The Cambridge Companion To The Musical

An expanded and updated edition of this acclaimed, wide-ranging survey of musical theatre in New York, London, and elsewhere.

A stimulating new approach to understanding the relationship between music and culture in the long nineteenth century.

Digital technology has profoundly transformed almost all aspects of musical culture. This book explains how and why.

Featuring fascinating accounts from practitioners, this Companion examines how developments in recording have transformed musical culture.

The Cambridge Companion to Bach, first published in 1997, goes beyond a basic life-and-works study to provide a late twentieth-century perspective on J. S. Bach the man and composer. The book is divided into three parts. Part One is concerned with the historical context, the society, beliefs and the world-view of Bach's age. The second part discusses the music and Bach's compositional style, while Part Three considers Bach's influence and the performance and reception of his music through the succeeding generations. This Companion benefits from the insights and research of some of the most distinguished Bach scholars, and from it the reader will gain a notion of the diversity of current thought on this great composer.

An exploration of rhythm and the richness of musical time from the perspective of performers, composers, analysts, and listeners.

Twelve essays by leading Chopin scholars provide a uniquely comprehensive guide to the composer and his music.

A global history of Jewish music from the biblical era to the present day, with chapters by leading international scholars.