| The Cambridge History of Nineteenth-Century Music Contributor(s): Samson, Jim (Editor) |
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ISBN: 110767994X ISBN-13: 9781107679948 Publisher: Cambridge University Press OUR PRICE: $60.79 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: November 2014 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Music | History & Criticism - General |
| Dewey: 780.903 |
| LCCN: 2014567210 |
| Lexile Measure: 1510 |
| Series: Cambridge History of Music |
| Physical Information: 1.8" H x 5.9" W x 8.7" (2.30 lbs) 785 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: 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. |
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. |