The Illustrated Lives of the Great Composers: Ravel
The Illustrated Lives of the Great Composers: Ravel

Author: James Burnett

Publisher: Omnibus Press

Published: 2011-08-01

Total Pages: 228

ISBN-13: 0857124358

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Ir has been said that no music amplifies the french ideals of precision and good taste better than the work of Maurice Ravel, yet his background could scarecly have been more cosmopolitan. The son of a Swiss father and a Basque mother, he was born near St. Jean de Luz in 1875; he died in Paris at the age of sixty-two. His primary inspiration, and in consequence the character of his best music, came from art and life. He was exceptionally sensitive to the new current of thought and the aesthetic changes in the Arts following the First World War. Indeed, the music of Ravel is an accuarate reflection of the man himself. This lavishly illustrated book which sets the work and achievements of Ravel in the context of the events of his time, will appeal to the general music lover and also to the serious student.

The Illustrated Lives of the Great Composers: Debussy
The Illustrated Lives of the Great Composers: Debussy

Author: Paul Holmes

Publisher: Omnibus Press

Published: 2011-08-01

Total Pages: 195

ISBN-13: 0857124331

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Lavishly illustrated throughout, this fascinating biography sets Debussy's musical revolution in the context of his times. It will be invaluable to musicians and concert-goers alike.

Stravinsky: The Illustrated Lives of the Great Composers.
Stravinsky: The Illustrated Lives of the Great Composers.

Author: Neil Wenborn

Publisher: Omnibus Press

Published: 2011-08-01

Total Pages: 292

ISBN-13: 0857124374

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This book traces the remarkable course of a creative career which spanned the drawing rooms of the Imperial Russia and the social ferment of 1960s America, and serve to establish Stravinsky not only as the most celebrated composer of his time but also as one of the defining forces of twentieth-century culture.

Vaughan Williams: Illustrated Lives Of The Great Composers
Vaughan Williams: Illustrated Lives Of The Great Composers

Author: Paul Holmes

Publisher: Omnibus Press

Published: 2011-05-16

Total Pages: 221

ISBN-13: 0857125702

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This series of biographies presents the great composers against the background of their times. Each draws on personal letters and recollections, engravings, paintings and, when they exist, photographs, to present a complete picture of the composer's life.

Grieg: Illustrated Lives Of The Great Composers
Grieg: Illustrated Lives Of The Great Composers

Author: Robert Layton

Publisher: Omnibus Press

Published: 2011-05-16

Total Pages: 217

ISBN-13: 0857125672

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A series of biographies of the great composers which present the subjects against the social background of their times. This volume focuses on Grieg and draws on personal letters and recollections, engravings, paintings and - where they exist - photographs, to build up a complete picture of the composer’s life.

Bach: The Illustrated Lives of the Great Composers.
Bach: The Illustrated Lives of the Great Composers.

Author: Tim Dowley

Publisher: Omnibus Press

Published: 2011-08-01

Total Pages: 153

ISBN-13: 0857124366

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A new and fascinating biography of the most outstanding composer in musical history. Covering Bach's earliest efforst in Eisenach, his cultural inheritance, his series of posts as organist or musician, and his stormy career in Leipzig, Bach: The Illustrated Lives of the Great Composers traces the significant stages of development in his family and his music.

Schubert: The Illustrated Lives of the Great Composers
Schubert: The Illustrated Lives of the Great Composers

Author: Peggy Woodford

Publisher: Omnibus Press

Published: 2011-08-01

Total Pages: 245

ISBN-13: 0857124951

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Schubert died at the age of thirty-one, in obscurity, his genius unrecognised except by a few friends. Today he is acknowledged as one of the greatest composers of all times. His nine symphonies include what is probably the most famous of all symphonies - The Unfinished- and his chamber music, the best loved of all quintets - The Trout. Perhaps his most impressive accomplishment was the composition of over six hundred exquisite songs, including the Schöne Mullerin and Winterreise song cycles, which never cease to delight audiences. In this new biography, the author traces the life and times of Schubert, the development of his music and the political and social climate of Vienne in the years following the Congress of 1814. Documentation of the period, Schubert's own letters and the recollections of his friends help bring Schubert's time alive. The text is completed with a number of facsimile reproductions of Schubert's manuscripts and published editions.

The Illustrated Lives of the Great Composers: Schumann
The Illustrated Lives of the Great Composers: Schumann

Author: Tim Dowley

Publisher: Omnibus Press

Published: 2011-05-16

Total Pages: 204

ISBN-13: 0857125680

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This series of biographies presents the great composers against the background of their times. Each draws on personal letters and recollections, engravings, paintings and, when they exist, photographs, to present a complete picture of the composer's life.

Wagner: Illustrated Lives Of The Great Composers
Wagner: Illustrated Lives Of The Great Composers

Author: Howard Gray

Publisher: Omnibus Press

Published: 2011-05-16

Total Pages: 219

ISBN-13: 0857125699

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Howard Gray. A series of biographies of great composers which present the subjects against the social background of their times. Each draws on personal letters and recollections, engravings, paintings and - where they exist - photographs, to build up a complete picture of the composer’s life.