Mendelssohn: The Hebrides and Other Overtures by Larry R. Todd (English) Paperba

Description: Mendelssohn: The Hebrides and Other Overtures by Larry R. Todd The concert overtures A Midsummer Night's Dream, Calm Sea and Prosperous Voyage, and The Hebrides (Fingal's Cave), conceived by Mendelssohn before the age of twenty, have ranked among the most enduring of the nineteenth-century orchestral repertoire. R. Larry Todd offers a historical, stylistic, and analytical guide to these three remarkable works. His clearly structured and accessible text is supported by a wealth of primary documents, including Mendelssohn's correspondence, memoirs of his friends, and nineteenth-century critical reviews. FORMAT Paperback LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Publisher Description The concert overtures A Midsummer Nights Dream, Calm Sea and Prosperous Voyage, and The Hebrides (Fingals Cave), conceived by Mendelssohn before the age of twenty, have ranked among the most enduring of the nineteenth-century orchestral repertoire. R. Larry Todd offers a historical, stylistic, and analytical guide to these three remarkable works. His clearly structured and accessible text is supported by a wealth of primary documents, including Mendelssohns correspondence, memoirs of his friends, and nineteenth-century critical reviews. Author Biography R. Larry Todd was hailed in The New York Times as "the dean of Mendelssohn scholars in the United States." A Professor of Musicology at Duke University, he has published widely on Mendelssohn and his time, and on nineteenth-century music. Table of Contents 1. Background; 2. Genesis; 3. Musical influences; 4. Formal considerations: a synoptic overview; 5. The Overture as programmatic music; 6. Some thoughts on Mendelssohns orchestration; 7. Influence and reception of the overtures. Review "...Todd certainly does deal eloquently with the intertext between Mendelssohns stance and that of the aethetician Adolph B. Marx, particularly in relation to their respective work around Goethe and Shakespeare." Steve Sweeney-Turner, The Musical Times Review Quote "...Todd certainly does deal eloquently with the intertext between Mendelssohns stance and that of the aethetician Adolph B. Marx, particularly in relation to their respective work around Goethe and Shakespeare." Steve Sweeney-Turner, The Musical Times Promotional "Headline" Larry Todd offers a historical, stylistic, and analytical guide to three remarkable works which secured for Mendelssohn no small measure of his fame. Description for Bookstore The concert overtures A Midsummer Nights Dream, Calm Sea and Prosperous Voyage, and The Hebrides (Fingals Cave), conceived by Mendelssohn before the age of twenty, have ranked amongst the most enduring of the nineteenth-century orchestral repertoire. R. Larry Todd offers a historical, stylistic, and analytical guide to these three remarkable works. His clearly structured and accessible text is supported by a wealth of primary documents, including Mendelssohns correspondence, memoirs of his friends, and nineteenth-century critical reviews. Description for Library The concert overtures A Midsummer Nights Dream, Calm Sea and Prosperous Voyage, and The Hebrides (Fingals Cave), conceived by Mendelssohn before the age of twenty, have ranked amongst the most enduring of the nineteenth-century orchestral repertoire. R. Larry Todd offers a historical, stylistic, and analytical guide to these three remarkable works. His clearly structured and accessible text is supported by a wealth of primary documents, including Mendelssohns correspondence, memoirs of his friends, and nineteenth-century critical reviews. Details ISBN0521407648 Author Larry R. Todd Pages 132 Publisher Cambridge University Press Series Cambridge Music Handbooks Language English ISBN-10 0521407648 ISBN-13 9780521407649 Media Book Format Paperback DEWEY 784.218 Year 1993 Publication Date 1993-09-30 Imprint Cambridge University Press Place of Publication Cambridge Country of Publication United Kingdom Short Title MENDELSSOHN Illustrations 27 Printed music items; 2 Tables, unspecified Subtitle The Hebrides and Other Overtures DOI 10.1604/9780521407649 Audience College/Higher Education UK Release Date 1993-09-24 AU Release Date 1993-09-24 NZ Release Date 1993-09-24 We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and well over a million items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! TheNile_Item_ID:91376728;

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