| Description |
xii, 255 pages : illustrations, maps, music ; 24 cm. |
| Series |
Eastman studies in music,
1071-9989
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Eastman studies in music.
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| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
Composers. Beethoven's game of cat and mouse ; Schubert's pendulum ; Paganini, Mendelssohn and Turner in Scotland ; Berlioz and Schumann ; Alkan's instruments ; Liszt the conductor ; Wolf's Wagner ; Massenet's craftsmanship ; Skryabin's conquest of time ; Janáček's narratives -- Themes. Raise your glass to French music! ; Comic opera ; Repeats ; [G-flat major, 9/8 meter] ; The musicians' arrondissement ; Les anglais ; Dr. Mephistopheles ; The prose libretto ; 'Un pays où tous sont musiciens...' ; Modernisms that failed. |
| Subject |
Music -- 19th century -- History and criticism.
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Music. |
| Chronological Term |
19th century |
| ISBN |
9781580462754 hardcover alkaline paper |
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1580462758 |
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