Music in the Nineteenth Century: The Oxford History of Western Music - Paperback

Music in the Nineteenth Century: The Oxford History of Western Music - Paperback

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Music in the Nineteenth Century: The Oxford History of Western Music - Paperback
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Music in the Nineteenth Century: The Oxford History of Western Music - Paperback

Music in the Nineteenth Century: The Oxford History of Western Music - Paperback

$47.86
$47.86

by Richard Taruskin (Author)

The universally acclaimed and award-winning Oxford History of Western Music is the eminent musicologist Richard Taruskin's provocative, erudite telling of the story of Western music from its earliest days to the present. Each book in this superlative five-volume set illuminates-through a
representative sampling of masterworks-the themes, styles, and currents that give shape and direction to a significant period in the history of Western music.

In Music in the Nineteenth Century, Richard Taruskin offers a panoramic tour of this magnificent century in the history music. Major themes addressed in this book include the romantic transformation of opera, Franz Schubert and the German lied, the rise of virtuosos such as Paganini and Liszt, the
twin giants of nineteenth-century opera, Richard Wagner and Giuseppe Verdi, the lyric dramas of Bizet and Puccini, and the revival of the symphony by Brahms. Laced with brilliant observations, memorable musical analysis, and a panoramic sense of the interactions between history, culture, politics,
art, literature, religion, and music, this book will be essential reading for anyone who wishes to understand this rich and diverse period.

Author Biography


Richard Taruskin is professor of musicology at the University of California, Berkeley. In addition to this work, Taruskin is also the author of such books as Music in the Western World: A History in Documents (1985), Text & Act (OUP, 1995), and Stravinsky and the Russian Traditions (1996). He is a
frequent contributor to the New York Times, New Republic, and many other scholarly journals.

Number of Pages: 928
Dimensions: 2.4 x 9.9 x 7 IN
Illustrated: Yes
Publication Date: July 27, 2009

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