Chopin

By:

Jim Samson

Format:

Paperback / softback

Series:

Master Musician S.

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Jim Samson interweaves biographical and musical commentary to produce a well-rounded portrait of Chopin the man and the musician. Incorporating the most recent research, this volume succeeds in presenting it without recourse to unduly complex technical language. Samson addresses such questions as pedagogy, musical influences, and pianistic idiom. He examines the composer's mature musical style, considers his unique approach to the genres of nineteenth-century piano music, and investigates the nature of his compositional process as revealed through manuscripts and early printed scores. In reading the book we begin to understand why this frail and fastidious musician from Warsaw, whose music is so immensely refined and innovatory, has captured the imagination of generations of music lovers the world over.

Author Biography:

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.

Release date Australia

July 25th, 1998

Author

Jim Samson

Audiences

A / AS level
General (US: Trade)
Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
Professional & Vocational
Undergraduate

Edition

New edition

Illustrations

16 pp plates, music examples

Pages

334

Series

Master Musician S.

Dimensions

154x230x28

ISBN-13

9780198167037

Product ID

12916127

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