Perspectives on Anton BrucknerPerspectives on Anton Bruckner
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Current format, Book, 2001, , Available . Offered in 0 more formatsA century after his death Anton Bruckner still remains one of the most complex and enigmatic creative personalities of the nineteenth century. A leading avant-garde figure of his generation, he was an accomplished performer and teacher in addition to being a great composer; few people in the history of western music can boast his level of achievement in all these areas combined. This book, a collection of essays written by an international group of scholars, offers diverse theoretical and musicological perspectives on Bruckner the composer-teacher-performer. Facets of his formidable theoretical training and his application of it as part of the compositional process are explored. A variety of analytical methodologies is used to examine the Second through to the Ninth Symphonies, the heart of the composer’s mature repertoire. Finally, aspects of Bruckner’s career as a teacher and performer, his complex personality, his influence and dissemination of his music are considered.
This volume collects essays written by an international group of scholars who offer diverse theoretical and musicological perspectives on Anton Bruckner, the composer-teacher-performer. The 18 contributions explore facets of his theoretical training and its application as part of the compositional process. Using a variety of analytical methods, they examine his second through ninth symphonies, the heart of his mature repertoire. Finally, they consider his career as a teacher and performer, his complex personality, his influence, and the dissemination of his music. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)
This book, a collection of essays written by an international group of scholars, offers diverse theoretical and musicological perspectives on Bruckner the composer-teacher-performer. Facets of his formidable theoretical training and his application of it as part of the compositional process are explored. A variety of analytical methodologies is used to examine the Second through to the Ninth Symphonies, the heart of the composer’s mature repertoire. Finally, aspects of Bruckner’s career as a teacher and performer, his complex personality, his influence and dissemination of his music are considered.
This volume collects essays written by an international group of scholars who offer diverse theoretical and musicological perspectives on Anton Bruckner, the composer-teacher-performer. The 18 contributions explore facets of his theoretical training and its application as part of the compositional process. Using a variety of analytical methods, they examine his second through ninth symphonies, the heart of his mature repertoire. Finally, they consider his career as a teacher and performer, his complex personality, his influence, and the dissemination of his music. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)
This book, a collection of essays written by an international group of scholars, offers diverse theoretical and musicological perspectives on Bruckner the composer-teacher-performer. Facets of his formidable theoretical training and his application of it as part of the compositional process are explored. A variety of analytical methodologies is used to examine the Second through to the Ninth Symphonies, the heart of the composer’s mature repertoire. Finally, aspects of Bruckner’s career as a teacher and performer, his complex personality, his influence and dissemination of his music are considered.
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