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Talks with Great Composers : Candid Conversations with Brahms, Puccini, Strauss and Others
Arthur M. Abell
Paperback - $21.95
What Inspires Creativity?
Between the years 1890 and 1917 Arthur M. Abell engaged in lengthy, candid conversations with the greatest composers of his day-- Johannes Brahms, Giacomo Puccini, Richard Strauss, Engelbert Humperdinck, Max Bruch, and Ed ...
The Music of Harrison Birtwistle
Robert Adlington
Paperback - $96.95
Harrison Birtwistle (1934- ) is one of the most eminent and acclaimed of contemporary British composers. This is the first book to provide a comprehensive view of his large and varied output, containing descriptions of every published work, and also ...
Of Mozart, Parrots, Cherry Blossoms in the Wind : A Composer Explores Mysteries of the Musical Mind
Bruce Adolphe
Paperback - $23.95
The exhilerating mix of humor, philosophy, fact and whimsy that marks these essays derives from more than 200 lectures Bruce Adolphe has given over most of the past decade, at the Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center and at music festivals around ...
Alban Berg : Master of the Smallest Link
Theodor Wiesengrund Adorno
Paperback - $69.95
Adorno's study of Austrian composer Alban Berg (1885-1935) is a sui generis document. In addition to Adorno's personal account of of the life and musical works of his mentor, friend, and composition teacher, the book explores the historical and cultu ...
Mahler : A Musical Physiognomy
Theodor Wiesengrund Adorno
Paperback - $40.95
Theodor W. Adorno goes beyond conventional thematic analysis to gain a more compete understanding of Mahler's music through his character, his social and philosophical background, and his moment in musical history. Adorno examines the composer's work ...
Ruth Crawford Seeger's Worlds : Innovation and Tradition in Twentieth-Century American Music
Ray Allen
Hardcover - $159.95
Ruth Crawford Seeger's Worlds offers new perspectives on the life and pioneering musical activities of American composer and folk music activist Ruth Crawford Seeger (1901-53). Ruth Crawford developed a unique modernist style with such now-esteemed w ...
Bartok Perspectives : Man, Composer, and Ethnomusicologist
Elliott Antokoletz
Hardcover - $271.95
In profound ways, music in the twentieth century reflects the influence of Bela Bartok. His compositions remain at the heart of the modern repertoire, and his scholarly writings on music and his studies of folk music continue to inspire new generatio ...
The Music of Bela Bartok
Elliott Antokoletz
Paperback - $59.95
The basic principles of progression and the means by which tonality is established in Bartok's music remain problematical to many theorists. Elliott Antokoletz here demonstrates that the remarkable continuity of style in Bartok's evolution is founded ...