Overview :It has long been accepted that participating in music, either as a performer, listener, or composer, can contribute to human happiness and w... Read More
Overview :Beethoven's Third Symphony was written as Beethoven was struggling with his advancing deafness. Meant as a celebration of Napoleon's victori... Read More
Overview :Anna Harwell Celenza's engaging fictionalized telling of the story behind Franz Joseph Haydn's famous symphony is a perfect introduction to ... Read More
Overview :George Gershwin is often described as a quintessentially American composer. This Cambridge Companion explains why, engaging with the ways in... Read More
Overview :It's a challenge to transform the "Nutcracker Suite's" romantic orchestra into jumpin' jazz melodies, but that's exactly what Duke Ellington... Read More
Overview :New essays on the Mendelssohns and their circle, illuminating their lives, works, and influence.Perspectives on Mendelssohn presents newly c... Read More
Overview :Jazz Italian Style explores a complex era in music history, when politics and popular culture collided with national identity and technology... Read More
Overview :When his friend Victor suddenly dies, composer Mussorgsky is deeply saddened. But, with the help of his friends, and through his own music, ... Read More
Overview :In On the Record: Music That Changed America, Anna Harwell Celenza uncovers the sometimes-surprising influence of music on American politics... Read More