Walls of Circumstance: Studies in Nineteenth Century Music
The nineteenth century was an age of experimentation in music. It was also a time of unfettered individualism that produced compositions in a broad range of musical styles. By focusing on a handful of well-known composers, past studies of nineteenth-century music have tended to overlook the variety and diversity of musical productions characteristic of the day. Walls Of Circumstance offers a fresh appraisal of nineteenth-century styles. Jensen examines the lives and music of eleven composers little known today: Juan Cris stomo Arriaga, Norbert Burgm ller, Franz Berwald, Henry Hugo Pierson, Sigismond Thalberg, Charles-Valentin Alkan, Hippolyte Monpou, Pietro Raimondi, Giovanni Sgambati, Hermann Goetz, and Guillaume Lekeu. For the first time their musical contributions are placed within the context of nineteenth-century musical and cultural life.
Format:Hardcover
Language:English
ISBN:0810825880
ISBN13:9780810825888
Release Date:December 1992
Publisher:Scarecrow Press
Length:170 Pages
Weight:0.79 lbs.
Dimensions:0.6" x 5.4" x 8.7"
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A must for the music lover: academic or recreational
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 25 years ago
A book of great use to any individual interested in music, be it academic or recreational. Written with exciting clarity, humor and insight these 11 little known composers find immortality under Jensen's skillful intellect. The revealed influence these, until now, unsung composers of the 19th century had on more successful contemporaries (Chopin et al) allow an unusual light to illuminate the over-analyzed "greats" of the age. This book should be housed in everyone's collection!
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