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The Cambridge Companion to Wagner’s Der Ring des Nibelungen
Edited by Mark Berry | Royal Holloway, University of London An essential Companion for those both familiar and unfamiliar with Der Ring des Nibelungen. It provides a concise introduction to both the composer and the work. Subsequent chapters focus on musical topics such as ‘leitmotif’ and ‘structure’, as well as popular culture, Nazism, notable stage productions and critical analysis of the work. • Opening with a concise introduction to Wagner as a cultural figure, this Companion provides a thorough overview of the Ring before analysing key aspects of the work • Includes a history of notable stage productions from the world premiere in 1876 to the most recent stagings in Bayreuth and elsewhere • Offers new approaches to interpretation, exploring themes such as gender, anti-Semitism, and environmentalism
Cambridge Companions to Music
September 2020 247 x 174 mm 350pp 5 b/w illus. 30 music examples 978-1-107-10851-6 Hardback £69.99 / US$89.99 P 978-1-107-51947-3 Paperback £22.99 / US$29.99 G
Music and Musicians at the Collegiate Church of St Omer Crucible of Song, 1350–1550
Andrew Kirkman | University of Birmingham Northern France and the Low Countries formed the crucible of Europe’s most sophisticated music in the later Middle Ages. That music and its makers were sought from France to Italy and Bohemia. Focusing on the rich musical institution of one wealthy medieval church, this book reveals the values and social structures that shaped its cultivation. • The first in-depth study of a leading late-medieval song school whose alumni were employed at major institutions throughout Europe • Reveals the detailed ritual and social workings of a large late medieval church, and the ways it articulated larger political forces as well as theological concerns relating to death and remembrance • Shows how and why music was made in a late medieval church’s musical establishment, and how this music was able to achieve a high state of sophistication and international influence September 2020 244 x 170 mm c.320pp 16 b/w illus. 1 map 978-1-108-83972-3 Hardback £75.00 / US$99.99 C
Fauré Studies
Edited by Carlo Caballero | University of Colorado Boulder Showcases new research by leading scholars on the life and music of Gabriel Fauré, contemporary of Monet and Mallarmé and one of the most influential of all French composers. This book encompasses hermeneutics, musical analysis, aesthetic theory, critical theory, and social history. • Showcases the latest research on Gabriel Fauré, representing a new surge of scholarly interest in this influential French composer of the fin de siècle • Includes a wide range of scholarly approaches from music theory to aesthetics • Provides a valuable insight and evaluation of Fauré research from the composer’s lifetime to the present day
Cambridge Composer Studies
May 2020 247 x 174 mm c.320pp 8 b/w illus. 4 tables 37 music examples 978-1-108-42919-1 Hardback £75.00 / US$99.99 C
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The Cambridge Stravinsky Encyclopedia
Edited by Edward Campbell | University of Aberdeen Details the life, works, writings and aesthetic relationships of Igor Stravinsky, whose music epitomises the stylistic crisis of twentiethcentury music. His Russian, neo-classical and serial periods along with his writings and wide-ranging creative engagements are presented in over 430 entries by more than fifty international contributors. • Includes over 430 concise but detailed entries on Stravinsky’s work and creative and personal relationships • Provides comprehensive and up-to-date coverage of Stravinsky’s musical works, writings and creative collaboration from a range of international perspectives • Explores Stravinsky’s inter-disciplinary work and engagements with other musicians, writers, visual artists, dancers and impresarios December 2020 228 x 152 mm 580pp 2 tables 19 music examples 978-1-107-14087-5 Hardback £120.00 / US$155.00 R
Stravinsky in Context
Edited by Graham Griffiths | City, University of London Igor Stravinsky’s strikingly original compositions continue to fascinate scholars and music-lovers across the globe. This volume brings together a collection of 35 short, specially commissioned essays that illuminate the varied contexts from which emerged Stravinsky’s impressive catalogue of innovative and richly creative music. • Thirty-five specially commissioned short essays explore the varied and eventful life-tapestry from which Stravinsky’s compositions emerged • Offers a range of perspectives on this supremely cosmopolitan composer, revealing the impact upon Stravinsky’s creativity of his association with many of the 20th century’s leading artistic figures • Each essay is followed by an ‘Author’s Recommendation’ that highlights a particularly relevant Stravinsky work as the ideal complement to the experience of reading the chapter
Composers in Context
November 2020 228 x 152 mm c.400pp 10 b/w illus. 978-1-108-42219-2 Hardback £84.99 / US$110.00 R
