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The Companion to Mendelssohn

Inglese · Tascabile

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Klappentext Authored by leading scholars in the field! this collection of fourteen essays surveys the life! work! and posthumous reception of the nineteenth-century German-Jewish composer. Sections cover aspects of biography as well as Felix Mendelssohn's expansive and multi-faceted musical output. Two closing essays confront the turbulent course of his posthumous reception and the challenges his music continues to pose for modern performers. Zusammenfassung This collection of fourteen essays! authored by leading scholars in the field! surveys the life! work! and posthumous reception of nineteenth-century German-Jewish composer Felix Mendelssohn. While engaging with the most up-to-date scholarly literature! each chapter also provides sufficient background information to provide an introduction to Mendelssohn for the virtual newcomer. Inhaltsverzeichnis Introduction: Mendelssohn as border-dweller Peter Mercer-Taylor; Part I. Issues in Biography: 1. Mendelssohn and the institution(s) of German art music Peter Mercer-Taylor; 2. Mendelssohn and Judaism Michael P. Steinberg; 3. Felix and Fanny: gender, biography, and history Marian Wilson-Kimber; Part II. Situating the Compositions: 4. Mendelssohn and the rise of musical historicism James Garratt; 5. Mendelssohn as progressive Greg Vitercik; Part III. Profiles of the Music: 6. Symphony and Overture Douglass Seaton; 7. The works for solo instrument(s) and orchestra Steve Lindeman; 8. Mendelssohn's chamber music Thomas Schmidt-Beste; 9. The music for keyboard Glenn Stanley; 10. On Mendelssohn's sacred music, real and imaginary R. Larry Todd; 11. Mendelssohn's songs Susan Youens; 12. Felix Mendelssohn's dramatic compositions: from Liederspiel to Lorelei Monika Hennemann; Part IV. Reception and Performance: 13. Mendelssohn received John Michael Cooper; 14. Wagner as Mendelssohn: reversing habits and reclaiming meaning in the performance of Mendelssohn's music for orchestra and chorus Leon Botstein....

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Autori Peter Mercer-Taylor
Con la collaborazione di Jonathan Cross (Editore), Peter Mercer-Taylor (Editore)
Editore Cambridge University Press Academic
 
Lingue Inglese
Formato Tascabile
Pubblicazione 21.10.2004
 
EAN 9780521533423
ISBN 978-0-521-53342-3
Dimensioni 176 mm x 245 mm x 18 mm
Serie Cambridge Companions to Music
Cambridge Companions to Music
Categorie Narrativa > Romanzi > Epistole, diari
Scienze umane, arte, musica > Musica

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