`A work of impressive scholarship ... The writing is vigorous and lucid.' Music Teacher
`This is the first serious study of Chopin's oeuvre to appear in English; thus it fills a real need, and it will probably remain a standard reference work for some years to come.' Music Analysis
The lasting popularity of Chopin's music has reached `from salon to slum'. He captured and expressed the spirit of the age of Romanticism, its ardour and idealism, its longing and restlessness, its love of spontaneity, with an authority his contemporaries immediately recognized and which successive generations have admired and loved. Much of the Chopin literature in English is biographical, but this book is a critical study of the music itself and of the creative process which is central to the life of any composer.
Professor Jim Samson provides a detailed analysis of the style and structure of the music in the light of recent Chopin scholarship on the one hand and recent analytical methods on the other. The early chapters deal mainly with the sources and the characteristic profile of Chopin's musical style, relating his music to a wider context in social and stylistic history. Later chapters look rather at the structure of his music and how it functions, with many examples highlighting the discussion.
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A critical study of Chopin's music which provides a detailed analysis of its style and structure, in the light of Chopin scholarship and recent analytical methods. It also explores the creative process itself, which is central to the lives of all composers.
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A biographical sketch; apprenticeship; "Stile brillante"; baroque reflections; "Bel canto"; the spirit of Poland; salons; German dialogues; the preludes revisited; scherzos; ballades; fantasies.
`A work of impressive scholarship ... The writing is vigorous and lucid.' Music Teacher
`This is the first serious study of Chopin's oeuvre to appear in English; thus it fills a real need, and it will probably remain a standard reference work for some years to come.' Music Analysis
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Was previously Lecturer and Reader in Musicology at the University of Exeter. He lives in Crediton, Devon
Produktdetaljer
ISBN
9780198164029
Publisert
1994
Utgiver
Oxford University Press
Vekt
406 gr
Høyde
234 mm
Bredde
156 mm
Dybde
16 mm
Aldersnivå
P, 06
Språk
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Heftet
Antall sider
252
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