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The Cambridge Companion to Berg (Cambridge Companions to Music)
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The Cambridge Companion to Berg (Cambridge Companions to Music)
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by Anthony Pople
Sales Rank : 1357630
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Paperback: 320 pages
Publisher: Cambridge University Press April 28, 1997
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0521564891
ISBN-13: 978-0521564892
Product Dimensions:
9.4 x 6.5 x 0.8 inches
Shipping Weight: 1.2 pounds
Product Review
In this addition to the Cambridge Companion series, 13 essays by 11 authors provide a useful and interesting introduction to the music and personality of Alban Berg. The volume is divided into three main sections and a postscript: "Culture and Environment," "From Song to Opera," and "After Wozzeck." The essays deal with everything from "cultural politics" to Berg's compositional techniques, and the postscript tries to establish Berg's place in and influence on the history of 20th-century composition. The book suffers in places from an overly academic approach to its subject (not to mention an overly academic vocabulary), but the reasonably informed lay reader with an interest in Berg will still find it informative and helpful in understanding his music and its context.
Product Review
"In addition to being a readable and informative general study, The Cambridge Companion to Berg provides evidence that a new spirit now exists in the study of Berg and his music." Bryan R. Simms, Notes
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