Mahler - A Musical Physiognomy

Informationen zum Autor Theodor W. Adorno (1903-69) was the author of Minima Moralia , Philosophy of Modern Music , and Prisms , among many other books. Klappentext Theodor W. Adorno goes beyond conventional thematic analysis to gain a more complete understanding of Mahler's music through his character, his social and philosophical background, and his moment in musical history. Adorno examines the composer's works as a continuous and unified development that began with his childhood response to the marches and folk tunes of his native Bohemia. Since its appearance in 1960 in German, Mahler has established itself as a classic of musical interpretation. Now available in English, the work is presented here in a translation that captures the stylistic brilliance of the original. Theodor W. Adorno (1903-69), one of the foremost members of the Frankfurt school of critical theory, studied with Alban Berg in Vienna during the late twenties, and was later the director of the Institute of Social Research at the University of Frankfurt from 1956 until his death. His works include Aesthectic Theory, Introduction to the Sociology of Music, The Jargon of Authenticity, Prism, and Philosophy of Modern Music. Zusammenfassung This text analyzes Mahler's music through his character! his social and philosophical background! and his moment in musical history. It examines the composer's works as a continuous and unified development that began with his childhood response to the marches and folk tunes of his native Bohemia.

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• Authors: Theodor W Adorno, Theodor W. Adorno, Theodor W. (Frankfurt School) Adorno
• Assisted by: Edmund Jephcott (Translation), Jephcott Edmund (Translation)
• Publisher: University Of Chicago Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 12.09.1996
• EAN: 9780226007694
• ISBN: 978-0-226-00769-4
• No. of pages: 188
• Dimensions: 140 mm x 215 mm x 12 mm
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Music > Monographs; austria, Individual composers & musicians, specific bands & groups, MUSIC / Individual Composer & Musician, MUSIC / Genres & Styles / Classical, Romanticism, Composers and songwriters, Romantic Music (C 1830 To C 1900), Art music, orchestral and formal music, Former Czechoslovakia, Czechoslovakia