Recently Viewed

New

David Lewin's Morgengruss: Text, Context, Commentary by David Bard-Schwarz 9780199844784

No reviews yet Write a Review
Booksplease Price: £64.26

  Bookmarks: Included free with every order
  Delivery: We ship to over 200 countries from the UK
  Range: Millions of books available
  Reviews: Booksplease rated "Excellent" on Trustpilot

  FREE UK DELIVERY: When You Buy 3 or More Books - Use code: FREEUKDELIVERY in your cart!

SKU:
9780199844784
MPN:
9780199844784
Available from Booksplease!
Availability: Usually dispatched within 5 working days

Frequently Bought Together:

Total: Inc. VAT
Total: Ex. VAT

Description

Arguably one of the most influential and revered figures in contemporary music theory, David Lewin (1933-2003) revolutionized the field through his work on transformational theory and theoretical methodology. David Lewin's Morgengruss: Text, Context, Commentary presents in print for the first time Lewin's legendary 1974 essay on Franz Schubert's "Morgengruss," from the composer's song cycle, Die Schoene Mullerin. The essay was central to Lewin's graduate teaching, and copies of it have circulated by hand through the music-scholarly community for decades. This book presents the original text of Lewin's essay along with over 200 graphical illustrations. Lewin's ability to present an artful and rich argument, based on a close reading of a short, "simple" score is but one of the wonders to behold in his masterful essay. At once deeply nuanced and widely accessible, Lewin's "Morgengruss" offers insight into Schubert's composition as well as the analytical process itself. Along with the full text of Lewin's essay, this book includes a small but pointed collection of essays interpreting the content and significance of Lewin's "Morgengruss." Drawing on current research as well as personal reflection, editors Richard Cohn and David Bard-Schwarz, along with contributors Brian Kane and Henry Klumpenhouwer, elaborate on the analytical, pedagogical, and philosophical contexts of Lewin's work. Taken together, the editors and contributors offer a compelling account of the enduring significance of Lewin's writing. David Lewin's Morgengruss is a must-have for anyone with an interest in Lewin's career, Schubert's music, or music theory generally.

About the Author
David Bard-Schwarz is Associate Professor of Music Theory at the University of North Texas College of Music. He has written three single-authored books: Listening Subjects: Music, Psychoanalysis, Culture; Listening Awry: Music and Alterity in German Culture; and An Introduction to Electronic Art through the Teachings of Jacques Lacan: Strangest Thing. His specialties include music theory and music and cultural studies with an emphasis on semiotics and Post-Lacanian psychoanalysis. He is active in the iARTA research cluster bringing together work in music, engineering, computer science, and the arts at UNT and is editor-in-chief of MOEBIUS, a new journal publishing criticism in cultural studies and interactive media. Richard Cohn is Battell Professor of Music Theory at Yale University. He is author of Audacious Euphony: Chromaticism and the Triad's Second Nature (Oxford University Press, 2012). Two of his scholarly articles have earned the Society of Music Theory's Outstanding Publication Award. Cohn was founding editor of Oxford University Press's Studies in Music Theory, and served as Executive Editor of the Journal of Music Theory. His current research models metric states and syntaxes in classical and world-music repertories.

Reviews
"Lewin intended his essay for readers at various levels of musical ability, including well-informed amateurs, performers, music students in general, and critics. Nevertheless, the history of the essay shows that it is most appropriate for advanced music students and music theory scholars. Highly recommended."--Choice



Book Information
ISBN 9780199844784
Author David Bard-Schwarz
Format Hardback
Page Count 224
Imprint Oxford University Press Inc
Publisher Oxford University Press Inc
Weight(grams) 612g
Dimensions(mm) 160mm * 236mm * 25mm

Reviews

No reviews yet Write a Review

Booksplease  Reviews


J - United Kingdom

Fast and efficient way to choose and receive books

This is my second experience using Booksplease. Both orders dealt with very quickly and despatched. Now waiting for my next read to drop through the letterbox.

J - United Kingdom

T - United States

Will definitely use again!

Great experience and I have zero concerns. They communicated through the shipping process and if there was any hiccups in it, they let me know. Books arrived in perfect condition as well as being fairly priced. 10/10 recommend. I will definitely shop here again!

T - United States

R - Spain

The shipping was just superior

The shipping was just superior; not even one of the books was in contact with the shipping box -anywhere-, not even a corner or the bottom, so all the books arrived in perfect condition. The international shipping took around 2 weeks, so pretty great too.

R - Spain

J - United Kingdom

Found a hard to get book…

Finding a hard to get book on Booksplease and with it not being an over inflated price was great. Ordering was really easy with updates on despatch. The book was packaged well and in great condition. I will certainly use them again.

J - United Kingdom