Musical/Prof Services
Three books by music historian Thomas Kelly
- Item Number
- 826
- Estimated Value
- 71 USD
- Sold
- 45 USD to Wlg0406
- Number of Bids
- 7 - Bid History
Item Description
Three popular books by Thomas Forrest Kelly, Morton B. Knafel Professor of Music at Harvard University - and all three are signed by the author!
First Nights: Five Musical Premieres takes us back to the first performances of five famous musical compositions: Monteverdi's Orfeo in 1607, Handel's Messiah in 1742, Beethoven's Ninth Symphony in 1824, Berlioz's Symphonie fantastique in 1830, and Stravinsky's Sacre du printemps in 1913.
First Nights at the Opera takes us behind the scenes during premiere performances of five extraordinary operas, including Mozart's Don Giovanni and Wagner's Das Rheingold.
Early Music: A Very Short Introduction provides a unique and succint survey of both the history and current study and performance of early (medieval, Renaissance, and baroque) Western music.
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