| The Cambridge Companion to Bruckner Contributor(s): Williamson, John (Editor) |
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ISBN: 0521804043 ISBN-13: 9780521804042 Publisher: Cambridge University Press OUR PRICE: $89.30 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: September 2004 Annotation: Sixteen essays by leading experts introduce the lay reader to issues that have concerned scholars over the past twenty years regarding Anton Bruckner (1824-1896). They provide an introduction to the composer's life and works, covering such problematic areas as his relationship to Vienna; the numerous editions of his symphonies; performing styles; and his appropriation by the Nazis during the Third Reich. They also consider the extent to which his Catholicism shaped not just his religious music but his symphonies as well. |
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| BISAC Categories: - Biography & Autobiography | Music - Music | Genres & Styles - Classical |
| Dewey: B |
| LCCN: 2002038785 |
| Series: Cambridge Companions to Music |
| Physical Information: 0.75" H x 7" W x 10" (1.73 lbs) 328 pages |
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Contributor Bio(s): Williamson, John: - John Williamson is Reader in Music at the University of Liverpool. He is author of The Music of Hans Pfitzner (1992) and the Cambridge Music Handbook Strauss: Also sprach Zarathustra (1993). |