The Oxford Handbook of Faust in Music
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The Oxford Handbook of Faust in Music testifies to the spectacular impact the Faust theme has exerted over the centuries. The Handbook's three-part organization enables readers to follow the evolution of Faust in music across time and stylistic periods, suggesting that these musical compositions are not mere retellings of the story, but contribute significant insights of their own.

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The Oxford Handbook of Faust in Music testifies to the spectacular impact the Faust theme has exerted over the centuries. The Handbook's three-part organization enables readers to follow the evolution of Faust in music across time and stylistic periods, suggesting that these musical compositions are not mere retellings of the story, but contribute significant insights of their own.
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Lorna Fitzsimmons is Professor of Humanities at California State University, Dominguez Hills. She has taught an interdisciplinary Lives of Faust course for over a decade. She is also the editor of Lives of Faust: The Faust Theme in Literature and Music. A Reader; International Faust Studies: Adaptation, Reception, Translation; Goethe's Faust and Cultural Memory: Comparatist Interfaces; and Faust Adaptations from Marlowe to Aboudoma and Markland. She is currently writing two book monographs on the Faust theme. Charles McKnight is Associate Professor Emeritus of Music at the University of North Carolina at Asheville. He holds a PhD in Music from Cornell University, specializing in Russian music. A professional trombonist in New York City for eighteen years, he performed with ballet orchestras such as the American Ballet Theatre, New York City Ballet, and the Joffrey Ballet. As an academic he teaches music history, music theory, and Russian studies.