Cambridge University Press

I like this book. It is well written and edited, and it is argued both subtly and strongly...it presents a point of view that has always been present in our field though rarely discussed clearly — Notes: Journal of the Music Library Association More…

Fresh perspective ... an interpretative study that reaps rich rewards ... this book will inspire many other interrogative and revisionist accounts to come of the Russian Ballet, and of twentieth-century... — Notes: Journal of the Music Library Association More…

How music goes about representing or reflecting certain ideas, individuals, or aspects of other art forms is the overarching subject of this collection. The contributors are an international,... — Choice More…

This sheds new light on Weinberg by exploring the tangled political context surrounding the reception of his work ... Elphick's writing style remains consistently engaging, and draws upon an... — BBC Music Magazine More…