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While famous for ‘O Holy Night’, composer Adolphe-Charles Adam’s greatest achievement was ballet. His Giselle is the quintessence of Romanticism. This book examines his 14 works for the dance, charting the efflorescence of the Romantic ballet in Paris from 1830-1860.
While famous for ‘O Holy Night’, composer Adolphe-Charles Adam’s greatest achievement was ballet. His Giselle is the quintessence of Romanticism. This book examines his 14 works for the dance, charting the efflorescence of the Romantic ballet in Paris from 1830-1860.
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This book presents a comprehensive overview of major traditional Indian rhythms using a novel visual approach. Its graphic, tabular format offers insights into the structural beauty of rhythms from ancient to contemporary music, including folk, classical, and popular film songs.
This book presents a comprehensive overview of major traditional Indian rhythms using a novel visual approach. Its graphic, tabular format offers insights into the structural beauty of rhythms from ancient to contemporary music, including folk, classical, and popular film songs.
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Popular Music and Australian Culture
Across the Grain
This volume explores popular music and culture, challenging assumptions about how we experience modernity. The essays raise larger questions about our status as consumers and participants in historical change, and examine the relationship between sound, media, and community.
This volume explores popular music and culture, challenging assumptions about how we experience modernity. The essays raise larger questions about our status as consumers and participants in historical change, and examine the relationship between sound, media, and community.
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This book analyzes the relationship between image, music, and audiences in mainstream culture. Studying works like The Lord of the Rings, Harry Potter, and Blade Runner, it explores how audiovisual media shapes the way we understand reality.
This book analyzes the relationship between image, music, and audiences in mainstream culture. Studying works like The Lord of the Rings, Harry Potter, and Blade Runner, it explores how audiovisual media shapes the way we understand reality.
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An Exploration of Hatred in Pop Music
Viva Hate
‘Love’ may be the major theme of pop songs, but ‘hate’ runs it close. This book explores hatred across the history of popular music—in lyrics, album art, and the industry itself—asking important questions about misogyny, politics, psychology, and family along the way.
‘Love’ may be the major theme of pop songs, but ‘hate’ runs it close. This book explores hatred across the history of popular music—in lyrics, album art, and the industry itself—asking important questions about misogyny, politics, psychology, and family along the way.
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Perspectives on Contemporary Musical Practices
From Research to Creation
This volume sheds light on the wide range of perspectives on musical activity today. It discusses the changing contexts of 20th-century compositions, offers in-depth musical analysis connected to performance, and considers technology’s influence on musical creation.
This volume sheds light on the wide range of perspectives on musical activity today. It discusses the changing contexts of 20th-century compositions, offers in-depth musical analysis connected to performance, and considers technology’s influence on musical creation.
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A Taxonomical Framework for Evaluating Piano Performances
Tempo Styles beyond Fast and Slow
Musicians find it difficult to put what they hear into words. This book offers a framework for evaluating six aspects of tempo. Analyzing 30 recordings of Chopin and Liszt, it shows how to precisely describe and evaluate a performer’s style of tempo and tempo variation.
Musicians find it difficult to put what they hear into words. This book offers a framework for evaluating six aspects of tempo. Analyzing 30 recordings of Chopin and Liszt, it shows how to precisely describe and evaluate a performer’s style of tempo and tempo variation.
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Folk and Songs in Japan and Beyond
Ethnomusicological Essays in Honour of David W. Hughes
This volume of essays honors David Hughes, a leading scholar of the music of Japan and South-East Asia. His groundbreaking work covers Japanese min'yō (folk song) and more. Written by former students and collaborators, these papers reflect the depth and breadth of his influence.
This volume of essays honors David Hughes, a leading scholar of the music of Japan and South-East Asia. His groundbreaking work covers Japanese min’yō (folk song) and more. Written by former students and collaborators, these papers reflect the depth and breadth of his influence.
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This book offers insights into how the myth of Medea reflects cultural concepts rooted in our cognition. It analyzes the application of figurative mechanisms in verbal, visual, and music modes, exploring one of the most thrilling themes in literature and performing arts.
This book offers insights into how the myth of Medea reflects cultural concepts rooted in our cognition. It analyzes the application of figurative mechanisms in verbal, visual, and music modes, exploring one of the most thrilling themes in literature and performing arts.
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This is the first comprehensive study of Nikolaos Mantzaros in English, the pre-eminent composer in the evolution of classical music in modern Greece. It explores his development as a composer with strong Italian affiliation and his role as an educator and theorist.
This is the first comprehensive study of Nikolaos Mantzaros in English, the pre-eminent composer in the evolution of classical music in modern Greece. It explores his development as a composer with strong Italian affiliation and his role as an educator and theorist.
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An Anthology of French and Francophone Singers, from A to Z, 2nd Edition
Singin' in French
This richly illustrated mini-dictionary offers portraits of the greatest singers of the French language. Discover how classic and contemporary artists have constructed the musical landscape, influenced the French language, and nourished our collective imagination.
This richly illustrated mini-dictionary offers portraits of the greatest singers of the French language. Discover how classic and contemporary artists have constructed the musical landscape, influenced the French language, and nourished our collective imagination.
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Meyerbeer’s L’Africaine
History, Heroism and the Mythological Hermeneutic
This study examines the creation, dramaturgy, and musical style of L'Africaine, the final opera by Meyerbeer and Scribe. It covers its astonishing reception and revival, featuring a collection of iconography and its interpretation by the greatest singers of opera's Golden Age.
This study examines the creation, dramaturgy, and musical style of L’Africaine, the final opera by Meyerbeer and Scribe. It covers its astonishing reception and revival, featuring a collection of iconography and its interpretation by the greatest singers of opera’s Golden Age.
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Music in Human Experience
Perspectives on a Musical Species
Music plays an integral role in many facets of human life, from the biological and social to the spiritual and political. This book brings together interdisciplinary and cross-cultural studies on the functions, purposes, and meanings of music in human experience.
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Composer Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov questioned tsarist Russia's official policy of “Orthodoxy, Autocracy, Nationality”. This book examines how his operas presented a new vision of Russian identity, challenging the autocracy through his art and political ideology.
Composer Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov questioned tsarist Russia’s official policy of “Orthodoxy, Autocracy, Nationality”. This book examines how his operas presented a new vision of Russian identity, challenging the autocracy through his art and political ideology.
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This volume explores musical instruments in creative practice and culture. Contributors examine acoustical, electronic and digital instruments, the relationships composers and performers establish with them, and their crucial role in creating musical experiences and meanings.
This volume explores musical instruments in creative practice and culture. Contributors examine acoustical, electronic and digital instruments, the relationships composers and performers establish with them, and their crucial role in creating musical experiences and meanings.
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A Jesuit missionary, musician, and builder of Shanghai's famed bamboo organs. François Ravary’s unpublished letters reveal the crises of the Catholic mission in nineteenth-century China and his creation of the nation's first brass band and school orchestra.
A Jesuit missionary, musician, and builder of Shanghai’s famed bamboo organs. François Ravary’s unpublished letters reveal the crises of the Catholic mission in nineteenth-century China and his creation of the nation’s first brass band and school orchestra.
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Experiencing Gigli with Quality Audio
Exquisitely Beautiful Singing
Scant attention has been paid to vocal reproduction. Through the overlooked singer Beniamino Gigli, this book explores hi-fi reproduction of the voice, discusses why his singing is special and still relevant, and provides insights into the value of thoughtful listening.
Scant attention has been paid to vocal reproduction. Through the overlooked singer Beniamino Gigli, this book explores hi-fi reproduction of the voice, discusses why his singing is special and still relevant, and provides insights into the value of thoughtful listening.
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The Choral Works of Jennifer Higdon
Choral Kaleidoscope
Esteemed composer Jennifer Higdon writes fascinating and profound choral music. This book explores her works, citing the extensive relationship of the music to the texts. It presents compositional characteristics, analysis, and insights directly from the composer.
Esteemed composer Jennifer Higdon writes fascinating and profound choral music. This book explores her works, citing the extensive relationship of the music to the texts. It presents compositional characteristics, analysis, and insights directly from the composer.
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These musical essays on Albanian themes explore historical identity and traditional performance. In the 18th century, baroque composers began representing the hero Scanderbeg on the operatic stage, using music’s dramatic power to elicit an emotional response.
These musical essays on Albanian themes explore historical identity and traditional performance. In the 18th century, baroque composers began representing the hero Scanderbeg on the operatic stage, using music’s dramatic power to elicit an emotional response.
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Contemporary Piano Music
Performance and Creativity
This collection addresses performance and musical creation in contemporary piano music. It examines the aesthetic and technical aspects of the 20th century and reflects on 21st-century artistic practices that are redefining the contemporary performative field.
This collection addresses performance and musical creation in contemporary piano music. It examines the aesthetic and technical aspects of the 20th century and reflects on 21st-century artistic practices that are redefining the contemporary performative field.
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