Beethoven's Ninth: A Political History by Esteban Buch, ISBN 0226078124
In this remarkable history of one of the most popular symphonic works of the modern period, Buch traces the complex and contradictory uses and abuses of Beethoven's Ninth since its premiere in 1824. Illustrations.
Dvorak and His World by Michael Beckerman, ISBN 0691000972
Antonin Dvorak made his famous trip to the United States one hundred years ago, but despite an enormous amount of attention from scholars and critics since that time, he remains an elusive figure. Comprising both interpretive essays and a selection of fascinating documents that bear on Dvorak's career and music, this volume addresses fundamental questions about the composer while presenting an argument for a radical reappraisal.
The essays, which make up the first part of the book, begin with Leon Botstein's inquiry into the reception of Dvorak's work in German-speaking Europe, in England, and in America. Commenting on the relationship between Dvorak and Brahms, David Beveridge offers the first detailed portrait of perhaps the most interesting artistic friendship of the era. Joseph Horowitz explores the context in which the "New World" Symphony was premiered a century ago, offering an absorbing account of New York musical life at that time. In discussing Dvorak as a composer of operas,...
Dvorak and His World by Michael Beckerman, ISBN 0691000972
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Long for This World
This wise and richly symphonic first novel by the award-winning author of "The Coast of Good Intentions" is a thoroughly contemporary family drama that hinges on a riveting medical dilemma.
Long for This World
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The Planets, OP. 32 by Gustav Holst, ISBN 0486414027
From the ominous, relentless march of "Mars, Bringer of War" to the ethereal high-string sonorities of "Venus, the Bringer of Peace," this spectacular symphonic suite established Gustav Holst's international reputation as one of the most popular and important modern British composers. First performed in 1918, it remains a staple of the orchestral repertoire.
The Planets, OP. 32 by Gustav Holst, ISBN 0486414027
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Symphonies 1 and 2 in Full Score by Jean Sibelius, ISBN 0486278867
Finland's greatest composer and a major figure in the development of Scandinavian music, Jean Sibelius (1865-1957) is revered in Western music for his mastery of symphonic forms and orchestral scoring. Sibelius' first two symphonies remain among his most accessible and popular. These two masterly works are reprinted here from the definitive full-score editions published by Breitkopf & Hartel of Leipzig.
Symphonies 1 and 2 in Full Score by Jean Sibelius, ISBN 0486278867
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Symphonie Fantastique and Harold in Italy in Full Score by Hector Berlioz, ISBN 0486246574
Complete, authoritative scores of two Romantic symphonic masterpieces show extra-musical themes of "program music"--and intuitive genius, Shakespearean passion of Berlioz. Includes Symphonie Fantastique "program." Breitkopf & Hartel, Leipzig, 1900-1910 edition.
Symphonie Fantastique and Harold in Italy in Full Score by Hector Berlioz, ISBN 0486246574
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Brahms: Symphony No. 1 by David Brodbeck, ISBN 0521479592
Brahms's First Symphony has been hailed as Beethoven's Tenth. Its controversial status and relationship in the Beethovenian tradition is considered alongside other important issues in the early reception history of this key work in the symphonic repertory. David Brodbeck begins with an account of the lengthy genesis and complicated background to the writing of the symphony, before providing a thorough critical reading of the work, movement by movement. In particular, Professor Brodbeck reveals a dense web of extra-compositional allusions--references in the music to works by J. S. Bach, Beethoven, Schubert, and Robert Schumann--in which, the author argues, much meaning resides.
Brahms: Symphony No. 1 by David Brodbeck, ISBN 0521479592
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Philosophy and the Interpretation of Pop Culture
Comprised of thirteen articles by well-known authors, this book makes the case to philosophers that popular culture is worthy of their attention. Issues of concern include the distinction between high culture and popular culture, the aesthetic and moral value of popular culture, allusion and identification in popular culture, and special problems posed by the interpretation of popular culture. Popular art forms considered include: movies, television shows, comic books, children's stories, photographs,...
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