epoche aufführen möchte – nicht mehr nur bei Spezialisten, sondern unabhängig vom Instrumentarium und quer durch alle Ensembles.

Die Tage autoritärer Alphatiere am Dirigentenpult sind gezählt, denn: Wer heutzutage Leistung will, muss Sinn stiften, motivieren und das Ensemble zur Realisierung eigener, glaubhafter Visionen führen.

Bernadeta Czapraga gibt in diesem Buch einen Überblick über den Wandel der Interpretationen im Zeitraum zwischen 1965 und 2005, indem sie sechs in dieser Zeit entstandene Videoaufnahmen (Yehudi Menuhin, Roberto Michelucci, Gidon Kremer, Frank Peter Zimmermann, Leonidas Kavakos und Anne-Sophie Mutter) zu Aufführungen von Mozarts A-Dur-Violinkonzert zugrunde legt.

This monograph offers a comprehensive study of the topos of the malmariee or the unhappily married woman within the thirteenth-century motet repertory, a vocal genre characterized by several different texts sounding simultaneously over a foundational Latin chant.

This monograph offers a comprehensive study of the topos of the malmariee or the unhappily married woman within the thirteenth-century motet repertory, a vocal genre characterized by several different texts sounding simultaneously over a foundational Latin chant.

The principal purpose of topics in musicology has been to identify meaning-bearing units within a musical composition that would have been understood by contemporary audiences and therefore also by later receivers, albeit in a different context and with a need for historically aware listening.

The principal purpose of topics in musicology has been to identify meaning-bearing units within a musical composition that would have been understood by contemporary audiences and therefore also by later receivers, albeit in a different context and with a need for historically aware listening.

In his first album, Frank Zappa already formulated his ambition to become an important composer.

Reveals how in the culturally volatile 1930s the symphony, long associated with ideas of selfhood, was a flourishing transnational phenomenon.

The first full-length study of the English composer's complex interaction with his physical environment, and its new relevance in the 21st century.

The first full-length study of the English composer's complex interaction with his physical environment, and its new relevance in the 21st century.

Since its premiere in 1868, Wagner's Die Meistersinger von Nurnberg has defied repeated upheavals in the cultural-political landscape of German statehood to retain its unofficial status as the German national opera.

An Introduction to Hindustani Classical Music: A Guidebook for Beginners is Vijay Singha's comprehensive guide to savour and appreciate classical music.

The most celebrated of Western composers in the twentieth century, Igor Stravinsky may have been the greatest as well.

The most celebrated of Western composers in the twentieth century, Igor Stravinsky may have been the greatest as well.

Examines post-colonial issues in Madama Butterfly, the historical background, conflicted representation of the heroine, and controversial reception in Japan.

Examines post-colonial issues in Madama Butterfly, the historical background, conflicted representation of the heroine, and controversial reception in Japan.

This book explores art song as an emblem of musical modernity in early twentieth-century East Asia and Australia.

This book explores art song as an emblem of musical modernity in early twentieth-century East Asia and Australia.

How relevant is classical music today?

How relevant is classical music today?

An authoritative guide to the multi-faceted compositional approach that underpinned twentieth-century art music from Schoenberg to Babbitt and beyond.

A comprehensive introduction to medieval vocal and choral music, with their rich variety of genres and regional and linguistic traditions.

Rooted in research and practice, Perspectives on Conducting presents a multi-faceted exploration of the role of the modern-day conductor.

Aunque no sea necesario poseer conocimientos musicales para escuchar y sentir una sonata, un concierto, una sinfonía, un cuarteto de cuerdas o una ópera, adquirirlos ayudará sin duda al oyente a gozar más a fondo de su interpretación, tanto en vivo como grabada.

The study of sacred music under Louis XIII (r.

Zeitmae is one of a group of four acknowledged masterpieces composed between 1955 and 1957 that together established Karlheinz Stockhausen as the leading figure in the European avant-garde.

The study of sacred music under Louis XIII (r.

Zeitmae is one of a group of four acknowledged masterpieces composed between 1955 and 1957 that together established Karlheinz Stockhausen as the leading figure in the European avant-garde.

Manual completo y didáctico de orquestación contemporánea.

A comprehensive account of music in Florence from the late Middle Ages until the end of the Medici dynasty in the mid-eighteenth century.

The 1970s witnessed a renaissance in women s print culture, as feminist presses and bookshops sprang up in the wake of the second-wave women s movement.

This essential summation of Palisca's life work was nearly finished by his death in 2001, and it was brought to completion by Thomas J.

Described by New York Times critic John Rockwell as "e;one of the best non-famous composers this country has to offer,"e; Ben Johnston reconceives familiar idioms--ranging from neoclassicism and serialism to jazz and southern hymnody--using just intonation.

The Metropolitan has stood among the grandest of opera companies since its birth in 1883.

Music played an important role in the social life of nineteenth-century Europe, and music in the home provided a convenient way to entertain and communicate among friends and colleagues.