Music-Genres & Styles-Classical

Rāgs Around the Clock is a rich and vibrant compendium for the discovery and study of North Indian classical music. The theory and practice of rāg are explored through two interlinked resources: a handbook of essays and analyses offering technical, historical, cultural and aesthetic...

This first English-language book about the original, contemporary music of Hanna Kulenty brings together her three essays about her compositional aesthetics, from 1998, 2015 and 2017, and an interview with Maja Trochimczyk about her original concept of multi-dimensional time in music (2003). The composer...

The Miserere by Italian composer Gregorio Allegri (1582-1652) is one of the most popular, oft performed and recorded choral pieces of late Renaissance/early Baroque music. Yet the piece known today bears little resemblanceto Allegri's original or to the piece as it was performed before...

(Music Minus One). Performed by Paul Brodie, alto saxophone Accompaniment: Antonin Kubalek, piano Virtuoso Paul Brodie introduces you to the world of advanced alto sax solos with this wide-ranging collection. Contains performance suggestions and Mr. Brodie's incredible interpretations to help you achieve greatness Includes...

Author: Steve ReichISBN-10: 1480382981ISBN-13: 9781480382985Publisher: Boosey & Hawkes IncLanguage: EnglishPublished: 07/01/2014Pages: 36Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.35lbsSize: 11.80h x 8.80w x 0.20d

Carl Czerny (1791--1857) was an Austrian pianist, composer and teacher. Today he is best remembered for his volumes of études for the piano. Czerny's music was greatly influenced by his teachers, Clementi, Hummel, Salieri and Beethoven. This book contains Czerny's Opus 299 (Books 1-4),...

The greatest composer-pianist of the 19th century, Chopin was celebrated as a virtuoso of boundless musicianship who also wrote the finest collection of solo music for the piano. This album, inspired by the Classic FM CD features some of Chopin's best-known pieces, beautifully tailored...

(Boosey & Hawkes Chamber Music). String Method for Class or Individual Instruction.Author: Paul RollandISBN-10: 1617804711ISBN-13: 9781617804717Publisher: Boosey & Hawkes IncLanguage: EnglishPublished: 06/01/2004Pages: 172Format: PaperbackWeight: 1.10lbsSize: 10.90h x 8.30w x 0.50d

From Handel's renowned biographer, the story of one of the most celebrated compositions of Western classical music, Handel's famous oratorio, Messiah In the late summer of 1741, George Friderick Handel, composed an oratorio set to words from the King James Bible, rich in tuneful...

(String Solo). Nos 23 40. For unaccompanied cello.Author: S. LeeISBN-10: 0793548713ISBN-13: 9780793548712Publisher: G. Schirmer, Inc.Language: EnglishPublished: 11/01/1986Pages: 24Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.25lbsSize: 11.70h x 8.70w x 0.20d

Published in 1908, this book is a charming tribute to the music scene in Toronto in the early 20th century. It contains profiles of local musicians and composers, as well as articles on the city's opera houses, concert halls, and other musical landmarks. A...

Catholicism as Musical Discourse reveals the important role that French-language sacred songs, written primarily for women, played in the evolution of the Catholic Reform over the long seventeenth century. Thought to be one of the best ways to facilitate a deeper spiritual experience and...

(Music Sales America). The Quiet Room is an ideal album pieces arranged for solo piano, for moments of contemplation and reflection. It opens up a world of melodic, introspective, inspired contemporary classics featuring music by many of the world's finest composers, including Ludovico Einaudi,...

How was large-scale music directed or conducted in Britain before baton conducting took hold in the 1830s? This book investigates the ways large-scale music was directed or conducted in Britain before baton conducting took hold in the 1830s. After surveying practice in Italy, Germany...

Beethoven's works for solo piano - the sonatas, variations, and bagatelles - and the five concertos for piano and orchestra stand at the heart of the repertory. Beethoven's Piano Music: A Listener's Guide, by Victor Lederer, will help the motivated reader understand this popular...

It was said of Russian composer Alexander Borodin (1833-87) that "no musician has ever claimed immortality with so slender an offering." His lifelong work as a graduate research chemist and teacher preoccupied him, leaving little time for the music composing that he loved. But...

This exciting edition contains 100 early intermediate selections in their original form, spanning the Baroque period to present day. The repertoire, which includes several minuets, folk dances, character pieces and much more, has been carefully graded and selected for student appeal by editor Lynn...

This long-awaited book situates the symphonies in their biographical context, offers text-critical investigations, presents matters of performance practice and gives an analytical overview of each work including Brahms's unfinished Fifth Symphony. In Brahms: Symphonist, the late Robert Pascall offers new revelations about Brahms symphonies...

Considers Nikisch as a primary link between the later nineteenth century performance practice, and the twentieth-century 'fetishisation' of the superstar conductor as a commercially driven phenomenon. The Hungarian-born conductor Arthur Nikisch (1855-1922) was among the first of the new breed of virtuoso conductors who...

One of the most famous voices to have survived from the Roman world, Catullus's poetry is still amongst the most popular and widely read. But what is it that makes this 2,000-year-old voice so relevant, so personal, and so endlessly fascinating? Reinvigorating discussions around...

Experience the beauty and complexity of classical music with this collection of selected pieces for pianoforte by Adolf von Henselt. From stirring sonatas to delicate waltzes, these pieces will transport you to a bygone era of musical excellence.This work has been selected by scholars...

(Easy Guitar). Features easy arrangements with tab for 15 Bach masterworks: Air on the G String * Aria * Arioso * Be Thou with Me * Bourree * Gavotte * Jesu, Joy of Man's Desiring * Little Prelude No. 2 in C Major *...

(Schirmer Performance Editions). This new reconstruction of Chopin's final composition is the first version to account for every measure of the composer's sketch. Offers convincing new solutions for the mysterious and almost illegible manuscript's most confusing passages.Author: Frederic ChopinISBN-10: 1458414396ISBN-13: 9781458414397Publisher: G. Schirmer, Inc.Language:...

(Vocal Collection). Diction lessons on each aria in the series recorded by top language coaches from the Metropolitan Opera and the Juilliard School plus International Phonetic Alphabet and word for word translations With these book/online audio packages that match the standard aria collections edited...

Focusing on the works of J. S. Bach, this invaluable guide surveys the choral-orchestral repertoire.Author: Jonathan D. GreenISBN-10: 0810837331ISBN-13: 9780810837331Publisher: Scarecrow PressLanguage: EnglishPublished: 02/16/2000Pages: 634Format: HardcoverWeight: 1.82lbsSize: 8.81h x 5.83w x 1.57dReview Citation(s): Choice 10/01/2000 pg. 298Reference and Research Bk News 08/01/2000 pg. 159American...

(Piano Duet). This classic Schirmer edition has been enhanced with companion recordings. Each of the eight movements is recorded three times. First is a beautiful performance for listening, followed by a Primo only recording, and then a Secondo only recording for play-along practice. Online...

Expertly arranged piano solo from our Kalmus Edition.Author: Alexander GretchaninoffISBN-10: 0757990304ISBN-13: 9780757990304Publisher: Alfred MusicLanguage: EnglishPublished: 03/01/1985Pages: 16Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.66lbsSize: 11.85h x 8.97w x 0.32d

This edition, edited by Dr. Hans Bischoff and translated by Alexander Lipsky, includes a three-page preface with a table of embellishments. Also included is an outstanding CD recording from the Alfred library. Titles: Inventions I-XV * Sinfonias I-XV.Author: Johann Sebastian BachISBN-10: 0739098489ISBN-13: 9780739098486Publisher: Alfred...

Exploring many aspects of Felix Mendelssohn's multi-faceted career as musician and how it intersects with his work as composer, contributors discuss practical issues of music making such as performance space, instruments, tempo markings, dynamics, phrasings, articulations, fingerings, and instrument techniques. They present the conceptual...

(Music Sales America). Mendelssohn's Elijah is an oratorio for SATB soli, SATB chorus, orchestra and organ, with the text derived from the Lutheran Bible by Julius Schubring. The English version of the text was translated by William Bartholemew. This New Novello Choral Edition of...

Author: Luigi GiussaniISBN-10: 1639821872ISBN-13: 9781639821877Publisher: Slant BooksLanguage: EnglishPublished: 02/18/2025Pages: 158Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.46lbsSize: 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.37d

Author: Luigi GiussaniISBN-10: 1639821880ISBN-13: 9781639821884Publisher: Slant BooksLanguage: EnglishPublished: 02/18/2025Pages: 158Format: HardcoverWeight: 0.74lbsSize: 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.50d

The Symphony of Life: Letters by Ludwig van Beethoven is a collection of personal letters written by the famous composer himself. The book offers a unique insight into Beethoven's life, his struggles, his passions, and his creative process. The letters are written in Beethoven's...

About the BookA NEW ERA IN CLASSICAL MUSIC UNVEILED BY DR L. SUBRAMANIAM.Dr L. Subramaniam, who's been called 'arguably the greatest violinist in the history of Indian music', is also one of the most formally inventive musicians of our time. A polymorphous talent, he...

(Piano Large Works). Rosalyn Tureck has been called "The High Priestess of Bach" and is world-renowned as a scholar and performer. Recordings of her public recitals and lectures are collected in the Rosalyn Tureck Archives at the Library for the Performing Arts in Lincoln...

Right Back Where I Started is a musical odyssey of the heart, mind, and spirit, a journey from the innocent Pacific Northwest of the 1960s to China, Slovenia, Italy, Romania, the Middle East, and countless locations in America, crossing paths with the likes of...

When her father dies, music historian and trombonist Dr Emily MacGregor finds that music has become too much. Listening, let alone playing, is too difficult to cope with, and she can't listen to anything anymore. This is problematic given that she's a broadcaster, writer...

This delightful collection of songs and lute pieces by John Dowland (1563-1626) is sure to delight fans of Renaissance music. Compiled by Dowland's son Robert, the book features some of the composer's most famous works, including 'Flow My Tears' and 'Come Again, Sweet Love...

The long-awaited sequel to Andrew Ashbee's pioneering study of the life and music of John Jenkins (1592-1678). The primary focus of this second volume is Jenkins' huge output of fantasia-suites, but his vocal music also comes under examination, and a complete source-list of Jenkins'...

(Vocal Collection). The world's most trusted source for great theatre literature for singing actors. The audio includes professionally-recorded piano accompaniments. The book features authentic editions of each song in the original keys. The songs have been carefully chosen for each voice type and are...

This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the original. Due to its age, it may contain imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our...

Piano DuetOne Piano, Four Hands.Author: Anton DiabelliISBN-10: 0793576059ISBN-13: 9780793576050Publisher: G. Schirmer, Inc.Language: EnglishPublished: 04/01/1997Pages: 48Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.38lbsSize: 11.88h x 8.90w x 0.14d

(Vocal Collection). Contents: Bassani: Dormi, bella, dormi tu? * Postate, dormite * Seguita a piangere Bononcini: Per la gloria d'adorarvi Caccini: Amarilli, mia bella Cavalli: Delizie contente Cesti: Tu mancavi a tormentarmi del Leuto: Dimmi, Amor de Luca: Non posso disperar Durante: Vergin, tutto...

Author: Marcel GrandjanyISBN-10: 079355571XISBN-13: 9780793555710Publisher: AssociatedLanguage: EnglishPublished: 11/01/1986Pages: 20Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.30lbsSize: 11.80h x 8.70w x 0.20d

Author: Ryan CurtisISBN-13: 9798348348458Publisher: Coastal Ink.Language: EnglishPublished: 01/15/2025Pages: 102Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.77lbsSize: 11.00h x 8.50w x 0.26d

Keyboard trios (three pianists at one keyboard) are not only an enjoyable form of ensemble music, but are also indispensable tools in developing rhythm, dynamics, tempo consistency, and group musicianship skills in any pianist. The original works of W. F. Bach, Fodor, Gurlitt, Handel,...

A new history of how the musical worlds of German towns and cities were transformed during the Nazi era. In the years after the Nazis came to power in January 1933 and through the war years all aspects of life in Germany changed. However,...

This book introduces a new perspective on Claudio Monteverdi's Orfeo (1607), a work widely regarded as the 'first great opera', by exploring the influence of the Mantuan Accademia deglia Invaghiti, the group which hosted the opera's performance, and to which the libretto author, Alessandro...

Surrounded by the widespread misery of the Depression, left-leaning classical music composers sought a musical language that both engaged the masses and gave voice to their concerns. Maria Cristina Fava explores the rich creative milieu shaped by artists dedicated to using music and theater...

(Music Minus One). Internationally renowned oboe soloist and orchestral musician John Winstead plays the demo tracks for this book/2-CD pack which includes 14 classical favorites: Larghetto from Cimarosa's Oboe Concerto in C Minor * Allegro from Telemann's Fantasia III * Allegro Guisto, Grave, and...