Berg: Violin Concerto

ISBN-13: 9780521399760 / Angielski / Miękka / 1991 / 132 str.

Anthony Pople

Opis

Described by Aaron Copland as "among the finest creations of the modern repertoire," Berg's Violin Concerto has become a twentieth-century classic. In this authoritative and highly readable guide the reader is introduced not only to the concerto itself but to all that surrounded and determined its composition. The book puts the concerto in its cultural context, provides biographical information on the composers and others associated with the work, gives an accessible guide to the music, and provides scholarly discussion for specialists. The author's ability to combine musical anecdote with scholarly analysis makes this guide compelling reading for amateur and specialist alike.

Spis treści

Acknowledgements; 1. Musical ideologies: style and genre in the 1930s; 2. The Bergian symbiosis: towards the Violin Concerto; 3. Composition and performance history; 4. Form, materials and programme; 5. Harmony, tonality and the series 6. Reception and critical evaluation; Notes; Select bibliography.