The Cambridge History of Music Criticism (The Cambridge History Of Music)

"Music criticism has played a fundamental and influential role throughout music history, with numerous composers such as Berlioz, Schumann, and Wagner, as well as many contemporary musicians, also maintaining careers as writers and critics. The Cambridge History of Music Criticism goes beyond these better-known accounts, reaching back to medieval times, expanding the geographical reach both within and beyond Europe, and including key issues such as women and criticism of recordings, as well as the story of criticism in jazz, popular music and world music. Drawing on a blend of established and talented young scholars, this is the first substantial historical survey of music criticism and critics, bringing unprecedented scope to a rapidly expanding area of musicological research. An indispensable point of reference, The Cambridge History of Music Criticism provides a broad historical overview of the field while also addressing specific issues and events." -- Jacket 01.0_pp_i_i_The_Cambridge_History_of_Music_Criticism 1 05.0_pp_v_viii_Contents 5 06.0_pp_ix_ix_Music_Examples_Figures_and_Tables 9 07.0_pp_x_xiv_Notes_on_Contributors 10 08.0_pp_xv_xvi_Acknowledgements 15 09.0_pp_1_6_Introduction 16 10.0_pp_7_124_The_Early_History_of_Music_Criticism 21 10.1_pp_9_24_Speaking_of_Plainsong_in_the_Middle_Ages 22 10.2_pp_25_41_Music_Criticism_in_the_Late-Medieval_and_Renaissance_Era 38 10.3_pp_42_61_Musical_Discourse_in_Italy_15001800 55 10.4_pp_62_80_Music_Criticism_in_France_before_the_Revolution 75 10.5_pp_81_103_Music_Criticism_in_Britain_up_to_Burney 94 10.6_pp_104_124_German-Language_Music_Criticism_before_1800 117 11.0_pp_125_228_The_Rise_of_the_Press 138 11.1_pp_127_146_French_Music_Criticism_in_the_Nineteenth_Century_17891870 139 11.2_pp_147_169_Gatekeeping_Advocacy_Reflection_Overlapping_Voices_in_Nineteenth-Century_British_Music_Criticism 159 11.3_pp_170_189_Constructing_a_Musical_Nation_German-Language_Criticism_in_the_Nineteenth_Century 182 11.4_pp_190_207_Music_Criticism_in_Nineteenth-Century_Italy 202 11.5_pp_208_228_Music_Criticism_in_Imperial_Russia 220 12.0_pp_229_290_Critical_Influence_and_Influences 241 12.1_pp_231_248_Critiquing_the_Canon_The_Role_of_Criticism_in_Canon_Formation 242 12.2_pp_249_271_Comparing_Notes_Recording_and_Criticism 260 12.3_pp_272_290_The_Gender_Paradox_Criticism_of_Women_and_Women_as_Critics 283 13.0_pp_291_456_Entering_the_Twentieth_Century 302 13.1_pp_293_316_Music_Criticism_in_the_United_States_and_Canada_up_to_the_Second_World_War 303 13.2_pp_317_330_Music_Criticism_in_Portugal_Towards_an_Overview 327 13.3_pp_331_343_Spanish_Music_Criticism_in_the_Twentieth_Century_Writing_Music_History_in_Real_Time 341 13.4_pp_344_370_Critical_Battlegrounds_in_the_French_Third_Republic 354 13.5_pp_371_391_British_Music_Criticism_18901945 381 13.6_pp_392_407_Music_Criticism_in_Norway 402 13.7_pp_408_423_Aesthetic_Conservatism_and_Politics_in_German-Language_Music_Criticism_19001945 418 13.8_pp_424_439_Music_Criticism_in_Hungary_until_the_Second_World_War 434 14.0_pp_457_568_New_Areas 466 14.1_pp_459_483_Jazz_Criticism_in_America 467 14.2_pp_484_501_Catalysing_Latin_American_Identities_Alejo_Carpentiers_Music_Criticism_as_a_Cuban_Case_Study 492 14.3_pp_502_526_Writing_about_Popular_Music 510 14.4_pp_527_541_Working_in_the_Cool_Capitalism_Complex_The_Role_of_Critics_in_the_World_Music_Field 535 15.0_pp_569_692_Developments_since_the_Second_World_War 576 15.1_pp_571_589_Music_Criticism_in_the_USSR_from_Asafyev_to_Cherednichenko 577 15.2_pp_590_608_The_Feuilleton_and_Beyond_Criticism_in_the_Federal_Republic_of_Germany_and_Austria_after_the_Second_ 596 15.3_pp_609_628_Music_Criticism_in_Italy_in_the_Twentieth_Century 615 15.4_pp_629_647_Wider_Still_and_Wider_British_Music_Criticism_since_the_Second_World_War 635 15.5_pp_648_670_Music_Criticism_in_France_since_the_Second_World_War 654 15.6_pp_671_692_Old_Divisions_and_New_Debates_Music_Criticism_in_Post-War_America 677 16.0_pp_693_706_Postlude 699 16.1_pp_695_706_Stop_the_Press_The_Changing_Media_of_Music_Criticism 700 17.0_pp_707_788_Bibliography 712 18.0_pp_789_826_Index 794 A reference work for all those approaching music history through the lens of music criticism, from undergraduates to established scholars and professionals. As well as giving authoritative accounts of traditional regions such as Britain, France and Germany, the book substantially expands the timeframe, genre and geographical reach of the field.