A History of Spanish Piano Music Linton E. Powell.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Powell, Linton, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Piano music.

Music.

Musique--Espagne--Histoire et critique.

Musique.

Piano, Musique de--Histoire et critique.

Piano, Musique de.

Music--Spain--History and criticism.

Piano music--History and criticism.

Spain.

Genre:

Criticism, interpretation, etc.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (1 online resource viii, 213 pages) : music

Place of Publication:

Indiana University Press 1980

Bloomington : Indiana University Press, 1980.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Although Spain has had a long tradition of keyboard music, A History of Spanish Piano Music is the first study of that rich heritage. Linton E. Powell surveys the lives and works of over 150 composers from the eighteenth century to the present and discusses the relevant schools of composition, the regional styles, and the effects of social and political developments on the music of Spain. The first chapter deals with Spanish piano music from 1740 to 1840, with special attention to the first works for which the fuerte piano was designated, the earlier role of the organ, and the far-reaching influence of Scarlatti. Succeeding chapters chronicle the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, with detailed discussions of the composers Arriaga, Albeniz, Granados, Falla, Turina, and Mompou. The special influence of the guitar on Spanish keyboard music occupies a separate chapter. Powell concludes with a treatment of musical trends in Spain since World War II. Appendixes list published sources of Spanish keyboard music, a glossary provides the rhythmic patterns of many traditional Spanish dance forms, and, finally, a bibliography completes this valuable reference work.

Contents:

[Part] I : Early Spanish piano music, 1740-1840

Madrid, Valencia, Málaga, and the Escorial

Seville and the Basque Region

Montserrat, Barcelona, and Related Posts

[Part] II : The piano music of Isaac Albeniz, Enrique Granados, their immediate predecessors, and their contemporaries

Immediate Predecessors and Contemporaries

Isaac Albeniz

Enrique Granados

[Part] III : Falla, Turina, Mompou, and their contemporaries

Manuel de Falla

Joaquin Turina

Federico Mompou

The Grupo de los Ocho

Others from Madrid

Cataluña

Valencia and the Levante

The Basque Region and Navarra

León and Old Castile

Other Contemporaries

[Part] IV : The influence of the guitar on Spanish keyboard music

[Part] V : Spanish piano music since World War II

Barcelona : The Manuel de Falla Circle

Others Associated with Barcelona

Madrid : The Grupo Nueva Masica Others Associated with Madrid

Seville and Other Regions

Two Spanish Composers of North America

Appendix I : Anthologies and Modern Editions of Early Spanish Piano Music

Appendix II : Spanish Piano Music since World War II : A Selective List with Publishers.

Notes:

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

0-253-05132-0

OCLC:

1259586590