The string quartets of Ludwig van Beethoven, the signal achievement of that noble genre, have rewarded the engagement of scholars, performers, and audiences for almost two hundred years. This book offers a historical and biographical background along with musical analysis, drawing on the insights of scholarship on Beethoven's life and works.

Arnold Schoenberg's Second String Quartet revolutionised western music. This book aims to re-create the quartet's historical, cultural and musical background - its introduction of the human voice, its genesis during a crisis in the composer's life, the scandal at its premiere and its endlessly controversial reception.

A Research and Information Guide.

The first comprehensive musicological study of Handel's cantatas.

Presents sixteen noels, including their lyrics and arrangements for two flutes. This collection of noels unites sacred and profane texts, music, and dance as performed from the late Middle Ages through the Baroque. It discusses the history and uses of the form, suggests appropriate dance steps, and examines its musical and poetic style.