Edward Macdowell: A Study (Classic Reprint) - Couverture souple

Carnegie, Andrew

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 1440065837 ISBN 13 : 9781440065835

Editeur : Forgotten Books, 2018

Synopsis

Discover the life, music, and personal lyric voice of Edward MacDowell, a pivotal American Romantic.

This study offers a clear, engaging portrait of the composer whose work helped define a distinctly American Romantic impulse in art music. It situates MacDowell within his era, contrasts his approach with European contemporaries, and explains how his Celtic temperament shaped a memorable, intimate musical language.

Lawrence Gilman traces MacDowell’s development from early studies in New York and Paris to his mature impressionist style. The book blends biographical detail with thoughtful analysis of major works, including his orchestral and piano pieces, and highlights the personal, lyric quality that gives his music its enduring appeal.

• Accessible biographical arc from youth to international study to American prominence.
• Insight into MacDowell’s evolution as an impressionist with a strong, personal voice.
• Contextual comparisons to other great composers of his time and place in American music history.
• Discussion of key works and recurring themes that define his artistic footprint.

Ideal for readers of music history, students, and lovers of American classical music seeking a thoughtful, well-grounded portrait.

A propos du livre

Présentation de l'éditeur

This study is based upon the monograph on Mac Dowell which I contributed in 1905 to the Living Masters of Music series. That book could not, of course, remain in the series after the death of Mac Dowell three years later; it was therefore taken from its place and used as a foundation for the present volume, which supersedes it in every respect. The biographical portion is almost wholly new, and has been greatly enlarged, while the chapters dealing with Mac Dowell smusic have been revised and extended. In completing this survey of one who in his art is still of to-day, I have been poignantly conscious throughout of the fact that posterity has an inconvenient habit of reversing the judgments delivered upon creative artists by their contemporaries; yet to trim deftly ones convictions in the hope that they may elastically conform to any one of a number of possible verdicts to be expected from a capricious futurity, is probably as dangerous a proceeding as to avow, without equivocation or compromise, ones precise beliefs.
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About the Publisher

Forgotten Books is a publisher of historical writings, such as: Philosophy, Classics, Science, Religion, History, Folklore and Mythology.

Forgotten Books' Classic Reprint Series utilizes the latest technology to regenerate facsimiles of historically important writings. Careful attention has been made to accurately preserve the original format of each page whilst digitally enhancing the aged text. Read books online for free at www.forgottenbooks.org

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Forgotten Books
• Date d'édition: 2018
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1440065837
• ISBN 13: 9781440065835
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 129
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