The Music of Brahms

Musgrave, Michael

ISBN 10: 071009776X / ISBN 13: 9780710097767

Edité par Routledge Kegan & Paul, London, Boston & Henley, 1986

Edges of pages have some light foxing. ; Companions To The Great Composers; 329 pages. N° de réf. du vendeur 308514

Synopsis :

Book by Musgrave Michael

Présentation de l'éditeur: Michael Musgrave presents a contemporary view of Brahms 150 years after his birth, seeing him not simply as the `conservative' figure so often stressed in the past, but as one who creatively reinterpreted a wider range of historical elements than any composer of his time. Brahms absorbed his studies directly into his music-making and composition and in so doing helped to evolve not merely a personal language which was regarded as progressive and sometimes difficult by a range of contemporaries and successors, but also helped to establish an ethos of historical reference which anticipates the twentieth century. The book concentrates on the music, with Brahms's life discussed briefly in the introduction. The works are considered in four phases according to genre, with an emphasis on connection and on the development and elaboration of a unified language. The list of works includes a recent discoveries and a calendar outlines the pattern of his musical life, including relevant information concerning performances.

Détails bibliographiques

Titre : The Music of Brahms
Éditeur : Routledge Kegan & Paul, London, Boston & Henley
Date d'édition : 1986
Reliure : Hardcover
Etat : Very Good-
Etat de la jaquette : Very Good
Edition : First Edition.