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BACH by Malcolm Boyd
$34.50 AUD
Category: Creative Arts and Drama | Series: Master Musicians Ser.
Published in its first edition in 1983, Boyd's treatment of this canonical composer is essential reading for students, scholars, and everyone interested in Baroque music. In this third edition, biographical chapters alternate with commentary on the works, to demonstrate how the circumstances of Bach's l ...Show more
HANDEL by Donald Burrows
$58.14 AUD
Category: Biography | Series: Master Musicians Ser.
George Frideric Handel was a defining figure of the late Baroque era, shaping its music for the theatre in much the same way J.S. Bach dominated the writing of music for use in church. Perhaps best known for bringing the oratorio form to an English-speaking audience with masterworks such asMessiah, Hand ...Show more
MONTEVERDI by Denis Arnold
$39.05 AUD
Category: Creative Arts and Drama | Series: Master Musicians Ser.
Celebrated during his lifetime, Monteverdi disappeared from the repertory for centuries until interest in him gradually revived over the last hundred years. Denis Arnold's contribution to this revival was considerable. Here he pays tribute to Monteverdi's genius and such enduringachievements as the Vesp ...Show more
VERDI by Julian Budden
$53.59 AUD
Category: Creative Arts and Drama | Series: Master Musicians Ser.
In this third edition of the classic Verdi, renowned authority Julian Budden offers a comprehensive overview of Verdi the man and the artist, tracing his ascent from humble beginnings to the status of a cultural patriarch of the new Italy, whose cause he had done much to promote, and demonstrating the g ...Show more
Vivaldi by Michael Talbot
$41.95 AUD
Category: Creative Arts and Drama | Series: Master Musicians Ser.
Celebrating its 100th anniversary, this extraordinary series continues to amaze and captivate its readers with detailed insight into the lives and work of music's geniuses. Unlike other composer biographies that focus narrowly on the music, this series explores the personal history of each composer and ...Show more
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