This book surveys the breadth, richness, and meaning of Duke Ellington's celebrated career, examining his impact on jazz music and its surrounding culture.

International experts present new interdisciplinary perspectives on Ravel's music, demonstrating the vibrant nature of current research on the composer.

This collection represents current research on Birtwistle's music, reflecting the diversity of his work through a wide-range of perspectives.

Essays by leading Mozart scholars explore the composer's popular works, biography and reception, appealing to scholars and Mozart-lovers alike.

This volume opens up the music and conceptual world of Sir James MacMillan. In it an international team of scholars analyses a broad selection of MacMillan's works. It engages with central features of MacMillan's compositions, especially the intersections between religion, spirituality and compositional approaches.