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The Cambridge Music list is one of the largest music book lists in the world. It caters to scholars, students and general readers and covers most areas of musical interest from polyphony to pop.

Jonathan Goldman's The Musical Language of Pierre Boulez. Writings and Compositions has been awarded an Opus Prize 2011-2012 from the Quebec Music Council in the category "Book of the Year."

     

    Listening for Utopia in Ernst Bloch's Musical Philosophy

    Listening for Utopia in Ernst Bloch's Musical Philosophy

    • Benjamin M. Korstvedt

    Korstvedt explains key concepts from Bloch's musical philosophy, making his complex ideas accessible for modern musical scholars.

    • $99.00 (C)

     

    The Song Cycle

    The Song Cycle

    • Laura Tunbridge

    Investigating the song cycle from Beethoven to today, this introduction covers all the key concepts of this important musical genre.

    • $82.00 (C)

     

    The Sonata

    The Sonata

    • Thomas Schmidt-Beste

    An introductory survey of the most enduring and popular genre of instrumental music, perfect for students, teachers and performers.

    • $82.00 (C)

     

    The Life of Schumann

    The Life of Schumann

    • Michael Musgrave

    Musgrave presents Schumann as a practical musician vitally influencing an emerging musical world through many creative facets.

    • $85.00 (C)

     

    The Cambridge Companion to Medieval Music

    The Cambridge Companion to Medieval Music

    • Mark Everist

    Perfect for students of this key topic, this Companion is a practical guide to the music of the Middle Ages.

    • $39.99 (Z)

     

    Medieval Song in Romance Languages

    Medieval Song in Romance Languages

    • John Haines

    Ranging from 500 to 1200, this 2010 book considers the neglected vernacular music of this period, performed mainly by women.

    • $95.00 (Z)

     

    Metaphors of Depth in German Musical Thought

    Metaphors of Depth in German Musical Thought

    From E. T. A. Hoffmann to Arnold Schoenberg
    • Holly Watkins

    Watkins presents a cultural history of metaphors of musical depth in nineteenth- and early twentieth-century German criticism and analysis.

    • $99.00 (C)

     

    Richard Wagner: Tristan und Isolde

    Richard Wagner: Tristan und Isolde

    • Arthur Groos

    Seven leading international writers discuss the genesis, libretto and music, and performance and reception history of Wagner's Tristan.

    • $28.99 (Z)

    Highlights

    Fashions and Legacies of Nineteenth-Century Italian Opera

    Fashions and Legacies of Nineteenth-Century Italian Opera

    • Roberta Montemorra Marvin, Hilary Poriss
    • $95.00 (C)
    The Cultural Life of the Early Polyphonic Mass

    The Cultural Life of the Early Polyphonic Mass

    Medieval Context to Modern Revival
    • Andrew Kirkman
    • $104.00 (Z)
    Ravel Studies

    Ravel Studies

    • Deborah Mawer
    • $90.00 (C)
    Recorded Music

    Recorded Music

    Performance, Culture and Technology
    • Amanda Bayley
    • $109.00 (C)
    Music and Urban Society in Colonial Latin America

    Music and Urban Society in Colonial Latin America

    • Geoffrey Baker, Tess Knighton
    • $90.00 (C)
    Opera in the Novel from Balzac to Proust

    Opera in the Novel from Balzac to Proust

    • Cormac Newark
    • $90.00 (C)
    The Musical Language of Pierre Boulez

    The Musical Language of Pierre Boulez

    Writings and Compositions
    • Jonathan Goldman
    • $90.00 (C)

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