Elgar the Music Maker

Nonfiction, Entertainment, Music, Theory & Criticism, History & Criticism, Reference
Cover of the book Elgar the Music Maker by Diana McVeagh, Boydell & Brewer
View on Amazon View on AbeBooks View on Kobo View on B.Depository View on eBay View on Walmart
Author: Diana McVeagh ISBN: 9781782042518
Publisher: Boydell & Brewer Publication: November 26, 2018
Imprint: Boydell Press Language: English
Author: Diana McVeagh
ISBN: 9781782042518
Publisher: Boydell & Brewer
Publication: November 26, 2018
Imprint: Boydell Press
Language: English

"The new Diana McVeagh book on Elgar is first-rate," wrote Gerald Finzi of her earlier study of the composer, published in 1955. In the completely new Elgar the Music Maker she harvests five decades of thoughts about his music, scrutinizing the biographical details that have since been discovered and using them to assess the ways in which they affect the compositions. Diana McVeagh explores Elgar's complex personality and his compositional methods, his style and his relationship to his contemporaries, yet it is the music - still played, recorded, loved and discussed as much as ever- that remains her prime focus. Each of Elgar's works is discussed, balancing information and appraisal, from his juvenilia to his unfinished Third Symphony. Diana McVeagh provides a compelling and accessible companion to the music of one of England's greatest composers. Musicians, scholars and CD collectors alike will find much to enjoy in Elgar the Music Maker. Diana McVeagh is the author of the highly acclaimed Gerald Finzi: His Life and Music (2005); of the entries on Elgar and Finzi for The New Grove Dictionary of Music and Musicians (1980, 2001); and of the Finzi entry in The Oxford Dictionary of National Biography (2004).

View on Amazon View on AbeBooks View on Kobo View on B.Depository View on eBay View on Walmart

"The new Diana McVeagh book on Elgar is first-rate," wrote Gerald Finzi of her earlier study of the composer, published in 1955. In the completely new Elgar the Music Maker she harvests five decades of thoughts about his music, scrutinizing the biographical details that have since been discovered and using them to assess the ways in which they affect the compositions. Diana McVeagh explores Elgar's complex personality and his compositional methods, his style and his relationship to his contemporaries, yet it is the music - still played, recorded, loved and discussed as much as ever- that remains her prime focus. Each of Elgar's works is discussed, balancing information and appraisal, from his juvenilia to his unfinished Third Symphony. Diana McVeagh provides a compelling and accessible companion to the music of one of England's greatest composers. Musicians, scholars and CD collectors alike will find much to enjoy in Elgar the Music Maker. Diana McVeagh is the author of the highly acclaimed Gerald Finzi: His Life and Music (2005); of the entries on Elgar and Finzi for The New Grove Dictionary of Music and Musicians (1980, 2001); and of the Finzi entry in The Oxford Dictionary of National Biography (2004).

More books from Boydell & Brewer

Cover of the book Kant in Brazil by Diana McVeagh
Cover of the book Edgar Julius Jung, Right-Wing Enemy of the Nazis by Diana McVeagh
Cover of the book Law, Liberty and the Constitution by Diana McVeagh
Cover of the book The Carabinieri Command for the Protection of Cultural Property by Diana McVeagh
Cover of the book Women of the Gilte Legende by Diana McVeagh
Cover of the book The Lawn Road Flats by Diana McVeagh
Cover of the book Ira Aldridge by Diana McVeagh
Cover of the book Presenting the Romans by Diana McVeagh
Cover of the book Medievalism, Politics and Mass Media by Diana McVeagh
Cover of the book Heroines of the French Epic by Diana McVeagh
Cover of the book Music Education in Crisis by Diana McVeagh
Cover of the book Heiner Müller's Democratic Theater by Diana McVeagh
Cover of the book The Violin by Diana McVeagh
Cover of the book European Music, 1520-1640 by Diana McVeagh
Cover of the book Medieval Pets by Diana McVeagh
We use our own "cookies" and third party cookies to improve services and to see statistical information. By using this website, you agree to our Privacy Policy