Music-Genres & Styles-Classical

"Hillman's groundbreaking study enables both serious and casual film students to approach these works with sharpened vision and improved hearing." --Klaus Phillips, Hollins UniversityUnsettling Scores: German Film, Music, and Ideology examines the use of classical music in film, particularly in the New German Cinema...

Lauri Suurpää brings together two rigorous methodologies, Greimassian semiotics and Schenkerian analysis, to provide a unique perspective on the expressive power of Franz Schubert's song cycle. Focusing on the final songs, Suurpää deftly combines textual and tonal analysis to reveal death as a symbolic...

This ground-breaking collection of essays, which arises from a unique collaboration between leading scholars based on either side of the former Iron Curtain, is the first attempt to appraise the current state of research on the development of Russian art music since the 1917...

Joel Sachs offers the first complete biography of one of the most influential figures in twentieth-century American music. Henry Cowell, a major musical innovator of the first half of the century, left a rich body of compositions spanning a wide range of styles. But...

Author: Nancy ShearISBN-13: 9798888456620Publisher: Regalo PressLanguage: EnglishPublished: 05/27/2025Pages: 352Format: Hardcover

This informative and engaging biography of Niccolò Paganini, one of the greatest violinists of all time, offers a richly detailed account of the man and his music. Drawing on extensive research and a deep love of the subject matter, G.I.C. de Courcy provides a...

(Ensemble). For Alto, Flute, Tuba, 6 Percussionists and Live Electronics.Author: Luigi NonoISBN-10: 8875929947ISBN-13: 9788875929947Publisher: RicordiLanguage: EnglishPublished: 01/01/2016Pages: 108Format: PaperbackWeight: 1.37lbsSize: 11.90h x 8.80w x 0.50d

Esta cole o apresenta uma sele o de pe as cl ssicas dos compositores mais renomados do mundo: Johann Sebastian Bach, Ludwig van Beethoven, George Frideric Handel, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Antonio Lucio Vivaldi, Piotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, Johann Strauss II, Edvard Grieg, Johann Pachelbel, Giuseppe...

A Manual of Counterpoint is a comprehensive guide to the theory and practice of counterpoint, written by Theodore Baker. Published in 1887, this book is designed to serve as a sequel to Professor Oscar Paul's Manual of Harmony. The book covers a range of...

The Damnation of Faust is a dramatic legend in four parts written by Hector Berlioz and published in 1898. The story follows the character of Faust, a scholar who is disillusioned with life and makes a deal with the devil, Mephistopheles. Faust is seduced...

(Guitar Collection). Nine more selections for the advanced guitarist: Clair de Lune (Debussy) * Giga (Visee) * The Girl with the Flaxen Hair (Debussy) * Gymnopedie Nos. I-III (Satie) * The Little Shepherd (Debussy) * The Mysterious Barricades (Couperin) * Sarabande (Debussy).Author: Christopher ParkeningISBN-10:...

Author: Pyotr Il TchaikovskyISBN-10: 079357367XISBN-13: 9780793573677Publisher: G. Schirmer, Inc.Language: EnglishPublished: 11/01/1986Pages: 20Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.17lbsSize: 10.45h x 6.77w x 0.09d

(Piano Collection). The Brahms HUNGARIAN DANCES Centennial Edition features the complete dances for piano, books I - IV. This collection replaces the Hungarian Dances, #50481800, which contained partial works only.Author: Johannes BrahmsISBN-10: 0793541085ISBN-13: 9780793541089Publisher: G. Schirmer, Inc.Language: EnglishPublished: 12/01/1994Pages: 80Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.50lbsSize: 11.70h x...

(Music Sales America). Easy duets, carefully arranged so that both parts are of equal difficulty. Suitable for pianists of pre-Grade One to Grade Two standard. These duets will develop a strong sense of rhythm, phrasing and dynamic shading, and provide invaluable experience of ensemble...

Mahler's Third Symphony was conceived as a musical picture of the natural world. This handbook describes the composition of Mahler's grandiose piece of philosophical program music in the context of the ideas that inspired it and the artistic debates and social conflicts that it...

In this fresh and innovative study, Judith A. Peraino investigates how music has been used throughout history to call into question norms of gender and sexuality. Beginning with a close examination of the mythology surrounding the sirens--whose music seduced Ulysses into a state of...

(Schott). 12 favorite opera themes in easy jazzy/pop arrangements, with written out simple improvisations and chord symbols for further improvisation. The book includes the instrumental line only, with chords, but there are piano accompaniments available as PDF files on the CD. Includes notes about...

(Piano Solo Songbook). Selected piano masterpieces from the French master, including: pieces from Children's Corner and Suite Bergamasque .Author: Claude DebussyISBN-10: 1780387504ISBN-13: 9781780387505Publisher: Chester MusicLanguage: EnglishPublished: 07/01/2013Pages: 96Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.75lbsSize: 11.80h x 8.90w x 0.30d

(Music Minus One). Performed by Geoffrey Applegate, violin Accompaniment: Vienna Festival Orchestra Conductor: Franz Litschauer These are the two concerti for solo violin that have survived in this form. The adagio of the E-major concerto is superb in its exquisite simplicity and emotion. Now...

(Music Minus One). Performed by Geoffrey Applegate, violin Accompaniment: Vienna Symphony Orchestra Conductor: Franz Litschauer Felix Mendelssohn worked on this concerto for six years. It is truly one of the most beautiful and popular in concerto literature eloquent, passionate, lofty, and brilliant. A romantic-era...

(Guitar). Most classical guitar folios feature compositions by the lesser-known "guitar" composers. This collection, however, exclusively features music by the world's most renowned composers. The works of Johann Sebastian Bach and George Frederick Handel represent the culmination of the Baroque era. Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart...

(Willis). 11 piano solo arrangements with optional teacher accompaniments: Barcarolle (from Tales of Hoffman ) (Offenbach) * Bridal Chorus (from Lohengrin ) (Wagner) * Can-Can (from Orpheus in the Underworld ) (Offenbach) * Country Gardens (English Folk Tune) * A Little Night Music (from...

""Chopin The Composer: His Structural Art And Its Influence On Contemporaneous Music"" is a book written by Edgar Stillman Kelley that explores the life and work of the renowned Polish composer Fr�����d�����ric Chopin. The book delves into Chopin's unique compositional style and the ways...

Marcotone: The Science Of Tone Color is a comprehensive guide to understanding the science behind tone color in music. Written by Edward Maryon, this book delves into the intricacies of sound and how it affects the listener's perception of music. The author explores the...

(Boosey & Hawkes Scores/Books). Ever wanted to write your own song? Ever wondered what it is you love about some songs, but hate about others? This book will show you. Written by an expert songwriter and recorded by top artists, Write Songs from Scratch...

First Published in 2002. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.Author: Clara MarvinISBN-10: 0815323514ISBN-13: 9780815323518Publisher: RoutledgeLanguage: EnglishPublished: 02/08/2002Pages: 350Format: HardcoverWeight: 1.69lbsSize: 8.84h x 6.46w x 1.23d

Haydn's delightful Missa Brevis in F was both one of his earliest and latest works: he originally scored it for soloists, choir and strings, and returned to it at the end of his life to add wind parts. Either version may be performed using...

(Faber Piano Adventures ). The pieces were carefully selected for musical moments of drama, mystery, suspense, and excitement. Paired with each composition is a famous poem. Contents include: Allegro con Fuoco (Diabelli) * Avalanche (Heller) * Etude in C Minor (Bertini) * The Ghost...

Author: Lee GatissISBN-10: 1068570504ISBN-13: 9781068570506Publisher: Church SocietyLanguage: EnglishPublished: 11/06/2024Pages: 264Format: HardcoverWeight: 0.85lbsSize: 8.00h x 5.00w x 0.63d

Unveiling the Remarkable Journey of Florence Kopleff: From Bronx Secretary to Classical Music Superstar of the Mid-20th Century.Delve into the extraordinary life of Florence Kopleff, an unassuming secretary from the Bronx who rose to become one of America's most sought-after classical singers in the...

Disability and Accessibility in the Music Classroom provides college music history instructors with a concise guide on how to create an accessible and inclusive classroom environment. Author: Alexandria Carrico, Katherine GrennellISBN-10: 1032119373ISBN-13: 9781032119373Publisher: RoutledgeLanguage: EnglishPublished: 08/26/2024Pages: 128Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.39lbsSize: 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.31d

This book responds to recent debates on cultural participation and the relevancy of music composed today with the first large-scale audience experience study on contemporary classical music. Author: Gina EmersonISBN-10: 0367696843ISBN-13: 9780367696849Publisher: RoutledgeLanguage: EnglishPublished: 08/26/2024Pages: 224Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.76lbsSize: 9.21h x 6.14w x 0.51d

This book is a collection of interviews with some of the most famous vocalists of the 20th century, conducted by a noted voice teacher and music critic. The singers offer their insights on such topics as breath control, interpretation, and repertoire selection, and provide...

This collection of six studies for piano is an ideal way to improve your technique and musicianship. Carl Czerny and Clemens Schultze have designed exercises that will challenge you to develop your playing in terms of dexterity, musicality, and style. Each piece includes detailed...

Title: Songs Without Words (Lieder ohne Worte) Composer: Felix Mendelssohn Original Publisher: Peters The complete Songs Without Words (Lieder ohne Worte), Op. 19(b), 30, 38, 53, 62, 67, 85 & 102, as originally published by Peters in 1895. Performer's Reprints are produced in conjunction...

(Boosey & Hawkes Concert Band). With piano accompaniment Contents: Lazy Days * Forest Walk * Sad Moments * Panda Stomp * Blues * Night Walk * Good Time Rag * Martial Arts * Bicycle Ride * Summer * Fanfare and March * Chanson de...

As a work of musical theory, or meta-theory, Music's Making draws extensively on work done in philosophy and literary criticism in addition to the scholarship of musicologists and music theorists. Music's Making is divided into two large parts. The first half develops global attitudes...

In Iceland in the 1930s, classical music was only beginning to be seriously practiced, at the same time when musicians of Jewish heritage were fleeing Nazi Germany and Austria. Despite the country's strict immigration policy, three outstanding young musicians were allowed to settle there:...

This is a rich and varied collection of keyboard music from the Renaissance, Baroque, and Classical eras. The pieces are intended for the virginal, spinet, harpsichord, and clavichord, and include works by composers such as Purcell, Handel, and Mozart. The book provides a glimpse...

Revealing much about the workings of the musical world, these conversations will not only be essential reading for composers and composition students, but also contemporary music lovers more generally Julian Anderson is renowned internationally as one of the leading composers of his generation. This...

The writings of David Cairns have played a major part in the relatively recent acceptance of Berlioz as a central figure in western classical music. Discovering Berlioz collects articles, lectures and other texts from several decades of advocacy, throwing new light on this outsize...

(Schott). This book sets out to build on the initial aspects of singing at sight in reading both the rhythm and pitch accurately, as begun in Sight-Singing 1. Sight-Singing 2 is divided into two parts: Part 1 comprises 95 exercises in either single or...

No one composer is at the centre of this fascinating story, but a larger picture emerges of a shift in musical scenery, from the world of the innocent Romanticism of Berlioz and Schumann to the more potent musical politics of Wagner, and of his...

How Franz Schubert and his compositions were viewed in nineteenth-century European criticism, literature, and the visual arts, from Schumann to George Eliot to Whistler. In Schubert in the European Imagination, Volume 1: The Romantic and Victorian Eras, Scott Messing examines the historical reception of...

Illuminates unexplored dimensions of the music-literature relationship and the sometimes unrecognized talents of certain famous writers and composers. This book deals with three aspects that have been neglected in the burgeoning field of music and literature. The "First Movement" of the book considers writers...

(Mandolin Play-Along). The Mandolin Play-Along Series will help you play your favorite songs quickly and easily. Just follow the written music, listen to the audio to hear how the mandolin should sound, and then play along using the separate backing tracks. Standard notation and...

The music of Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky in an advanced piano duo arrangement as recorded by Martha Argerich and Nicolas Economou on Deutsche Grammophon. Titles: Overture * March * Danse de la F e Drag e * Danse Russe Trepak * Danse Arab * Danse...

Composed in 1905 this volume of Images, comprised of three contrasting pieces, demonstrates conciseness, deep dramatic content and colorful tonal imagery. Debussy established Impressionism as a pianistic style and used evocative terms to shed light on the mood or character of each piece. Maurice...

A revealing look at French composer and virtuoso Camille Saint-Sa ns Camille Saint-Sa ns--perhaps the foremost French musical figure of the late nineteenth century and a composer who wrote in nearly every musical genre, from opera and the symphony to film music--is now being...

Aspects of beauty in the music of Mozart It is a common article of faith that Mozart composed the most beautiful music we can know. But few of us ask why. Why does the beautiful in Mozart stand apart, as though untouched by human...