Chopin
Author:   Jim Samson
Publisher:   Oxford University Press
Edition:   New edition
ISBN:  

9780198167037


Pages:   334
Publication Date:   25 July 1998
Format:   Paperback
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Author:   Jim Samson
Publisher:   Oxford University Press
Imprint:   Oxford University Press
Edition:   New edition
Dimensions:   Width: 15.40cm , Height: 2.00cm , Length: 23.00cm
Weight:   0.559kg
ISBN:  

9780198167037


ISBN 10:   0198167032
Pages:   334
Publication Date:   25 July 1998
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  General/trade ,  Undergraduate ,  Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Out of print, replaced by POD   Availability explained
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Table of Contents

Preface; 1. In his homeland; 2. 'A virtuoso in his own right' - Pedagogy and other influences; 3. New frontiers; 4. 'A rebirth of pianistic art' - Chopin's piano writing; 5. The best society; 6. 'A new world for myself' - issues in musical style; 7. Years of refuge; 8. 'The perfection of art...' - Chopin's genres; 9. Twilight; 10. 'Simplicity itself' - Compositional process: sketches, fair copies, editions; 11. Images of Chopin; APPENDICES; A Calendar; B List of Works; C Personalia; D Select bibliography; Index

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Jim Samson's engaging biography is interwoven--in the best tradition of the invaluable Master Musicians series ... with chapters devoted to a comprehensive chronological survey of the music, plus a list of works, a calendar of the composer's life and times ... vividly written biography. The Musical Times


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Formerly Professor of Musicology at Exeter University, Jim Samson has been Professor of Music at Bristol University since 1994. He has published extensively on Chopin and is regarded internationally as a leading authority on the composer.

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