The Penguin Companion to Classical Music
Title | The Penguin Companion to Classical Music PDF eBook |
Author | Paul Griffiths |
Publisher | Penguin UK |
Pages | 1412 |
Release | 2004-10-07 |
Genre | Music |
ISBN | 0141909765 |
This superbly authoratitive new work provides a comprehensive A-Z guide to some 1000 years of Western music. It explores in detail the lives and achievements of a vast range of composers, as well as looking at such key topics as music history (from medieval plainchant to contemporary minimalism), performers, theory and jargon. Throught Griffiths skilfully blends lightly worn scholarship with personal insight, whether examining the emotional colouring that different musical keys achieve or charting the rise and development of the symphony.
The Penguin Companion to Classical Music
Title | The Penguin Companion to Classical Music PDF eBook |
Author | Paul Griffiths |
Publisher | |
Pages | 916 |
Release | 2005 |
Genre | Music |
ISBN |
This work explores the lives and achievements of figures in the field of music, discusses individual works, offers plot synopses of operas and ballets, and considers the careers of major performers. It looks at historical movements and trends, the evolution of musical instruments and the development of different forms of music, explains the vocabulary of classical music and the technical teral terms that describe how works are written and performed.
The Penguin Guide to the 1000 Finest Classical Recordings
Title | The Penguin Guide to the 1000 Finest Classical Recordings PDF eBook |
Author | Edward Greenfield |
Publisher | Penguin UK |
Pages | 921 |
Release | 2011-09-29 |
Genre | Music |
ISBN | 0141399767 |
INDEPENDENT BOOKS OF THE YEAR This completely new edition of the Penguin Guide reviews the 1000 best classical albums issued and reissued over the past five decades, many of which dominate the catalogue because of their sheer excellence, irrespective of recording dates. More comprehensive than ever before, it indicates key recordings on CD, DVD and enhanced SACD, including those in surround sound. If you want the finest available version of any major classical album you will find it listed and assessed in these pages. Ranging from long-established albums to the newest releases, the latest edition represents the cream of the international repertoire and has all the information you need to select the finest classical music available.
The Penguin Companion to Literature
Title | The Penguin Companion to Literature PDF eBook |
Author | |
Publisher | |
Pages | 575 |
Release | 1971 |
Genre | British literature |
ISBN |
Modern Music and After
Title | Modern Music and After PDF eBook |
Author | Paul Griffiths |
Publisher | Oxford University Press |
Pages | 475 |
Release | 2011-02-16 |
Genre | Music |
ISBN | 0199792283 |
Over three decades, Paul Griffiths's survey has remained the definitive study of music since the Second World War; this fully revised and updated edition re-establishes Modern Music and After as the preeminent introduction to the music of our time. The disruptions of the war, and the struggles of the ensuing peace, were reflected in the music of the time: in Pierre Boulez's radical reformation of compositional technique and in John Cage's development of zen music; in Milton Babbitt's settling of the serial system and in Dmitry Shostakovich's unsettling symphonies; in Karlheinz Stockhausen's development of electronic music and in Luigi Nono's pursuit of the universally human, in Iannis Xenakis's view of music as sounding mathematics and in Luciano Berio's consideration of it as language. The initiatives of these composers and their contemporaries opened prospects that haven't yet stopped unfolding. This constant expansion of musical thinking since 1945 has left us with no singular history of music; Griffiths's study accordingly follows several different paths, showing how and why they converge and diverge. This new edition of Modern Music and After discusses not only the music of the fifteen years that have passed since the previous edition, but also the recent explosion of scholarly interest in the latter half of the twentieth century. In particular, the book has been expanded to incorporate the variety of responses to the modernist impasse experienced by composers of the 1980s and 1990s. Griffiths then moves the book into the twenty-first century as he examines such highly influential composers as Helmut Lachenmann and Salvatore Sciarrino. For its breadth, wealth of detail, and characteristic wit and clarity, the third edition of Modern Music and After is required reading for the student and the enquiring listener.
The New Penguin Dictionary of Music
Title | The New Penguin Dictionary of Music PDF eBook |
Author | Paul Griffiths |
Publisher | Penguin Global |
Pages | 896 |
Release | 2006 |
Genre | Music |
ISBN |
Looks at the lives and achievements of thousands of composers and examines key topics such as music history, theory, and jargon.
The Complete Classical Music Guide
Title | The Complete Classical Music Guide PDF eBook |
Author | DK |
Publisher | Penguin |
Pages | 354 |
Release | 2020-08-11 |
Genre | Music |
ISBN | 0744033470 |
What makes Mozart's music so great? Why does a minor chord sound sad and a major chord sound happy? What's the difference between opera and operetta? From Bach to Bernstein, this definitive guide offers a complete survey of the history of classical music. Whether you already love classical music or you're just beginning to explore it, The Complete Classical Music Guide invites you to discover the spirituality of Byrd's masses, the awesome power of Handel's Messiah, and the wonders of Wagner's operas, as well as hundreds of more composers and their masterpieces. This guide takes you on a journey through more than 1,000 years, charting the evolution of musical instruments, styles, and genres. Biographies of major and lesser-known composers offer rich insights into their music and the historical and cultural contexts that influenced their genius. The book explores the features that defined each musical era - from the ornate brilliance of the Baroque, through the drama of Romantic music, to contemporary genres such as minimalism and electronic music. Timelines, quotes, and color photographs give a voice to this music and the exceptionally gifted individuals who created it.