Please note this is a 'Palgrave to Order' title (PTO). Stock of this book requires shipment from an overseas supplier. It will be delivered to you within 12 weeks. A central concern of this study is the relationship between Wagner the artist and Wagner the social phenomenon. Many of the essays within explore the most difficult yet most crucial issue in Wagner studies: the impact of the composer's problematic world view and complex personal life on his musical/dramatic creations.
Please note this is a 'Palgrave to Order' title (PTO). Stock of this book requires shipment from an overseas supplier. It will be delivered to you wit...
Musical talent in Western culture is regarded as an extraordinary combination of technical proficiency and interpretative sensitivity. Ina"Music, Disability, and Society," Alex Lubet challenges the rigid view of technical skill and writes about music in relation to disability studies. He addresses the ways in which people with disabilities are denied the opportunity to participate in music.
Elaborating on the theory of social confluence, Lubet provides a variety of encounters between disability and music to observe radical transformations of identity. Considering hand-injured and...
Musical talent in Western culture is regarded as an extraordinary combination of technical proficiency and interpretative sensitivity. Ina"Music, D...