NEW OXFORD BOOKS FOR THE SERIOUS READER
Charles Ives and His Music
By
HENRY and SIDNEY COWELL
This is the first full
treatment of the life and art of a much-neglected Ameri–
can composer whose works, once scorned as unplayable,
are now gaining the wide attention that is their due. No
consideration of American music can
be
complete without
the inclusion of Ives's works, and this study will provide
the reader with a fuller understanding of both the man
and his music. Illustrated.
$4.50
Thomas Hardy
A BIBLIOGRAPHICAL STUDY
By
RICHARD UTTLE PURDY.
In a study making the first
extended use of the Hardy books and papers aside from
the official biography, the author has expanded the con–
ventional limits of bibliography to include descriptions of
manuscripts, circumstances of composition, and the de–
velopment of texts. The book includes much new material
of biographical importance.
$9.00
The Bach Family
SEVEN GENERATIONS OF CREATIVE GENIUS
By
KARL GEl RINGER.
"Examines the music as well as the
lives of all the musical Bachs ••• a book to which many
music lovers will want to turn.
It
is well written, crammed
with information not easily available elsewhere, and
it
makes a great musical period, as well as the individual
characters in
it,
come to life ••• An indispensable piece
of research, and a fascinating story, well told."-N. Y.
Times Book Review. Illustrated.
$7.50
The Music of
Ralph Vaughan Williams
By
FRANK HOWES.
A study concerned with giving the
reader an understanding of the devices that impart a
distinctive character to the music of a great 'English
master. All the works, except for the slightest, most
ephemeral compositjons, are divided into ten categories
for analytical and expository treatment. "A devoted ex–
amination • • • offers a multitude of musical examples
with explanations and analyses."-Boston Herald. $6.00
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