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Author : Daniel M. Grimley
Release : 2004-02-26
Genre : Music
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Book Synopsis The Cambridge Companion to Sibelius by : Daniel M. Grimley
Download or read book The Cambridge Companion to Sibelius written by Daniel M. Grimley. This book was released on 2004-02-26. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Publisher Description
Author : Alain Frogley
Release : 2013-11-14
Genre : Music
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Book Rating : 267/5 ( reviews)
Book Synopsis The Cambridge Companion to Vaughan Williams by : Alain Frogley
Download or read book The Cambridge Companion to Vaughan Williams written by Alain Frogley. This book was released on 2013-11-14. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An icon of British national identity and one of the most widely performed twentieth-century composers, Ralph Vaughan Williams has been as much misunderstood as revered; his international impact and enduring influence on areas as diverse as church music, film scores and popular music has been insufficiently appreciated. This volume brings together a team of leading scholars, examining all areas of the composer's output from new perspectives, and re-evaluating the cultural politics of his lifelong advocacy for the music-making of ordinary people. Surveys of major genres are complemented by chapters exploring such topics as the composer's relationship with the BBC and his studies with Ravel; uniquely, the book also includes specially commissioned interviews with major living composers Peter Maxwell Davies, Piers Hellawell, Nicola Lefanu and Anthony Payne. The Companion is a vital resource for all those interested in this pivotal figure of modern music.
Author : Julian Horton
Release : 2013-05-02
Genre : Music
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Book Rating : 708/5 ( reviews)
Book Synopsis The Cambridge Companion to the Symphony by : Julian Horton
Download or read book The Cambridge Companion to the Symphony written by Julian Horton. This book was released on 2013-05-02. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Few genres of the last 250 years have proved so crucial to the course of music history, or so vital to public musical experience, as the symphony. This Companion offers an accessible guide to the historical, analytical and interpretative issues surrounding this major genre of Western music, discussing an extensive variety of works from the eighteenth century to the present day. The book complements a detailed review of the symphony's history with focused analytical essays from leading scholars on the symphonic music of both mainstream composers, including Haydn, Mozart and Beethoven and lesser-known figures, including Carter, Berio and Maxwell Davies. With chapters on a comprehensive range of topics, from the symphony's origins to the politics of its reception in the twentieth century, this is an invaluable resource for anyone with an interest in the history, analysis and performance of the symphonic repertoire.
Author : James Hepokoski
Release : 1993-04
Genre : Music
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Book Rating : 582/5 ( reviews)
Book Synopsis Sibelius: Symphony No. 5 by : James Hepokoski
Download or read book Sibelius: Symphony No. 5 written by James Hepokoski. This book was released on 1993-04. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Sibelius's Fifth is one of the great late-Romantic symphonies. In this searching account, based on a wealth of new information, James Hepokoski takes a fresh look at the work and its composer. His findings have implications beyond Sibelius himself into the entire repertory of Post-Wagnerian symphonic composition. The early chapters place the Fifth Symphony squarely within the general culture of European musical 'modernism' and focus in particular on the problem of the clash of that culture with the more radical 'New-Music' experiments of an emerging younger generation of composers. Subsequent chapters include a probing consideration of Sibelius's style and meditative aesthetic; an account of how the symphony was composed; and a descriptive analysis of the final, familiar version. The book concludes with a discussion of the composer's own prescribed tempos for the Fifth Symphony, along with a comparison of several different recordings.
Author : Daniel M. Grimley
Release : 2021-10-13
Genre : Biography & Autobiography
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Book Rating : 663/5 ( reviews)
Book Synopsis Jean Sibelius by : Daniel M. Grimley
Download or read book Jean Sibelius written by Daniel M. Grimley. This book was released on 2021-10-13. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An illuminating investigation into the interdisciplinary impact of the beloved modern classical composer. Few composers have enjoyed such critical acclaim—or longevity—as Jean Sibelius, who died in 1957 aged ninety-one. Always more than simply a Finnish national figure, an “apparition from the woods” as he ironically described himself, Sibelius’s life spanned turbulent and tumultuous events, and his work is central to the story of late-nineteenth- and early-twentieth-century music. This book situates Sibelius within a rich interdisciplinary environment, paying attention to his relationship with architecture, literature, politics, and the visual arts. Drawing on the latest developments in Sibelius research, it is intended as an accessible and rewarding introduction for the general reader, and it also offers a fresh and provocative interpretation for those more familiar with his music.
