Schubert's Dances For Family, Friends and Posterity |
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| Author:
| Chusid, Martin |
| Series title: | Monographs in Musicology Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-1-57647-239-2 |
| Publication Date: | Nov 2013 |
| Publisher: | Pendragon Press
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| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | AUD $98.95AUD $71.00 |
Book Description:
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Of the several genres comprising Schubert's prodigious compositional output, the one that has attracted the least attention from scholars has been his approximately 500 dances. There has been only one slim volume devoted to the subject and it is in German: Schubert und das Tanzvergnügen. A translation of the opening section of that book forms the introduction to this volume. Although the composer's dances have long been enjoyed in the US and UK, this study is the first to be published...
More DescriptionOf the several genres comprising Schubert's prodigious compositional output, the one that has attracted the least attention from scholars has been his approximately 500 dances. There has been only one slim volume devoted to the subject and it is in German: Schubert und das Tanzvergnügen. A translation of the opening section of that book forms the introduction to this volume. Although the composer's dances have long been enjoyed in the US and UK, this study is the first to be published in English.