Art music, orchestral and formal music

The most important figure of seventeenth-century Neapolitan music, Francesco Provenzale (1624-1704) spent his long life in the service of a number of Neapolitan conservatories and churches, culminating in his appointment as maestro of the Tesoro di S.

The most important figure of seventeenth-century Neapolitan music, Francesco Provenzale (1624-1704) spent his long life in the service of a number of Neapolitan conservatories and churches, culminating in his appointment as maestro of the Tesoro di S.

The period covered by this volume, roughly from Purcell to Elgar, has traditionally been seen as a dark age in British musical history.

The period covered by this volume, roughly from Purcell to Elgar, has traditionally been seen as a dark age in British musical history.

Music in Wales has long been a neglected area.

Music in Wales has long been a neglected area.

This study is the first to consider all three of Rachmaninoff's careers in detail.

This study is the first to consider all three of Rachmaninoff's careers in detail.

Regina Mingotti was the first female impresario to run London's opera house.

Regina Mingotti was the first female impresario to run London's opera house.

We know what, say, a Josquin mass looks like but what did it sound like?

We know what, say, a Josquin mass looks like but what did it sound like?

This book focuses on the cultural, political and religious representations of the Orient in Western music.

This book focuses on the cultural, political and religious representations of the Orient in Western music.

Philip Ross Bullock looks at the life and works of Rosa Newmarch (1857-1940), the leading authority on Russian music and culture in late nineteenth- and early twentieth-century England.

Philip Ross Bullock looks at the life and works of Rosa Newmarch (1857-1940), the leading authority on Russian music and culture in late nineteenth- and early twentieth-century England.

Why does poetry appeal to music?

Why does poetry appeal to music?

This volume of essays draws together recent work on historical music theory of the Renaissance.

This volume of essays draws together recent work on historical music theory of the Renaissance.

The ancient Greek myth of Prometheus, the primordial Titan who defied the Olympian gods by stealing fire from the heavens as a gift for humanity, enjoyed unprecedented popularity during the Romantic era.

The ancient Greek myth of Prometheus, the primordial Titan who defied the Olympian gods by stealing fire from the heavens as a gift for humanity, enjoyed unprecedented popularity during the Romantic era.

Ballet impresario Sergey Pavlovich Diaghilev and composer Sergey Sergeyevich Prokofiev are eminent figures in twentieth-century cultural history, yet this is the first detailed account of their fifteen-year collaboration.

Ballet impresario Sergey Pavlovich Diaghilev and composer Sergey Sergeyevich Prokofiev are eminent figures in twentieth-century cultural history, yet this is the first detailed account of their fifteen-year collaboration.

Secular music of the fifteenth and sixteenth centuries encompasses an extraordinarily wide range of works and practices: courtly love songs, music for civic festivities, instrumental music, entertainments provided by minstrels, the unwritten traditions of solo singing, and much else.

Secular music of the fifteenth and sixteenth centuries encompasses an extraordinarily wide range of works and practices: courtly love songs, music for civic festivities, instrumental music, entertainments provided by minstrels, the unwritten traditions of solo singing, and much else.

Kaikhosru Shapurji Sorabji (1892-1988) was an unusual legend in his own lifetime: a Parsi composer and critic living in England whose compositions are of such length and difficulty that he felt compelled to ban public performances of them.

Kaikhosru Shapurji Sorabji (1892-1988) was an unusual legend in his own lifetime: a Parsi composer and critic living in England whose compositions are of such length and difficulty that he felt compelled to ban public performances of them.

This is the first book-length study of the genre of 'artist-opera', in which the work's central character is an artist who is uncomfortable with his place in the world.

This is the first book-length study of the genre of 'artist-opera', in which the work's central character is an artist who is uncomfortable with his place in the world.

This study of the Bach Choir provides a much-needed overview of one of the major choral societies in London.

This study of the Bach Choir provides a much-needed overview of one of the major choral societies in London.

Maurice Ravel, as composer and scenario writer, collaborated with some of the greatest ballet directors, choreographers, designers and dancers of his time, including Diaghilev, Ida Rubinstein, Benois and Nijinsky.

Maurice Ravel, as composer and scenario writer, collaborated with some of the greatest ballet directors, choreographers, designers and dancers of his time, including Diaghilev, Ida Rubinstein, Benois and Nijinsky.

In the 1530s, five Bassano brothers, who were outstanding wind players and instrument makers, emigrated from Venice to England.

In the 1530s, five Bassano brothers, who were outstanding wind players and instrument makers, emigrated from Venice to England.

The carole was the principal social dance in France and England from c.

The carole was the principal social dance in France and England from c.

Dance music at the courts of seventeenth-century Germany is a genre that is still largely unknown.

Dance music at the courts of seventeenth-century Germany is a genre that is still largely unknown.

Sir Andrzej Panufnik was born in Warsaw and studied in the newly independent Poland in the 1930s, as well as in Vienna and Paris just before the outbreak of the Second World War.

Sir Andrzej Panufnik was born in Warsaw and studied in the newly independent Poland in the 1930s, as well as in Vienna and Paris just before the outbreak of the Second World War.

This book charts the piano's accession from musical curiosity to cultural icon, examining the instrument itself in its various guises as well as the music written for it.

This book charts the piano's accession from musical curiosity to cultural icon, examining the instrument itself in its various guises as well as the music written for it.

Chou Wen-chung is one of the most influential musical figures of our time.

Chou Wen-chung is one of the most influential musical figures of our time.

The Music of Hugh Wood provides the first ever in-depth study of this well-known, yet only briefly documented composer.

The Music of Hugh Wood provides the first ever in-depth study of this well-known, yet only briefly documented composer.

Mauricio Kagel was undoubtedly one of the major figures in the new music of the last fifty years.

Mauricio Kagel was undoubtedly one of the major figures in the new music of the last fifty years.