History & Criticism - Music & Performing Arts

J. S. Bach's Material and Spiritual Treasures: A Theological Perspective [Hardback]

Noelle M. Heber(Author)

$90.00

ISBN: 9781783275717
Published by : Boydell Press
In Johann Sebastian Bach's Lutheran church setting, various biblical ideas were communicated through sermons and songs to encourage parishioners to emulate Christian doctrine in their own lives. Such narratives are based on an understanding that o... .... Learn More

I Manoscritti Miniati del Museo di San Marco a Firenze: Corali Francescani (1440-1530) [Hardback]

Ada Labriola(Author)

$85.00

ISBN: 9788859620884
Published by : Edizioni Polistampa
This volume presents and analyzes a selection of twenty-two choir books, created for Franciscan Observance convents, and kept inside the Museum of San Marco in Florence. The books cover the span of a century: the oldest volume is dated 1438, the m... .... Learn More

The Brecht Yearbook / Das Brecht-Jahrbuch 45 [Paperback]

Markus Wessendorf(Editor); Anja Klöck(Contributor); Anna Häusler(Contributor); Anna Street(Contributor); Astrid Oesmann(Contributor); Günther Heeg(Contributor); Nikolaus Müller-Schöll(Contributor); Veronika Darian(Contributor); Lydia J. White(Contributor)

$59.00

ISBN: 9780985195687
Published by : Camden House
Series: Brecht Yearbook
Volume: 45
Published for the International Brecht Society by Camden House, the Brecht Yearbook is the central scholarly forum for discussion of Brecht's life and work and of topics of particular interest to him, especially the politics of literature a... .... Learn More

Allegri's Miserere' in the Sistine Chapel [Hardback]

Graham O'Reilly(Author)

$80.00

ISBN: 9781783274871
Published by : Boydell Press
The Miserere attributed to the Italian composer Gregorio Allegri (1582-1652) is one of the most popular, often performed and recorded choral pieces of late Renaissance/early Baroque music. It was composed during the reign of Pope Urban VIII... .... Learn More

Revealing the Inner Contours of Human Emotion: Preserving the Ballets of Anthony Tudor [Paperback]

Dr. Christine Knoblauch-O’Neal(Author)

$19.99

ISBN: 9781592110353
Published by : Vita Histria
Anthony Tudor stands as one of the pillars of twentieth century ballet choreography. An English born choreographer who found a home in the United States, Tudor gained renown as the most innovative choreographer of his day. He explored the inner co... .... Learn More

Romantic Violin Performing Practices: A Handbook [Hardback]

David Milsom(Author)

$115.00

ISBN: 9781783275274
Published by : Boydell Press
This book discusses key issues (and barriers) of putting into practice nineteenth-century violin performing practices. It deals with a number of well-known problems concerning romantic performance including the widely perceived 'gap' between schol... .... Learn More

Music in North-East England, 1500-1800 [Hardback]

Stephanie Carter(Editor); Kirsten Gibson(Editor); Roz Southey(Editor); Amanda Eubanks Winkler(Contributor); Amélie Addison(Contributor)

$130.00

ISBN: 9781783275410
Published by : Boydell Press
Series: Music in Britain, 1600-2000
Volume: 27
Music in North-East England provides a wide-ranging exploration of musical life in the North-East of England during the early modern period. It contributes to a growing number of studies concerned with developing a nationwide account of Bri... .... Learn More

Music and Instruments of the Middle Ages: Essays in Honour of Christopher Page [Hardback]

Tess Knighton(Editor); David Skinner(Editor); Alice V. Clark(Contributor); Andrew Kirkman(Contributor); Anna Maria Busse Berger(Contributor)

$99.00

ISBN: 9781783275564
Published by : Boydell Press
Series: Studies in Medieval and Renaissance Music
Volume: 22
Christopher Page is one of the most influential and distinguished scholars and performers of medieval music. His first book, Voices and Instruments of the Middle Ages (1987), marked the beginning of what might be called the"Page turn&q... .... Learn More

Music, Pantomime and Freedom in Enlightenment France [Hardback]

Hedy Law(Author)

$99.00

ISBN: 9781783275601
Published by : Boydell Press
This book explains the relationships between music, pantomime and freedom in pre-Revolutionary France. It argues that composers and performers recognized their agency when they attempted, from the 1730s through the end of the Old Regime, to revive... .... Learn More

Songs for a Revolution: The 1848 Protest Song Tradition in Germany [Hardback]

Eckhard John(Author); David Robb(Author); Eckhard John(Contributor); David Robb(Contributor); David G Robb(Author); David G Robb(Contributor)

$99.00

ISBN: 9781640140486
Published by : Camden House
Series: Studies in German Literature Linguistics and Culture
Volume: 215
The socially volatile period of the Vormärz (1830-1848) and the 1848 Revolution in Germany produced a wealth of political protest song. Songs for a Revolution makes available twenty-two prominent protest songs from that time, bo... .... Learn More