Browse: Boydell & Brewer (publisher), Theory, Musicology, & Analysis

There are welcome insights into...how and why [the cantatas] were written, and by whom and for whom they were performed...a work-by-work description of each cantata provides reference material... — Musical Times More…

I found this book to be extremely useful...Walls' style is clear and at times extremely humorous...I would recommend this book heartily. EARLY MUSIC TODAY Undoubtedly makes a contribution to... — Notes: Journal of the Music Library Association More…

Exhaustively researched and documented . . . [this book] considers such concepts as intention, ambiguity, mimesis, chance, and necessity -- each with its own chapter -- in the light of modernist... — American Record Guide More…

A fresh perspective on a still-fresh topic. . . . Gives musical scholarship a living and breathing pulse. . . . Invaluable to composers writing in the wake of the post-tonal era of music. . .... — Musical Times More…

Musicologists should certainly find it refreshing to read writers like Geert Lernhout . . . [who write] with such ample reserves of wit and good humour. . . [The various chapters] provide plentiful... — Music and Letters More…

Worth reading twice. If the great orchestral masterpieces are among your favorites, Robert Orledge is as knowledgeable as you would wish — American Record Guide More…

The authors elevate the role of the poem in the creation of the Lied . . . [and delve into] the deeper meanings of the songs and cycles presented. . . . [Includes] musical examples and easy-to-read... — Choice More…