Music-Genres & Styles-Classical

A brand-new look at the life and music of renowned composer Erich Wolfgang Korngold Erich Wolfgang Korngold (1897-1957) was the last compositional prodigy to emerge from the Austro-German tradition of Mozart and Mendelssohn. He was lauded in his youth by everyone from Mahler to...

Giacomo Puccini (1858-1924) is the world's most frequently performed operatic composer, yet he is only beginning to receive serious scholarly attention. In Giacomo Puccini and His World, an international roster of music specialists, several writing on Puccini for the first time, offers a variety...

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...

Before the nineteenth century, instrumental music was considered inferior to vocal music. Kant described wordless music as "more pleasure than culture," and Rousseau dismissed it for its inability to convey concepts. But by the early 1800s, a dramatic shift was under way. Purely instrumental...

A new look at one of the most important composers of the twentith century Stravinsky and His World brings together an international roster of scholars to explore fresh perspectives on the life and music of Igor Stravinsky. Situating Stravinsky in new intellectual and musical...

Since its first publication in 1990, Brahms and His World has become a key text for listeners, performers, and scholars interested in the life, work, and times of one of the nineteenth century's most celebrated composers. In this substantially revised and enlarged edition, the...

Ornaments play an enormous role in the music of the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries, and ambiguities in their notation (as well as their frequent omission in the score) have left doubt as to how composers intended them to be interpreted. Frederick Neumann, himself a...

One of the greatest of contemporary composers has here set down in delightfully personal fashion his general ideas about music and some accounts of his own experience as a composer. Every concert-goer and lover of music will take keen pleasure in his notes about...

Pierre Boulez is one of the most influential--and controversial--figures in the world of contemporary music. As composer, conductor, and critic, his challenging views of modern developments are lent a special authority by his high standing as an interpreter of classic composers. Orientations will enhance...

The results and implications of Alan Tyson's work on Mozart have had a profound impact on virtually every aspect of research on this composer: biography, chronology of compositions, working methods, stylistic analysis. Central, perhaps, are Tyson's discoveries on chronology: time and again he has...

This ambitious study offers a panoramic survey of musical thought in the eighteenth century and, at the same time, a close analysis of the important theoretical topics of the period. The result is the most comprehensive account ever given of the theory behind the...

The complex status of Chopin in our culture--he was a native Pole and adopted Frenchman, and a male composer writing in "feminine" genres--is the subject of Jeffrey Kallberg's absorbing book. Combining social history, literary theory, musicology, and feminist thought, Chopin at the Boundaries is...

A celebration of music from the creator of Alan Partridge, The Thick of It, Veep and The Death of Stalin. All my days, I've felt pressurized by the anonymous Keepers of the Cool who tell us what we should be wearing this year, what...

This vintage book contains a comprehensive treatise of Baroque music. It was written for the music student and music lover, with the aim of acquainting them with this great period of music history and helping them to gain a historical understanding of music without...

Why Mahler? Why does his music affect us in the way it does? Norman Lebrecht, one of the world's most widely read cultural commentators, has been wrestling obsessively with Mahler for half his life. Following Mahler's every footstep from birthplace to grave, scrutinizing his...

These free-wheeling, often exhilarating dialogues--which grew out of the acclaimed Carnegie Hall Talks--are an exchange between two of the most prominent figures in contemporary culture: Daniel Barenboim, internationally renowned conductor and pianist, and Edward W. Said, eminent literary critic and impassioned commentator on the...

Speculative Masonry was pervasive in eighteenth century society, when Mozart (a Freemason) composed The Magic Flute.Author: Paul NettlISBN-10: 1258116375ISBN-13: 9781258116378Publisher: Literary Licensing, LLCLanguage: EnglishPublished: 10/15/2011Pages: 168Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.51lbsSize: 9.02h x 5.98w x 0.36d

This is a reproduction of a book published before 1923. This book may have occasional imperfections such as missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. that were either part of the original artifact, or were introduced by the scanning process. We believe...

Music Education for Social Change: Constructing an Activist Music Education develops an activist music education rooted in principles of social justice and anti-oppression. Based on the interviews of 20 activist-musicians across the United States and Canada, the book explores the common themes, perceptions, and...

Mozart's piano concertos stand alongside his operas and symphonies as his most frequently performed and best loved music. They have attracted the attention of generations of musicologists who have explored their manifold meanings from a variety of viewpoints. In this study, John Irving brings...

Violinist and conductor Anton Schindler (1795-1864) became Beethoven's unpaid private secretary for two periods in the 1820s, notably caring for the composer in his last months. Schindler published his biography of Beethoven in 1840, and in 1841 this English translation appeared, with a preface...

Clara Schumann (1819-1896), child prodigy, celebrated concert pianist, composer, and friend of Brahms, was also the wife of composer Robert Schumann. Her father Friedrich Wieck's implacable opposition to their marriage, the sublime music she inspired in Schumann and his tragic death at a cruelly...

Clara Schumann (1819-1896), child prodigy, celebrated concert pianist, composer, and friend of Brahms, was also the wife of composer Robert Schumann. Her father Friedrich Wieck's implacable opposition to their marriage, the sublime music she inspired in Schumann and his tragic death at a cruelly...

Contributors explore new aspects of composition and performance in this comprehensive examination of the repertory, institutions, performers, composers, and social and cultural world of one of the greatest moments in music history. They consider the cosmopolitan nature of music making; emergence of markets for...

Although competitions in classical music have a long history, the number of contests has risen dramatically since the Second World War, all of them aiming to launch young artists' careers. This is not the symptom of marketization that it might appear to be. Despite...

The Shades of Sound Listening & Coloring Books series is a music appreciation curriculum for piano students of all levels. Combining music history, listening and coloring, this curriculum is a fun and relaxing way for pianists of all ages to learn about music history...

a user-friendly survey of music of the Baroque Era, particularly JS Bach, but also Handel, Vivaldi, and over two-dozen others; their music considered in the context of the time, and of the ideas that preceded them and followed themAuthor: Betsy SchwarmISBN-10: 0999305107ISBN-13: 9780999305102Publisher: Classical...

The music of Johannes Brahms is deeply colored, Daniel Beller-McKenna shows, by nineteenth-century German nationalism and by Lutheran religion. Focusing on the composer's choral works, the author offers new insight on the cultural grounding for Brahms's music. Music historians have been reluctant to address...

(Schirmer Performance Editions). J.S. Bach married his second wife in 1721. After their marriage, the couple started right away on a Keyboard Notebook for Anna Magdalena's practice. Eventually they collected two separate books, which are known today as the Notebook for Anna Magdalena Bach.Author:...

(Schirmer Performance Editions). Schirmer Performance Editions are designed for piano students and their teachers as well as for professional pianists. Pedagogical in nature, these editions offer insightful interpretive suggestions, pertinent fingering, and historical and stylistic commentary. Prepared by renowned artists/teachers, these publications provide an...

(Study Score). Another volume in the continuing series published by Ricordi in cooperation with the Fondazione Giorgio Cini Istituto Italiano Antonio Vivaldi. With critical and historical notes in Italian and English.Author: Antonio VivaldiISBN-10: 0634091158ISBN-13: 9780634091155Publisher: RicordiLanguage: EnglishPublished: 11/01/2004Pages: 84Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.50lbsSize: 10.40h x 7.70w...

(Vocal). 12 arias as interpreted by the great Renata Tebaldi, indicating tempos, extensive use of portamento, melodic variations, breaths, fermatas, and all nuances. Also includes a biography.Author: Renata TebaldiISBN-10: 0634091093ISBN-13: 9780634091094Publisher: RicordiLanguage: EnglishPublished: 12/01/2004Pages: 84Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.50lbsSize: 11.60h x 8.80w x 0.30d

(Vocal). This edition presents 21 songs in two keys, adding material to the previously published 15 composizioni da camera . It includes a substantial preface and extensive historical notes on each song in English and Italian, along with English translations and a guide to...

(Editions Durand). Composed in 1917, this manuscript was recently discovered, and the music, in the style of Debussy's preludes for piano, is now in print for the first time. Debussy, suffering the hardships of World War I, composed it in gratitude to his coal...

(Study Score). With a colorful cover from Ricordi's Historical Archives, and an introduction in English, including a plot synopsis.Author: Giuseppe VerdiISBN-10: 0634079123ISBN-13: 9780634079122Publisher: RicordiLanguage: EnglishPublished: 08/01/2004Pages: 279Format: PaperbackWeight: 2.05lbsSize: 10.90h x 7.30w x 1.00d

(Piano Solo Songbook). Keveren's lovely piano solo arrangements of these wedding classics: Air on the G String * Ave Maria * Bridal Chorus * Canon in D * Jesu, Joy of Man's Desiring * Morning Has Broken * Rondeau * Trumpet Tune * Trumpet...

(Schirmer Performance Editions). Johann Friedrich Burgmuller (1806-1874) settled in Paris and his light and intimate playing style won popularity in the salons of the day. His Opus 100 pieces are perennial favorites of students and teachers. Audio is accessed online using the unique code...

(Vocal Score). Cloth binding. Italian and German text.Author: Giacomo PucciniISBN-10: 0634072706ISBN-13: 9780634072703Publisher: RicordiLanguage: EnglishPublished: 11/01/1986Pages: 306Format: HardcoverWeight: 2.20lbsSize: 10.60h x 8.00w x 0.90d

(Vocal Score). Italian Only. Curwen Edition.Author: Giovanni PergolesiISBN-10: 0634072463ISBN-13: 9780634072468Publisher: RicordiLanguage: EnglishPublished: 11/01/1986Pages: 60Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.20lbsSize: 11.70h x 8.70w x 0.20d

(Vocal Score). Italian Only Cloth Score.Author: Vincenzo BelliniISBN-10: 0634072404ISBN-13: 9780634072406Publisher: RicordiLanguage: EnglishPublished: 05/01/1987Pages: 272Format: HardcoverWeight: 1.78lbsSize: 10.86h x 8.07w x 0.79d

(Vocal Score). Italian/English Cloth Score. Translated by Heuffer.Author: Giuseppe VerdiISBN-10: 0634072382ISBN-13: 9780634072383Publisher: RicordiLanguage: EnglishPublished: 11/01/1986Pages: 368Format: HardcoverWeight: 2.40lbsSize: 10.60h x 8.00w x 1.00d

(Vocal Score). Italian Only. This revised edition features a new cover design and introductory plot synopsis in English.Author: Giuseppe VerdiISBN-10: 0634072080ISBN-13: 9780634072086Publisher: RicordiLanguage: EnglishPublished: 11/01/1986Pages: 320Format: PaperbackWeight: 1.80lbsSize: 10.60h x 7.70w x 0.80d

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...

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...

Author: Giuseppe VerdiISBN-10: 063407184XISBN-13: 9780634071843Publisher: RicordiLanguage: EnglishPublished: 11/01/1986Pages: 384Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.65lbsSize: 11.70h x 8.70w x 0.60d

(Vocal Score). Italian/English. Translated by Elkin.Author: Giacomo PucciniISBN-10: 0634071726ISBN-13: 9780634071720Publisher: RicordiLanguage: EnglishPublished: 11/01/1986Pages: 350Format: PaperbackWeight: 3.05lbsSize: 10.70h x 7.80w x 1.40d

(Vocal Score). Integrated 4 & 5 act versions (Critical Edition 2 volumes). Gunther and Petazzoni, editors. Preface in Italian/German, text in Italian/French.Author: Giuseppe VerdiISBN-10: 0634071572ISBN-13: 9780634071577Publisher: RicordiLanguage: EnglishPublished: 11/01/1986Pages: 669Format: PaperbackWeight: 4.00lbsSize: 10.60h x 8.00w x 1.60d

(Vocal Score). Italian Only. This revised edition features new cover art and introductory plot synopsis in English.Author: Gaetano DonizettiISBN-10: 0634071106ISBN-13: 9780634071102Publisher: RicordiLanguage: EnglishPublished: 11/01/1986Pages: 312Format: PaperbackWeight: 1.85lbsSize: 10.50h x 7.90w x 0.80d

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...

(Study Score). Psalm 112 for Soprano and Orchestra.Author: Antonio VivaldiISBN-10: 0634070460ISBN-13: 9780634070464Publisher: RicordiLanguage: EnglishPublished: 07/01/2003Pages: 104Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.60lbsSize: 10.50h x 7.80w x 0.30d