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Music in 1853
No one composer is at the centre of this fascinating story, but a larger picture emerges of a shift in musical scenery, from the world of the innocent Romanticism of Berlioz and Schumann to the more potent musical politics of Wagner, and of his antidote (as many saw him), Brahms. Why 1853? For many leading composers this year brought far-reaching changes to their lives: Brahms emerged from obscurity to celebrity, Schumann ceased to be an active composer, and both Berlioz and Wagner became active again after long silences. By limiting the perspective to a single year yet extending it to a group of musicians, their constant interconnections become the central motif: Brahms meets Berlioz and Li...
Shakespeare in Modern English
Shakespeare in Modern English breaks the taboo about Shakespeare’s texts, which have long been regarded as sacred and untouchable while being widely and freely translated into foreign languages. It is designed to make Shakespeare more easily understood in the theatre without dumbing down or simplifying the content. Shakespeare’s ‘As You Like It’, ‘Coriolanus’ and ‘The Tempest’ are presented in Macdonald’s book in modern English. They show that these great plays lose nothing by being acted or read in the language we all use today. Shakespeare’s language is poetic, elaborately rich and memorable, but much of it is very difficult to comprehend in the theatre when we have no ...
Bizet
Today, Georges Bizet is most immediately recognized as the composer of the acclaimed opera Carmen. In the new 'Master Musicians' edition of Bizet, author Hugh Macdonald takes an in-depth look at the composer's entire life and œuvre. Featuring the latest in Bizet scholarship, including previously unknown pieces discovered by Macdonald while assembling the first comprehensive catalogue of the composer's work, this biography reveals the true extent of Bizet's work as an arranger and transcriber
The Poetical Works of the Late Hugh MacDonald; with a Memoir of the Author
This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1865 edition. Excerpt: ...hope ye'se no forget the ca' Ye promised last time that I saw Your frien' and you; Come sune, for wood and field are a' Busk't fair e-noo. The wildrose wears her sweetest blush, Her tassels fair ilk broomy bush, Wi' bated voice wee burnies gush Frae den to den, While streams of joy the merry thrush Pours o'er each glen. Cleek't haund in haund, a bick'rin' train O' bairnies haunt ilk leafy lane, Linkin' the dandelion chain Round necks of snaw, Or plaitin' on the rushy pl...
Hugh MacDonald
This is the story of a man who belonged to one of the most important families of the West Highlands - the MacDdonalds of Morar - and who played a part in the '45 (blessing the prince's standard at Glenfinnan) and who, as the first Roman Catholic bishop of the Highlands, played a crucial role in the development of the Church, both in Scotland and the New World. The book explores the connections and tensions between the three worlds of Highlander, bishop and Jacobite. As the first Scottish trained Roman Catholic priest and the first Highland bishop since the Reformation, Hugh MacDonald was forced to run his diocese from a number of different places and using a number of different aliases. For ...
