Theory of music and musicology

Nikos Skalkottas is perhaps the last great 'undiscovered' composer of the twentieth century.

Nikos Skalkottas is perhaps the last great 'undiscovered' composer of the twentieth century.

It was Carl Dahlhaus who coined the phrase 'dead time' to describe the state of the symphony between Schumann and Brahms.

It was Carl Dahlhaus who coined the phrase 'dead time' to describe the state of the symphony between Schumann and Brahms.

Australian by birth but a longtime resident of Great Britain, David Lumsdaine (b.

Australian by birth but a longtime resident of Great Britain, David Lumsdaine (b.

Chopin's twenty-four Preludes remain as mysterious today as when they were newly published.

Chopin's twenty-four Preludes remain as mysterious today as when they were newly published.

The New Bruckner provides a valuable study of Bruckner's music, focusing on the interaction of biography, textual scholarship, reception history and analysis.

The New Bruckner provides a valuable study of Bruckner's music, focusing on the interaction of biography, textual scholarship, reception history and analysis.

More than forty years after the composer's death, the music of Roberto Gerhard (1896-1970) continues to be recorded and performed and to attract international scholarly interest.

More than forty years after the composer's death, the music of Roberto Gerhard (1896-1970) continues to be recorded and performed and to attract international scholarly interest.

This volume provides the first printed critical edition of The Praise of Musicke (1586), keeping the original text intact and accompanied by an analytical commentary.

This volume provides the first printed critical edition of The Praise of Musicke (1586), keeping the original text intact and accompanied by an analytical commentary.

Carl Stumpf (1848-1936) was a German philosopher and psychologist and a visionary and important academic.

Carl Stumpf (1848-1936) was a German philosopher and psychologist and a visionary and important academic.

Mattias Lundberg investigates the historical role of a deviant psalm-tone, the tonus peregrinus, focusing on its applications in polyphonic music within all major branches of Western liturgy.

Mattias Lundberg investigates the historical role of a deviant psalm-tone, the tonus peregrinus, focusing on its applications in polyphonic music within all major branches of Western liturgy.

Since the beginning of the twentieth century, the cross-pollenization of world musical materials and practices has accelerated precipitously, due in large part to advances in higher-speed communications and travel.

Since the beginning of the twentieth century, the cross-pollenization of world musical materials and practices has accelerated precipitously, due in large part to advances in higher-speed communications and travel.

Towards a Twenty-First-Century Feminist Politics of Music opens up a new way of thinking about the absence of women's music.

Towards a Twenty-First-Century Feminist Politics of Music opens up a new way of thinking about the absence of women's music.

Robert Fludd (1574-1637) is well known among historians of science and philosophy for his intriguing work, The Metaphysical, Physical and Technical History of both Major and Minor Worlds, in which music plays an important role in his system of neoplatonic correspondences: the harmony of the universe (macrocosm) as well as the harmony of man (microcosm).

Robert Fludd (1574-1637) is well known among historians of science and philosophy for his intriguing work, The Metaphysical, Physical and Technical History of both Major and Minor Worlds, in which music plays an important role in his system of neoplatonic correspondences: the harmony of the universe (macrocosm) as well as the harmony of man (microcosm).

1956 was a year of transition in Poland, and an important year for Polish music.

1956 was a year of transition in Poland, and an important year for Polish music.

Mozart's piano sonatas are among the most familiar of his works and stand alongside those of Haydn and Beethoven as staples of the pianist's repertoire.

Mozart's piano sonatas are among the most familiar of his works and stand alongside those of Haydn and Beethoven as staples of the pianist's repertoire.

This first multi-author book on Telemann in English examines the composer''s life and works from a wide range of perspectives.

Explores the rich and varied interactions between nineteenth-century science and the world of opera for the first time.

The first substantial volume in English to explore the impact of Arvo Pärt on contemporary music and culture.

The first substantial volume in English to explore the impact of Arvo Pärt on contemporary music and culture.

The essays in this volume offer diverse, innovative approaches to medieval music and culture.

The essays in this volume offer diverse, innovative approaches to medieval music and culture.

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

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

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

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

Made in Thailand: Studies in Popular Music serves as a comprehensive and thorough introduction to the history, culture, and musicology of twentieth- and twenty-first century popular music in Thailand.

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

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

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.

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

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

This Companion explores the historical and theoretical contexts of the singer-songwriter tradition, and includes case studies of singer-songwriters from Thomas d''Urfey through to Kanye West.

This Companion explores the historical and theoretical contexts of the singer-songwriter tradition, and includes case studies of singer-songwriters from Thomas d''Urfey through to Kanye West.

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.