Title: Latviešu mūzikas virsotnes [Latvian Music Highlights] - in Latvian
Description: The book is about Latvian composers and their works. Especially the works - with many examples from them: the book is adressed mainly to music colleges. The edition covers the whole history of Latvian music; from its beginnings to the contemporaneity in 18 portrays and some general reflections about the evolution of stylistics (Jānis Cimze, Baumaņu Kārlis - Arturs Maskats, Ēriks Ešenvalds). Some provocative (yes!) questions, themes for discussions and essays, short explanations for lecturers are added as well.
Subjects: Music, History of Music, Latvian Music and Composers
Places: Latvia, Riga, Jelgava, St. Petersburg, London
People: Andrejs Jurjāns, Jāzeps Vītols, Emīls Dārziņš, Emilis Melngailis, Jānis Ivanovs, Pēteris Plakidis [a.o.]
Time periods: 1830-2010