Chopin
Jim Samson(Author)
Oxford University Press
Published on 29. August 1996
Book
Hardback
334 pages
978-0-19-816495-1 (ISBN)
Description
This new Master Musician interweaves biographical and musical commentary to produce a well-rounded portrait of Chopin the man and the musician. Avoiding complex technical language, Jim Samson addresses such questions as pedagogy, musical influences, and pianistic idiom. He examines the composer's mature musical style, considers his unique approach to the genres of nineteenth-century piano music, and investigates the nature of his compositional process as revealed through manuscripts and early printed scores. In ceading the book we begin to understand why this frail and fastidious musician from Warsaw, whose music is so immensely refined and innovatory, has captured the imagination of generations of music lovers the world over.
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Series
Language
English
Place of publication
Oxford
United Kingdom
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
Illustrations
16 pp plates, music examples
Dimensions
Height: 234 mm
Width: 156 mm
Weight
713 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-19-816495-1 (9780198164951)
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