Jeremy Yudkin Boeken

The book explores the transformative mid-1960s period of Miles Davis's career, highlighting his development of the post bop style. It delves into the personal and musical challenges he faced during this time, showcasing how he navigated these struggles to reclaim his position as a leading figure in jazz. Jeremy Yudkin provides an in-depth analysis of Davis's evolution as an artist, shedding light on his significant yet often overlooked contributions to music during this pivotal era.

Beethoven's innovative and dramatic openings are explored through an analysis of nearly 200 compositions, revealing their structural, rhetorical, and emotional significance. The study contextualizes his work by comparing it with that of his contemporaries like Haydn and Mozart. It delves into the theory behind musical beginnings, incorporating insights from neuroscience and psychology, and categorizes various types of openings, such as attention-getters and deceptive starts. The author, Jeremy Yudkin, highlights Beethoven's creative processes and the broader implications for understanding Classical music.