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3. Love
Liza Knapp
in Leo Tolstoy: A Very Short Introduction
Tolstoy’s love life has been extensively documented and debated. Tolstoy himself addressed all this directly in letters, in diaries, and in frank conversation with memoirists; others ...
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The Psychology of Music: A Very Short Introduction
Elizabeth Hellmuth Margulis
There is a long tradition of thinking about music as a product of the human mind. Whether considering composition, performance, listening, or appreciation, the constraints and capabilities ...
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Conclusion
Michael Cook
in Music: A Very Short Introduction
The ‘Conclusion’ argues that both music and musicology are ways of creating meaning rather than just of representing it. If music can communicate across barriers of gender difference, it ...
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5. A Matter of Representation
Nicholas Cook
in Music: A Very Short Introduction
‘A Matter of Representation’ begins with two models of art: the ‘picture’ theory of classical aesthetics and the theory of affects. Music of the Western ‘art’ tradition, conceived within ...
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Early Music: A Very Short Introduction
Thomas Forrest Kelly
Early Music: A Very Short Introduction explores the music of the Medieval, Renaissance, and Baroque periods. The revival of Gregorian chant in the early nineteenth century, the ...
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1. What does “early music” mean?
Kelly Thomas Forrest
in Early Music: A Very Short Introduction
‘What does “early music” mean?’ provides an introduction to the field of early music. There has been interest in the music of the past since the nineteenth century, centred around ...
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2. Repertories: Medieval
Kelly Thomas Forrest
in Early Music: A Very Short Introduction
‘Repertories: Medieval’ studies Medieval musical styles. The Middle Ages marked the start of Western music history. Gregorian chants have been present throughout history, and there is no ...
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6. The modern early-music revival
Kelly Thomas Forrest
in Early Music: A Very Short Introduction
‘The modern early-music revival’ investigates the state of early music in recent times. Interest in early music is not new, but the field of early music did not become distinct until the ...
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3. A State of Crisis?
Nicholas Cook
in Music: A Very Short Introduction
‘A State of Crisis?’ questions the position of classical music in the twenty-first century. It argues that although it may be seen as a dying area in America, it is still thriving in ...
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4. An Imaginary Object
Nicholas Cook
in Music: A Very Short Introduction
‘An Imaginary Object’ considers musical notation and what it reveals, as well as conceals, about music. The three distinct functions of notation are outlined: conservation — it stops time ...
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7. Music and Gender
Nicholas Cook
in Music: A Very Short Introduction
‘Music and Gender’ first considers critical theory and its approach in musicology, which has stimulated historical research into the formation of the canon and the role of musical ...
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8. Recordings
D. Kern Holoman
in The Orchestra: A Very Short Introduction
The ability to reproduce sound has been around for a while. However, it was the invention and rapid deployment of the electric microphone and loudspeakers in the 1920s that altered the ...
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The Orchestra: A Very Short Introduction
D. Kern Holoman
The Orchestra: A Very Short Introduction considers the structure, roots, and day-to-day functioning of the modern philharmonic society and explores topics ranging from the life ...
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5. Conductors
D. Kern Holoman
in The Orchestra: A Very Short Introduction
The conductor's artistic duty is singular in purpose: to plan and lead concerts. He or she must also be a teacher, guardian, high priest, philanthropist, and charismatic leader. ...
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7. Commentary
D. Kern Holoman
in The Orchestra: A Very Short Introduction
Early music journalism was carried out in newspapers and magazines and the writers were strict professionals. ‘Commentary’ describes the process of music review and provides a history of ...
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9. Peace
D. Kern Holoman
in The Orchestra: A Very Short Introduction
Music and politics have always been connected. The orchestra's potential as an agent of peace and international bonding is obvious as well. The motives are generally honorable and the ...
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Music: A Very Short Introduction
Nicholas Cook
The world teems with different kinds of music-traditional, folk, classical, jazz, rock, pop — and each type of music tends to come with its own way of thinking. Drawing on a wealth of ...
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2. Back to Beethoven
Nicholas Cook
in Music: A Very Short Introduction
‘Back to Beethoven’ begins in the early nineteenth century, with Beethoven's work that characterized the age of Romanticism and which explored and celebrated the inner world of feeling and ...
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