| The Cambridge History of Nineteenth-Century Music Contributor(s): Samson, Jim (Editor) |
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ISBN: 0521590175 ISBN-13: 9780521590174 Publisher: Cambridge University Press OUR PRICE: $216.60 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: December 2001 Annotation: The most informed reference book on nineteenth-century music currently available, this comprehensive overview of music in the nineteenth century draws on the most recent scholarship in the field. Essays investigate the intellectual and socio-political history of the time, and examine topics such as nations and nationalism, the emergent concept of an avant garde, and musical styles and languages at the turn of the century. It contains a detailed chronology, and extensive glossaries. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Music | History & Criticism - General |
| Dewey: 780.903 |
| LCCN: 00067469 |
| Lexile Measure: 1510 |
| Series: Cambridge Studies in Early Modern History |
| Physical Information: 2.01" H x 6.2" W x 9.24" (2.97 lbs) 788 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Contributor Bio(s): Samson, Jim: - Jim Samson has been a Professor of Music at the Universities of Exeter and Bristol and is now Professor of Music at Royal Holloway, University of London. He has published several books on Chopin including The Cambridge Companion to Chopin (1992), as well as books on Szymanowski, late Romantic music, and music of the early twentieth century. |