Cet auteur est un maître conteur d'histoires étranges, façonnant ses récits en œuvres entières, singulières mais parfaitement achevées. Son écriture, qu'il s'agisse de poésie ou de prose, explore souvent des thèmes peu conventionnels et se manifeste en ligne, sur scène ou dans des anthologies. Ses nouvelles captivantes, axées sur des protagonistes féminines et non binaires, sont rassemblées dans son premier livre. Son style est distinctif, marqué par une touche de surréalisme et d'inattendu.
The narrative unfolds through a striking encounter with a fury on the street, symbolizing a deeper exploration of emotions and societal tensions. The protagonist's experience serves as a catalyst for introspection and reflection on personal and collective struggles. Themes of anger, conflict, and the human condition are intricately woven throughout, inviting readers to confront their own feelings and the chaos of the world around them. This powerful moment ignites a journey of self-discovery and understanding.
This volume offers a new view of Joseph Haydn's instrumental music. It argues that many of Haydn's greatest and most characteristic instrumental works are 'through-composed' in the sense that their several movements are bound together into a cycle. This cyclic integration is articulated, among other ways, by the 'progressive' form of individual movements, structural and gestural links between the movements, and extramusical associations. Central to the study is a detailed and comprehensive analysis of the 'Farewell' Symphony, No. 45 in F sharp minor (1772). The analysis is distinguished by its systematic use of different methods (Toveyan formalism, Schenkerian voice leading, Schoenbergian developing variation) to elucidate the work's overall coherence. The work's unique musical processes, in turn, suggest an interpretation of the entire piece (not merely the famous 'farewell' finale) in terms of the familiar programmatic story of the musicians' wish to leave Castle Eszterhaza. In a book which relates systematically the results of analysis and interpretation, Professor Webster challenges the concept of 'classical style' which, he argues has distorted our understanding of Haydn's development, and he stresses the need for a greater appreciation of Haydn's early music and of his stature as Beethoven's equal.
The eagerly awaited publication of the second edition of The New Grove Dictionary of Music and Musicians will be a major event in the world of music in the year 2000. Grove is the name for music information on an international scale, instantly recognised and constantly used by music scholars and enthusiasts the world over - and the new edition will reflect some of the enormous changes in the world of music over the last twenty years. For the first time ever, four paperback companions are to be published featuring new research, writing and bibliography derived from the new edition, in advance of the publication of The New Grove II itself.
