Books in the Composers in Context series

A collection of specially commissioned essays exploring the institutions, artists, thinkers, cultural and socio-political conditions, and relationships that shaped Mahler's creative output. Focusing the context, the volume provides a sense of the complex crosscurrents against which Mahler was reacting as conductor, composer, and human being.

This comprehensive and accessible book focuses on the professional, cultural and historical environments in which Mozart operated, and how they influenced his output. The concise, topic-based essays will appeal to students, researchers and music lovers wishing to deepen their understanding of this outstanding composer and his world.

This collection of essays by internationally renowned scholars offers fresh perspectives on the nineteenth-century German composer Johannes Brahms. It brings together thirty-nine short and incisive chapters on the historical, social and cultural contexts in which Brahms lived and worked and will appeal to students, researchers and music lovers.

This comprehensive and accessible book focuses on the professional, cultural and historical environments in which Mozart operated, and how they influenced his output. The concise, topic-based essays will appeal to students, researchers and music lovers wishing to deepen their understanding of this outstanding composer and his world.