Song: A Guide to Art Song Style and Literature
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| Rating | : | 4.89 (542 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 142341280X |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 585 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2017-07-03 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
Excellent art song overview Nathan An interesting and informative survey of western Art Song. This book contains short but thorough biographies of hundreds of art song composers, then breaks down their most important works with relevant information. Each entry also has a list of other important works by the composer that wasn't covered in this book. Another section contains general characteristics about some of the more well known art song composers. It is a list with bullet points that tells about the specific composers' use of harmony, melody, rhythm and other characteristics.I used this book in an Art Song Literature . "One of the best "accidents" I've ever had!" according to Priscilla Stilwell. Researching for an accademic paper on the development of the Art song has brought me to Amazon and it's great prices and selection. I bought this book based on the description, assuming that I would find some good resources for my paper and for future research.When I got this book, I was astonished at the heft of the thing! This book is huge, and is much more than just information on a few songs or composers. "Song" gives a basic introduction to the idea of the Art Song, and then gives ideas on researching and studying the song that is being studied. from there, and for the vast majorit. Wonderful book and tool for repertoire selection texasoperalover Wonderful book and tool for repertoire selection! The book came fast and in perfect brand new condition! Love it!
(Book). Now back in print after an absence of several years, this newly revised edition includes biographies and discussions of the work of 150 composers of various nationalities, as well as articles on styles of various schools of composition.. Carol Kimball's comprehensive survey of art song literature has been the principal one-volume American source on the topic