Chopin Studies 2 (Cambridge Composer Studies) (Hardcover)

by John Rink (Editor), Jim Samson (Editor) "Reception studies can form a useful link between two themes of concern to the new musicology..." (more)
Key Phrases: slower central section, supernatural trope, salon composer, New York, George Sand, Jim Samson (more...)

Editorial Reviews

Review
'A book that no serious student should be without ... refreshingly sane.' Jeremy Siepmann, Classical Music

'An immensely valuable and well-researched book.' Stephen Haylett, BBC Music Magazine

'Intermittently engrossing ...' Susan Bradshaw, Musical Times

Product Description
Following the success of Chopin Studies, this second volume of essays contains the most recent Chopin research of twelve leading scholars. Three main themes are addressed: reception history, aesthetics and criticism, and performance studies. The essays explore Chopin as classical composer, as salon composer, as modernist, as "otherworldly," as androgyne, and define aspects of his musical language, including narrative structures, progressive tendencies and functional ambiguity.

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• Hardcover: 263 pages
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press (February 24, 1995)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0521416477
• ISBN-13: 978-0521416474
• Product Dimensions: 9.1 x 6.1 x 0.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.2 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
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