Prokofiev's last four operas are major works of his career in the Soviet Union, yet the original versions remain unfamiliar since they exist only in manuscript form. This book offers bold new interpretations, draws on a wide range of primary and secondary sources, and includes comparisons with works of literature, film, and theatre.
La musique depuis 1900 Séries
Cette série explore la musique et la vie musicale de la fin du XIXe siècle à nos jours. Elle englobe des études historiques et biographiques axées sur le contexte de la composition, ainsi que des travaux analytiques examinant le langage musical et les processus compositionnels. L'accent est mis sur les circonstances entourant la création musicale, y compris le mécénat, les pratiques d'édition et la vie musicale de diverses nations. La collection offre une perspective complète sur l'évolution de la musique moderne.






Schoenberg's Twelve-Tone Music
- 466pages
- 17 heures de lecture
Jack Boss presents detailed analyses of Arnold Schoenberg's twelve-tone pieces, bringing the composer's 'musical idea' - problem, elaboration, solution - to life.
French Music and Jazz in Conversation
- 322pages
- 12 heures de lecture
This book explores the historical-cultural interactions between French concert music and American jazz across 1900-65, from both perspectives.
Music in Germany since 1968
- 294pages
- 11 heures de lecture
Alastair Williams argues that the social transformations of 1968 led to a new phase of art music in Germany.
Schoenberg's Atonal Music
- 405pages
- 15 heures de lecture
The 'prequel' to Schoenberg's Twelve-Tone Music (Cambridge, 2014), this book demonstrates that the term 'atonal' is effective in describing Schoenberg's music from 1908-21. Written for music scholars, performers and conductors, it features detailed analyses that will help them understand the core logic of some of the most difficult pieces of music.
Luigi Dallapiccola and Musical Modernism in Fascist Italy
- 320pages
- 12 heures de lecture
Tracing the history of musical modernism in Italy from the fin de siecle to the Cold War, this book follows the work of Luigi Dallapiccola, the leading Italian composer of the mid-twentieth century, as he moved from support for the fascist regime to a committed resistance to totalitarianism.
British Musical Modernism
- 508pages
- 18 heures de lecture
The first in-depth historical analysis of British art music post-1945, providing a group-portrait of eleven composers ranging from avant-garde to pop.
The Spectral Piano
- 210pages
- 8 heures de lecture
Marilyn Nonken finds precedent in the works of pianist-composers Liszt, Scriabin and Debussy for spectral attitudes towards the musical experience.
The Orchestral Music of Michael Tippett
- 340pages
- 12 heures de lecture
Thomas Schuttenhelm's book presents an investigation into Michael Tippett's creative process and a comprehensive critical commentary on his orchestral music.
Harrison Birtwistle's Operas and Music Theatre
- 488pages
- 18 heures de lecture
A definitive source study of the stage works of Harrison Birtwistle, one of Britain's foremost living composers.
John Cage and Peter Yates
- 342pages
- 12 heures de lecture
The correspondence between John Cage and Peter Yates represents the final part of Cage's three most significant exchanges of letters. Cage argued 'composing's one thing, performing's another, listening's a third': in this exchange he engages directly with the last part of that triad of musical... číst celé