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Mary Sue Morrow - The Symphonic Repertoire, Volume I - 9780253356406 - V9780253356406
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The Symphonic Repertoire, Volume I

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Description for The Symphonic Repertoire, Volume I Hardcover. Details the beginnings of symphonic music in western culture Editor(s): Morrow, Mary Sue; Churgin, Bathia. Series: Symphonic Repertoire. Num Pages: 920 pages, 165 music exx. BIC Classification: AVGC3; AVGC4. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 258 x 177 x 48. Weight in Grams: 1708.

Central to the repertoire of Western art music since the 18th century, the symphony has come to be regarded as one of the ultimate compositional challenges. In his five-volume series The Symphonic Repertoire, the late A. Peter Brown explores the symphony from its 18th-century beginnings to the end of the 20th century. In Volume 1, The Eighteenth-Century Symphony, 22 of Brown's former students and colleagues collaborate to complete the work that he began on this critical period of development in symphonic history. The work follows Brown's outline, is organized by country, and focuses on major composers. It includes a four-chapter ... Read more

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Product Details

Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Indiana University Press United States
Number of pages
928
Condition
New
Series
Symphonic Repertoire
Number of Pages
920
Place of Publication
Bloomington, IN, United States
ISBN
9780253356406
SKU
V9780253356406
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 7 to 11 working days
Ref
99-1

About Mary Sue Morrow
Mary Sue Morrow is Professor of Musicology at the College-Conservatory of Music, University of Cincinnati, and author of Concert Life in Haydn's Vienna and German Music Criticism in the Late Eighteenth Century. Bathia Churgin is former chair and founder of the Musicology Department at Bar-Ilan University. She has edited numerous editions of 18th-century instrumental music that include historical and ... Read more

Reviews for The Symphonic Repertoire, Volume I
Highly recommended.
Choice
Overall, this is undoubtedly the finest coverage on eighteenth-century symphonic repertoire currently available, and research libraries worldwide will find it an absolute imperative to add to their collections.
Music Reference Services Quarterly

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