Bøger af Thomas Forrest Kelly

Identifies and collects the surviving sources of an important repertory of early medieval music; this is the so-called Beneventan Chant, used in southern Italy in the early middle ages, before the adoption there of the now-universal music known as Gregorian chant.

What was it like at the opening night of Mozart's "Don Giovanni" or Wagner's "Das Rheingold"? This introduction to the world of opera takes us behind the scenes, during premiere performances of five operas.

Bach and Mozart stand as towering representatives of European music of the 18th century, composers whose works reflect intellectual, religious, and aesthetic trends of the period. This collection of essays by leading authorities offers new perspectives on the two composers, as well as some of their important contemporaries, Haydn in particular.