Simmons examines those composers whose styles maintain continuity with the values and principles developed during the 19th century. The six composers chosen are each presented through a biographical overview, followed by a comprehensive assessment of their bodies of work. Each composer's musical output is discussed according to its stylistic origins and affinities with other composers, phases or periods of development, as well as strengths and weaknesses. Each chapter concludes with a discography of essential recordings.
- ISBN10 0810848848
- ISBN13 9780810848849
- Publish Date 13 January 2004
- Publish Status Out of Stock
- Out of Print 22 February 2006
- Publish Country US
- Imprint Scarecrow Press
- Format Hardcover
- Pages 432
- Language English