Art music, orchestral and formal music

A fresh look at Stravinsky''s musical style, from a variety of analytical, critical and aesthetic angles.

A fresh look at Stravinsky''s musical style, from a variety of analytical, critical and aesthetic angles.

Rufus Hallmark interprets Schumann''s famously controversial song cycle in the social, literary, and musical contexts of contemporary German society.

Taking its departure from King Louis XIV''s 1660 visit to Provence, this book reveals the remarkable musical developments that followed.

Rufus Hallmark interprets Schumann''s famously controversial song cycle in the social, literary, and musical contexts of contemporary German society.

Taking its departure from King Louis XIV''s 1660 visit to Provence, this book reveals the remarkable musical developments that followed.

The first study to explore the music of St Martin''s cult and its influence upon medieval religion, art and politics.

This collection explores the boundaries between Brahms'' professional identity and his lifelong engagement with private and amateur music-making.

The first study to explore the music of St Martin''s cult and its influence upon medieval religion, art and politics.

This collection explores the boundaries between Brahms'' professional identity and his lifelong engagement with private and amateur music-making.

The first comprehensive history of Western music theory to be published in the English language.

The first comprehensive history of Western music theory to be published in the English language.

Nineteenth-century British periodicals for girls and women offer a wealth of material to understand how girls and women fit into their social and cultural worlds, of which music making was an important part.

Nineteenth-century British periodicals for girls and women offer a wealth of material to understand how girls and women fit into their social and cultural worlds, of which music making was an important part.

Gyorgy Ligeti's Le Grand Macabre (1974-77, revised 1996) has consolidated its position as one of the major operatic works of the twentieth century.

Gyorgy Ligeti's Le Grand Macabre (1974-77, revised 1996) has consolidated its position as one of the major operatic works of the twentieth century.

This book critically explores ways in which our understanding of late medieval liturgy can be enhanced through present-day enactment.

This book critically explores ways in which our understanding of late medieval liturgy can be enhanced through present-day enactment.

English Dramatick Opera, 1661-1706 is the first comprehensive examination of the distinctively English form known as "e;dramatick opera"e;, which appeared on the London stage in the mid-1670s and lasted until its displacement by Italian through-composed opera in the first decade of the eighteenth century.

English Dramatick Opera, 1661-1706 is the first comprehensive examination of the distinctively English form known as "e;dramatick opera"e;, which appeared on the London stage in the mid-1670s and lasted until its displacement by Italian through-composed opera in the first decade of the eighteenth century.

Pierre Boulez's first piano pieces date from his youth, prior to his studies in Paris with Messiaen, and his subsequent meteoric rise to international acclaim as the leader of the musical avant-garde during the 1950s.

Pierre Boulez's first piano pieces date from his youth, prior to his studies in Paris with Messiaen, and his subsequent meteoric rise to international acclaim as the leader of the musical avant-garde during the 1950s.

Nineteenth-century French grand opera was a musical and cultural phenomenon with an important and widespread transnational presence in Europe.

Nineteenth-century French grand opera was a musical and cultural phenomenon with an important and widespread transnational presence in Europe.

The culture of insurgents in early modern Europe was primarily an oral one; memories of social conflicts in the communities affected were passed on through oral forms such as songs and legends.

The culture of insurgents in early modern Europe was primarily an oral one; memories of social conflicts in the communities affected were passed on through oral forms such as songs and legends.

Scottish traditional music has been through a successful revival in the mid-twentieth century and has now entered a professionalised and public space.

Scottish traditional music has been through a successful revival in the mid-twentieth century and has now entered a professionalised and public space.

This volume considers the influences and development of the English organ sonata tradition that began in the 1850s with compositions by W.

This volume considers the influences and development of the English organ sonata tradition that began in the 1850s with compositions by W.

Mapping the Motet in the Post-Tridentine Era provides new dimensions to the discussion of the immense corpus of polyphonic motets produced and performed in the decades following the end of the Council of Trent in 1563.

Mapping the Motet in the Post-Tridentine Era provides new dimensions to the discussion of the immense corpus of polyphonic motets produced and performed in the decades following the end of the Council of Trent in 1563.

The Nature of Nordic Music explores two distinctive yet complementary understandings of the term 'nature': the inherent features, characters and qualities of contemporary Nordic music, and how the elemental forces of nature, the phenomena of the physical world (landscape, climate, environment), inspire and condition creativity here.

The Nature of Nordic Music explores two distinctive yet complementary understandings of the term 'nature': the inherent features, characters and qualities of contemporary Nordic music, and how the elemental forces of nature, the phenomena of the physical world (landscape, climate, environment), inspire and condition creativity here.

The Ashgate Research Companion to Johann Sebastian Bach provides an indispensable introduction to the Bach research of the past thirty-fifty years.

The Ashgate Research Companion to Johann Sebastian Bach provides an indispensable introduction to the Bach research of the past thirty-fifty years.

Drawing upon extensive archival research, interview material, and musical analysis, Female Composers, Conductors, Performers: Musiciennes of Interwar France, 1919-1939 presents an innovative study of women working as professional musicians in France between the two World Wars.

Drawing upon extensive archival research, interview material, and musical analysis, Female Composers, Conductors, Performers: Musiciennes of Interwar France, 1919-1939 presents an innovative study of women working as professional musicians in France between the two World Wars.

This monograph carries out an in-depth investigation into compositional processes, shedding new light on the components and conditions that constitute artistic agency.

This monograph carries out an in-depth investigation into compositional processes, shedding new light on the components and conditions that constitute artistic agency.

Once regarded as Ireland's national bard, Thomas Moore's lasting reputation rests on the ten immensely popular collections of drawing-room songs known as the Irish Melodies, published between 1808 and 1834.

Once regarded as Ireland's national bard, Thomas Moore's lasting reputation rests on the ten immensely popular collections of drawing-room songs known as the Irish Melodies, published between 1808 and 1834.

In 1864, Union soldier Charles George described a charge into battle by General Phil Sheridan: "e;Such a picture of earnestness and determination I never saw as he showed as he came in sight of the battle field .

In 1864, Union soldier Charles George described a charge into battle by General Phil Sheridan: "e;Such a picture of earnestness and determination I never saw as he showed as he came in sight of the battle field .

Thomas Schuttenhelm provides a detailed account of the events leading up to and throughout the compositional process associated with Michael Tippett's Fifth String Quartet and a comprehensive analysis of the entire quartet.

Thomas Schuttenhelm provides a detailed account of the events leading up to and throughout the compositional process associated with Michael Tippett's Fifth String Quartet and a comprehensive analysis of the entire quartet.

Improvisation was a crucial aspect of musical life in Europe from the late eighteenth century through to the middle of the nineteenth, representing a central moment in both public occasions and the private lives of many artists.

Improvisation was a crucial aspect of musical life in Europe from the late eighteenth century through to the middle of the nineteenth, representing a central moment in both public occasions and the private lives of many artists.

Free Jazz: A Research and Information Guide offers carefully selected and annotated sources on free jazz, with comprehensive coverage of English-language academic books, journal articles, and dissertations, and selective coverage of trade books, popular periodicals, documentary films, scores, Masters' theses, online texts, and materials in other languages.

Free Jazz: A Research and Information Guide offers carefully selected and annotated sources on free jazz, with comprehensive coverage of English-language academic books, journal articles, and dissertations, and selective coverage of trade books, popular periodicals, documentary films, scores, Masters' theses, online texts, and materials in other languages.