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Author : Mark Berry,Nicholas Vazsonyi
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 409 pages
File Size : 52,5 Mb
Release : 2020-09-24
Category : Music
ISBN : 9781107108516
This Companion provides an overview and in-depth analysis of Wagner's Ring using traditional critical analysis alongside more recent approaches.
Author : Thomas S. Grey
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 692 pages
File Size : 40,8 Mb
Release : 2008-09-11
Category : Music
ISBN : 9781139825948
Richard Wagner is remembered as one of the most influential figures in music and theatre, but his place in history has been marked by a considerable amount of controversy. His attitudes towards the Jews and the appropriation of his operas by the Nazis, for example, have helped to construct a historical persona that sits uncomfortably with modern sensibilities. Yet Wagner's absolutely central position in the operatic canon continues. This volume serves as a timely reminder of his ongoing musical, cultural, and political impact. Contributions by specialists from such varied fields as musical history, German literature and cultural studies, opera production, and political science consider a range of topics, from trends and problems in the history of stage production to the representations of gender and sexuality. With the inclusion of invaluable and reliably up-to-date biographical data, this collection will be of great interest to scholars, students, and enthusiasts.
Author : William O. Cord
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 240 pages
File Size : 40,8 Mb
Release : 1995
Category : Music
ISBN : UOM:39015033738439
Today, more than a century after its first performance, Richard Wagner's The Ring of Nibelung endures as one of the most significant artistic creations in the history of opera. This monumental work not only altered previously accepted concepts of music and drama but also inspired creative and intellectual efforts far beyond the field of opera. Previous studies of the Ring have appealed only to those already acquainted in some way with the Wagnerian art. For the uninitiated, Wagner and his landmark creation have seemed forbidding, and those eager to learn about the masterpiece have faced a vast and frequently esoteric body of commentary. Professor Cord addresses the interests of the non-specialist by taking the reader first into Wagner's unique intent, and then through the complete history of the Ring. Cord, who has attended forty performances of the Ring, considers the conception of the poem, its development into a music-drama exemplifying Wagnerian thought, its introduction to the world, and the reactions and interpretation it elicits.
Author : Nicholas Vazsonyi
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 235 pages
File Size : 49,6 Mb
Release : 2010-03-31
Category : Music
ISBN : 9781139486460
All modern artists have had to market themselves in some way. Richard Wagner may just have done it better than anyone else. In a self-promotional effort that began around 1840 in Paris, and lasted for the remainder of his career, Wagner claimed convincingly that he was the most German composer ever and the true successor of Beethoven. More significantly, he was an opera composer who declared that he was not composing operas. Instead, during the 1850s, he mapped out a new direction, conceiving of works that would break with tradition and be literally 'brand new'. This is the first study to examine the innovative ways in which Wagner made himself a celebrity, promoting himself using every means available: autobiography, journal articles, short stories, newspaper announcements, letters, even his operas themselves. Vazsonyi reveals how Wagner created a niche for his works in the crowded opera market that continues to be unique.
Author : PETER. BASSETT
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 46,9 Mb
Release : 2015
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1458776921
Author : Nanette de Jong
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 275 pages
File Size : 43,7 Mb
Release : 2022-08-04
Category : Music
ISBN : 9781108386418
The diverse musics of the Caribbean form a vital part of the identity of individual island nations and their diasporic communities. At the same time, they witness to collective continuities and the interrelatedness that underlies the region's multi-layered complexity. This Companion introduces familiar and less familiar music practices from different nations, from reggae, calypso and salsa to tambú, méringue and soca. Its multidisciplinary, thematic approach reveals how the music was shaped by strategies of resistance and accommodation during the colonial past and how it has developed in the postcolonial present. The book encourages a comparative and syncretic approach to studying the Caribbean, one that acknowledges its patchwork of fragmented, dynamic, plural and fluid differences. It is an innovative resource for scholars and students of Caribbean musical culture, particularly those seeking a decolonising perspective on the subject.
Author : Russell Hartenberger,Ryan McClelland
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 371 pages
File Size : 47,5 Mb
Release : 2020-09-24
Category : Music
ISBN : 9781108492928
An exploration of rhythm and the richness of musical time from the perspective of performers, composers, analysts, and listeners.
Author : Toby Young
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 359 pages
File Size : 42,9 Mb
Release : 2024-05-30
Category : Music
ISBN : 9781108831697
This wide-ranging guide offers insights for musicians and students on how to be a composer.
Author : Kristin Wendland,Kacey Link
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 415 pages
File Size : 50,9 Mb
Release : 2024-03-28
Category : Music
ISBN : 9781108982320
Tango music rapidly became a global phenomenon as early as the beginning of the twentieth century, with about 30% of gramophone records made between 1903 and 1910 devoted to it. Its popularity declined between the 1950s and the 1980s but has since risen to new heights. This Companion offers twenty chapters from varying perspectives around music, dance, poetry, and interdisciplinary studies, including numerous visual and audio illustrations in print and on the accompanying webpages. Its multidisciplinary approach demonstrates how different disciplines intersect through performative, historical, ethnographic, sociological, political, and anthropological perspectives. These thematic continuities illuminate diverse international perspectives and highlight how the art form flourished in Argentina, Uruguay and abroad, while tracing its international and cultural impact over the last century. This book is an innovative resource for scholars and students of tango music, particularly those seeking a diverse international perspective on the subject.
Author : Martin Iddon
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 439 pages
File Size : 45,9 Mb
Release : 2023-02-16
Category : Music
ISBN : 9781108632027
What is serialism? Defended by enthusiastic champions and decried by horrified detractors, serialism was central to twentieth-century art music, but riven, too, by inherent contradictions. The term can be a synonym for dodecaphony, Arnold Schoenberg's 'method of composing with twelve tones which are related only to one another'. It can be more expansive, describing ways of composing systematically with parameters beyond pitch - duration, dynamic, and more - and can even stand as a sort of antonym to dodecaphony: 'Schoenberg is Dead', as Pierre Boulez once insisted. Stretched to its limits, it can describe approaches where sound can be divided into discrete parameters and later recombined to generate the new, the unexpected, beginning to blur into a further antonym, post-serialism. This Companion introduces and embraces serialism in all its dimensions and contradictions, from Schoenberg and Stravinsky to Stockhausen and Babbitt, and explores its variants and legacies in Europe, the Americas and Asia.
Author : Uwe Schütte
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 345 pages
File Size : 52,7 Mb
Release : 2022-10-27
Category : Music
ISBN : 9781009041591
This Companion is the first academic introduction to the 1960s/70s 'Krautrock' movement of German experimental music that has long attracted the attention of the music press and fans in Britain and abroad. It offers a structured approach to this exceptionally heterogeneous and decentralized movement, combining overviews with detailed analysis and close readings. The volume first analyzes the cultural, historical and economic contexts of Krautrock's emergence. It then features expert chapters discussing all the key bands of the era including Can, Kraftwerk, Tangerine Dream, Neu!, Faust, Ash Ra Tempel, Cluster and Amon Düül II. The volume concludes with essays that trace the varied, wide-ranging legacy of Krautrock from a variety of perspectives, exploring in particular the impact of German experimental music in the Anglosphere, including British post-punk and Detroit Techno. A final chapter examining the current bands that continue the Krautrock sound closes this comprehensive overview of the Krautrock phenomenon.
Author : Suk-Young Kim
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 313 pages
File Size : 51,7 Mb
Release : 2023-02-28
Category : Music
ISBN : 9781108944786
How did Korea with a relatively small-scale music industry come to create a vibrant pop culture scene that would enthrall not only young Asian fans but also global audiences from diverse racial and generational backgrounds? From idol training to fan engagement, from studio recording to mastering choreographic sequences, what are the steps that go into the actual production and promotion of K-pop? And how can we account for K-pop's global presence within the rapidly changing media environment and consumerist culture in the new millennium? As an informed guide for finding answers to these questions, The Cambridge Companion to K-Pop probes the complexities of K-pop as both a music industry and a transnational cultural scene. It investigates the meteoric ascent of K-pop against the backdrop of increasing global connectivity wherein a distinctive model of production and consumption is closely associated with creativity and futurity.
Author : Matthew Head,Susan Wollenberg
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 375 pages
File Size : 45,8 Mb
Release : 2024-05-30
Category : Music
ISBN : 9781108489157
Exploring a diverse, distinguished repertoire, and transcending the rhetoric of neglect, this book transforms understanding of women composers.
Author : Matt Brennan,Joseph Michael Pignato,Daniel Akira Stadnicki
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 283 pages
File Size : 54,8 Mb
Release : 2021-06-17
Category : Art
ISBN : 9781108489836
An approachable introduction to the drum kit, drummers, and drumming, and the key debates surrounding the instrument and its players.
Author : Jan-Peter Herbst
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 415 pages
File Size : 47,9 Mb
Release : 2023-10-31
Category : Music
ISBN : 9781108845861
Exploring the musical styles and cultures of metal, this Companion is an indispensable introduction to this popular and distinctive genre.
