The Cambridge Companion to Amy Beach

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• Amy Beach was a pathbreaking composer and pianist who transcended the restrictions of nineteenth-century Boston to become America's most famous turn-o... Lees meer

The Cambridge Companion to Ballet

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• Ballet is a paradox: much loved but little studied. It is a beautiful fairy tale; detached from its origins and unrelated to the men and women who cre... Lees meer

The Cambridge Companion to Music and Romanticism

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• This Companion presents a new understanding of the relationship between music and culture in and around the nineteenth century, and encourages readers... Lees meer

The Cambridge Companion to Jazz

Cooke Mervyn

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• The vibrant world of jazz may be viewed from many angles, from social and cultural history to music analysis, from economics to ethnography. This chal... Lees meer

The Cambridge Companion to Amy Beach

• Hardcover | Engels | Cambridge Companions to Music
• Amy Beach was a pathbreaking composer and pianist who transcended the restrictions of nineteenth-century Boston to become America's most famous turn-o... Lees meer

The Cambridge Companion to Film Music

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• This wide-ranging and thought-provoking collection of specially-commissioned essays provides a uniquely comprehensive overview of the many and various... Lees meer

The Cambridge Companion to Schoenberg

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• Arnold Schoenberg - composer, theorist, teacher, painter, and one of the most important and controversial figures in twentieth-century music. This Com... Lees meer

The Cambridge Companion to Gilbert and Sullivan

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• Memorable melodies and fanciful worlds - the comic operas of Gilbert and Sullivan remain as popular today as when they were first performed. This Comp... Lees meer

The Cambridge Companion to Jewish Music

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• The term 'Jewish music' has conveyed complex and diverse meanings for people around the world across hundreds of years. This accessible and comprehens... Lees meer

The Cambridge Companion to the Singer-Songwriter

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• Most often associated with modern artists such as Bob Dylan, Elton John, Don McLean, Neil Diamond, and Carole King, the singer-songwriter tradition in... Lees meer

The Cambridge Companion to Conducting

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• Written by many working conductors, this book considers all facets of musical conducting. It includes practical advice on how to conduct different gro... Lees meer

The Cambridge Companion to Electronic Music

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• Musicians are always quick to adopt and explore new technologies. The fast-paced changes wrought by electrification, from the microphone via the analo... Lees meer

The Cambridge Companion to Jewish Music

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• The term 'Jewish music' has conveyed complex and diverse meanings for people around the world across hundreds of years. This accessible and comprehens... Lees meer

The Cambridge Companion to Ravel

Mawer Deborah

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• This Companion provides a comprehensive introduction to the life, music and compositional aesthetic of French composer Maurice Ravel (1875SH1937). Lea... Lees meer

The Cambridge Companion to Serialism

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• What is serialism? Defended by enthusiastic champions and decried by horrified detractors, serialism was central to twentieth-century art music, but r... Lees meer

The Cambridge Companion to Singing

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• This is the only book to cover in detail so many aspects of the voice, ranging from medieval music to Madonna and beyond. Almost anything one wants to... Lees meer

The Cambridge Companion to Berg

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• Alban Berg's achievement is based on an extraordinarily small musical output, but it includes towering masterpieces such as the operas Wozzeck and Lul... Lees meer

The Cambridge Companion to Rhythm

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• The Cambridge Companion to Rhythm examines rhythm and the richness of musical time from the perspective of performers, composers, analysts, and listen... Lees meer

The Cambridge Companion to the String Quartet

Stowell Robin

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• This survey of the string quartet by ten chamber music specialists focuses on four main areas: social and musical background to the genre's developmen... Lees meer

The Cambridge Companion to Brass Instruments

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• Edited by two of the most respected names in the world of brass performance and scholarship, this new Cambridge Companion provides an invaluable overv... Lees meer

The Cambridge Companion to Schubert

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• This volume explores the culture in which the composer Franz Schubert (1797SH1828) lived and worked, and provides a basic outline of his life examined... Lees meer

The Cambridge Companion to Debussy

Trezise Simon

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• Often considered the father of twentieth-century music, Debussy was a visionary whose influence is still felt. This Companion offers new insights into... Lees meer

The Cambridge Companion to Grand Opera

Charlton David

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• A team of scholars and writers examines important Romantic operas and traces the origins and development of a style created during an increasingly tec... Lees meer

The Cambridge Companion to Hip-Hop

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• It has been more than thirty-five years since the first commercial recordings of hip-hop music were made. This Companion, written by renowned scholars... Lees meer