Elements of Sonata Theory is a comprehensive, richly detailed rethinking of the basic principles of sonata form in the decades around 1800. This foundational study draws upon the joint strengths of current music history and music theory to outline a new, up-to-date paradigm for understanding the co[...]
Summarises what is currently known about Otello and interprets its significance within Verdi's career.[...]
A compact, up-to-date guide to the history and construction of Verdi's last - and possibly greatest - opera.[...]
Sibelius?s Fifth is one of the great late-Romantic symphonies. In this searching account, based on a wealth of new information, James Hepokoski takes a fresh look at the work and its composer. His findings have implications beyond Sibelius himself into the entire repertory of Post-Wagnerian symphoni[...]