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Byrd by Kerry McCarthy
Category: Film | Series: Master Musicians Series
The foremost composer under the reign of Elizabeth I and James I, William Byrd (c. 1540 - 1623) produced countless masses, motets, polyphonic songs, and works for keyboard and instrumental consort, all of which rank among the most unique and inspired works of the late Renaissance. His output was widely ...Show more
Mozart by Julian Rushton
Category: Fiction | Series: Master Musicians Series
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart is one of the great icons of Western music. Part of the "Master Musicians" series, this biography of the musical genius offers a portrait of the composer, ranging from Mozart the Wunderkind to the mature author of such classic works as "The Marriage of Figaro", "Don Giovanni", an ...Show more
Puccini - His Life and Works by Julian Budden
Category: Music | Series: Master Musicians Ser.
Julian Budden, one of the world's foremost scholars of Italian opera and author of a monumental three-volume study of Verdi's works, now offers music lovers a major new biography of one of the giants of Italian opera, Giacomo Puccini. Blending astute musical analysis with a colorful account of Puccini's ...Show more
Tallis by Kerry McCarthy
Category: Music Theory | Series: Master Musicians Ser.
The composer Thomas Tallis (c. 1505 - November 1585) lived and worked through much of the turbulent Tudor period in England. Unlike many of his contemporaries, he did not just react to radical change: he thrived on it. He helped invent new musical styles to meet the demands of the English Reformation. H ...Show more
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