Hannah Rothschild Beautiful, romantic and spirited, Pannonica, known as Nica, named after her father's favorite moth, was born in 1913 to extraordinary, eccentric privilege and a storied history. The Rothschild...

Albert R Rice The first edition of Albert R. Rice's The Baroque Clarinet is widely considered the authoritative text on the European clarinet during the first half of the eighteenth...

Mark Evan Bonds The "Beethoven Syndrome" is the inclination of listeners to hear music as the projection of a composer's inner self. This was a radically new way of listening...

Edited by Anna Harwell Calenza George Gershwin is often described as a quintessentially American composer. This Cambridge Companion explains why, engaging with the ways in which his music was shaped...

Edited by Jeremy Barham In the years approaching the centenary of Mahler's death, this book provides both summation of, and starting point for, an assessment and reassessment of the composer's...

Edited by Anastasia Belina and Derek B Scott Those whose thoughts of musical theatre are dominated by the Broadway musical will find this book a revelation. From the 1850s to...

Edited by Nancy November This Companion provides orientation for those embarking on the study of Beethoven's much-discussed Eroica Symphony, as well as providing fresh insights that will appeal to scholars,...

Edited by Mark Berry and Nicholas Vazsonyi The Companion is an essential, interdisciplinary tool for those both familiar and unfamiliar with Wagner's Ring. It opens with a concise introduction to...

Anna-Maria Busse Berger and Jesse Rodin (Editors) Through forty-five creative and concise essays by an international team of authors, this Cambridge History brings the fifteenth century to life for both...

Roberta Montemorra Marvin (Editor) Verdi's enduring presence on the opera stages of the world and as a subject for scholarly study by researchers in various disciplines has placed him as a...

The Children of Willesden Lane. Beyond the Kindertransport: A Memoir of Music, Love, and SurvivalMona Golabek and Lee CohenBased on the true story of her mother, Mona Golabek describes the...

Alan Kendall "Walks us through history in a nicely paced diary format ..A superb project." Rocky Mountain NewsTaking the form of a chronological diary from 1600 to the present, this...