Art music, orchestral and formal music

Matthew Head explores the cultural meanings of Mozart's Turkish music in the composer's 18th-century context, in subsequent discourses of Mozart's significance for 'Western' culture, and in today's (not entirely) post-colonial world.

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Listeners, performers, students and teachers will find here the analytical tools they need to understand and interpret musical evidence from the baroque era.

Listeners, performers, students and teachers will find here the analytical tools they need to understand and interpret musical evidence from the baroque era.

A century after his death Anton Bruckner still remains one of the most complex and enigmatic creative personalities of the nineteenth century.

A century after his death Anton Bruckner still remains one of the most complex and enigmatic creative personalities of the nineteenth century.

"e;As a composer one forgets, in time, the fine detail of composition processes which produced past work.

"e;As a composer one forgets, in time, the fine detail of composition processes which produced past work.

Luciano Berio's Sinfonia (1968) marked a return by the composer to orchestral writing after a gap of six years.

Luciano Berio's Sinfonia (1968) marked a return by the composer to orchestral writing after a gap of six years.

Johann Peter Salomon, the celebrated violinist and impresario, made his debut in England in March 1781.

Johann Peter Salomon, the celebrated violinist and impresario, made his debut in England in March 1781.

Music!

Music!

The collection of essays in this volume offer an overview of Schubertian reception, interpretation and analysis.

The collection of essays in this volume offer an overview of Schubertian reception, interpretation and analysis.

Schubert Studies comprises eleven essays by renowned Schubert scholars and performers.

Schubert Studies comprises eleven essays by renowned Schubert scholars and performers.

The eleven essays that comprise this volume represent some of the most significant strands of current Schubert research.

The eleven essays that comprise this volume represent some of the most significant strands of current Schubert research.

The traditional approach to the study of Goethe and Schubert is to place them in opposition to one another, both in terms of their life experiences and in relation to the nineteenth-century Lied.

The traditional approach to the study of Goethe and Schubert is to place them in opposition to one another, both in terms of their life experiences and in relation to the nineteenth-century Lied.

This collection of essays by some of the leading scholars in the field looks at various aspects of musical life in eighteenth-century Britain.

This collection of essays by some of the leading scholars in the field looks at various aspects of musical life in eighteenth-century Britain.

This book presents the most recent findings of twenty of the foremost European and North American researchers into the music of the Middle Ages.

This book presents the most recent findings of twenty of the foremost European and North American researchers into the music of the Middle Ages.

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.