The Symphony : A Listener's Guide
by
Steinberg
Book Details
Format
Paperback / Softback
ISBN-10
0195126653
ISBN-13
9780195126655
Publisher
Oxford University Press Inc
Imprint
Oxford University Press Inc
Country of Manufacture
GB
Country of Publication
GB
Publication Date
Apr 1st, 1999
Print length
704 Pages
Weight
1,056 grams
Dimensions
23.60 x 15.80 x 3.90 cms
Product Classification:
Western "classical" musicMusical instruments & instrumental ensembles
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This is a guide to the symphony repertory. It discusses 118 individual symphonies by 36 composers. The book is addressed to concertgoers and CD/record collectors as well as to people who have been recently introduced to concert music.
From the agile beauty of Mozart''s `Jupiter'' and the fierce power of Beethoven''s Fifth to the celebration of heroism in Shostakovich''s `Leningrad,'' the symphony has long held a prime place in the Western musical pantheon. Now, in The Symphony, renowned teacher and critic Michael Steinberg offers music lovers a monumental guide to this most celebrated of musical forms, with perceptive commentaries on some 118 works by 36 major composers. Tracing the ways in which composers have dealt with the extraordinary musical challenges that have engaged them throughout the centuries, Steinberg takes us through the revolutions of expression, sound, and form that have shaped the symphony''s remarkable history.
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