Classical Opera category: 1804 books

This early work by E. T. A. Hoffmann was originally published in 1813. Born in Königsberg, East Prussia in 1776, Hoffmann's family were all jurists, and during his youth he was initially encouraged to pursue a career in law. However, in his late teens Hoffman became increasingly interested in literature...

Distinguished ethnomusicologist Philip V. Bohlman compiles Johann Gottfried Herder’s writings on music and nationalism, from his early volumes of Volkslieder through sacred song to the essays on aesthetics late in his life, shaping them as the book on music that Herder would have written had he...

Expression and truth are traditional opposites in Western thought: expression supposedly refers to states of mind, truth to states of affairs. Expression and Truth rejects this opposition and proposes fluid new models of expression, truth, and knowledge with broad application to the humanities. These...

Los griegos celebraban sus fiestas al principio y al final de la siega, piden a los dioses que el campo sea fecundo, y concretamente, lo piden a Dionisos. Una procesión de danzantes dionisíacos que representan a los sátiros - compañeros de Dionisos - pasea por las avenidas de la Grecia primitiva...

Music has long been considered beneficial in enhancing cognitive skills, and some have even suggested that music constitutes its own category of brain function; that it is, in fact, a separate and distinct type of thought. As is sex, which can produce, aside from children, complete dysfunction, confused...

Richard Wagner’s Ring of the Nibelung is one of the greatest works of art created in modern times, and has fascinated both critics and devotees for over a century and a half. No recent study has examined the meaning of Wagner's masterpiece with the attention to detail and intellectual power that...

Beethoven's Ninth Symphony has held musical audiences captive for close to two centuries. Few other musical works hold such a prominent place in the collective imagination; each generation rediscovers the work for itself and makes it its own. Honing in on the significance of the symphony in contemporary...

Maurice Ravel es una figura indiscutible de la música europea del siglo xx. Creador de una obra de maravillosa transparencia y de fascinante calidad técnica, Ravel es también un compositor cuya popularidad lo ha convertido en una figura internacionalmente reconocida. Jankélévitch ha escrito un...

This exemplary new edition of the vocal score of an enchanting operetta — which has delighted audiences for over a century with its catchy melodies, its witty lyrics, and its madcap tale of tender-hearted pirates, timid policemen, and the demands of duty — was prepared by musicologists Carl Simpson...

This enduringly popular operetta is a bona fide classic that has delighted audiences since its debut in 1885. An appealing Japanese background adds a graceful charm to the romantic satire, while showcasing Sullivan's winsome melodies and Gilbert's satiric verses. This full score is indispensable to soloists, chorus members, and rehearsal pianists.

From Jurassic Park to James Bond, Vertigo to Titanic, a powerful score can make a movie truly extraordinary. The alchemy between composer and director creates pure cinematic magic, with songs and melodies that are instantly recognisable and eternally memorable. So what is their secret?Saturday Night...

These free-wheeling, often exhilarating dialogues—which grew out of the acclaimed Carnegie Hall Talks—are an exchange between two of the most prominent figures in contemporary culture: Daniel Barenboim, internationally renowned conductor and pianist, and Edward W. Said, eminent literary critic...

Are you looking for a journey that will take you through The Greatest Female Pianists of All Time: Top 100, along with funny comments and a word puzzle? Then this book is for you. Whether you are looking at this book for curiosity, choices, options, or just for fun; this book fits any criteria. Creating...

Forty-seven vocal works from the 12th to the 17th centuries, including songs by Henry IV and Henry VIII as well as Thomas Tallis, William Byrd, Thomas Ravenscroft, Thomas Morley, John Dowland, and Thomas Weelkes. Introduction by Joel Newman. Some Suggested Reading. Indexes.