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The Symphonic Repertoire: The European Symphony from ca. 1800 to ca. 1930: Germany and the Nordic Countries (Volume III)
A. Peter Brown
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Description for The Symphonic Repertoire: The European Symphony from ca. 1800 to ca. 1930: Germany and the Nordic Countries (Volume III)
Hardcover. Divided into two parts, this work focuses on the symphonies of Germany and the Nordic countries and discusses in detail the symphonies of Weber, Spohr, Mendelssohn, Schumann, Lindblad, Berwald, Svendsen, Gade, Nielsen, Sibelius, Berlioz, Liszt, Raff, and Strauss. It discusses the style of specific works and their contexts. Num Pages: 1168 pages, 147 b&w photos, 199 figures. BIC Classification: AVGC4. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 6452 x 4522 x 57. Weight in Grams: 2072.
The third volume to appear in the magnum opus of A. Peter Brown takes as its topic the European symphony ca. 1800–ca. 1930 and is divided into two parts. The first part focuses on the symphonies of Germany and the Nordic countries and discusses in great detail the symphonies of Weber, Spohr, Mendelssohn, Schumann, Lindblad, Berwald, Svendsen, Gade, Nielsen, Sibelius, Berlioz, Liszt, Raff, and Strauss. Volume 3B will examine the symphonies of Great Britain, Russia, and France during the same period.
Brown's series synthesizes an enormous amount of scholarly literature in a wide range of languages. It presents current overviews ... Read more
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Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Indiana University Press
Condition
New
Number of Pages
1168
Place of Publication
Bloomington, IN, United States
ISBN
9780253348012
SKU
V9780253348012
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About A. Peter Brown
A. Peter Brown (1943–2003) joined the faculty of the Indiana University Jacobs School of Music in 1974 and was professor of musicology and department chair at the time of his death. The author of more than 80 published articles and reviews, Brown was especially known for his scholarship on Joseph Haydn.
Reviews for The Symphonic Repertoire: The European Symphony from ca. 1800 to ca. 1930: Germany and the Nordic Countries (Volume III)
When complete, this series will be the most exhaustive study available of the symphony in the Western tradition. This release shares with its predecessors (v. 2, CH, Apr'03, 40-4510; v. 4, CH, Mar'04, 41-3953; v.3, part B, CH, Sep'08, 46-0179) a brilliance of detail. Like the earlier releases, this volume provides complete analyses of each symphony, details of first performances, ... Read more