The Cambridge Companion to Mahler

by Jeremy Barham

Book Overview

In the years approaching the centenary of Mahler's death, this book provides both summation of, and starting point for, an assessment and reassessment of the composer's output and creative activity. Authored by a collection of leading specialists in Mahler scholarship, its opening chapters place the composer in socio-political and cultural contexts, and discuss his work in light of developments in the aesthetics of musical meaning. Part II examines...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 052183273X
• ISBN13: 9780521832731
• Release Date: December 2007
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 368 Pages
• Weight: 1.95 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 7.1" x 9.8"