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Song: A Guide to Style and Literature

by Carol Kimball
$9.90
Song: A Guide to Style and Literature
Song: A Guide to Style and Literature

Essential map for art song lovers

If you love vocal music or want to understand the world behind recital repertoire, this feels like a trusted companion. Readers would appreciate how it brings together composers, styles, and national traditions in one accessible volume without feeling dry. It’s especially rewarding for singers, pianists, and curious listeners who want a clearer sense of how art song fits into literature and performance.

Note: While we do our best to ensure the accuracy of cover images, ISBNs may at times be reused for different editions of the same title which may hence appear as a different cover.

Song: A Guide to Style and Literature

by Carol Kimball
$9.90
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ISBN: 9781877761683
Authors: Carol Kimball
Publisher: Islander Group Inc
Date of Publication: 1996-01-01
Format: Paperback
Related Collections: Biographies & Memoirs, Music, History
Related Topics: History, Biography, Art, Biography, Music
Goodreads rating: 5.0
(rated by 2 readers)

Description

Carol Kimball's comprehensive survey of art song literature has been the principal one-volume American source on the topic. Now back in print after an absence of several years, this newly revised edition includes biographies and discussions of the work of 150 composers of various nationalities, as well as articles on styles of various schools of composition.
 

Essential map for art song lovers

If you love vocal music or want to understand the world behind recital repertoire, this feels like a trusted companion. Readers would appreciate how it brings together composers, styles, and national traditions in one accessible volume without feeling dry. It’s especially rewarding for singers, pianists, and curious listeners who want a clearer sense of how art song fits into literature and performance.

Note: While we do our best to ensure the accuracy of cover images, ISBNs may at times be reused for different editions of the same title which may hence appear as a different cover.

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