The Cambridge Companion to Mendelssohn

Authored by leading scholars in the field, this collection of fourteen essays surveys the life, work, and posthumous reception of the nineteenth-century German-Jewish composer. Sections cover aspects of biography as well as Felix Mendelssohn's expansive and multi-faceted musical output. Two closing essays confront the turbulent course of his posthumous reception and the challenges his music continues to pose for modern performers.

Author: Peter Mercer-Taylor
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: 10/21/2004
Pages: 332
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 1.18lbs
Size: 9.62h x 6.82w x 0.65d
ISBN: 9780521533423

About the Author
Mercer-Taylor, Peter: - Peter Mercer-Taylor is Associate Professor of Musicology at the University of Minnesota School of Music. He is the author of The Life of Mendelssohn (Cambridge, 2000) and has published in a number of journals including The Journal of Musicology and Popular Music and Society.