Symphony No. 7

Symphony No. 7
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Publisher : Courier Corporation
Total Pages : 274
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ISBN-10 : 9780486488592
ISBN-13 : 0486488594
Rating : 4/5 (92 Downloads)

Synopsis Symphony No. 7 by : Gustav Mahler

A purely instrumental composition, both hopeful and romantic in mood, Mahler's seventh symphony possesses a harmonic and stylistic structure reminiscent of the journey from dusk till dawn. Miniature score study edition.

Symphony No. 7 In Full Score

Symphony No. 7 In Full Score
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Publisher : Courier Corporation
Total Pages : 271
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ISBN-10 : 9780486314686
ISBN-13 : 0486314685
Rating : 4/5 (86 Downloads)

Synopsis Symphony No. 7 In Full Score by : Gustav Mahler

Popular, accessible work by great late-Romantic composer. A purely instrumental composition that is both hopeful and romantic in feeling. Reprinted from the authoritative German edition of 1909.

Mahler's Seventh Symphony

Mahler's Seventh Symphony
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Publisher : Oxford University Press
Total Pages : 401
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ISBN-10 : 9780190491123
ISBN-13 : 0190491124
Rating : 4/5 (23 Downloads)

Synopsis Mahler's Seventh Symphony by : Anna Stoll Knecht

Gustav Mahler's Seventh Symphony stands out as one of the most provocative symphonic statements of the early twentieth century. Throughout its performance history, it has often been heard as "existing in the shadow" of the Sixth Symphony or as "too reminiscent" of Richard Wagner's opera Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg. Anna Stoll Knecht's Mahler's Seventh Symphony offers a new interpretation of the Seventh based on a detailed study of Mahler's compositional materials and a close reading of the finished work. With a focus on sketches previously considered as "discarded," Stoll Knecht exposes unexpected connections between the Seventh and both the Sixth and Meistersinger, confirming that Mahler's compositional project was firmly grounded in a dialogue with works from the past. This referential aspect acts as an important interpretive key to the work, enabling the first thorough analysis of the sketches and drafts for the Seventh, and shedding light on its complex compositional history. Considering each movement of the symphony through a double perspective, genetic and analytic, Stoll Knecht demonstrates how sketch studies and analytical approaches can interact with each other. Mahler's Seventh Symphony exposes new facets of Mahler's musical humor and leads us to rethink much-debated issues concerning the composer's cultural identity, revealing the Seventh's pivotal role within his output.

The Mahler Symphonies

The Mahler Symphonies
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Publisher : Hal Leonard Corporation
Total Pages : 218
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ISBN-10 : 1574670999
ISBN-13 : 9781574670998
Rating : 4/5 (99 Downloads)

Synopsis The Mahler Symphonies by : David Hurwitz

"Hurwitz describes the emotional extravagance that lies at the root of Mahler's popularity, the consistency of his symphonic thinking, and his dazzling and revolutionary use of orchestral instruments to create an expressive musical language that is varied in content and immediate in impact."--BOOK JACKET.

The Rest Is Noise

The Rest Is Noise
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Publisher : Farrar, Straus and Giroux
Total Pages : 706
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ISBN-10 : 9781429932882
ISBN-13 : 1429932880
Rating : 4/5 (82 Downloads)

Synopsis The Rest Is Noise by : Alex Ross

Winner of the 2007 National Book Critics Circle Award for Criticism A New York Times Book Review Top Ten Book of the Year Time magazine Top Ten Nonfiction Book of 2007 Newsweek Favorite Books of 2007 A Washington Post Book World Best Book of 2007 In this sweeping and dramatic narrative, Alex Ross, music critic for The New Yorker, weaves together the histories of the twentieth century and its music, from Vienna before the First World War to Paris in the twenties; from Hitler's Germany and Stalin's Russia to downtown New York in the sixties and seventies up to the present. Taking readers into the labyrinth of modern style, Ross draws revelatory connections between the century's most influential composers and the wider culture. The Rest Is Noise is an astonishing history of the twentieth century as told through its music.

Gustav Mahler

Gustav Mahler
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Publisher : Amadeus Press
Total Pages : 355
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ISBN-10 : 9781574672657
ISBN-13 : 1574672657
Rating : 4/5 (57 Downloads)

Synopsis Gustav Mahler by : Constantin Floros

(Amadeus). Mahler's 10 symphonies and Das Lied von der Erde are intensely personal statements that have touched wide audiences. This survey examines each of the works, revealing their programmatic and personal aspects, as well as Mahler's musical techniques.

Mahler

Mahler
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Publisher : University of Chicago Press
Total Pages : 190
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ISBN-10 : 9780226076300
ISBN-13 : 022607630X
Rating : 4/5 (00 Downloads)

Synopsis Mahler by : Theodor W. Adorno

Theodor W. Adorno goes beyond conventional thematic analysis to gain a more complete understanding of Mahler's music through his character, his social and philosophical background, and his moment in musical history. Adorno examines the composer's works as a continuous and unified development that began with his childhood response to the marches and folk tunes of his native Bohemia. Since its appearance in 1960 in German, Mahler has established itself as a classic of musical interpretation. Now available in English, the work is presented here in a translation that captures the stylistic brilliance of the original. Theodor W. Adorno (1903-69), one of the foremost members of the Frankfurt school of critical theory, studied with Alban Berg in Vienna during the late twenties, and was later the director of the Institute of Social Research at the University of Frankfurt from 1956 until his death. His works include Aesthectic Theory, Introduction to the Sociology of Music, The Jargon of Authenticity, Prism, and Philosophy of Modern Music.

Rethinking Schubert

Rethinking Schubert
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Publisher : Oxford University Press
Total Pages : 553
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ISBN-10 : 9780190200107
ISBN-13 : 0190200103
Rating : 4/5 (07 Downloads)

Synopsis Rethinking Schubert by : Lorraine Byrne Bodley

Rethinking Schubert offers a conspectus of issues in Schubert scholarship, a reappraisal of key debates, and an exploration of new avenues of research. It brings together twenty-two essays by some of today's most important Schubert scholars, which provide new insights into this composer, his music, his influence, and his legacy.

Mahler in Context

Mahler in Context
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Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Total Pages : 561
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ISBN-10 : 9781108540148
ISBN-13 : 1108540147
Rating : 4/5 (48 Downloads)

Synopsis Mahler in Context by : Charles Youmans

Mahler in Context explores the institutions, artists, thinkers, cultural movements, socio-political conditions, and personal relationships that shaped Mahler's creative output. Focusing on the contexts surrounding the artist, the collection provides a sense of the complex crosscurrents against which Mahler was reacting as conductor, composer, and human being. Topics explored include his youth and training, performing career, creative activity, spiritual and philosophical influences, and his reception after his death. Together, this collection of specially commissioned essays offers a wide-ranging investigation of the ecology surrounding Mahler as a composer and a fuller appreciation of the topics that occupied his mind as he conceived his works. Readers will benefit from engagement with lesser known dimensions of Mahler's life. Through this broader contextual approach, this book will serve as a valuable and unique resource for students, scholars, and a general readership.

Studies in Musical Genesis, Structure, and Interpretation

Studies in Musical Genesis, Structure, and Interpretation
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Total Pages : 338
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ISBN-10 : 9780195366921
ISBN-13 : 0195366921
Rating : 4/5 (21 Downloads)

Synopsis Studies in Musical Genesis, Structure, and Interpretation by : William Kinderman

This study explores the evolution of the text and music of this inexhaustible yet highly controversial music drama across Wagner's entire career, and offers a reassessment of the ideological and political history of 'Parsifal' that illuminates the connection of Wagner's legacy to the rise of National Socialism in Germany. The compositional genesis is traced through many unfamiliar sketches and manuscript sources held at Bayreuth, revealing unsuspected models and veiled connections to Wagner's earlier works.