Browse: Harvard University Press (publisher), Classical Composers

Nothing in recent years has filled me with an urgent desire to re-engage with [Schoenberg's music] so much as this sensitive and personal book. -- Bayan Northcott — BBC Music Magazine More…

Dreyfus's new analytical study of Bach's processes of composition...challenges received ideas about what constitutes a style, a form and a genre in Bach's music, showing how the composer's individuality... — BBC Music Magazine More…

Every reader will have his or her own favorite essays in this exemplary collection...[It] makes a major contribution to l8th-century studies as well as music. -- J. P. Ambrose — Choice More…

Quietly thrilling...[Carter and Goldthwaite] offer a sustained analysis of a recently discovered trove of account books belonging to Jacopo Peri (1561-1633), one of the earliest opera composers.... — The New York Times More…

Not every quartet has access to masterclasses, but this book may be the next best thing...The included scores are marked with valuable annotations by the Juilliard members--not merely bowings... — Classical Music More…

[These] meticulous studies of the surviving material have revolutionized several aspects of our understanding of Mozart’s working methods. Tyson’s Mozart is thrilling as a collection of primary... — The Observer More…

A comfortingly humane work of scholarship. The topic of Handel's sexuality--very much germane to the Italian cantatas that are Ms. Harris's principle concern--is addressed with candor and sympathy.... — The New York Times More…