Korngold and His World

A brand-new look at the life and music of renowned composer Erich Wolfgang KorngoldErich Wolfgang Korngold (1897-1957) was the last compositional prodigy to emerge from the Austro-German tradition of Mozart and Mendelssohn. He was lauded in his youth by everyone from Mahler to Puccini and his auspicious career in the early 1900s spanned chamber

About the author

Daniel Goldmark is professor of music and director of the Center for Popular Music Studies at Case Western Reserve University. His books include Tunes for 'Toons. Kevin C. Karnes is professor of music at Emory University. His books include Arvo Pärt’s "Tabula Rasa."

Summary

A brand-new look at the life and music of renowned composer Erich Wolfgang KorngoldErich Wolfgang Korngold (1897-1957) was the last compositional prodigy to emerge from the Austro-German tradition of Mozart and Mendelssohn. He was lauded in his youth by everyone from Mahler to Puccini and his auspicious career in the early 1900s spanned chamber

Foreword

This is an edited volume in the Bard Music Festival series, timed for release to coincide with the summer 2019 edition of the Bard Music Festival which will be devoted to the music of the Austrian-born composer Erich Wolfgang Korngold (1897-1957).
Note: This is a simultaneous release. Cloth edition: $80.00, ISBN: t/c

Additional text

"In addition to ‘Heliane,’ . . . Bard is taking a two-week deep dive into Korngold’s broader catalog as well . . . . Tying the programs together is a new collection of scholarship, Korngold and His World. "

Product details

• Authors: Daniel Karnes Goldmark
• Assisted by: Daniel Goldmark (Editor), Goldmark Daniel (Editor), Kevin C. Karnes (Editor), Karnes Kevin C. (Editor)
• Publisher: Princeton University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 31.08.2019
• EAN: 9780691198286
• ISBN: 978-0-691-19828-6
• No. of pages: 352
• Series: The Bard Music Festival
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Music > Music theory; Individual composers & musicians, specific bands & groups, HISTORY / Europe / General, MUSIC / History & Criticism, HISTORY / Social History, MUSIC / Genres & Styles / Classical, MUSIC / Genres & Styles / Opera, Opera, Biography: arts & entertainment, Theory of music & musicology, BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Music, Musicians, singers, bands and groups, Composers and songwriters, Biography: arts and entertainment, Classical Music (C 1750 To C 1830), Classical style, Art music, orchestral and formal music, Theory of music and musicology