Author : Simon Trezise
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 441 pages
File Size : 35,74 MB
Release : 2015-02-19
Category : Music
ISBN : 0521877946
This accessible Companion provides a wide-ranging and comprehensive introduction to French music from the early middle ages to the present.
Author : Daniel Brewer
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 267 pages
File Size : 45,64 MB
Release : 2014-10-30
Category : History
ISBN : 1107021480
Containing essays by leading scholars representing a wide range of disciplines, this Companion offers new perspectives on the French Enlightenment. Clearly organized and easy to use, the volume provides a comprehensive overview of a period that marks the beginning of modern intellectual culture and political life.
Author : Peter Bloom
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 332 pages
File Size : 46,71 MB
Release : 2000-08-24
Category : Music
ISBN : 1107494060
Still chiefly known as the extravagant composer of the Symphonie fantastique, Berlioz was an artist caught in the crossfire between the academic classicism of the French musical establishment and the romantic modernism of the Parisian musical scene. He was a thinker in an age that invented both the religion of art and the notion of the 'genius' who preached and practised it. This Companion contains essays by eminent scholars on Berlioz's place in nineteenth-century French cultural life, on his principal compositions (symphonies, overtures, operas, sacred works, songs), on his major writings (a delightful volume of memoires, a number of short stories, large quantities of music criticism, an orchestration treatise), on his direct and indirect encounters with other famous musicians (Gluck, Mozart, Beethoven, Wagner), and on his legacy in France. The volume is framed by a detailed chronology of his life and a usefully annotated bibliography.
Author : Nicholas Hewitt
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 380 pages
File Size : 31,47 MB
Release : 2003-09-11
Category : History
ISBN : 9780521794657
France entered the twentieth century as a powerful European and colonial nation. In the course of the century, her role changed dramatically: in the first fifty years two World Wars and economic decline removed its status as a world power, whilst the immediate post-war era was marked by wars of independence in its colonies. Yet at the same time, in the second half of the century, France entered a period of unprecedented growth and social transformation. Throughout the century and into the new millennium France retained its former international reputation as a centre for cultural excellence and innovation and its culture, together with that of the Francophone world, reflected the increased richness and diversity of the period. This 2003 Companion explores this vibrant culture, and includes chapters on history, language, literature, thought, theatre, architecture, visual culture, film and music, and discuss the contributions of popular culture, Francophone culture, minorities and women.
Author : Kenneth Hamilton
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 367 pages
File Size : 21,4 MB
Release : 2005-09-22
Category : Music
ISBN : 1139825755
This Companion provides an up-to-date view of the music of Franz Liszt, its contemporary context and performance practice, written by some of the leading specialists in the field of nineteenth-century music studies. Although a core of Liszt's piano music has always maintained a firm hold on the repertoire, his output was so vast, influential and multi-faceted that scholarship too has taken some time to assimilate his achievement. This book offers students and music lovers some of the latest views in an accessible form. Katharine Ellis, Alexander Rehding and James Deaville present the biographical and intellectual aspects of Liszt's legacy, Kenneth Hamilton, James Baker and Anna Celenza give a detailed account of Liszt's piano music - including approaches to performance - Monika Hennemann discusses Liszt's Lieder, and Reeves Shulstad and Dolores Pesce survey his orchestral and choral music.
Author : Simon Trezise
Publisher :
Page : 417 pages
File Size : 50,3 MB
Release : 2015
Category : Electronic books
ISBN : 9780511843242
Author : Deborah Mawer
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 316 pages
File Size : 25,99 MB
Release : 2000-08-24
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9780521648561
A comprehensive introduction to the life, music and compositional aesthetic of Maurice Ravel.
Author : Nicholas Thistlethwaite
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 358 pages
File Size : 34,77 MB
Release : 1999-03-04
Category : Music
ISBN : 1107494036
This Companion is an essential guide to all aspects of the organ and its music. It examines in turn the instrument, the player and the repertoire. The early chapters tell of the instrument's history and construction, identify the scientific basis of its sounds and the development of its pitch and tuning, examine the history of the organ case, and consider the current trends and conflicts within the world of organ building. Central chapters investigate the practical art of learning and playing the organ, introduce the complex area of performance practice, and outline the relationship between organ playing and the liturgy of the church. The final section explores the vast repertoire of organ music, focusing on a selection of the most important traditions.
Author : David Charlton
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 524 pages
File Size : 13,69 MB
Release : 2003-09-04
Category : Music
ISBN : 1139825895
This 2003 Companion is a fascinating and accessible exploration of the world of grand opera. Through this volume a team of scholars and writers on opera examine those important Romantic operas which embraced the Shakespearean sweep of tragedy, history, love in time of conflict, and the struggle for national self-determination. Rival nations, rival religions and violent resolutions are common elements, with various social or political groups represented in the form of operatic choruses. The book traces the origins and development of a style created during an increasingly technical age, which exploited the world-renowned skills of Parisian stage-designers, artists, and dancers as well as singers. It analyses in detail the grand operas by Rossini, Auber, Meyerbeer and Halévy, discusses grand opera in Russia and Germany, and also in the Czech lands, Italy, Britain and the Americas. The volume also includes an essay by the renowned opera director David Pountney.
Author : Simon Trezise
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 356 pages
File Size : 18,82 MB
Release : 2003-06-19
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9780521654784
Often considered the father of twentieth-century music, Debussy was a visionary whose influence is still felt. This book offers a wide-ranging series of essays on Debussy the man, the musician and composer. It contains insights into his character, his relationship to his Parisian environment and his musical works across all genres, with challenging views on the roles of nature and eroticism in his life and music. His music is considered through the characteristic themes of sonority, rhythm, tonality and form, with closing chapters considering the performance and reception of his music in the first years of the new century and our view of Debussy today as a major force in Western culture. This comprehensive view of Debussy is written by a team of specialists for students and informed music lovers.
