{"product_id":"the-cambridge-companion-to-the-string-quartet-hardback-9780521801942","title":"The Cambridge Companion to the String Quartet (Hardback) 9780521801942","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eThe Cambridge Companion to the String Quartet\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eWill enrich readers' understanding of the history of the string quartet, the music and its interpretation.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eRobin Stowell (Edited by)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9780521801942, Cambridge University Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eHardback, published 13 November 2003\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e390 pages, 25 b\/w illus.  14 music examples\u003cbr\u003e25.5 x 18 x 2.8 cm, 0.823 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\"Indeed the Companion's readability, together with its broad and timely coverage of topics and its fascinating selection of iconography (notably early photos of string quartets), entice the reader to further explore this music of friends.\"   Notes\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eThis Companion offers a concise and authoritative survey of the string quartet by eleven chamber music specialists. Its fifteen carefully structured chapters provide coverage of a stimulating range of perspectives previously unavailable in one volume. It focuses on four main areas: the social and musical background to the quartet's development; the most celebrated ensembles; string quartet playing, including aspects of contemporary and historical performing practice; and the mainstream repertory, including significant 'mixed ensemble' compositions involving string quartet. Various musical and pictorial illustrations and informative appendixes, including a chronology of the most significant works, complete this indispensable guide. Written for all string quartet enthusiasts, this Companion will enrich readers' understanding of the history of the genre, the context and significance of quartets as cultural phenomena, and the musical, technical and interpretative problems of chamber music performance. It will also enhance their experience of listening to quartets in performance and on recordings.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePart I. Social Changes and Organological Developments: 1. The string quartet and society Christina Bashford\u003cbr\u003e 2. Developments in instruments, bows and accessories Robin Stowell\u003cbr\u003e Part II. Celebrated Ensembles: 3. From chamber to concert hall Tully Potter\u003cbr\u003e 4. The concert explosion and the age of recording Tully Potter\u003cbr\u003e Part III. Playing String Quartets: 5. Playing quartets: a view from the inside David Waterman\u003cbr\u003e 6. Historical awareness in quartet performance Simon Standage\u003cbr\u003e 7. Extending the technical and expressive frontiers Robin Stowell\u003cbr\u003e Part IV. The String Quartet Repertory: 8. The origins of the quartet David Wyn Jones\u003cbr\u003e 9. The Classical style: Haydn, Mozart and their contemporaries W. Dean Sutcliffe\u003cbr\u003e 10. Beethoven and the Viennese legacy David Wyn Jones\u003cbr\u003e 11. The Austro-Germanic quartet tradition in the nineteenth century Stephen E. Hefling\u003cbr\u003e 12. Traditional and progressive nineteenth-century trends: France, Italy, Great Britain and America Robin Stowell\u003cbr\u003e 13. Nineteenth-century national traditions and the string quartet Jan Smaczny\u003cbr\u003e 14. The string quartet in the twentieth century Kenneth Gloag\u003cbr\u003e 15. The string quartet as a foundation for larger ensembles Colin Lawson.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: Techniques of music \/ music tutorials [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Techniques of music \/ music tutorials\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Techniques%20of%20music%20\/%20music%20tutorials%20%5BAVS%5D%22\"\u003eAVS\u003c\/a\u003e], Individual composers \u0026amp; musicians, specific bands \u0026amp; groups [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Individual composers \u0026amp; musicians, specific bands \u0026amp; groups\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Individual%20composers%20\u0026amp;%20musicians,%20specific%20bands%20\u0026amp;%20groups%20%5BAVH%5D%22\"\u003eAVH\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Cambridge University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46265106235672,"sku":"9780521801942","price":87.39,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/products\/9780521801942i.jpg?v=1692019597","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/the-cambridge-companion-to-the-string-quartet-hardback-9780521801942","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}