The Cambridge Companion to Berg (Cambridge Companions to Music) [Hardcover]

Anthony Pople (Editor)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 0521563747 | ISBN-13: 978-0521563741 | Publication Date: April 28, 1997

Alban Berg's achievement is based on an extraordinarily small musical output, but it includes towering masterpieces such as the operas Wozzeck and Lulu, and his last work, the Violin Concerto. These and all Berg's other substantial works are discussed in this wide-ranging Companion, which contains essays written from a variety of historical and critical perspectives, outlining the place of the music in the cultural history of its time and within the broader interplay of twentieth-century fashions, aesthetics and ideas.

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Review

"In addition to being a readable and informative general study, The Cambridge Companion to Berg provides evidence that a new spirit now exists in the study of Berg and his music." Bryan R. Simms, Notes

Book Description

Alban Berg's achievement is based on an extraordinarily small musical output, but it includes towering masterpieces such as the operas Wozzeck and Lulu, and his last work, the Violin Concerto. These and all Berg's other substantial works are discussed in this wide-ranging Companion, which contains essays written from a variety of historical and critical perspectives, outlining the place of the music in the cultural history of its time and within the broader interplay of twentieth-century fashions, aesthetics and ideas.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 322 pages
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press (April 28, 1997)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0521563747
• ISBN-13: 978-0521563741
• Product Dimensions: 9.8 x 7 x 0.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.5 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #9,092,838 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)