Music in Transition (Häftad)
avJim Samson
ISBN: 9780460861502 - UTGIVEN: 1994-04BL A clear and stimulating guide to the origins of modern music In the decades from 1900 to 1920, traditonal tonality gave way to new forms of musical expression and was reinterpreted. In tracing the atonal revolution, Jim Samson reveals the various paths taken by Schoenberg and his followers, descr[...]
Virtuosity and the Musical Work (Häftad)
avJim Samson
ISBN: 9780521036047 - UTGIVEN: 2007-04This book is about three sets of etudes by Liszt: the Etude en douze exercices (1826), its reworking as Douzes grandes etudes (1837), and their reworking as Douzes etudes d'execution transcendante (1851). At the same time it is a book about nineteenth-century instrumental music in general, in that t[...]
An Introduction to Music Studies (Pocket)
avJ. P. E. Harper-scott, Jim Samson, J. P. E. Harper-scott
ISBN: 9780521603805 - UTGIVEN: 200901Why study music? How much practical use is it in the modern world? This introduction proves how studying music is of great value both in its own terms and also in the post-university careers marketplace. The book explains the basic concepts and issues involved in the academic study of music, draws a[...]
The Cambridge History of Nineteenth-Century Music (Pocket)
avJim (EDT) Samson
ISBN: 9781107679948 - UTGIVEN: 2014-11This 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 subject in novel and interesting ways. The book is divided into two parts (1800-1850 and 1850-1900), eac[...]
