Art music, orchestral and formal music

Explores how Gershwin''s iconic music was shaped by American political, intellectual, cultural and business interests as well as technological advances.

The first book to explore the ballad''s history and emotional appeal, surveying seventy years of the genre in modern America.

The first book to explore the ballad''s history and emotional appeal, surveying seventy years of the genre in modern America.

A systematic and detailed analysis of the work of this extremely popular composer, providing description, context, examples, and commentary.

Sophisticated and engaging, this volume explores and compares musical irony in the works of major composers, from Mozart to Mahler.

A varied and wide-ranging collection in which the celebrated post-war composer Peter Maxwell Davies presents his work and his opinions.

Sophisticated and engaging, this volume explores and compares musical irony in the works of major composers, from Mozart to Mahler.

This comprehensive study of musical notation from early medieval Europe provides a crucial new foundational model for understanding later Western notations.

Explores the cultural, professional and personal contexts that shaped Stravinsky''s creativity and formed the backdrop to his acclaimed compositions.

Explores a range of topics that contextualize Strauss''s life and works, such as collaborators, influences, philosophy, and the profession.

Explores the cultural, professional and personal contexts that shaped Stravinsky''s creativity and formed the backdrop to his acclaimed compositions.

Explores a range of topics that contextualize Strauss''s life and works, such as collaborators, influences, philosophy, and the profession.

Comprehensive and engaging exploration of Mozart''s greatest works, focussing on his dual roles as performer and composer in Vienna.

Comprehensive and engaging exploration of Mozart''s greatest works, focussing on his dual roles as performer and composer in Vienna.

Explores the meanings of the term ''author'' for seventeenth-century German musicians, examining how compositions were made and used.

An exploration of fantastic soundworlds in nineteenth-century France, providing a fresh aesthetic and compositional context for Berlioz and others.

Explores the musical background to Darwinism and the development of the relationship between science and the arts in Victorian Britain.

Provides a fresh and global perspective on the works and influence of a nineteenth-century musical and theatrical phenomenon.

An exploration of fantastic soundworlds in nineteenth-century France, providing a fresh aesthetic and compositional context for Berlioz and others.

Explores the musical background to Darwinism and the development of the relationship between science and the arts in Victorian Britain.

Provides a fresh and global perspective on the works and influence of a nineteenth-century musical and theatrical phenomenon.

Portrays Schoenberg''s atonal music as successions of motives and pitch-class sets that flesh out ''musical idea'' and ''basic image'' frameworks.

Redefines musical analysis for a period that marks the beginnings of composition as we know it now.

A creative and accessible harmonic analysis of major works by key composers, demonstrating innovative methods in harmonic theory with sound examples.

Offers a thematic examination of Britten''s operas, focusing particularly on the way that ideology is presented on stage.

This book examines the role of music and music-making in the medical, spiritual and civic management of plague in the Renaissance.

This book examines the role of music and music-making in the medical, spiritual and civic management of plague in the Renaissance.

This is the first book to detail the musical and cultural significance of the songster.

This is the first book to detail the musical and cultural significance of the songster.

This book discusses literary and dramatic aspects of musical works for voices and instruments performed in English theatres (c.

This book discusses literary and dramatic aspects of musical works for voices and instruments performed in English theatres (c.

A fascinating and comprehensive resource for information on Verdi''s works, his life and career, and his cultural influence.

A fascinating and comprehensive resource for information on Verdi''s works, his life and career, and his cultural influence.

Leading scholars re-evaluate the opposition between Beethoven and Rossini, the great symbolic duo of early nineteenth-century music.

A comprehensive reassessment of this towering figure of twentieth-century music, examining works, cultural context and reception in Britain and beyond.

Leading scholars re-evaluate the opposition between Beethoven and Rossini, the great symbolic duo of early nineteenth-century music.

A comprehensive reassessment of this towering figure of twentieth-century music, examining works, cultural context and reception in Britain and beyond.

The first detailed contextual study of Beethoven''s middle-period quartets, encompassing reception history, early performance practices, aesthetic contexts and theatrical impetus.

As the only encyclopedia of Richard Wagner available, this comprehensive reference work is an essential resource for enthusiasts and academics.

The first detailed contextual study of Beethoven''s middle-period quartets, encompassing reception history, early performance practices, aesthetic contexts and theatrical impetus.

As the only encyclopedia of Richard Wagner available, this comprehensive reference work is an essential resource for enthusiasts and academics.

An authoritative guide to Arvo Pärt, this Companion provides a rounded picture of the man and his music.

Perfect for students of this key topic, this Companion is a practical guide to the music of the Middle Ages.

This book surveys the life, work, and posthumous reception of nineteenth-century German-Jewish composer Felix Mendelssohn.

An authoritative guide to Arvo Pärt, this Companion provides a rounded picture of the man and his music.

Perfect for students of this key topic, this Companion is a practical guide to the music of the Middle Ages.

This book surveys the life, work, and posthumous reception of nineteenth-century German-Jewish composer Felix Mendelssohn.

This Companion provides a wide ranging and accessible study of one of the most individual composers of the twentieth century.

Stephen Downes examines the work of Britten, Weill and Henze to explore the significance of Gustav Mahler for twentieth-century music.

This collection of essays presents a thorough and systematic study of Bach''s B-minor Mass by leading scholars in the field.