Music-Genres & Styles-Classical

'Love cannot express the idea of music, while music may give an idea of love.' Romantic composer Hector Berlioz Berlioz should know. He didn't just hear the symphony when he fell in love with an Irish actress back in 1827, he wrote it. What...

Pick up where Classic FM leaves off What does classical music mean to the Western World? How has it transformed over the centuries? With such a rich tradition, what relevance does it have today? Julian Johnson inspires readers to explore the field, and examines...

In this book, Jeremy Nicholas reappraises Godowsky's important contribution to the piano, sheds new light on his enigmatic personality and suggests the soubriquet given him by the critic J.G. Huneker was amply justified: Godowsky was, more than any other, "a pianist for pianists". This...

This is the second, revised edition. . NB. This is Vol. 2 onyly 978-1-84955-105-2. . Vol.1 is 978-1-84955-103-8. . Your customer may prefer to buy the two volumes as one book 978-1-84955-035-2. .Author: Florence MayISBN-10: 1849551057ISBN-13: 9781849551052Publisher: Travis and Emery Music BookshopLanguage: EnglishPublished: 06/30/2010Pages:...

This is the second, revised edition. NB. This is Vol.1 only 978-1-84955-103-8 Vol. 2 is 978-1-84955-105-2. Your customer may prefer to buy the two volumes as one book 978-1-84955-035-2.Author: Florence MayISBN-10: 1849551030ISBN-13: 9781849551038Publisher: Travis and Emery Music BookshopLanguage: EnglishPublished: 06/30/2010Pages: 360Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.92lbsSize: 8.50h...

Florence May studied under Brahms, which made her well positioned to write his biography. The second edition, revised by the author with additional matter and illustrations, was written in the 1910s but was not published till 1948, many years after the author's death.Author: Florence...

(Music Sales America). Shortly before his death, Giovanni Pergolesi moved to the Franciscan monastery in Pozzuoli, where he composed his last works. Among these is his Stabat Mater which reveals the infusion, into church composition, of the operatic style. Pergolesi's grand work features a...

(Music Sales America). Includes works by James MacMillan, John Rutter, Herbert Howells, John Stainer, and others.Author: Hal Leonard CorpISBN-10: 1849386811ISBN-13: 9781849386814Publisher: Novello & CompanyLanguage: EnglishPublished: 11/01/2010Pages: 48Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.20lbsSize: 11.80h x 8.80w x 0.20d

(String). Start Point is a collection of four tunes written for the Sanday Fiddle Club.First performed in their entirety in 2006 at the St Magnus Festival, the names of the tunes are names of places on the Orkney Islands, where Maxwell Davies has lived...

(Music Sales America). An energetic and varied concertino for violin, this piece is full of character and is guaranteed to impress Using the 1st, 3rd and 5th positions of the violin, Rieding's Concertino in G, Op. 24 is technically challenging, however will provide a...

(Piano Solo Songbook). This folio features piano solo arrangements of 11 beautiful Philip Glass compositions from this highly acclaimed, Oscar-nominated film score: Choosing Life * Dead Things * Escape * The Hours * I'm Going to Make a Cake * Morning Passages * The...

The Vivaldi Compendium represents the latest in Vivaldi research, drawing on the author's close involvement with Vivaldi and Venetian music over four decades. The Vivaldi Compendium will serve as the most reliable and up-to-date source of quick reference on the composer Antonio Vivaldi and...

Words and Notes encourages a new wave of scholarship inspired by the ways writers and musicians of the long nineteenth century themselves approached the relationship between music and words. Contributors to the volume engage in two dialogues: with nineteenth-century conceptions of word-music relations, and...

Prolific and personable, innovative and contentious, Cyril Scott (1879 - 1970) was considered to be one of the most promising young talents in modern British music at the turn of the twentieth century. He was a member of the 'Frankfurt Group' (together with Percy...

This new biography examines the life and work of Lionel Tertis, almost solely responsible for the rise of the viola in the twentieth century. Lionel Tertis [1876-1975] stands in the company of Ysaÿe, Kreisler, Casals, Thibaud and Rubinstein as one of the greatest instrumentalists...

Now available in paperback to coincide with the 50th anniversary of his death, this biography corrects many of the myths surrounding the often controversial Thomas Beecham. Thomas Beecham was one of Britain's greatest conductors of orchestral music and opera as well as an entrepreneur...

Classical Sheet Music For Euphonium With Euphonium & Piano Duets - Book 2Including Euphonium/Piano DuetsThe Euphonium parts in this book are written in bass clef, there is also a treble clef version of this book for players who prefer to read treble clef, you...

Ten Classical Pieces for Guitar Ensemble features 10 well-known, much-loved classical pieces. Together they make up a satisfying performance repertoire for small groups of guitarist to play together. It is often difficult to find works by the great composers written specifically for guitar ensemble,...

One of the first Russian tone poems, Night on Bald Mountain had its genesis in the late 1850s when Mussorgsky started sketches for a projected opera: St. John's Eve (1858), later changed to The Witch (1860) - based upon a scenario about a witches'...

Only about a tenth of Mozart's works were printed during his lifetime, the rest having been published without the benefit of his supervision. This long-awaited edition of the autograph score offers a rare opportunity to see Mozart's violin concertos according to the composer's intentions....

By the age of six, Zhanna had developed a repertoire fellow students twice her age would envy. Scholarships to the most prestigious conservatories in the Soviet Union soon followed?conservatories that had produced legends like Rachmaninoff, Kogan, and Horowitz.In 1941 disaster strikes. The Nazi Army...

(Instrumental Play-Along). These outstanding packs feature solo arrangements of a dozen Beethoven pieces, plus a great-sounding play-along CD! Includes: Fur Elise * Piano Concerto No. 3, First Movement * Piano Sonata No. 14 ("Moonlight") * Piano Trio No. 7 ("Archduke") * Symphony No. 5,...

(Music Minus One). Performed by Paul Fried, flute Accompaniment: Czech Symphony Chamber Orchestra Conductor: Mario Klemens Here is the classic set of four concerti that sit atop Baroque literature, newly arranged and performed by world-renowned flutist Paul Fried for flute and orchestra. Magnificent in...

(Music Minus One). Schubert's B-flat piano trio is a beautiful and magnificent work, lyrical in character and truly a gem in the chamber repertoire. Delicacy and thoughtful integration of the three instruments make it a joy to perform. Includes complete printed music score; and...

(Music Minus One). Performed by Christian Reichert, guitar Accompaniment: Katarzyna Bury, flute Guitar and flute virtuosi Christian Reichert and Katarzyna Bury bring you this album featuring Argentina's most fabled 20th-century tango composer, Astor Piazzolla, who wrote this suite of tango pieces bridging a century...

(Music Minus One). Tchaikovsky's soaring, magnificent violin concerto is one of the summits of the literature and one which every aspiring virtuoso needs to learn. Highly recommended, it is truly inspiring music in the great Russian Romantic tradition. Contains a printed score and access...

(Music Minus One). Performed by Geoffrey Applegate, violin Accompaniment: Stuttgart Symphony Orchestra Conductor: Emil Kahn Max Bruch's sumptuous Romantic masterpiece has remained an audience favorite since it was published in 1868. Its dedicatee, the great violinist Joseph Joachim, had considerable input and, as in...

(Music Minus One). Rachmaninov completed these gorgeous (and less demanding than one would expect) piano duets in April of 1894, at the ripe age of 21. They are magnificent and show the lush command of the piano this Russian Romantic would make his signature....

(Music Minus One). Performed by David Syme, piano. Accompaniment: Stuttgart Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Emil Kahn. This romantic concerto is one of the composer's few works with orchestra and displays great lyricism and grandeur. Revealing Chopin's unique understanding of the piano, it is a challenging...

The book contains 15 monophonic and 6 polyphonic compositions which were cretaed and played in the Czech area during the Medieval. Vast majority of pieces is sacred but there are four secular compositions, too and two instrumental music. Wishinh you lovely time with Medieval...

The are in the book songs without text. Check out samples from book: https: //www.youtube.com/user/ondrasarek/videos In this book I arranged 18 known pieces for those who interest in classical music and fingerpicking CGDA Tenor Guitar or Tenor Banjo. Viva La Musica - Michael Praetorius...

(Piano). Contents: Arietta, Op. 12, No. 1 * Waltz in A minor, Op. 12, No. 2 * Watchman's Song, Op. 12, No. 3 * Elves' Dance, Op. 12, No. 6 * National Song, Op. 12, No. 8 * Berceuse, Op. 38, No. 1 *...

The Young Soviet Violinist is a collection of works by Soviet composers arranged for violin and piano. All works are playable in the first position and are interesting and challenging recital works for all violinists, both young and old.Author: Robert DebbautISBN-10: 1539124193ISBN-13: 9781539124191Publisher: Createspace...

(Boosey & Hawkes Chamber Music). The Romanian Folk Dances were composed in 1915 as a suite of six short piano pieces, which Bartok subsequently orchestrated for small ensemble. In these editions, Hywel Davies has arranged the suite for solo instrument with piano accompaniment. Contents:...

(Boosey & Hawkes Chamber Music). The Boosey & Hawkes Bartok Edition showcases brand new stylish arrangements of highlights from the leading twentieth century composer for developing musicians to learn and enjoy. Bartok for Violin features selected highlights from Bartok's most popular pedagogical repertoire including...

The Classical Music Encylopedia, now fully updated, traces the development of Western music from medieval times through to the twenty-first century. Each chapter begins with an Introduction to the era, followed by an A to Z of the key composers and musicians of the...

The first guide to research on Telemann in any language. This book is the first guide to research on the composer Georg Philipp Telemann (1681-1767) in any language. Although the scholarly 'Telemann Renaissance' is now a half-century old, there has never been a book...

This book challenges the assumption that Franz Schubert (1797-1828), best known for the lyricism of his songs, symphonies and chamber music, lacked comparable talent for drama. It is commonly assumed that Franz Schubert (1797-1828), best known for the lyricism of his songs, symphonies, and...

Joseph Joachim (1831-1907) was arguably the greatest violinist of the nineteenth century. But Joachim was also a composer of virtuoso pieces, violin concertos, orchestral overtures and chamber music works. Uhde's book will be thestandard work on the music of Joseph Joachim for many years...

Covering Brahms's 32 song opuses published during four decades of song-writing, this book offers a way of understanding what Brahms believed to be the right poetic basis for his immortal music. Johannes Brahms's much-loved solo songs continue to be enjoyed in recordings and on...

A complete new edition of Beethoven's conversation books, now translated into English in their entirety for the first time, covering a period associated with the revolutionary style of what we call "late Beethoven". Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827) is recognized the world over as a...

A major study sure to fascinate musicians, Brahms enthusiasts and those interested in the history of recorded music. How did Brahms conduct his four symphonies? What did he want from other conductors when they performed these works, and to which among them did he...

Satie's music and ideas are inextricably linked with the City of Light. This book situates Satie's work within the context and sonic environment of contemporary Paris. Erik Satie's (1866-1925) music appeals to wide audiences and has influenced both experimental artists and pop musicians. Little...

How have Handel's 'lives' in biographies and histories moulded our understanding of the musician, the man and the icon? To evaluate the familiar, even over-familiar, story of Handel's life could be seen as a quixotic endeavour. How can there be anything new to say?...

Music at German Courts serves to illustrate the extraordinary diversity of eighteenth-century German court music establishments without losing sight of what these Kapellen had in common. What was musical life at German courts really like during the eighteenth century? Were musical ensembles as diverse...

(Music Sales America). A selection of original piano music by the master composers of the past four centuries, the New Classics to Moderns series provides the pianist with a repertoire which is enjoyable for the player and listener alike. Inspired by the popular series...

(Piano Solo Songbook). This collection illustrates the vigour and variety of modern piano music. These original compositions span standalone pieces, albums, suites and arrangements from talents as diverse as Igor Stravinsky, Francis Poulenc, Lennox Berkeley, Witold Lutoslawski, Hans Werner Henze, Peter Maxwell Davies, Philip...

This book presents, for the first time, an in-depth and wide-ranging study of public musical life in Cork from the early eighteenth century to the end of the nineteenth century. The city's strategic location facilitated rapid economic growth during the eighteenth century, and urban...

(Music Sales America). A fine selection of the most famous masterpieces by Frederic Chopin composed for or arranged for easy piano. An essential addition to your piano library. These books use the same notation as Carol Barratt's Classic Piano Course and are presented in...

It does all one could ask, and more, of a pocket guide.-The Times Literary Supplement One of the newest and most recommendable Mozart books is the Pocket Guide to Mozart. Written in a beautifully lucid and enthusiastic style.-The Independent on Sunday To celebrate the...