Tune
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Tune

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eBook - ePub

Tune

About this book

Imogen Holst's Tune (Faber, 1962) is a searching enquiry into the invention of tune and at the same time a comprehensive anthology of tunes from folksong to the present day. Plainsong, street-cries, the songs of the English lutenists, Bach's dances, and Mozart's arias - whatever the origins and character of the tunes in question, Imogen Holst (daughter of the composer, Gustav Holst) has something fresh and revealing to say about them.

And she does not confine herself to familiar ground. One of her most illuminating chapters is devoted to the music of India, where a raga can provide improvised 'tune' of several hours duration. This chapter is the result of her personal experience of studying music in India, and it is typical of her vivid approach to the subject. Her book is for everyone who likes to sing, play, whistle, hum or listen to a good tune.

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Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Landing Page
  3. Title Page
  4. Dedication
  5. Contents
  6. Chapter I: The Ingredients of a Tune
  7. Chapter II: Traditional Tunes
  8. Chapter III: Plainchant
  9. Chapter IV: Ragas
  10. Chapter V: The Cantus Firmus
  11. Chapter VI: Songs to the Lute
  12. Chapter VII: The Stile Rappresentativo
  13. Chapter VIII: Ayres for the Theatre
  14. Chapter IX: Bach’s Tunes
  15. Chapter X: Late Eighteenth-century Themes and Subjects
  16. Chapter XI: Nineteenth-century Melodies
  17. Chapter XII: Today’s Tunes
  18. Acknowledgments to Sources
  19. Index
  20. Copyright

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