The Cambridge History of Nineteenth-Century Music by Jim Samson

The Cambridge History of Nineteenth-Century Music by Jim Samson

The most informed reference book on nineteenth-century music currently available, this comprehensive overview of music in the nineteenth century draws on the most recent scholarship in the field. Essays investigate the intellectual and socio-political history of the time, and examine topics such as nations and nationalism, the emergent concept of an avant garde, and musical styles and languages at the turn of the century. It contains a detailed chronology, and extensive glossaries.

'… a comprehensive, impressive overview of the music of the period in question … Jim Samson has assembled an equally impressive selection of Anglo-American musicological minds to write it with himThere is in fact nothing gimmicky here, but much to admire. The book on its own terms remains a significant contribution to the current literature, of which any publisher should be proud.' Musical Times

Jim Samson has been a Professor of Music at the Universities of Exeter and Bristol and is now Professor of Music at Royal Holloway, University of London. He has published several books on Chopin including The Cambridge Companion to Chopin (1992), as well as books on Szymanowski, late Romantic music, and music of the early twentieth century.

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ISBN 13	9780521590174
ISBN 10	0521590175
Title	The Cambridge History of Nineteenth-Century Music
Author	Jim Samson
Series	The Cambridge History Of Music
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type	Hardback
Publisher	Cambridge University Press
Year published	2001-12-03
Number of pages	788
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