Year: 2024
Type: book-review
Abstract: The collection of essays Music and Romanticism, edited by Benedict Taylor, is part of the series of Cambridge Companions -guidebooks to the world of culture prepared by experts offering a knowledgeable and at the same time appealing take on the issues addressed.Let us note that the title comprises music and romanticism, and not Romantic music or musical romanticism.Thus is signalled, besides their connection, the autonomy of the two domains of interest to the authors.And indeed, this book provides a solid introduction both to the music of the Romantic era and to romanticism per se.The title may also be indicative of a degree of cognitive caution.The
Source: Chopin Review
DOI: 10.56693/cr.153
Author: Michał Kuziak
Institution: University of Warsaw
Language: English
Subfield: Music
Field: Arts and Humanities
Domain: Social Sciences
Open Access status: diamond
OpenAlex ID: W4401513073