The Cambridge Companion To Richard Strauss

Read and Download Charles Youmans book The Cambridge Companion to Richard Strauss in PDF, EPub, Mobi, Kindle online. Free book TThe Cambridge Companion to Richard Strauss. This book was released on 2010-11-18 with total page pages. Book excerpt: Richard Strauss is a composer much loved among audiences throughout the world, both in the opera house and the concert hall. Despite this popularity, Strauss was for many years ignored by scholars, who considered his commercial success and his continued reliance on the tonal system to be liabilities. However, the past two decades have seen a resurgence of scholarly interest in the composer. This Companion surveys the results, focusing on the principal genres, the social and historical context, and topics perennially controversial over the last century. Chapters cover Strauss's immense operatic output, the electrifying modernism of his tone poems, and his ever-popular Lieder. Controversial topics are explored, including Strauss's relationship to the Third Reich and the sexual dimension of his works. Reintroducing the composer and his music in light of recent research, the volume shows Strauss's artistic personality to be richer and much more complicated than has been previously acknowledged.

Read and Download William A. Everett book The Cambridge Companion to the Musical in PDF, EPub, Mobi, Kindle online. Free book TThe Cambridge Companion to the Musical. This book was released on 2017-09-21 with total page pages. Book excerpt: The expanded and updated third edition of this acclaimed Companion provides an accessible, broadly based survey of one of the liveliest and most popular forms of musical performance. It ranges from the American musical of the nineteenth century to the most recent productions on Broadway, in London's West End, and many other venues, and includes key information on singers, audiences, critical reception, and traditions. Contributors approach the subject from a wide variety of perspectives, including historical concerns, artistic aspects, important trends, attention to various genres, the importance of stars, the influence of race, the various disciplines of theatrical production, the musical in varied media, and changes in technology. Chapters related to the contemporary musical have been updated, and two new chapters cover the television musical and the British musical since 1970. Carefully organised and highly readable, it will be welcomed by enthusiasts, students, and scholars alike.

Read and Download James Parsons book The Cambridge Companion to the Lied in PDF, EPub, Mobi, Kindle online. Free book TThe Cambridge Companion to the Lied. This book was released on 2004-07 with total page 446 pages. Book excerpt: Beginning several generations before Schubert, the Lied first appears as domestic entertainment. In the century that follows it becomes one of the primary modes of music-making. By the time German song comes to its presumed conclusion with Richard Strauss's 1948 Vier letzte Lieder, this rich repertoire has moved beyond the home and keyboard accompaniment to the symphony hall. This is a 2004 introductory chronicle of this fascinating genre. In essays by eminent scholars, this Companion places the Lied in its full context - at once musical, literary, and cultural - with chapters devoted to focal composers as well as important issues, such as the way in which the Lied influenced other musical genres, its use as a musical commodity, and issues of performance. The volume is framed by a detailed chronology of German music and poetry from the late 1730s to the present and also contains a comprehensive bibliography.

Read and Download Internationale Richard Strauss-Gesellschaft book Richard Strauss-Jahrbuch 2019 in PDF, EPub, Mobi, Kindle online. Free book TRichard Strauss-Jahrbuch 2019. This book was released on 2022-09-28 with total page 174 pages. Book excerpt: Richard Strauss, Herbert von Karajan und HiFi-Stereo sind eine himmlische Kombination. Die opulenten Klangflächen der Orchester- und Opernwerke des Komponisten standen im Mittelpunkt der Karriere des in Salzburg geborenen Dirigenten, sowohl was seine Aktivitäten auf der Bühne als auch jene im Aufnahmestudio betrifft. Die Aufsätze dieses Bandes setzen sich kritisch mit dieser facettenreichen aber komplizierten Beziehung auseinander und versuchen, das Vermächtnis seines Klangmaterials ebenso materialgeschichtlich wie auch durch den "Performance-turn" zu erfassen. Strauss "auf Platte" eröffnet neue Wege für die Erforschung dieses musikalischen Gespanns mit Kultstatus. Richard Strauss, Herbert von Karajan and hi-fi stereo are a match made in heaven. The opulent sonic canvases of the composer's orchestral and operatic works featured centrally in the Salzburg-born conductor's career on the stage and in the recording studio. The essays collected here critically examine this problematic relationship and seek to frame Strauss's acoustic legacy in terms of both material history and performance studies. Strauss "on the record" opens up new avenues for research into one of the most iconic parings of twentieth-century music.

Read and Download Russell Hartenberger book The Cambridge Companion to Percussion in PDF, EPub, Mobi, Kindle online. Free book TThe Cambridge Companion to Percussion. This book was released on 2016-03-10 with total page 327 pages. Book excerpt: Timpani traditions and beyond

Read and Download Simon Trezise book The Cambridge Companion to French Music in PDF, EPub, Mobi, Kindle online. Free book TThe Cambridge Companion to French Music. This book was released on 2015-02-19 with total page 441 pages. Book excerpt: This accessible Companion provides a wide-ranging and comprehensive introduction to French music from the early middle ages to the present.

Read and Download Julian Horton book The Cambridge Companion to the Symphony in PDF, EPub, Mobi, Kindle online. Free book TThe Cambridge Companion to the Symphony. This book was released on 2013-05-02 with total page 470 pages. Book excerpt: Few genres of the last 250 years have proved so crucial to the course of music history, or so vital to public musical experience, as the symphony. This Companion offers an accessible guide to the historical, analytical and interpretative issues surrounding this major genre of Western music, discussing an extensive variety of works from the eighteenth century to the present day. The book complements a detailed review of the symphony's history with focused analytical essays from leading scholars on the symphonic music of both mainstream composers, including Haydn, Mozart and Beethoven and lesser-known figures, including Carter, Berio and Maxwell Davies. With chapters on a comprehensive range of topics, from the symphony's origins to the politics of its reception in the twentieth century, this is an invaluable resource for anyone with an interest in the history, analysis and performance of the symphonic repertoire.

Read and Download Kenneth Gloag book The Cambridge Companion to Michael Tippett in PDF, EPub, Mobi, Kindle online. Free book TThe Cambridge Companion to Michael Tippett. This book was released on 2013-01-17 with total page 335 pages. Book excerpt: This Companion provides a wide ranging and accessible study of one of the most individual composers of the twentieth century. A team of international scholars shed new light on Tippett's major works and draw attention to those that have not yet received the attention they deserve.

Read and Download Katherine Williams book The Cambridge Companion to the Singer-Songwriter in PDF, EPub, Mobi, Kindle online. Free book TThe Cambridge Companion to the Singer-Songwriter. This book was released on 2016-02-25 with total page 385 pages. Book excerpt: This Companion explores the historical and theoretical contexts of the singer-songwriter tradition, and includes case studies of singer-songwriters from Thomas d'Urfey through to Kanye West.

Read and Download Mark Kroll book The Cambridge Companion to the Harpsichord in PDF, EPub, Mobi, Kindle online. Free book TThe Cambridge Companion to the Harpsichord. This book was released on 2019-01-03 with total page 407 pages. Book excerpt: Covers every aspect of the harpsichord and its music, including composers, genres, national styles, tuning, and the art of harpsichord building.

Read and Download André de Quadros book The Cambridge Companion to Choral Music in PDF, EPub, Mobi, Kindle online. Free book TThe Cambridge Companion to Choral Music. This book was released on 2012-08-16 with total page 356 pages. Book excerpt: Choral music is now undoubtedly the foremost genre of participatory music making, with more people singing in choirs than ever before. Written by a team of leading international practitioners and scholars, this Companion addresses the history of choral music, its emergence and growth worldwide and its professional practice. The volume sets out a historical survey of the genre and follows with a kaleidoscopic bird's eye view of choral music from all over the world. Chapters vividly portray the emergence and growth of choral music from its Quranic antecedents in West and Central Asia to the baroque churches of Latin America, representing its global diversity. Uniquely, the book includes a pedagogical section where several leading choral musicians write about the voice and the inner workings of a choir and give their professional insights into choral practice. This Companion will appeal to choral scholars, directors and performers alike.

Read and Download Victor Coelho book The Cambridge Companion to the Rolling Stones in PDF, EPub, Mobi, Kindle online. Free book TThe Cambridge Companion to the Rolling Stones. This book was released on 2019-09-12 with total page 247 pages. Book excerpt: The first collection of academic essays focused entirely on the musical, historical, cultural and media impact of the Rolling Stones.

Read and Download Anastasia Belina book The Cambridge Companion to Operetta in PDF, EPub, Mobi, Kindle online. Free book TThe Cambridge Companion to Operetta. This book was released on 2019-12-05 with total page 347 pages. Book excerpt: A collection of essays revealing how operetta spread across borders and became popular on the musical stages of the world.

Read and Download Anna Harwell Celenza book The Cambridge Companion to Gershwin in PDF, EPub, Mobi, Kindle online. Free book TThe Cambridge Companion to Gershwin. This book was released on 2019-08-22 with total page 333 pages. Book excerpt: Explores how Gershwin's iconic music was shaped by American political, intellectual, cultural and business interests as well as technological advances.

Read and Download Russell Hartenberger book The Cambridge Companion to Rhythm in PDF, EPub, Mobi, Kindle online. Free book TThe Cambridge Companion to Rhythm. This book was released on 2020-09-24 with total page 371 pages. Book excerpt: One of the defining aspects of music is that it exists in time. From clapping to dancing, toe-tapping to head-nodding, the responses of musicians and listeners alike capture the immediacy and significance of the musical beat. This Companion explores the richness of musical time through a variety of perspectives, surveying influential writings on the topic, incorporating the perspectives of listeners, analysts, composers, and performers, and considering the subject across a range of genres and cultures. It includes chapters on music perception, visualizing rhythmic notation, composers' writings on rhythm, rhythm in jazz, rock, and hip-hop. Taking a global approach, chapters also explore rhythmic styles in the music of India, Africa, Bali, Latin America and the Caribbean, and Indigenous music of North and South America. Readers will gain an understanding of musicians' approaches to performing complex rhythms of contemporary music, and revealing insights into the likely future of rhythm in music.

Read and Download Nicholas Till book The Cambridge Companion to Opera Studies in PDF, EPub, Mobi, Kindle online. Free book TThe Cambridge Companion to Opera Studies. This book was released on 2012-10-18 with total page 365 pages. Book excerpt: The first comprehensive attempt to map the current field of opera studies by leading scholars in the discipline.

Read and Download Martin Iddon book The Cambridge Companion to Serialism in PDF, EPub, Mobi, Kindle online. Free book TThe Cambridge Companion to Serialism. This book was released on 2023-02-16 with total page 439 pages. Book excerpt: What is serialism? Defended by enthusiastic champions and decried by horrified detractors, serialism was central to twentieth-century art music, but riven, too, by inherent contradictions. The term can be a synonym for dodecaphony, Arnold Schoenberg's 'method of composing with twelve tones which are related only to one another'. It can be more expansive, describing ways of composing systematically with parameters beyond pitch - duration, dynamic, and more - and can even stand as a sort of antonym to dodecaphony: 'Schoenberg is Dead', as Pierre Boulez once insisted. Stretched to its limits, it can describe approaches where sound can be divided into discrete parameters and later recombined to generate the new, the unexpected, beginning to blur into a further antonym, post-serialism. This Companion introduces and embraces serialism in all its dimensions and contradictions, from Schoenberg and Stravinsky to Stockhausen and Babbitt, and explores its variants and legacies in Europe, the Americas and Asia.