Art music, orchestral and formal music

The first biography of Richard D'Oyly Carte, this is a critical survey of the career of the impresario whose ambitions went beyond the famous partnership of Gilbert and Sullivan.

The first biography of Richard D'Oyly Carte, this is a critical survey of the career of the impresario whose ambitions went beyond the famous partnership of Gilbert and Sullivan.

England in the fifteenth century was the cradle of much that would have a profound impact on European music for the next several hundred years.

England in the fifteenth century was the cradle of much that would have a profound impact on European music for the next several hundred years.

100 years after the Dada soirees rocked the art world, the author investigates the role that music played in the movement.

100 years after the Dada soirees rocked the art world, the author investigates the role that music played in the movement.

The composer and pianist Michael Finnissy (b.

The composer and pianist Michael Finnissy (b.

Status Quo were one of the most successful, influential and innovative bands of the 1970s.

Status Quo were one of the most successful, influential and innovative bands of the 1970s.

Life in ancient Greece was musical life.

The complete dramatic toolbox for the opera singer a step-by-step guide detailing how to create character, from auditions through to rehearsal and performance and formulate a successful career.

Redefining Music Studies in an Age of Change: Creativity, Diversity, Integration takes prevailing discourse about change in music studies to new vistas, as higher education institutions are at a critical moment of determining just what professional musicians and teachers need to survive and thrive in public life.

This book illustrates how ethnographic investigation of musical performances might contribute to the analysis of diaspora.

This book illustrates how ethnographic investigation of musical performances might contribute to the analysis of diaspora.

Contemporary Orchestration: A Practical Guide to Instruments, Ensembles, and Musicians teaches students how to orchestrate for a wide variety of instruments, ensembles, and genres, while preparing them for various real-world professional settings ranging from the concert hall to the recording studio.

Contemporary Orchestration: A Practical Guide to Instruments, Ensembles, and Musicians teaches students how to orchestrate for a wide variety of instruments, ensembles, and genres, while preparing them for various real-world professional settings ranging from the concert hall to the recording studio.

This annotated bibliography uncovers the wealth of resources available to prospective researchers and supports emerging scholarship and inquiry into the life and music of this Czech composer.

This annotated bibliography uncovers the wealth of resources available to prospective researchers and supports emerging scholarship and inquiry into the life and music of this Czech composer.

Classics of seventeenth-century Italian sacred music set in modern notation, this second part of Vesper andCompline Music for Multiple Choirs features works by Francesco Cavalli, Giovanni Legrenzi, Natale Monferrato, Agostino Steffani, Lorenzo Penna, Giovanni Paolo Colonna and Giovanni Paolo Colonna.

Classics of seventeenth-century Italian sacred music set in modern notation, this second part of Vesper andCompline Music for Multiple Choirs features works by Francesco Cavalli, Giovanni Legrenzi, Natale Monferrato, Agostino Steffani, Lorenzo Penna, Giovanni Paolo Colonna and Giovanni Paolo Colonna.

This book considers the activities and writings of early song collectors and proto-ethnomusicologists, memoirists, and other "e;musical travelers"e; in 19th-century France.

This book considers the activities and writings of early song collectors and proto-ethnomusicologists, memoirists, and other "e;musical travelers"e; in 19th-century France.

Anton Webern: A Research and Information Guide offers carefully selected and annotated sources regarding Webern from 1975 to present day, including sources on Webern's life, his music, and the interpretation and reception of his music.

Anton Webern: A Research and Information Guide offers carefully selected and annotated sources regarding Webern from 1975 to present day, including sources on Webern's life, his music, and the interpretation and reception of his music.

Ralph Vaughan Williams: A Research and Information Guide presents the most extensive annotated bibliography of its subject yet produced.

Ralph Vaughan Williams: A Research and Information Guide presents the most extensive annotated bibliography of its subject yet produced.

This book studies recent music in the western classical tradition, offering a critique of current analytical/theoretical approaches and proposing alternatives.

This book studies recent music in the western classical tradition, offering a critique of current analytical/theoretical approaches and proposing alternatives.

This book explores the emerging area of microtonality through an examination of the tuning theories of Erv Wilson.

This book explores the emerging area of microtonality through an examination of the tuning theories of Erv Wilson.

This book, first published in 1934, contains the recollections of the varied and coloured life of a great pianist and composer, who is one of the most striking figures of the musical world.

This book, first published in 1934, contains the recollections of the varied and coloured life of a great pianist and composer, who is one of the most striking figures of the musical world.

Beginning with an introductory essay on his achievements, it continues with annotations on Bernstein's voluminous writings, performances, educational work, and major secondary sources.

Beginning with an introductory essay on his achievements, it continues with annotations on Bernstein's voluminous writings, performances, educational work, and major secondary sources.

From the favorites of Tin Pan Alley to today's international blockbusters, the stylistic range required of a musical theatre performer is expansive.

From the favorites of Tin Pan Alley to today's international blockbusters, the stylistic range required of a musical theatre performer is expansive.

This interdisciplinary volume explores the girl's voice and the construction of girlhood in contemporary popular music, visiting girls as musicians, activists, and performers through topics that range from female vocal development during adolescence to girls' online media culture.

This interdisciplinary volume explores the girl's voice and the construction of girlhood in contemporary popular music, visiting girls as musicians, activists, and performers through topics that range from female vocal development during adolescence to girls' online media culture.

This annotated bibliography uncovers the wealth of resources available on the life and music of John Cage, one of the most influential and fascinating composers of the twentieth-century.

This annotated bibliography uncovers the wealth of resources available on the life and music of John Cage, one of the most influential and fascinating composers of the twentieth-century.

This selective annotated bibliography places Alma Mahler with three other female composers of her time, covering the first generation of active female composers in the twentieth century.

This selective annotated bibliography places Alma Mahler with three other female composers of her time, covering the first generation of active female composers in the twentieth century.

Presenting the latest research in the area, this volume explores the fundamental concept of qupai ?

Presenting the latest research in the area, this volume explores the fundamental concept of qupai ?

Since the late 1980s, the boundaries between the 'musicologies' have become increasingly blurred.

Since the late 1980s, the boundaries between the 'musicologies' have become increasingly blurred.

Originally published in 1977.

Originally published in 1977.

Redefining Music Studies in an Age of Change: Creativity, Diversity, Integration takes prevailing discourse about change in music studies to new vistas, as higher education institutions are at a critical moment of determining just what professional musicians and teachers need to survive and thrive in public life.