The Finale in Western Instrumental Music

by Michael Talbot

Why are finales different from other movements? Why can we nearly always tell whether a movement comes first or last in a work with several movements? Is the special character of finales necessary as well as traditional? Michael Talbot explores these questions in depth. His wide-ranging analytical and historical survey covers instrumental (and some vocal) music from the Renaissance up to the present day.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0198166958
• ISBN13: 9780198166955
• Release Date: July 2001
• Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
• Length: 264 Pages
• Weight: 1.20 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.1" x 9.2"