Art music, orchestral and formal music

A performer''s perspective on Reich''s compositions which explores the techniques developed by musicians to bring his compositions to life.

Examines the evolving practices in music, librettos, choreographed dance, and staging throughout the history of French Baroque opera.

Focusing on opera and modernism in postwar Venice, Boyd-Bennett challenges assumptions about music in the twentieth century.

Offers new perspectives on the nineteenth-century composer Johannes Brahms - from his childhood and personal matters to his compositional legacy.

The first comprehensive study of musical form in operatic and concert overtures in continental Europe between 1815 and 1850.

Offers new perspectives on the nineteenth-century composer Johannes Brahms - from his childhood and personal matters to his compositional legacy.

The first comprehensive study of musical form in operatic and concert overtures in continental Europe between 1815 and 1850.

Challenges current accounts of the French ars nova, a musical art that was both criticised and heralded for its modernity.

This collection explores the works, influence, reception and legacy of one of the most important composers in contemporary musical life.

This collection explores the works, influence, reception and legacy of one of the most important composers in contemporary musical life.

This comprehensive study of Bloch''s life and works draws on recollections of those who knew and worked with the composer.

This comprehensive study of Bloch''s life and works draws on recollections of those who knew and worked with the composer.

John MacAuslan interprets four great Schumann works in the context of their literary connections and Romantic aesthetic concepts.

David Cline provides a detailed analysis of Morton Feldman''s graph works and how they changed the course of post-war music.

David Cline provides a detailed analysis of Morton Feldman''s graph works and how they changed the course of post-war music.

This is the first in-depth study in any language exploring the vast cultural range of instrumental music during the Renaissance.

This is the first in-depth study in any language exploring the vast cultural range of instrumental music during the Renaissance.

John MacAuslan interprets four great Schumann works in the context of their literary connections and Romantic aesthetic concepts.

Peter Williams revisits Bach''s biography through the lens of his music, revealing the development of the composer''s interests and priorities.

This study analyzes chamber music from Mozart''s time within its highly social salon-performance context.

David Kimbell sets Handel''s operas in their biographical and cultural contexts, exploring drama, music and styles of performance.

Peter Williams revisits Bach''s biography through the lens of his music, revealing the development of the composer''s interests and priorities.

This study analyzes chamber music from Mozart''s time within its highly social salon-performance context.

David Kimbell sets Handel''s operas in their biographical and cultural contexts, exploring drama, music and styles of performance.

A state-of-the-art overview of the analysis of electroacoustic music, which includes discussions of a wide range of works.

A state-of-the-art overview of the analysis of electroacoustic music, which includes discussions of a wide range of works.

David Damschroder''s new analytical perspective sheds fresh light on Beethoven''s harmonic structures.

David Damschroder''s new analytical perspective sheds fresh light on Beethoven''s harmonic structures.

This collection brings fresh perspectives to bear upon key questions surrounding the composition, performance and reception of musical modernism.

This collection brings fresh perspectives to bear upon key questions surrounding the composition, performance and reception of musical modernism.

A thematic exploration of Schubert''s style, applied in readings of his instrumental and vocal literature by international scholars.

A thematic exploration of Schubert''s style, applied in readings of his instrumental and vocal literature by international scholars.

Kenneth H.

Kenneth H.

Carola Nielinger-Vakil examines selected works by Nono in the historical context of Italy and Germany after 1945.

Carola Nielinger-Vakil examines selected works by Nono in the historical context of Italy and Germany after 1945.

This first comprehensive study unites musical, literary, documentary and cultural perspectives to shed new light on Ravel''s compositional practice.

Essays by leading Mozart scholars explore the composer''s popular works, biography and reception, appealing to scholars and Mozart-lovers alike.

Essays by leading Mozart scholars explore the composer''s popular works, biography and reception, appealing to scholars and Mozart-lovers alike.

This first comprehensive study unites musical, literary, documentary and cultural perspectives to shed new light on Ravel''s compositional practice.

The first comprehensive study of musical Holocaust representations in the Western tradition to examine both musical language and cultural value.

Penetrating, innovative analyses of numerous compositions by Chopin, integrating Schenkerian principles and a fresh perspective on harmony.

This book reveals the most popular instrument in the world as it was in the age of Elizabeth I and Shakespeare.

The first comprehensive study of musical Holocaust representations in the Western tradition to examine both musical language and cultural value.

Penetrating, innovative analyses of numerous compositions by Chopin, integrating Schenkerian principles and a fresh perspective on harmony.

This book reveals the most popular instrument in the world as it was in the age of Elizabeth I and Shakespeare.

This book investigates the literary representation of music in the Georgian novel against its musical, aesthetic and cultural background.

Ruth Tatlow employs theoretical evidence and practical demonstrations to explain how and why Bach used numbers in his published compositions.

This book investigates the literary representation of music in the Georgian novel against its musical, aesthetic and cultural background.

Ruth Tatlow employs theoretical evidence and practical demonstrations to explain how and why Bach used numbers in his published compositions.