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Translated into English for the first time, this book by the celebrated French musicologist Andre Pirro was originally published in 1907. Pirro's work is based primarily on an examination of the close

This book explores Benjamin Britten's creative relationship with Russia throughout his life by examining his engagement with Russian composers, musicians and writers in the context of twentieth-century

This volume features selections from the famous musicologist's acclaimed Essays in Musical Analysis. The contents comprise some of Donald F. ... view details

Revised and expanded edition. Contains essays by a prominent contemporary composer that offer a thought-provoking exploration of a current trend in classical music. Author John Borstlap advocates a

Drawn from the well-known musicologist's celebrated Essays in Musical Analysis, this volume contains nearly all of the concertos in the standard repertoire, from Bach's concerto for two violins to

In the late 17th century, Italian musician and inventor Bartolomeo Cristofori developed a new musical instrument - his cembalo che fa il piano e forte, which allowed keyboard players flexible dynamic

The "Call for Papers" for an Eisler Congress in England met with a surprisingly lively response, and the well-attended event at the Institute of Musical Research of the University of London in April 2010

Experiencing Jewish Music in America: A Listener's Companion offers an easy-to-read and new perspective on the remarkably diverse landscape that comprises Jewish music in the United States. This much-needed

Hanns Eisler's native Vienna is the point of convergence for the approach to three complexes in his "life and works": re-emigration, film music and incidental music. At the center is the period between

This book is a fun and informative historical survey of songs that lionize notorious brigands from Ireland to Brazil, Italy to Australia, to the drug lords of Mexico and the inner-city gangs of the United

In this book, music scholar and noted pianist Alfred Kanwischer takes readers on an extended exploration in which each of the thirty-three pieces making up Beethoven's Diabelli Variations, Op. 120

Edited by Gabriella Biagi Ravenni & Dieter Schickling. The first volume in a series of eleven volumes devoted to the letters and correspondence of Puccini. Organized chronologically, each volume