Nicholas Mathew & Benjamin Walton 
Invention of Beethoven and Rossini [EPUB ebook] 
Historiography, Analysis, Criticism

This volume reflects the huge upsurge of interest in the Near East and early Islam currently taking place among historians of late antiquity. At the same time, Islamicists and Qur”anic scholars are …

An in-depth study of the Bulgarian harmonic system is long overdue. More than two decades since the Le Mystère des Voix Bulgares choir was awarded a Grammy (1990), there is no scholarly study of the …

American writer, composer, artist, and philosopher John Cage (1912–92) is best known for his experimental composition 4’33, ” a musical score in which the performer does not play an instrument during …

From Hitler”s notorious fondness for Wagner”s operas to classical music”s role in fuelling German chauvinism in the era of the world wars, many observers have pointed to a distinct relationship be …

The Rolling Stones’ Beggars Banquet is one of the seminal albums in rock history. Arguably it not only marks the advent of the ‘mature’ sound of the Rolling Stones but lays out a new blueprint for an …

Thai classical singing is a genre that blossomed during the golden age of music in the royal court at Bangkok during the nineteenth century. It took a variety of forms including unaccompanied songs u …

The aesthetics of imperfection emphasises spontaneity, disruption, process and energy over formal perfection and is often ignored by many commentators or seen only in improvisation. This comprehensiv …

Bringing the research of musicologists, art historians, and film studies scholars into dialogue, this book explores the relationships between visual art forms and music. The chapters are organized ar …

Performing Arts in Changing Societies is a detailed exploration of genre development within the fields of dance, theatre, and opera in selected European countries during the decades before and after …

Dr Foster traces the eventful history of the Church of England from shortly after its establishment in Elizabeth I”s reign down to 1640, when it was on the verge of destruction. As well as analysing …