Prokofiev's last four operas are major works of his career in the Soviet Union, yet the original versions remain unfamiliar since they exist only in manuscript form. This book offers bold new interpretations, draws on a wide range of primary and secondary sources, and includes comparisons with works of literature, film, and theatre.
Musica dal 1900 Serie
Questa serie approfondisce la musica e la vita musicale dalla fine del XIX secolo ad oggi. Comprende studi storici e biografici incentrati sul contesto della composizione, accanto a lavori analitici che esplorano il linguaggio musicale e i processi compositivi. Viene posta enfasi sulle circostanze che circondano la creazione musicale, includendo il mecenatismo, le pratiche editoriali e la vita musicale di diverse nazioni. La collezione offre una prospettiva completa sull'evoluzione della musica moderna.






Schoenberg's Twelve-Tone Music
- 466pagine
- 17 ore di lettura
Jack Boss presents detailed analyses of Arnold Schoenberg's twelve-tone pieces, bringing the composer's 'musical idea' - problem, elaboration, solution - to life.
French Music and Jazz in Conversation
- 322pagine
- 12 ore di lettura
This book explores the historical-cultural interactions between French concert music and American jazz across 1900-65, from both perspectives.
Music in Germany since 1968
- 294pagine
- 11 ore di lettura
Alastair Williams argues that the social transformations of 1968 led to a new phase of art music in Germany.
Schoenberg's Atonal Music
- 405pagine
- 15 ore di lettura
The 'prequel' to Schoenberg's Twelve-Tone Music (Cambridge, 2014), this book demonstrates that the term 'atonal' is effective in describing Schoenberg's music from 1908-21. Written for music scholars, performers and conductors, it features detailed analyses that will help them understand the core logic of some of the most difficult pieces of music.
Luigi Dallapiccola and Musical Modernism in Fascist Italy
- 320pagine
- 12 ore di lettura
Tracing the history of musical modernism in Italy from the fin de siecle to the Cold War, this book follows the work of Luigi Dallapiccola, the leading Italian composer of the mid-twentieth century, as he moved from support for the fascist regime to a committed resistance to totalitarianism.
British Musical Modernism
- 508pagine
- 18 ore di lettura
The first in-depth historical analysis of British art music post-1945, providing a group-portrait of eleven composers ranging from avant-garde to pop.
The Spectral Piano
- 210pagine
- 8 ore di lettura
Marilyn Nonken finds precedent in the works of pianist-composers Liszt, Scriabin and Debussy for spectral attitudes towards the musical experience.
The Orchestral Music of Michael Tippett
- 340pagine
- 12 ore di lettura
Thomas Schuttenhelm's book presents an investigation into Michael Tippett's creative process and a comprehensive critical commentary on his orchestral music.
Harrison Birtwistle's Operas and Music Theatre
- 488pagine
- 18 ore di lettura
A definitive source study of the stage works of Harrison Birtwistle, one of Britain's foremost living composers.
John Cage and Peter Yates
- 342pagine
- 12 ore di lettura
The correspondence between John Cage and Peter Yates represents the final part of Cage's three most significant exchanges of letters. Cage argued 'composing's one thing, performing's another, listening's a third': in this exchange he engages directly with the last part of that triad of musical... číst celé