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The knowledge that finales are by tradition (and perhaps also necessarily) 'different' from other movements has been around a long time, but this is the first time that the special nature of finales in instrumental music has been examined comprehensively and in detail. Three main types of finale, labelled 'relaxant', 'summative', and 'valedictory', are identified. Each type is studied closely, with a wealth of illustration and analytical commentary covering the entire period from the Renaissance to the present day. The history of finales in five important genres -- suite, sonata, string quartet, symphony, and concerto -- is traced, and the parallels and divergences between these traditions are identified. Several wider issues are mentioned, including narrativity, musical rounding, inter-movement relationships, and the nature of codas. The book ends with a look at the finales of all Shostakovich's string quartets, in which examples of most of the types may be found.
BIBLIOGRAPHY ; LIST OF MUSICAL EXAMPLES ; INDEX TO MUSICAL WORKS ; GENERAL INDEX
Well-researched ... Well written and well produced, this book deserves a place on the shelves of musicologists, who ought to ponder Talbot's judicious balance between historical and analytical enquiry.
Michael Talbot, Liverpool University) Talbot, Michael (Member of the British Academy; Alsop Professor of Music, Member of the British Academy; Alsop Professor of Music
Anne Walters Robertson, University of Chicago) Robertson, Anne Walters (Assistant Professor of Music History, Assistant Professor of Music History, Anne W. Robertson
Richard Widdess, London) Widdess, Richard (Senior Lecturer in Ethnomusicology with reference to South Asia, Senior Lecturer in Ethnomusicology with reference to South Asia, School of Oriental and African Studies
Geoffrey Webber, Cambridge) Webber, Geoffrey (Precentor and Director of Studies in Music, Precentor and Director of Studies in Music, Gonville and Caius College
Anna Maria Busse Berger, USA) Berger, Anna Maria Busse (Associate Professor of Music, Department of Music, Associate Professor of Music, Department of Music, University of California, Davis
Geoffrey Webber, Cambridge) Webber, Geoffrey (Precentor and Director of Studies in Music, Precentor and Director of Studies in Music, Gonville and Caius College