Art music, orchestral and formal music

A study of the Prague Italian opera company and its role in performing Mozart''s works in the late eighteenth-century.

Yearsley explores the cultural significance of making music with hands and feet, a mode of performance unique to the organ.

An examination of cyclic form in Mendelssohn''s instrumental music and its implications for conceptions of musical time, memory and history.

Varwig places the music of Schütz in a richly detailed seventeenth-century context, comparing this to its later nineteenth- and twentieth-century reception.

Varwig places the music of Schütz in a richly detailed seventeenth-century context, comparing this to its later nineteenth- and twentieth-century reception.

An examination of cyclic form in Mendelssohn''s instrumental music and its implications for conceptions of musical time, memory and history.

Watkins presents a cultural history of metaphors of musical depth in nineteenth- and early twentieth-century German criticism and analysis.

Watkins presents a cultural history of metaphors of musical depth in nineteenth- and early twentieth-century German criticism and analysis.

Investigating the reception of Schubert''s most daring harmonies, this book uses Schubert''s harmonic practice to critique canonical music theories.

Investigating the reception of Schubert''s most daring harmonies, this book uses Schubert''s harmonic practice to critique canonical music theories.

Nye presents a detailed and fascinating study of the influential eighteenth-century European theatrical form, the ''ballet d''action''.

Nye presents a detailed and fascinating study of the influential eighteenth-century European theatrical form, the ''ballet d''action''.

A study of the performance and composition of early twentieth-century popular music in the context of ''high'' modernism.

A study of the performance and composition of early twentieth-century popular music in the context of ''high'' modernism.

A radical reappraisal of the left-wing politics at the heart of nineteenth-century German music and culture, first published in 2010.

A radical reappraisal of the left-wing politics at the heart of nineteenth-century German music and culture, first published in 2010.

This book presents a social history of the violin in Australia from 1788 to 1914, exploring its pivotal role in colonial society and influence on local music-making and culture.

Alberto Ginastera: A Research and Information Guide is the first bio-bibliographic study of the composer and the only published book on the subject in English.

Alberto Ginastera: A Research and Information Guide is the first bio-bibliographic study of the composer and the only published book on the subject in English.

In the first decade of the twentieth-century, many composers rejected the principles of tonality and regular beat.

In the first decade of the twentieth-century, many composers rejected the principles of tonality and regular beat.

Antonio Gardano's publications are among the most important sources of 16th-century music.

Antonio Gardano's publications are among the most important sources of 16th-century music.

The Dictionary of American Classical Composers covers over 650 composers active from the 18th century to today.

The Dictionary of American Classical Composers covers over 650 composers active from the 18th century to today.

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Although he is the son of J.

This book provides an overview of the current state of research on Machaut, the major figure of 14th-century French music and poetry, giving fair representation to the many areas of Machaut research that are pursued in fields outside music.

This book provides an overview of the current state of research on Machaut, the major figure of 14th-century French music and poetry, giving fair representation to the many areas of Machaut research that are pursued in fields outside music.

This book presents the musician in dialog with a Polish-Canadian musicologist and three of his Dutch friends and collaborators, Reinbert de Leeuw, Elmer Schonberger and Frits van der Waa.

This book presents the musician in dialog with a Polish-Canadian musicologist and three of his Dutch friends and collaborators, Reinbert de Leeuw, Elmer Schonberger and Frits van der Waa.

This volume is part of a series of 25 full-score volumes of 17th-century Italian sacred music, a repertoire that has largely been unavailable for study or performance.

This volume is part of a series of 25 full-score volumes of 17th-century Italian sacred music, a repertoire that has largely been unavailable for study or performance.

First published in 1998.

First published in 1998.

First Published in 2004.

First Published in 2004.

Christoph Willibald Gluck composed for operas in such a way that served the story and related the poetic quality of music.

Christoph Willibald Gluck composed for operas in such a way that served the story and related the poetic quality of music.

Music, Movies, Meanings, and Markets focuses on macromarketing-related aspects of film music in general and on the cinemusical role of ambi-diegetic jazz in particular.

Music, Movies, Meanings, and Markets focuses on macromarketing-related aspects of film music in general and on the cinemusical role of ambi-diegetic jazz in particular.

William Alwyn: A Research and Information Guide is a catalogue, discography and annotated bibliography of the nearly 500 works of this twentieth-century British composer.

William Alwyn: A Research and Information Guide is a catalogue, discography and annotated bibliography of the nearly 500 works of this twentieth-century British composer.

The historic encounter around 1911 between the composer Arnold Schonberg and the painter Wassily Kandinsky occurred at a moment when the first wild revolts against traditional art, Dada and Futurism, had just manifested themselves.

The historic encounter around 1911 between the composer Arnold Schonberg and the painter Wassily Kandinsky occurred at a moment when the first wild revolts against traditional art, Dada and Futurism, had just manifested themselves.

The experimental composer John Cage (1912-1992) is best known for his works in percussion, prepared piano, and electronic music, but he is also acknowledged to be one of the most significant figures in 20th century theatre.

The experimental composer John Cage (1912-1992) is best known for his works in percussion, prepared piano, and electronic music, but he is also acknowledged to be one of the most significant figures in 20th century theatre.

This volume constitutes the first complete publication of Marina Lobanova's study - banned in Russia in 1979 as too avant-garde and published there only in a bowdlerized version in 1990.

This volume constitutes the first complete publication of Marina Lobanova's study - banned in Russia in 1979 as too avant-garde and published there only in a bowdlerized version in 1990.

In addition, The Tone Clock contains a broad selection of Peter Schat's polemical writings, embracing historical, political, aesthetic and environmental perspectives.