Bruckner Studies

Bruckner Studies, first published in 1997, presents musicological and theoretical research on the life and music of Anton Bruckner. It is one of the most important English-language books on the composer since Robert Simpson's The Essence of Bruckner. The essays provide fresh biographical insights into his enigmatic personality, working procedures, and circle of students and friends; consider the fascinating history of the dissemination of his music during his lifetime and in this century, including its reception in Nazi Germany; and provide analytical perspectives on his musical style and its origins. The volume challenges the reader to reassess the man and his music in a fresh light, unencumbered by decades of special interest and propaganda which have coloured perceptions of Bruckner for more than a century.

List of plates; Preface; List of abbreviations; Part I. Historical Studies: 1. An anatomy of change: Anton Bruckner's revisions to the Mass in F Minor Paul Hawkshaw; 2. A hidden personality: access to an 'inner biography' of Anton Bruckner Elisabeth Maier; 3. Bruckner and Viennese Wagnerism Margaret Notley; 4. The annexation of Anton Bruckner: Nazi revisionism and the politics of appropriation Bryan Gilliam; 5. 'Return to the pure sources': the ideology and text-critical legacy of the first Bruckner Gesamtausgabe Benjamin Marcus Korstvedt; 6. Bruckner and the Bayreuthians; or, Das Geheimnis der Form bei Anton Bruckner Stephen McClatchie; 7. Josef Schalk and the theory of harmony at the end of the nineteenth century Robert W. Wason; Part II. Analytical Studies: 8. The finale of Bruckner's Seventh Symphony and tragic reversed sonata form Timothy L. Jackson; 9. Some aspects of prolongation procedures in the Ninth Symphony (Scherzo and Adagio) Edward Laufer; 10. Bruckner's sonata deformations Warren Darcy; 11. Phrase rhythm in Bruckner's early orchestral Scherzi Joseph C. Kraus; Index.

This 1997 book presents musicological and theoretical research on the life and music of Anton Bruckner. It provides biographical insights into the composer's personality, working procedure and circle of friends. The book challenges the reader to reassess the man and his music in a fresh light.