Music example and charts illustrate the analyses, and each essay is fully annotated by the editor. In some cases, the results of original research by the editor or by others working in the field are published here for the first time. Much of the material has never before appeared in English.
A score embodying the best available musical text.
Historical background-what is known of the circumstances surrounding the origin of the work, including (where relevant) original source material.
A detailed analysis of the music, by the editor of the volume or another well-known scholar.
Other significant analytic essays and critical comments, exposing the student to a variety of opinions about the music.
- ISBN10 0393099393
- ISBN13 9780393099393
- Publish Date 1 April 1970
- Publish Status Active
- Out of Print 22 May 2016
- Publish Country US
- Imprint WW Norton & Co
- Format Paperback
- Pages 176
- Language English