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Liszt and Virtuosity
A new and wide-ranging collection of essays by leading international scholars, exploring the concept and practices of virtuosity in Franz Liszt and his contemporaries. In the …
Claude Vivier
In 1983, French-Canadian composer Claude Vivier was murdered in Paris at the age of thirty-four. Based on unrestricted access to Vivier's personal archives, this book is the first …
Nadia Boulanger
The first collection ever of essays and reviews by the renowned pedagogue, composer, and conductor, providing fresh perspectives on her musical influence and impact. The impact of …
African Islands
Explores the culturally complex and cosmopolitan histories of islands off the African coast Islands and island chains like Cabo Verde, Madagascar, and Bioko are often sidelined in …
Destined for Evil?
This collection of 15 essays on various aspects of the problem of evil brings together the opinions of well known authors from various disciplines [philosophy, theology, literary …
The Hidden Affliction
Multidisciplinary collection of essays on the relationship of infertility and the "historic" STIs--gonorrhea, chlamydia, and syphilis--producing surprising new insights in studies …
History and the Disciplines
A collection of essays from some of the world's leading intellectual historians, representing an international spectrum of research into the history of philosophy, intellect, …
Gunpowder, Masculinity, and Warfare in German Texts, 1400-1700
How gunpowder technology exploded heroes, heroics, and war stories from 1400 to 1700, and how German writers tried to glue them back together Guns have been linked with masculinity …
State Formation in Early Modern Alsace, 1648-1789
A richly documented study of early modern state formation, sovereignty, legitimacy, and comparative political culture in Alsace between the Peace of Westphalia and the French …
The Courage of Composers and the Tyranny of Taste
All-new interviews with 33 of the world's leading composers--from Adams and Crumb to Gubaïdulina and Rihm--give unique insights into the creative process. Bálint András Varga is …
The Bjorling Sound
Detailed examination of the vocal and interpretive artistry of the great Jussi Björling. A half century after his death in 1960, Swedish tenor Jussi Björling remains one of the …
Beyond the Pale
The first book devoted exclusively to the Holocaust in the North Caucasus, exploring mass killings, Jewish responses, collaboration, and memory in a region barely known in this …