Bücher der Reihe Cambridge Companions to Music

An expanded and updated edition, this Companion will appeal to students and practitioners of electronic music. Including four new chapters and new artists' statements, this book explores the history, theory, creation and analysis of a wide range of styles across the worldwide electronic music scene.

Music, Twentieth-century and contemporary music, Gender studies

This Companion is an invaluable resource for music students and teachers, professional and amateur musicians, scholars and record collectors. It provides seventeen chapters on every aspect of the harpsichord and its music - composers, genres, national styles, tuning and the art of harpsichord building - by fourteen leading experts in the field.

This broad introduction to Caribbean music approaches the subject through socio-cultural themes specific to the colonial encounter - creolisation, transnationalism and identity. These thematic continuities illuminate the complexities of the region's multi-layered musical traditions, which contribute to defining the island nations and their diasporas.

This broad introduction to Caribbean music approaches the subject through socio-cultural themes specific to the colonial encounter - creolisation, transnationalism and identity. These thematic continuities illuminate the complexities of the region's multi-layered musical traditions, which contribute to defining the island nations and their diasporas.

This accessible Companion showcases the importance of music within Romantic culture and thought in the 'long' nineteenth century. It incorporates a variety of disciplinary approaches, and is alive to current debates across the humanities.

This accessible Companion showcases the importance of music within Romantic culture and thought in the 'long' nineteenth century. It incorporates a variety of disciplinary approaches, and is alive to current debates across the humanities.

Music, Music performance, Twentieth-century and contemporary music

Video game music has been permeating popular culture for over forty years. Now, reaching billions of listeners, game music encompasses a diverse spectrum of musical materials and practices. This book provides a comprehensive, up-to-date survey of game music, featuring contributions from a diverse group of scholars and industry professionals.

Video game music has been permeating popular culture for over forty years. Now, reaching billions of listeners, game music encompasses a diverse spectrum of musical materials and practices. This book provides a comprehensive, up-to-date survey of game music, featuring contributions from a diverse group of scholars and industry professionals.

This Companion offers an in-depth introduction to the early history of opera by focusing on its foundational century. From opera's Italian origins to its growth through Europe and the Americas, the volume charts the changing landscape - on stage and beyond - which shaped the way early opera was produced and received.

This Companion offers an in-depth introduction to the early history of opera by focusing on its foundational century. From opera's Italian origins to its growth through Europe and the Americas, the volume charts the changing landscape - on stage and beyond - which shaped the way early opera was produced and received.

An insightful overview of Beethoven's Eroica Symphony from three main angles: genesis, analysis and reception. It not only summarises previous research but also includes many fresh insights, based on new evidence. The Companion presents a range of approaches, by twelve leading scholars in Beethoven research.

The subject of musical theatre usually brings to mind the Broadway musical, but this collection of essays reveals that operetta was the pre-eminent musical-theatrical entertainment on the urban stage from the 1850s to the early 1930s. The authors explore operetta's production and reception in more than a dozen countries.

The music of George Gershwin was shaped by American political, intellectual, cultural and business interests. As a composer and performer, he embraced technological advances and broke new ground in music business practices. This Companion describes the making of George Gershwin's 'American' identity and its legacy after his death.

The impact of digital technologies on music has been vast: both the practice of music and thinking about it have changed almost beyond all recognition. Through chapters written by academics and 'personal takes' by knowledgeable practitioners in the field, this book provides a comprehensive Companion to the place of music within digital culture.

The impact of digital technologies on music has been vast: both the practice of music and thinking about it have changed almost beyond all recognition. Through chapters written by academics and 'personal takes' by knowledgeable practitioners in the field, this book provides a comprehensive Companion to the place of music within digital culture.

The first collection of academic essays devoted to the Rolling Stones. Designed for use by students, rock scholars, and serious fans, it discusses the Stones' music and history from a wide range of interpretive perspectives, and covers the entire span of the group's career.

The Cambridge Companion to Beethoven, first published in 2000, surveys Beethoven's music and the personal and historical contexts in which it was composed and has been received. The essays reflect traditional emphases in Beethoven studies while incorporating some of the most recent developments in musicology and theory.

A comprehensive guide to the composer's work, aimed both at the non-specialist and music student. It sheds light on both the composer's stylistic and personal development, offering new interpretations of his operatic works and discussing his characteristic working methods.

This Companion is an invaluable resource for music students and teachers, professional and amateur musicians, scholars and record collectors. It provides seventeen chapters on every aspect of the harpsichord and its music - composers, genres, national styles, tuning and the art of harpsichord building - by fourteen leading experts in the field.

An expanded and updated edition, this Companion will appeal to students and practitioners of electronic music. Including four new chapters and new artists' statements, this book explores the history, theory, creation and analysis of a wide range of styles across the worldwide electronic music scene.

The third edition of this acclaimed Companion provides an accessible, broadly based survey of musicals in London, New York, and other venues from the nineteenth century to the present. Existing chapters have been updated, and two new chapters added, providing a wealth of information for students and enthusiasts alike.

The third edition of this acclaimed Companion provides an accessible, broadly based survey of musicals in London, New York, and other venues from the nineteenth century to the present. Existing chapters have been updated, and two new chapters added, providing a wealth of information for students and enthusiasts alike.

A collection of essays from leading scholars and practitioners in the burgeoning field of film music studies. The book provides a uniquely comprehensive overview of how music functions in film soundtracks from a variety of historical periods, genres and film industries, including those of the USA, UK, France, Italy, India and Japan.

A collection of essays from leading scholars and practitioners in the burgeoning field of film music studies. The book provides a uniquely comprehensive overview of how music functions in film soundtracks from a variety of historical periods, genres and film industries, including those of the USA, UK, France, Italy, India and Japan.

This Companion explores percussion instruments and music from the perspectives of performers, composers, conductors, instrument builders, scholars, and cognitive scientists. It will be a valuable resource for students, percussionists, and all those who want a deeper understanding of percussion music and rhythm.

This Companion explores percussion instruments and music from the perspectives of performers, composers, conductors, instrument builders, scholars, and cognitive scientists. It will be a valuable resource for students, percussionists, and all those who want a deeper understanding of percussion music and rhythm.

This Companion is a key resource for students, scholars, and everyone with an interest in the global history of Jewish music. Chapters by international experts offer an accessible overview of key topics from the biblical era to the present day.

This Companion is a key resource for students, scholars, and everyone with an interest in the global history of Jewish music. Chapters by international experts offer an accessible overview of key topics from the biblical era to the present day.