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This book is the first study to offer a wide-ranging investigation of ways in which democracy may thus be found in music. A guiding theme of the volume is that this takes place in a plurality of ways, depending upon the perspective taken to music's manifold relationships, and the idea of democracy being entertained.
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Verlage spielen in der europäischen Musikkultur eine Schlüsselrolle. Neben der Herstellung und Verbreitung von Noten nehmen sie auch durch ihre Programmpolitik, die Förderung von Komponisten, den Druck eines Großteils der Musikzeitschriften und -bücher sowie durch die Vernetzung mit anderen Musikinstitutionen (z.B. Konzerthäuser, lokal und überregional aktive Vereine) großen Einfluss auf das Musikleben. An kaum einem Ort lässt sich dies eindrucksvoller studieren als in Leipzig. Hier erfolgte ab 1800 eine starke Konzentration des deutschen Musikalienhandels, die mit einer deutlichen Professionalisierung der Vertriebsstrukturen, Werbestrategien, Drucktechniken und Editionsprinzipien e...
This book provides a multifaceted view on the relation between the old and the new in music, between tradition and innovation. This is a much-debated issue, generating various ideas and theories, which rarely come to unanimous conclusions. Therefore, the book offers diverse perspectives on topics such as national identities, narrative strategies, the question of musical performance and musical meaning. Alongside themes of general interest, such as classical repertoire, the music of well-established composers and musical topics, the chapters of the book also touch on specific, but equally interesting subjects, like Brazilian traditions, Serbian and Romanian composers and the lullaby. While the book is mostly addressed to researchers, it can also be recommended to students in musicology, ethnomusicology, musical performance, and musical semiotics.
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This Companion provides a wide ranging and accessible study of one of the most individual composers of the twentieth century. A team of international scholars shed new light on Tippett's major works and draw attention to those that have not yet received the attention they deserve.