This Companion gives a comprehensive view of the German composer Johannes Brahms (1833-97). Twelve chapters by leading scholars and musicians provide systematic coverage of the composer's life and works. Their essays represent the latest research and reflect changing attitudes toward a composer whose public image has long been out of date. The volume as a whole is an important addition to Brahms scholarship and provides indispensable information for all students and enthusiasts of Brahms's music.
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'Musgrave's contributors write engagingly, and balance fresh, sometimes provocative insights with routine but indispensable survey material.' Alain Frogley, BBC Music Magazine
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This Companion gives a comprehensive view of the German composer Johannes Brahms (1833 97). Twelve chapters by leading scholars and musicians provide systematic coverage of the composer's life and works. Their essays represent the latest research and reflect changing attitudes towards a composer whose public image has long been out-of-date. The volume as a whole is an important addition to Brahms scholarship and provides indispensable information for all students and enthusiasts of Brahms's music.
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A wonderful series of essays which for most readers will offer new perspectives on Brahms, especially with regard to his contributions to vocal and choral music. Highly recommended.
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Brahms's family associations with North Germany were long and deep. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
liebt sich, final edn, veiled symphonies, poco sostenuto, piano quartet, head motif, motto theme, songs for solo voice, clarinet trio, piano trio, piano quintet, articulation signs, first symphony, string sextet, first maturity, string quintet, thematic process, dominant pedal, developing variation, metronome marks, tonal plan, mixed choir, allegro non troppo, choral works, strophic form Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Clara Schumann, Johann Jacob, Second Symphony, Alto Rhapsody, Fourth Symphony, Double Concerto, Third Symphony, Violin Sonata, Robert Schumann, Handel Variations, Johannes Brahms, Philharmonic Society, Albert Dietrich, Eduard Hanslick, Joseph Joachim, Michael Musgrave, Singstimme Pianoforte, Julius Stockhausen, Fritz Simrock, North Germany, Richard Heuberger, Roger Norrington, Beethoven's Ninth, Eduard Marxsen, German Requiem New!
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Brahms's family associations with North Germany were long and deep. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
liebt sich, final edn, veiled symphonies, poco sostenuto, piano quartet, head motif, motto theme, songs for solo voice, clarinet trio, piano trio, piano quintet, articulation signs, first symphony, string sextet, first maturity, string quintet, thematic process, dominant pedal, developing variation, metronome marks, tonal plan, mixed choir, allegro non troppo, choral works, strophic form Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Clara Schumann, Johann Jacob, Second Symphony, Alto Rhapsody, Fourth Symphony, Double Concerto, Third Symphony, Violin Sonata, Robert Schumann, Handel Variations, Johannes Brahms, Philharmonic Society, Albert Dietrich, Eduard Hanslick, Joseph Joachim, Michael Musgrave, Singstimme Pianoforte, Julius Stockhausen, Fritz Simrock, North Germany, Richard Heuberger, Roger Norrington, Beethoven's Ninth, Eduard Marxsen, German Requiem New!
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- Piano Concerto by Robert Schumann on 12 pages
- Brahms Studies, Volume 2 by Brahms Studies on 7 pages
- The Music of Brahms (Clarendon Paperbacks) by Michael Musgrave on 5 pages
- Brahms Studies: Analytical and Historical Perspectives- Papers Delivered at the International Brahms Conference, Washington, D. C., 5-8 May 1983 by George S. Bozarth on 4 pages
- Chamber Music: Essays in Musical Analysis (Oxford Paperbacks) by Donald Francis Tovey in Back Matter (1), Back Matter (2), and Back Matter (3)
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- Performing Brahms: Early Evidence of Performance Style (Musical Performance and Reception) by Michael Musgrave on 5 pages
- Brahms's Song Collections by Inge van Rij in Back Matter (1), and Back Matter (2)
- The Cambridge Companion to Mendelssohn (Cambridge Companions to Music) by Peter Mercer-Taylor in Front Matter, and Back Matter
- The Cambridge Companion to Bruckner (Cambridge Companions to Music) by John Williamson in Front Matter, and Back Matter
- The Compleat Brahms: A Guide to the Musical Works of Johannes by Leon Botstein in Back Matter (1), and Back Matter (2)
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