(Ebook) Johannes Brahms: A Research and Information Guide (Routledge Music Bibliographies) Second Edition by Heather Platt ISBN 9780203890493, 9780415994569, 0203890493, 041599456X

(Ebook) Johannes Brahms: A Research and Information Guide (Routledge Music Bibliographies) Second Edition by Heather Platt ISBN 9780203890493, 9780415994569, 0203890493, 041599456X

This is an annotated bibliography concerning both the nature of primary sources related to the composer and the scope and significance of the secondary sources which deal with him, his compositions, and his influence as a composer and performer. The second edition will include research published since the publication of the first edition and provide electronic resources.In his opposition to the conventions of composition furthered by Franz Liszt and the New German School, his strained relationship with Richard Wagner, but his admiration and friendship with Robert Schumann, Brahm's is a truly fascinating object of study. This guide is an essential resource for all serious and casual scholars of Brahm's music and life.Johannes Brahms’ s (1833–1897) destiny was set by his late teens. His talent as a pianist and composer was already beginning to be recognized, and his interests in folksong, composers of the past centuries, and a diverse range of literature had taken hold. These interests would become lifelong passions and would influence many of his compositions and the ensuing research. We begin this volume in the Routledge Music Bibliographies series with an overview of the research that has amassed on both the composer and his music, and a few words about how the following annotated bibliography was compiled and arranged. This introductory section is an updated version of the “Overview of the Research” from the first edition. (New material has been worked into the relevant paragraphs, rather than being added at the end.) Students needing an overview of the composer ’ s life before undertaking a research project should consult the article on Brahms in Grove Music Online (www.oxfordmusiconline.com).
For those familiar with the first edition of this guide to Brahms research, this second edition updates some of the older listings to include information that is now available on the web and adds new listings of reliable, scholarly web resources.