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Boydell Press Music and Death - Western Music History Book

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Explore the deep connection between musical expression and mortality with Music and Death from Boydell Press. This comprehensive study investigates how different genres and styles of Western music engage with the concept of death from the Middle Ages through the present day. The text covers a wide variety of musical forms, including requiem settings, operas, ballets, and instrumental music. It also examines arts songs and specific works by artists such as Leonard Cohen and the B-52s. Beyond the compositions themselves, the book looks at how musicians process grief, anger, and acceptance. Readers will also learn about the public response to the deaths of significant musicians. This book is an essential resource for those studying classical music, musicology, and the cultural impact of sound.

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This Boydell Press book examines musical engagements with death across a broad range of Western music styles and periods.

The text covers diverse genres including requiem settings, operas, ballets, arts songs, and instrumental music.

Read about specific musical works ranging from the Middle Ages to modern artists like Leonard Cohen and the B-52s.

Chapters analyze how musicians react to death and their personal ways of processing grief, anger, and acceptance.

Learn about the ways the public responds to the death of famous musicians through various musical lenses.

Product Specifications

Format
hardcover
Domain
Amazon UK
Release Date
13 June 2023
Listed Since
01 December 2022

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