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The Cambridge Music list is one of the largest music book lists in the world. It caters to scholars, students and general readers and covers most areas of musical interest from polyphony to pop.

Jonathan Goldman's The Musical Language of Pierre Boulez. Writings and Compositions has been awarded an Opus Prize 2011-2012 from the Quebec Music Council in the category "Book of the Year."

     

    The Cambridge Companion to Opera Studies

    The Cambridge Companion to Opera Studies

    • Nicholas Till

    The first comprehensive attempt to map the current field of opera studies by leading scholars in the discipline.

    • $29.99 (Z)

     

    Engaging Haydn

    Engaging Haydn

    Culture, Context, and Criticism
    • Mary Hunter, Richard Will

    Haydn is enjoying renewed appreciation: this book explores fresh approaches to his music and the cultural forces affecting it.

    • $99.00 (C)

     

    Opera

    Opera

    • Robert Cannon

    Perfect for music students and opera-goers, this book investigates what opera is, how it works and how it has developed.

    • $29.99 (Z)

     

    J. S. Bach

    J. S. Bach

    A Life in Music
    • Peter Williams

    J. S. Bach: A Life in Music is a fresh approach to the life of the extraordinarily gifted composer.

    • $24.99 (Z)

     

    Postmodernism in Music

    Postmodernism in Music

    • Kenneth Gloag

    What is postmodernism? How does it relate to music? This introduction clarifies the concept, providing ways of interpreting postmodern music.

    • $27.99 (Z)

     

    Metaphors of Depth in German Musical Thought

    Metaphors of Depth in German Musical Thought

    From E. T. A. Hoffmann to Arnold Schoenberg
    • Holly Watkins

    Watkins presents a cultural history of metaphors of musical depth in nineteenth- and early twentieth-century German criticism and analysis.

    • $103.00 (C)

     

    Richard Wagner: Tristan und Isolde

    Richard Wagner: Tristan und Isolde

    • Arthur Groos

    Seven leading international writers discuss the genesis, libretto and music, and performance and reception history of Wagner's Tristan.

    • $28.99 (Z)

    Highlights

    The Cambridge Companion to Choral Music

    The Cambridge Companion to Choral Music

    • André de Quadros
    • $29.99 (Z)
    The Cambridge Companion to Arvo Pärt

    The Cambridge Companion to Arvo Pärt

    • Andrew Shenton
    • $29.99 (Z)
    The Ballets Russes and Beyond

    The Ballets Russes and Beyond

    Music and Dance in Belle-Époque Paris
    • Davinia Caddy
    • $99.00 (C)
    Elliott Carter Studies

    Elliott Carter Studies

    • Marguerite Boland, John Link
    • $99.00 (C)
    Stravinsky and the Russian Period

    Stravinsky and the Russian Period

    Sound and Legacy of a Musical Idiom
    • Pieter C. van den Toorn, John McGinness
    • $99.00 (C)
    Opera in the Novel from Balzac to Proust

    Opera in the Novel from Balzac to Proust

    • Cormac Newark
    • $91.00 (C)

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