| Compendium of American Musicology: Essays in Honor of John F. Ohl Contributor(s): Arias, Enrique (Editor), Filler, Susan M. (Editor), Porter, William V. (Editor) |
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ISBN: 0810115360 ISBN-13: 9780810115361 Publisher: Northwestern University Press OUR PRICE: $76.23 Product Type: Hardcover Published: July 1999 Annotation: The scope of John F. Ohl's musicological interests and influence is honored in this wide-ranging collection of thirteen essays. Arranged chronologically by subject, the essays cover the history of Western music from the liturgical chants of the Middle Ages to the nineteenth-century symphony and the tonal innovations of the twentieth century. Each of the contributions is distinguished by original scholarship and provocative analysis. Theodore Karp's study of Mass traditions at Chartres, William V. Porter's source study of a seventeenth-century manuscript of Roman cantatas, A. Peter Brown's source and textual research on the strong trio version of the Princess Esterhazy sonatas, and the ten other essays in the volume illuminate not only the history and development of Western music since the Middle Ages, but also John Ohl's profound understanding of the origins and continuity of that history, and his passionate ability to share and teach his knowledge. The collection also includes a biography of John F. Ohl by Enrique Alberto Arias, a bibliography of Ohl's publications, and an essay by Ohl on George Frederick Handel. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Music | History & Criticism - General - Music | Reference |
| Dewey: 780 |
| LCCN: 00010551 |
| Physical Information: 0.85" H x 7.29" W x 10.31" (1.64 lbs) 264 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: A Compendium of American Musicology is a collection of thirteen fascinating essays in three fields of musicology: chant studies, music from the Renaissance to the Classic Era, and source studies from the Romantic and Postromantic periods. This collection by thirteen esteemed musicologists was compiled and edited in memory of John F. Ohl, whose career spanned study and work at Harvard, Fisk, and Northwestern Universities. He founded Northwestern's Department of Music in 1951. Arranged chronologically by subject, the essays cover the history of Western music from the liturgical chants of the Middle Ages to the nineteenth-century symphony and the tonal innovations of the twentieth century. The collection also includes a biography of John F. Ohl, a bibliography of Ohl's publications, and an essay on Ohl by George Frederick Handel. |