Music-Genres & Styles-Classical

Morton Feldman (1926-1987) is today widely regarded as one of America's foremost experimental composers. His unique body of compositions, as well as his numerous writings and interviews, provide a vast amount of source material for scholarly research. Yet, few have seriously examined his work....

The subjects of the monographs in this series are selected works of Beethoven relating to their creation origins and reception history.They incorporate contextual accounts of Beethoven and his contemporaries and estimations of his music as expressed by musicians and musicologist in the nineteenth century...

The American Wind Symphony Editions comprises the more than 150 works commissioned by Robert Austin Boudreau for the American Waterways Wind Orchestra and published by the C. F. Peters Corporation. They are here presented for the first time in a complete catalog with detailed...

This description focuses on the utilization of Carnatic music characteristics for music content identification. Carnatic music, a classical music tradition of South India, possesses unique characteristics that can be leveraged for the identification and analysis of music content.By exploiting the distinct elements and patterns...

Though often misunderstood in the West, the works of Toru Takemitsu (1930-1996) deserve attention beyond their native land. Although he wrote most of his music for Western instruments in international contemporary concert style, to be played by performers trained in the European musical tradition,...

(Piano). In this delightful full-color songbook, Prokofieff's classic musical tale is retold in verse with easy, yet faithful arrangements of the main musical themes each of which represents a character in the story. The verse makes it ideal either for reading aloud, or as...

This bio-bibliography traces the stylistic development and defines the musical personality of one of the major British composers of the first half of the 20th century. Bridge's works, enjoying renewed interest since the late 1960s, are the subject of careful research in this volume,...

Burgm?ler's set of 25 Easy Etudes, Op. 100, is an excellent source of short technical pieces for students. Also included is an outstanding recording from the Alfred library. Titles: La Candeur * Arabesque * Pastorale * Petite Reunion * Innocence * Progress * Courant...

Despite having composed 140 major works of music, all while pursuing an active and productive career in teaching, Vivian Fine (1913-2000) has not, until now, been the subject of a significant biography or bibliography. Regarded by many as the finest American female composer of...

Exploring the response of five composers--Berlioz, Mendelssohn, Schumann, Brahms, and Mahler--to what each clearly saw as the challenge of Beethoven's symphonies, Evan Bonds richly enhances our understanding of the evolution of the symphony and Beethoven's legacy.Author: Mark Evan BondsISBN-10: 0674733371ISBN-13: 9780674733374Publisher: Harvard University PressLanguage:...

"An extremely important and gracefully written book on a significant and controversial topic. It is the most thoroughgoing study of Ives's compositional procedures that has yet been attempted."-Larry Starr, author of A Union of Diversities: Style in the Music of Charles Ives "A unique...

Among Franz Liszt's many brilliant compositions for piano, few have been so admired and performed as the Sonata in B Minor, long considered one of the greatest piano compositions of the 19th century. A work of consummate structural ingenuity, it combines and transforms four...

Seattle is a music town with rich, deep roots that have influenced the culture and identity of its civic life for decades. In a society that appreciates music but is ambivalent toward the profession of making it, the importance and contribution of Seattle's musicians...

Following the second World War, Olivier Messiaen, previously known primarily for his religious music, composed three works inspired by the medieval love story of Tristan and Iseult: Harawi, Turangal Dla-symphonie, and Cinq rechants. Though the song cycle, symphony, and choral work each consider their...

"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...

The perils of equating notions of freedom with artistic vitality Eloquently extolled by President John F. Kennedy, the idea that only artists in free societies can produce great art became a bedrock assumption of the Cold War. That this conviction defied centuries of historical...

" . . . one of those rare publications which succeeds equally as a scholarly edition for study and as a practical edition for performance." --Musick" . . . a clear, easily grasped transcription of this work, suitable for performance or study." --Notes" ....

In Arranging Gershwin, author Ryan Bañagale approaches George Gershwin's iconic piece Rhapsody in Blue not as a composition but as an arrangement -- a status it has in many ways held since its inception in 1924, yet one unconsidered until now. Shifting emphasis away...

Byron Alm駭 proposes an original synthesis of approaches to musical narrative from literary criticism, semiotics, historiography, musicology, and music theory, resulting in a significant critical reorientation of the field. This volume includes an extensive survey of traditional approaches to musical narrative illustrated by a...

Praised in The Economist as "heartfelt and finely reasoned...wise, perceptive and inspiring," Who Needs Classical Music? offers a fresh and balanced defense of the value of classical music in contemporary culture. Challenging the many cultural critics who contend that the division between "high" and...

The quintessential Romantic artist of his century, Hector Berlioz impressed Paganini and Liszt as "Beethoven's only heir" and dazzled the young Wagner as a composer, orchestra conductor, and critic. To Paris and all Europe, Berlioz was known as much for his writings as for...

(Music Sales America). Faure was not drawn to compose a Requiem because of the death of a loved one, even though his mother had died during the early stages of composition and his father had passed away two years before. Faure's composition does not...

Celebrating its 100th anniversary, this extraordinary series continues to amaze and captivate its readers with detailed insight into the lives and work of music's geniuses. Unlike other composer biographies that focus narrowly on the music, this series explores the personal history of each composer...

(Easy Instrumental Play-Along). 10 pieces carefully selected and arranged for first-year instrumentalists. Even novices will sound great! Audio demonstration tracks featuring real instruments are available for download to help you hear how the song should sound. Once you've mastered the notes, download the backing...

Over the centuries, the piano trio has gained a repertoire of exceptional size and richness; works written for this genre include some of the greatest of all chamber works. The first study devoted solely to the piano trio, this book reviews the development of...

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...

This book surveys North German church music from the period of the best-known of J.S. Bach's immediate German predecessors, Dietrich Buxtehude (c.1637-1707). Webber places particular emphasis on composers whose work has suffered unjust neglect, and on the influence of contemporary Italian church music. As...

This groundbreaking book argues that Boccaccio perfected a literary genre called "musical narrative," which was copied by generations of authors from Bembo to Machiavelli, Tolkien to J.K. Rowling. Musical narrative consists of a work of prose with inserted poetical texts, in which the author...

Author: M. L. WestISBN-10: 0198140347ISBN-13: 9780198140344Publisher: Oxford University Press, USALanguage: EnglishPublished: 03/07/1985Pages: 200Format: HardcoverWeight: 0.90lbsSize: 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.63d

Perhaps the most famous work of Claude Debussy (1862-1913) is Clair de Lune, from the Suite Bergamasque. In this Modern Edition, contemporary composer Grant Dersom rejuvenates the printed score by editing with modern techniques, complete with fingerings, pedal indications, and supplementary information.Author: Claude DebussyISBN-10:...

This is a new, digitally-enhanced reissue of the score originally published in 1911 by Durand et Cie., Paris. Originally composed in 1910 for piano solo, Children's Corner was scored for small orchestra two years later by Debussy's student and good friend André Caplet, who...

From its beginnings during the Great Depression, the North Carolina Symphony has touched the lives of countless Tar Heels. One of the state's premier cultural organizations and the oldest continuously state-supported orchestra in the nation, the "Suitcase Symphony" grew from a small group of...

Adam V clav Michna z Otradovic (1600 - 1676) Czech poet and composer. He belongs among most important early Czech Baroque composers, who influenced subsequent artist generation. Michna wrote and composed Czech Lute in 1653. It is the collection of 13 pieces. I cannot...

(Piano Collection). Contents: Albeniz: Orientale-Tango, Op. 164, No. 2 * Bartok: Bagatelle, Bear Dance, Valse (Ma mie qui danse), Op. 6, No. 14 * Bellini: Pinocchio * Bloch: Chanty ("Poems of the Sea") * John Alden Carpenter: Impromptu * Chabrier: Habanera * Chavez: Prelude...

Beethoven's Middle String Quartets consist of the three Razumovsky quartets (Opus 59), as well as the "Harp" (Opus 74) and "Serioso" (Opus 95) quartets. The quartets were written between 1806 and 1810 and show the development of Beethoven's "heroic" style that was common to...

(Boosey & Hawkes Chamber Music). Edward Huws Jones' popular series of traditional fiddle repertoire, now available with expertly-recorded audio CD. Containing colorful instrumental backing tracks and full demonstrations, the new audio resource will aid and inspire your private practice and public performance alike. These...

From My Life is the autobiography of Eduard Hanslick, one of the most noted and honored music critics in nineteenth-century Vienna who made his mark with his relatively brief disquisition On the Musically Beautiful first issued in 1854. His highly informative autobiography has never...

A collection of string duets for 2 Violins, composed by Bartolomeo Campagnoli.Author: Bartolomeo CampagnoliISBN-10: 0757937659ISBN-13: 9780757937651Publisher: Alfred MusicLanguage: EnglishPublished: 01/01/2005Pages: 16Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.30lbsSize: 11.50h x 8.70w x 0.30d

(Vocal Score). Reduction for voice and piano based on the critical edition. With detailed prefatory notes in Italian and English.Author: Antonio VivaldiISBN-10: 8875928851ISBN-13: 9788875928858Publisher: RicordiLanguage: EnglishPublished: 05/01/2011Pages: 232Format: PaperbackWeight: 1.25lbsSize: 10.50h x 7.90w x 0.60d

From Chaplin's brilliant use of Wagner in The Gold Rush to the Bach chorale closing Scorsese's Casino, classical music has played a fascinating role in movies. Dean Duncan provides a fresh critical survey of the aesthetics of classical music in film. Exploring tensions between...

Verdi's long life spanned Napoleonic rule and the age of broadcasting. In this new biography, John Rosselli considers a boldly innovative artist whose twenty-eight operas still speak to us. He investigates Verdi's businesslike running of a landed estate as well as a highly successful...

The first book devoted to the composers, instrument makers and amateur players who advanced the great guitar vogue throughout Western Europe during the early decades of the nineteenth century. Contemporary critics viewed the fashion for the guitar with sheer hostility, seeing in it a...

Brings new insights to the music of well-known European composers by telling a fascinating, little-known story about French music publishing, specifically through the lens of Jacques Durand's Édition Classique. French composers, performers and musicologists acted as editors of eighteenth- and nineteenth-century European 'classics', primarily...

The six string quartets dedicated to his friend Joseph Haydn represent a turning point in Mozart' compositional development. In addition to providing a synopsis of each quartet, this book examines the music in relation to Mozart's earlier quartets, considers the genesis of the six...

(Music Sales America). A Manuel de Falla.Author: Francis PoulencISBN-10: 8759803924ISBN-13: 9788759803929Publisher: Bosworth & Co. Ltd.Language: EnglishPublished: 01/01/1992Pages: 48Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.40lbsSize: 11.50h x 8.10w x 0.30d

First Published in 2003. The Craft of Tonal Counterpoint is an introductory text to the analysis and composition of tonal counterpoint. Using examples from the music of J.S. Bach - the master of this style - the author takes students through a series of...

(Vocal Collection). 3 new keys. Now available in 5 keys Newly researched and engraved collections, including the original Schirmer "24" plus four additional songs. With International Phonetic Alphabet, word for word translations, and historical information on each song and composer. Online recordings feature accompaniments...

(Boosey & Hawkes Chamber Music). These delightful collections of carefully-selected pieces provide the perfect repertoire resource for aspiring Grade 1 and Grade 2 instrumentalists. Each piece included in these wide-ranging collections is complemented by useful practice and performance tips. A CD of demonstration and...

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...

An engrossing and frank coming-of-age memoir from one of the world's leading pianists. "Stephen Hough's memoir had me gripped from the beginning [ ...] riveting and revelatory. Most memoirs give me far more than I want to know - this is the rare sort...