Books

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Music in the romantic era Music in the romantic era Alfred Einstein The present volume of the Norton History of Music is an attempt to characterize the Romantic movement through its center: music. My aim has been to show how the Romantic movement was manifested in mu… OL11275530W
The Cambridge History of Nineteenth-Century Music The Cambridge History of Nineteenth-Century Music Jim Samson This comprehensive overview of music in the nineteenth century draws on the most recent scholarship in the field. It avoids mere repertory surveys, focusing instead on issues which illuminate the sub… OL15174159W
The Mystery of Chopin's Préludes The Mystery of Chopin's Préludes Anatole Leikin Chopin's twenty-four Préludes remain as mysterious today as when they were newly published. What prompted Franz Liszt and others to consider Chopin's Préludes to be compositions in their own right ra… OL17315507W
Queer episodes in music and modern identity Queer episodes in music and modern identity Lloyd Whitesell,Sophie Fuller "Queer Episodes in Music and Modern Identity approaches modern sexuality by way of music. Through the hidden or lost Stories of composers, scholars, patrons, performers, audiences, repertoire, venue… OL18505955W
The romantic generation The romantic generation Charles Rosen Rosen examines how 19th Century composers extended the boundaries of music, and their engagement with literature, landscape and the divine. OL1858944W
The second golden age of the Viennese symphony The second golden age of the Viennese symphony A. Peter Brown "Central to the repertoire of Western art music since the eighteenth century, the symphony has come to be regarded as one of the ultimate compositional challenges. Surprisingly, there has heretofore … OL1912813W
George P. Knauff's Virginia reels and the history of American fiddling George P. Knauff's Virginia reels and the history of American fiddling Chris Goertzen George P. Knauff's Virginia Reels (1839) was the first collection of southern fiddle tunes and the only substantial one published in the nineteenth century. Knauff's activity could not anticipate our… OL19736860W
Rethinking Hanslick Rethinking Hanslick Marx, Wolfgang,Nicole Grimes,Siobhán Donovan Digital technology has transformed global culture, connecting and empowering users on a hitherto unknown scale. Existing paradigms from intellectual property rights to cultural diversity and telecomm… OL20547879W
Eduard Hanslick Eduard Hanslick Dietmar Strauß The present seventh volume of the new historical-critical complete edition of Eduard Hanslick's works contains texts of the years 1864 to 1865, which are for the most part contributions from the Vien… OL20933598W
Jesus of Nazareth and other writings Jesus of Nazareth and other writings Richard Wagner "Near the end of his life, Richard Wagner supervised the publication of his collected writings, providing an extensive view of his thoughts about art and politics from his youth to his final period o… OL579158W
Ring of power Ring of power Jean Shinoda Bolen Jungian analyst Jean Bolen's vivid grasp of the story and characters in Wagner's mythic four opera cycle, The Ring of Nibelung. OL82224W
Visible Deeds of Music Visible Deeds of Music Simon Shaw-Miller "This book explores the relationship between music and the visual arts in the late nineteenth and twentieth centuries, focusing on the modernist period. Reassessing the work of such composers and art… OL9381188W