The music of Johannes Brahms /
For too long Brahms has been considered a "heavy" or "thickly textured" composer. The author, who has made a special study of his music, shows how, once this misconception has been exploded, there are few obstacles left in the way of understanding this most misunderstood of roman...
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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London : Rutherford, N.J. :
Tantivy Press ; Fairleigh Dickinson University Press,
[1977], ©1977
London : Rutherford, N.J. : c1977 London : Rutherford, N.J. : ©1977 London : Rutherford, [N.J.] : c1977 London : Rutherford, N.J. : c1977 London : Rutherford, N.J. : [1977] |
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| Summary: | For too long Brahms has been considered a "heavy" or "thickly textured" composer. The author, who has made a special study of his music, shows how, once this misconception has been exploded, there are few obstacles left in the way of understanding this most misunderstood of romantic composers. Brahms's music looked both forward to the present day and backward to the early Polyphonists from its standpoint in the nineteenth century. Ranging freely across his entire output, the author discusses Brahms's rhythmic vitality, his symphonic thought, and individual approach to scouring. A meticulous and fastidious worker who destroyed more than he allowed to be published, Brahms the man was as complex a character as his music. The author provides an effortless guide to the many, frequently hidden, beauties of his works |
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| Item Description: | Includes indexes |
| Physical Description: | 222 p., [4] leaves of plates : ill. ; 24 cm 222 p., [4] leaves of plates : ill. ; 25 cm 222 p., [4] leaves of plates : ill., music, ports. ; 24 cm 222 pages, 4 unnumbered leaves of plates : illustrations ; 25 cm 222 pages, 4 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 25 cm |
| Bibliography: | Bibliography: p. [177]-178 Bibliography: pages [177]-178 Discography: p. 180-207 Discography: p. 180-218 Discography: pages 180-218 |
| ISBN: | 0838617328 : 0838617328 0904208265 9780838617328 9780904208269 |