Music-Genres & Styles-Classical

(Opera). This classic oratorio, premiered in 1938, has not had chorus parts in the original French text available for sale until this new release.Author: Arthur HoneggerISBN-10: 0634095439ISBN-13: 9780634095436Publisher: Editions SalabertLanguage: EnglishPublished: 02/01/2005Pages: 75Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.35lbsSize: 12.00h x 8.90w x 0.20d

(EMB). This volume includes three pieces: "Quartettino" by Luigi Boccherini (1743-1805), "Gavotte in Old Style" by Edvard Grieg (1843-1907) and "Elegie" by Josef Werner (1837-1922). Vols. 1 (50510615) and 2 (50510614) also available.Author: Edvard GriegISBN-10: 0634080156ISBN-13: 9780634080159Publisher: Editio Musica BudapestLanguage: EnglishPublished: 06/01/2004Pages: 40Format: PaperbackWeight:...

The Faber Early Organ Series is among the most comprehensive anthologies of early organ music ever published. In 18 volumes it spans two centuries and six geographical regions, presenting a broad and balanced view of the main forms, styles and composers. Within each geographical...

The journal Source: Music of the Avant-garde was and remains a seminal source for materials on the heyday of experimental music and arts. Conceived in 1966 and published to 1973, it included some of the most important composers and artists of the time: John...

Though the term Irish music typically evokes images of fiddles, flutes, and Riverdance, Ireland and its culture have also given rise to a wealth of orchestral music, including compositions ranging from string quartets to operas. In this important new work, author Axel Klein provides...

For this authoritative post-cold-war biography of Shostakovich's illustrious but turbulent career under Soviet rule, Laurel E. Fay has gone back to primary documents: Shostakovich's many letters, concert programs and reviews, newspaper articles, and diaries of his contemporaries. An indefatigable worker, he wrote his arresting...

A collection of essays and short object lessons on the composer Hector Berlioz, published in collaboration with the Bard Music Festival. Hector Berlioz (1803-1869) has long been a difficult figure to place and interpret. Famously, in Richard Wagner's estimation, he hovered as a "transient,...

This engaging biography of the famous Italian composer Giuseppe Verdi offers a detailed look at his life and career, with a particular focus on his time in England. Filled with fascinating anecdotes and insights into Verdi's creative process, it provides a comprehensive portrait of...

For centuries, the sea and those who sail upon it have inspired the imaginations of British musicians. Generations of British artists have viewed the ocean as a metaphor for the mutable human condition - by turns calm and reflective, tempestuous and destructive - and...

Celebrated Violinists: Past And Present is a book written by A. Ehrlich and published in 1897. The book is a comprehensive guide to the most famous and influential violinists of the past and present. It covers the lives and careers of over 150 violinists,...

(Piano Solo Songbook). 8 wonderful piano solo arrangements of one of the world's most recognizable works. Featuring: Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy * March * Russian Dance ("Trepak") * Waltz of the Flowers * and more.Author: Pyotr Il'yich TchaikovskyISBN-10: 1423431677ISBN-13: 9781423431671Publisher: Hal Leonard...

Shostakovich's music is often described as being dynamic, energetic. But what is meant by 'energy' in music? After setting out a broad conceptual framework for approaching this question, Michael Rofe proposes various potential sources of the perceived energy in Shostakovich's symphonies, describing also the...

Song-Craft is a comprehensive guide to songwriting, written by W. H. Harrison in 1906. The book contains practical advice and techniques for creating popular songs, covering topics such as melody, harmony, rhythm, and lyrics. It also provides historical context for the evolution of popular...

A group of resourceful kids start solution-seekers.com, a website where cybervisitors can get answers to questions that trouble them. But when one questioner asks the true meaning of Christmas, the kids seek to unravel the mystery by journeying back through the prophecies of the...

(Vocal Collection). Contents: Adieu * Apres un reve * Au Bord De L'eau * Au Cimetiere * Aurore * C'est L'extase * Clair De Lune * Dans Les Ruines D'une Abbaye * En Priere (In Prayer) * En Sourdine * Fleur Jetee * Green...

The Mendelssohn Companion represents a collection of advanced scholarly research in Mendelssohn studies that examines the composer's life and music. In recent decades, studies of his music manuscripts have discovered much previously overlooked work, and a reconsideration of his biography has permitted a more...

"Robert Hatten's new book is a worthy successor to his Musical Meaning in Beethoven, which established him as a front-rank scholar . . . in questions of musical meaning. . . . [B]oth how he approaches musical works and what he says about them...

Grażyna Bacewicz (1909-1969) was a composer with an individual, expressive style. She was also an excellent violinist, a very fine pianist, and a talented author. She studied composition at the Conservatory in Warsaw with Kazimierz Sikorski, violin with J?zef Jarzębski, and piano with J?zef...

This program provides details on a concert given by the Philharmonic Society, including a list of pieces performed, biographical information on the performers, and notes on the history and context of the music. This is a fascinating glimpse into the world of classical music...

This is a collection of personal letters and recollections of the composer Felix Mendelssohn, as translated by Meleisande von Glehn. It provides insights into Mendelssohn's life, music, and relationships with other notable figures of the Romantic era, such as Goethe and Wagner.This work has...

(Guitar Solo). 15 of Mozart's timeless compositions: Ave Verum (Jesu, Word of God Incarnate) * Eine Kleine Nachtmusik * Laudate Dominum * Minuet in G Major, K. 1 * Piano Concerto No. 21 in C Major * Piano Sonata in A * Rondo in...

(Vocal). 35 songs by Kentucky-born John Jacob Niles, one of the most loved American vocal composers, whose songs are a staple of contest solo lists. 11 songs have been added for the 2015 expanded edition. Includes Gambling Songs and a collection of Niles' Appalachian...

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore, you...

Author: VernonISBN-10: 1739659945ISBN-13: 9781739659943Publisher: Candle Row PressLanguage: EnglishPublished: 11/05/2024Pages: 510Format: PaperbackWeight: 1.21lbsSize: 8.00h x 5.00w x 1.14d

This collection of beautiful piano pieces provides a unique way for pianists to reach a state of mindfulness by sharpening their musical focus towards their internal and external experiences within the present moment. With the help of Einaudi, Debussy, Beethoven, Vaughan Williams, and Satie,...

Among the most widely performed choral works in the repertoire, the Faur Requiem is generally considered the greatest achievement of its highly influential French composer. Written in memory of Faur 's father, the work was first performed at La Madeleine in 1888. Although it...

Author: David W. BarberISBN-10: 1998904083ISBN-13: 9781998904082Publisher: Indent PublishingLanguage: EnglishPublished: 09/13/2024Pages: 104Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.29lbsSize: 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.22d

The Invisible Force of Music' is not just a guide; it's a journey to discovering one's true artistic capabilities and connecting with the mystical dimension of music. It's a must-read for anyone eager to explore the deeper realms of musical art and its impact...

This is a definitive biography of the composer Christoph Willibald Gluck by one of the foremost musicologists of the twentieth century. Alfred Einstein provides a detailed analysis of Gluck's life and works, including his most famous operas such as Orfeo ed Euridice and Alceste....

(Boosey & Hawkes Chamber Music). The Grade By Grade series draws on the rich and varied Boosey & Hawkes catalog of classical, contemporary and educational repertoire, highlighting composers including Serge Prokofieff, Dmitri Shostakovich, Karl Jenkins, Carol Barratt, and Christopher Norton, alongside arrangements of traditional...

Conducting Opera discusses operas in the standard repertory from the perspective of a conductor with a lifetime of experience performing them. It focuses on Joseph Rescigno's approach to preparing and performing these masterworks in order to realize what opera can uniquely achieve: a fusion...

Experimentations provides a detailed historical and theoretical analysis of the first three decades of experimental composer John Cage's aesthetic production (ca. 1940-1972). Paying particular attention to Cage's inter- and cross-disciplinary engagements with the visual arts and architecture during this period, the book sheds new...

Beethoven's 13th Quartet (Op. 130) in B-flat Major is traditionally assigned the number 13 based on its publication date, though it was acutally the 14th quartet he composed. This work features a unique 6 movement structure which mirrors Beethoven's traditional form used in many...

Beethoven's 15th Quartet in A minor, Op. 132, was actually the thirteenth quartet in order of composition, but was published later in the cycle. This quartet represents the last of the three great, personal quartets. The third of the five movements in this quartet...

The first of Beethoven's late string quartets, the 12th Quartet in E-flat Major (Op. 127) is a massive work that showcases the changes in Beethoven's compositional technique. The first movement features a regular interruption of the theme - a technique that Beethoven used in...

Beethoven's String Quartet No. 10 in E-flat Major, Opus 74, was originally published in 1809 with the nickname "Harp" given by the publisher. This nickname is based on the impressions in the first movement with ascending arpeggios played pizzicato by alternating instruments. While portions...

Opus 59, No. 3 is the last of the three Rasumovsky Quartets written by Beethoven on the commission of Prince Andreas Razumovsky. The other two quartets in this series feature a specified Russian theme (Theme Russe) in the work, while this work does not....

This work (Op. 59, No. 2) is one of the Razumovsky Quartets originally published in 1806. The second movement of the quartet gives us a hint of what is to come in the Op. 132 quartet with its hymn-like quality, while the third movement...

(Guitar Collection). 20 Spanish standards arranged in notes and tab for the advanced classical guitarist. Highlights include: Asturius * Sevilla (Albeniz) * La Maja de Goya Spanish Dance #5 (Granados) * Capricho Arabe * Malaguena (Tarrega) * Fantasia (Mudarra). The audio includes recordings of...

(Guitar Collection). Ten transcriptions for solo guitar of beautiful music from many periods and styles, edited and fingered by Christopher Parkening. All pieces are suitable for performance by the advanced guitarist. Contents: Afro-Cuban Lullaby * Empress of the Pagodes (Ravel) * Menuet (Ravel) *...

Tchaikovsky has long intrigued music-lovers as a figure who straddles many borders--between East and West, nationalism and cosmopolitanism, tradition and innovation, tenderness and bombast, masculine and feminine. In this book, through consideration of his music and biography, scholars from several disciplines explore the many...

Music both influences and reflects the times in which it was created. In the Middle Ages, the previous Dark Ages, the Crusades, and the feudal system all impacted the types and forms of music in the period. Charlemagne standardized the church mass and promoted...

Music, the Market, and the Marvellous examines f?erie, the French fairy play, in the last third of the nineteenth century. It is among the first book-length studies on the genre, the first in a language other than French, and the first from a musicological...

The symphonic orchestra is intriguingly considered in essays by 23 leading music authors and thinkers. Topics include historical beginnings, the role of the conductor, the orchestral audience, the nature of the repertoire, and how recordings have affected the modern orchestra. With a new editor's...

The Steinways is a non-fiction book written by Elbert Hubbard. It is a biography of the Steinway family, who are renowned for their contributions to the piano industry. The book traces the history of the Steinway family from their humble beginnings in Germany to...

More than any other composer, Beethoven left to posterity a vast body of material that documents the early stages of almost everything he wrote. From this trove of sketchbooks, Lewis Lockwood draws us into the composer's mind, unveiling a creative process of astonishing scope...

"This book is a substantial and timely contribution to Brahms studies. Its strategy is to focus on a single critical work, the C-Minor Piano Quartet, analyzing and interpreting it in great detail, but also using it as a stepping-stone to connect it to other...

'You don't have to be able to hum Mozart to find this book utterly engrossing . . . I couldn't put it down' - Joanna Lumley At thirteen years old Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart was a child prodigy who had captured the hearts of northern...

John Dowland: A Research and Information Guide offers the first comprehensive guide to the musical works and literature on one of the major composers of the English Renaissance. Including a catalog of works, discography of recordings, extensive annotated bibliography of secondary sources, and substantial...

The orchestra has tuned, the lights in the hall have dimmed, and the conductor's baton signals the downbeat for the beginning of the romance. Settle back - it's telling you something... The history of classical music is littered with murder, adultery, bigamy, fraud, sado-masochism,...