Art music, orchestral and formal music

Michael Alan Anderson explores the political implications of music devoted to St Anne in the fifteenth and early sixteenth centuries.

Janet K.

Marilyn Nonken finds precedent in the works of pianist-composers Liszt, Scriabin and Debussy for spectral attitudes towards the musical experience.

Michael Alan Anderson explores the political implications of music devoted to St Anne in the fifteenth and early sixteenth centuries.

Janet K.

Marilyn Nonken finds precedent in the works of pianist-composers Liszt, Scriabin and Debussy for spectral attitudes towards the musical experience.

Jack Boss presents detailed analyses of Arnold Schoenberg''s twelve-tone pieces, bringing the composer''s ''musical idea'' - problem, elaboration, solution - to life.

Zoë Alexis Lang explores constructions of twentieth-century Austrian identity through an examination of commentary on Johann Strauss, Jr''s waltzes.

Cohen traces a history of modernism in migration through the composer Stefan Wolpe, from the Bauhaus to Black Mountain College.

Thomas Schuttenhelm''s book presents an investigation into Michael Tippett''s creative process and a comprehensive critical commentary on his orchestral music.

An introduction to the musical work and cultural world of Joseph Haydn.

Contributory volume examining the life and musical works of the composer and conductor Gustav Mahler.

This book presents an accessible introduction to the life and music of Edward Elgar.

A 2004 collection of specially commissioned essays on one of the most influential opera composers in the repertoire.

Celebrates the richness and diversity of Cage''s achievements, providing a rounded portrait of an influential composer.

An accessible introduction to Schumann: his time, temperament, style and his œuvre.

A fascinating exploration of one of the most influential American playwrights of the contemporary stage.

Takes the reader through the essentials from locating and defining jazz to jazz in performance.

A comprehensive picture of Debussy with insights into his character, environment and music.

Presents an authoritative overview and up-to-date Liszt scholarship in an accessible fashion.

A comprehensive Companion to Britten''s music and life.

The perfect accompaniment to courses on eighteenth-century opera for both students and teachers, this Companion is a definitive reference resource.

Summarizing the recent resurgence of scholarly interest in Strauss, this volume focuses on genres, social context, and perennially controversial topics.

A collection of essays investigating the life and work of the complex, important and iconic composer Shostakovich.

From Please Please Me to Abbey Road – the fascinating story of the Fab Four''s creation, works, and enduring musical legacy.

A reader-friendly, comprehensive, and innovative single volume introduction to Schoenberg''s life, works, and ongoing legacy.

The perfect accompaniment to courses on eighteenth-century opera for both students and teachers, this Companion is a definitive reference resource.

Summarizing the recent resurgence of scholarly interest in Strauss, this volume focuses on genres, social context, and perennially controversial topics.

A reader-friendly, comprehensive, and innovative single volume introduction to Schoenberg''s life, works, and ongoing legacy.

From Please Please Me to Abbey Road – the fascinating story of the Fab Four''s creation, works, and enduring musical legacy.

Leading specialists explore a wide range of topics and issues surrounding the influential and controversial figure Richard Wagner.

A collection of essays investigating the life and work of the complex, important and iconic composer Shostakovich.

An introduction to the musical work and cultural world of Joseph Haydn.

Contributory volume examining the life and musical works of the composer and conductor Gustav Mahler.

This book presents an accessible introduction to the life and music of Edward Elgar.

A 2004 collection of specially commissioned essays on one of the most influential opera composers in the repertoire.

Celebrates the richness and diversity of Cage''s achievements, providing a rounded portrait of an influential composer.

An accessible introduction to Schumann: his time, temperament, style and his œuvre.

Takes the reader through the essentials from locating and defining jazz to jazz in performance.

Leading specialists explore a wide range of topics and issues surrounding the influential and controversial figure Richard Wagner.

Presents an authoritative overview and up-to-date Liszt scholarship in an accessible fashion.

A comprehensive Companion to Britten''s music and life.

A wide-ranging account of opera on stage and in society in the age of Rousseau, from Rameau to Gluck.

A wide-ranging account of opera on stage and in society in the age of Rousseau, from Rameau to Gluck.

Jack Boss presents detailed analyses of Arnold Schoenberg''s twelve-tone pieces, bringing the composer''s ''musical idea'' - problem, elaboration, solution - to life.

Zoë Alexis Lang explores constructions of twentieth-century Austrian identity through an examination of commentary on Johann Strauss, Jr''s waltzes.

Cohen traces a history of modernism in migration through the composer Stefan Wolpe, from the Bauhaus to Black Mountain College.

Thomas Schuttenhelm''s book presents an investigation into Michael Tippett''s creative process and a comprehensive critical commentary on his orchestral music.

This book explores the relationship between the history of orchestration and the development of modern musical aesthetics in the Enlightenment.

Jochen Eisentraut''s book provides a range of perspectives on why, and how, we engage with music.