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“Who am I? I’m a man; an American, a father, a teacher, but most of all, I am a person who knows how the arts can change lives, because they transformed mine. I was a dancer.” In this rich, expansiv……続きを見る

Sergei Rachmaninoffーthe last great Russian romantic and arguably the finest pianist of the late 19th and early 20th centuriesーwrote 83 songs, which are performed and beloved throughout the world. ……続きを見る

Chopin's Polish Ballade examines the Second Ballade, Op. 38, and how that work gave voice to the Polish cultural preoccupations of the 1830s, using musical conventions from French opera and amateur ……続きを見る

The latest volume in the Music Library Association's Index and Bibliography series, Analyses of Nineteenth- and Twentieth-Century Music, 1940-2000, features over 9,000 references to analyses of work……続きを見る

Now in paperback. This innovative survey of large choral-orchestral works written between 1900 and 1972 and containing some English text examines eighty-nine works, from Elgar's Dream of Gerontius t……続きを見る

Kramer was one of the most visionary musical thinkers of the second half of the 20th century. In his The Time of Music, he approached the idea of the many different ways that time itself is articula……続きを見る

This edition does not include photographs. The biography of Kiri Te Kanawa, one of the most well-known and well-loved personalities in music, revealing for the first time the dramatic story of her o……続きを見る

There is no archive or museum of human movement, no place where choreographies can be collected and conserved in pristine form. The central consequence of this is the incapacity of philosophy and ae……続きを見る

Les tourments de la folie ont hanté Robert Schumann toute sa vie. Quel rôle ont-ils joué dans l'oeuvre du créateur ? Cet essai tente d'élucider cette question énigmatique. À l'âge de quarante-trois ……続きを見る

Developing Musicianship through Aural Skills, Third Edition, is a comprehensive method for learning to hear, sing, understand, and use the foundations of music as part of an integrated curriculum, i……続きを見る

"È con orgoglio che saluto l'iniziativa celebrativa del 60° anniversario della costituzione dell'Accademia Nazionale di Danza in Istituto unico di formazione dell'alta qualità della danza attraverso……続きを見る

Subtil connaisseur du plus grand pianiste de tous les temps, Philippe André montre comment Liszt et la musique nous conduisent aux racines les plus profondes de notre âme. Au cours des cinq dernière……続きを見る

How and why do listeners come over time to 'feel the nation' through particular musical works? This book develops a comparative analysis of the relationship between western art music, nations and na……続きを見る

This book develops a comparative analysis of the relationship between western art music, nations and nationalism. It explores the influence of emergent nations and nationalism on the development of ……続きを見る

Twelve-tone and serial music were dominant forms of composition following World War II and remained so at least through the mid-1970s. In 1961, Ann Phillips Basart published the pioneering bibliogra……続きを見る

In the current dance scene, performers contend with choreography that involves extreme dance, multiple techniques, and acrobatic moves, exemplified in the popular reality television show, "So You Th……続きを見る

The Orchestra: A Very Short Introduction considers the structure, roots, and day-to-day functioning of the modern philharmonic society. Far from an anachronistic organization that cannot long surviv……続きを見る

A vivid portrait of Mozart and Haydn's greatest achievements and young Beethoven's works under their influence. Completing the trilogy begun with Haydn, Mozart and the Viennese School, 1740-1780 and……続きを見る

The Hungarian composer Gysrgy Ligeti (1923-2006) was one of the most innovative and influential composers of the last 50 years. He was one of a number of Central and East European composers, includi……続きを見る

WINNER of the 2023 CHOICE Outstanding Academic Title Award Follows the fascinating story of musical timekeeping, beginning in an age before the existence of external measuring devices and continuing……続きを見る

Serving Genius tells the life story of Carlo Maria Giulini, one of the most renowned and beloved conductors of the twentieth century. Detailing Giulini's extraordinary professional career, Thomas D.……続きを見る