Music - K - Oxford Bibliographies
Keyboard Instruments
Arthur Lawrence
Subject: Music »
Date Added: 2011-06-29
Keyboard Instruments Introduction Keyboard instruments comprise chordophones (clavichords, harpsichords, pianos, virginals, hurdy gurdies), aer...
Keyboard Music
Bruce Gustafson
Subject: Music »
Date Added: 2011-06-29
Keyboard Music Introduction Keyboard music can be categorized broadly as music for harpsichord, piano, or organ. Each category represents a fam...
Liszt, Franz
Jonathan Kregor
Subject: Music »
Date Added: 2011-06-29
Franz Liszt Introduction Franz Liszt (1811–1886) was a central, though controversial, musical figure in the 19th century. Distinguished as a pi...
Lully, Jean-Baptiste
Bruce Gustafson
Subject: Music »
Date Added: 2011-06-29
Jean-Baptiste Lully Introduction Jean-Baptiste Lully (b. 1632–d. 1687) is justifiably considered the founder of French opera, creating a style ...
Machaut, Guillaume de
Lawrence Earp
Subject: Music »
Date Added: 2011-06-29
Guillaume de Machaut Introduction Guillaume de Machaut (b. c. 1300–d. 1377) was the leading poet and composer of the period from about 1340 to ...
Mahler, Gustav
James L. Zychowicz
Subject: Music »
Date Added: 2011-06-29
Gustav Mahler Introduction Gustav Mahler (b. 1860–d. 1911) is known for the Lieder and symphonies he composed, which may be seen to bring the 1...
Mendelssohn, Felix
R. Larry Todd
Subject: Music »
Date Added: 2011-06-29
Felix Mendelssohn Introduction Of Western classical composers, Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy (b.1809–d. 1847) has occupied a most unusual positio...
Messiaen, Olivier
Nigel Simeone
Subject: Music »
Date Added: 2011-06-29
Olivier Messiaen Introduction Olivier Messiaen (b. 1908–d. 1992) was one of the true originals of 20th-century music: a composer whose innovati...
Monteverdi, Claudio
Linda Maria Koldau
Subject: Music »
Date Added: 2013-02-26
Claudio Monteverdi Introduction Claudio Monteverdi (b. 1567–d. 1643) occupies a prominent position in music history. His innovations in musica...
Nationalism in Western Art Music
Jonathan Gentry
Subject: Music »
Date Added: 2011-06-29
Nationalism in Western Art Music Introduction During the 18th century, music developed the capacity to articulate nationalism. While local and ...
North Africa
Kristy Barbacane
Subject: Music »
Date Added: 2013-03-19
North Africa Introduction Also known as the Maghrib, the geographical region of North Africa traditionally describes the present-day nations o...
Orchestral Music
D. Kern Holoman
Subject: Music »
Date Added: 2012-03-23
Orchestral Music Introduction Music for the concert orchestra that coalesced in 18th-century Europe falls into two major genres: the symphony ...
Organum
Thomas Payne
Subject: Music »
Date Added: 2013-04-22
Organum Introduction As the Latin form of the Greek ὄργανον (organon: “tool,” “instrument,” “systematic principle”), the word organum refers m...
Palestrina, Giovanni Pierluigi da
Noel O'Regan
Subject: Music »
Date Added: 2011-06-29
Giovanni Pierluigi Da Palestrina Introduction The composer Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina was already being recognized as an iconic figure du...
Philosophy of Music
Theodore Gracyk
Subject: Music »
Date Added: 2011-06-29
Philosophy of Music Introduction Narrowly construed, philosophy of music encompasses all theorizing about music that arises within philosophy. ...
Poulenc, Francis
Carl Schmidt
Subject: Music »
Date Added: 2011-06-29
Francis Poulenc Introduction Francis Poulenc (b. 1899–d. 1963) is the most frequently performed, recorded, and studied member of the French gro...
Prokofiev, Sergey
Simon Morrison
Subject: Music »
Date Added: 2011-06-29
Sergey Prokofiev Introduction Sergey Prokofiev (b. 1891–d. 1953) composed some of the most beloved works in the Western tradition, including Pe...
Puccini, Giacomo
Helen M. Greenwald
Subject: Music »
Date Added: 2011-06-29
Giacomo Puccini Introduction Giacomo Puccini (b. 1858–d. 1924) composed twelve operas as well as songs, choral compositions, and instrumental w...
Purcell, Henry
Andrew Woolley
Subject: Music »
Date Added: 2011-06-29
Henry Purcell Introduction Henry Purcell (b. 1659–d. 1695) is considered a major 17th-century composer and a luminary of English musical histor...
Rameau, Jean-Philippe
Charles Dill
Subject: Music »
Date Added: 2011-06-29
Jean-Philippe Rameau Introduction Jean-Philippe Rameau (b. 1683–d. 1764) was trained as a keyboardist. Most of his early career was as church o...
How to Subscribe
Oxford Bibliographies Online is available by subscription and perpetual access to institutions and individuals. For more information or to contact an Oxford Sales Representative click here.
Purchase an Ebook Version of This Article
Ebooks of the Oxford Bibliographies Online subject articles are available in North America via a number of retailers including Amazon, vitalsource, and more. Simply search on their sites for Oxford Bibliographies Online Research Guides and your desired subject article.
If you would like to purchase an eBook article and live outside North America please email onlinemarketing@oup.com to express your interest.