Music-Genres & Styles-Classical

(Vocal Collection). Lovely, fresh, artistic arrangements that truly make art songs of Christmas carols. Accompaniment recordings include complete performances as well as accompaniments. Includes eight solos and two duets, with four of the carols requiring either flute or violin obbligato. Contains: I Saw Three...

The enormous popular appeal of Tchaikovsky's orchestral music rests on themes of touching eloquence and emotional power, on endlessly inventive textures, and on a masterful control of sheer symphonic sound -- surely one of the best in all of the nineteenth-century literature. Then there...

The expansive emotional expressions and monumental musical designs of Austrian composer Gustav Mahler (1860-1911) brought the Romantic era in music to its climax. A remarkable figure who strove for the highest perfection in his works, Mahler created a rare union of musical and spiritual...

Keyboard Music Before 1700 begins with an overview of the development of keyboard music in Europe. Then, individual chapters by noted authorities in the field cover the key composers and repertory before 1700 in England, France, Germany and the Netherlands, Italy, and Spain and...

Music scholarship's views of Franz Schubert's instrumental works continue to evolve. How might aesthetic values, historiographies, revisions to the composer's biography, and disciplinary commitments affect how we interpret his music?Schubert's Instrumental Music and Poetics of Interpretation explores the aesthetic positions and operations that underlie...

Since its first performance in 1724, J.S. Bach's St. John Passion has captured the spiritual and musical attention of audiences and congregations. Combining expert theological and musical analysis, this booklooks at this monumental work from a twenty-first century perspective, providing a new English translation...

Described by his contemporaries as the greatest pianist of the era, Josef Hofmann performed on world stages for more than fifty years, enjoying phenomenal success. Using previously unpublished letters, documents, interviews, and testimonies, Elizabeth Carr uncovers Hofmann's world from child prodigy to established artist...

(Rubank Book/Audio Products). This top-rated collection of solo literature from the celebrated Rubank catalog is known by teachers and students everywhere. Each edition offers a superb variety of solos customized for that instrument. Most state solo/ensemble contest lists include several solos from this collection....

First English-language publication of fascinating interviews with world-renowned musicians: composers (Gygy Ligeti), conductors (Claudio Abbado), singers (Elisabeth Schwarzkopf), instrumentalists (Yehudi Menuhin, Alfred Brendel), and more. B疝int Andr疽 Varga makes available here for the first time in English nineteen extended interviews with some of the...

Lauded by Verdi, Debussy, and other music legends, the celebrated conductor Arturo Toscanini raised the standards of orchestral and operatic performance over an astonishing 69 years on the podium. But as he did so, he acquired a reputation as something of a tyrant, who...

Author: Steve ReichISBN-10: 154006350XISBN-13: 9781540063502Publisher: Boosey & Hawkes IncLanguage: EnglishPublished: 09/01/2019Pages: 40Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.25lbsSize: 10.30h x 6.60w x 0.10d

Antiche Canzoni di Natale is an old traditional Italian Christmas Carol. his composition by Oreste Ravanello was originally published in the early 20th century. Classic Music Collection constitutes an extensive library of the most well-known and universally-enjoyed works of music ever composed, reproduced from...

(Woodwind Method). These studies, a series of short etudes designed to improve technique and musicianship, are intended to supplement or follow any elementary method.Author: R. M. EndresenISBN-10: 142344521XISBN-13: 9781423445210Publisher: Rubank PublicationsLanguage: EnglishPublished: 11/01/1991Pages: 24Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.55lbsSize: 8.70h x 11.80w x 0.20d

(Woodwind Method). The classic scale and arpeggio studies of Gabriel Pares were adapted in the 1940s for like-instrument study by Rubank's Harvey Whistler, and are now the standard for elementary scale instruction. Presenting all the major keys up to four flats/sharps (and the relative...

Christoph Neidher is Associate Professor in the Department of Music Research at McGill University. Peter Schubert is Professor in the Department of Music Research at McGill University.Author: Christoph Neidhofer, Peter SchubertISBN-10: 1438493258ISBN-13: 9781438493251Publisher: State University of New York PressLanguage: EnglishPublished: 12/01/2023Pages: 502Format: PaperbackWeight: 2.35lbsSize:...

Although a well-connected music teacher by profession, Charles Burney (1726-1814) gained greatest recognition for his writings on music. First published in 1771, this work recounts the 1770 journey that Burney undertook as one of two research trips for his General History of Music (1776-89)....

This book is a comprehensive biography of the great pianist and composer, Anton Rubinstein. Hervey's lively and engaging prose captures Rubinstein's larger-than-life personality and musical genius, and provides a fascinating glimpse into the world of 19th-century performance and culture. With insights into Rubinstein's relationships,...

MUSICAL SCALES that "sing" THE MAYAN CALENDAR Could they really exist?Indeed they do! And anyone holding this book can not only READ about them, but EXPERIMENT with them, since full tuning data is included here. As to their creator, JEREMY HALADYNA, here are clear...

Author: Malcolm ArnoldISBN-10: 0571506380ISBN-13: 9780571506385Publisher: Faber & FaberLanguage: EnglishPublished: 12/01/1998Pages: 999Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.48lbsSize: 11.00h x 8.60w x 0.20d

Author: Malcolm ArnoldISBN-10: 0571501877ISBN-13: 9780571501878Publisher: Faber & FaberLanguage: EnglishPublished: 12/01/1998Pages: 999Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.61lbsSize: 10.40h x 7.20w x 0.40d

Distinguished ethnomusicologist Philip V. Bohlman compiles Johann Gottfried Herder's writings on music and nationalism, from his early volumes of Volkslieder through sacred song to the essays on aesthetics late in his life, shaping them as the book on music that Herder would have written...

This unique volume of Alexander Scriabin's piano music combines all of the Russian composer's widely admired Po mes, which exude the richness and complexity of his later style, with virtually all of the earlier, more Chopinesque Mazurkas and all eight Impromptus. The complete collection...

Music scholarship's views of Franz Schubert's instrumental works continue to evolve. How might aesthetic values, historiographies, revisions to the composer's biography, and disciplinary commitments affect how we interpret his music?Schubert's Instrumental Music and Poetics of Interpretation explores the aesthetic positions and operations that underlie...

The perfect answer for broken fingers, broken arms, sprained wrists, fingers with band-aids, and arms with casts. Titles are: Can't Help Singing * Silvery Waves * Deep Valley * Rolling Along * Plus and Minus * Sunset Waltz * Out of the Past *...

Studies of concert life in nineteenth-century America have generally been limited to large orchestras and the programs we are familiar with today. But as this book reveals, audiences of that era enjoyed far more diverse musical experiences than this focus would suggest. To hear...

(Boosey & Hawkes Chamber Music). 14 of Astor Piazzolla's most famous tangos are now playable for budding instrumentalists in this collection featuring solo arrangements and great-sounding demonstration and backing tracks available online for download or streaming. Songs include: Ausencias * Chanson De La Naissance...

Classical guitarists---both students and professional performers---require the same high-quality editions that their pianist colleagues have come to expect from Alfred Music. Our Classical Guitar Masterworks Editions continue the Alfred Music tradition of providing carefully edited, beautifully presented music for practice and performance. This edition...

(Vocal Collection). The companion accompaniment recordings to the best-selling series in the G. Schirmer Opera Anthology. Each aria is recorded by a professional coach/accompanist working in the opera world. Contents: Ach, Ich Fuhl's (The Magic Flute) * Adieu, Notre Petite Table (Massenet) * Ah...

(Woodwind Method). These studies, a series of short etudes designed to improve technique and musicianship, are intended to supplement or follow any elementary method.Author: R. M. EndresenISBN-10: 1423445228ISBN-13: 9781423445227Publisher: Rubank PublicationsLanguage: EnglishPublished: 03/01/1989Pages: 24Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.55lbsSize: 8.70h x 11.80w x 0.20d

This volume includes eleven divertissements in various forms suitable for recital, teaching or church use. They range in duration from 1-1/2 to 4-1/2 minutes and in difficulty from easy to challenging."Three Celebratory Toccatas", composed in the centuries-long tradition as playful and flamboyant demonstrations of...

(BH Piano). 15 magnificent tangos and other characteristic pieces by the Argentinian master of tango nuevo, arranged for intermediate piano solo, and now in print for the first time.Author: Astor PiazzollaISBN-10: 0851625541ISBN-13: 9780851625546Publisher: Boosey & Hawkes IncLanguage: EnglishPublished: 01/01/2009Pages: 32Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.30lbsSize: 8.70h x...

In 1812, Ludwig van Beethoven wrote three letters to an unnamed woman, whom he called "Immortal Beloved." The letters were discovered after Beethoven's death and ever since their discovery, there has been speculation regarding whom that Immortal Beloved might have been. In Beethoven's Immortal...

The most exhaustive study of the double bass violone accessible to English-speaking musical enthusiasts. This book includes lists of terminology, the most comprehensive bibliography to date, and 48 illustrations that make this a complete compendium of string bass research.Author: Alfred Planyavsky, James BarketISBN-10: 0810834480ISBN-13:...

(Piano Large Works). Contents: BACH: Preludes and Fugues, BWV 846-869Author: Johann Sebastian BachISBN-10: 0793553105ISBN-13: 9780793553105Publisher: G. Schirmer, Inc.Language: EnglishPublished: 11/01/1986Pages: 124Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.93lbsSize: 11.94h x 8.92w x 0.31d

Considered as one of the masterworks of 20th century piano literature, this critical edition utilizes interpretive clues from such noted French pianists and pedagogues as Casadesus, Perlemuter, and Ciampi, who knew Ravel and studies this piece with him. The original Durand score has not...

Chosen from the four stylistic periods of piano repertoire and presented in their original form, the 100 pieces in this collection have been favorites of pianists throughout the years. To help in performance, the editors have realized ornaments and added editorial markings such as...

In this provocative analysis of Beethoven's late style, Stephen Rumph demonstrates how deeply political events shaped the composer's music, from his early enthusiasm for the French Revolution to his later entrenchment during the Napoleonic era. Impressive in its breadth of research as well as...

A leading cultural theorist and musicologist opens up new possibilities for understanding mainstream Western art music-the "classical" music composed between the eighteenth and early twentieth centuries that is, for many, losing both its prestige and its appeal. When this music is regarded esoterically, removed...

(BH Piano). A newly researched and engraved edition with extensive performance notes and a composer biography. The price of the publication includes access to companion recorded performances online for download or streaming by the editor. Online audio is accessed at halleonard.com/mylibrary "This new edition...

Welcome to the world of Beethoven's music for guitar! Inside you will find 50 pieces from the great composer's works, expertly adapted for the classical guitar in standard musical notation and tab.The sheet music in this collection is carefully selected to showcase some of...

The Night Pieces were first performed at the 1971 Festival of Perth, for which they were written. The music of these pieces is concerned with 'transformations of similar harmonic and motivic structures.' (Peter Sculthorpe, 1973). Arranged for Solo Piano.Author: Peter SculthorpeISBN-10: 0571503691ISBN-13: 9780571503698Publisher: Faber...

Originally published in 1934, this is an exhaustive examination of one of Bach's greatest works, and is highly recommended for inclusion on the bookshelf of anyone with an interest in this great composer. Many of the earliest books, particularly those dating back to the...

Wagner's book-length essay on Beethoven is really about Wagner himself rather than Beethoven. It is generally regarded as the principal aesthetic statement of the composer's later years and is an essential text in the teaching of not only Wagnerian thought but also late nineteenth-century...

(Music Minus One). Performed by Keith Dwyer, clarinet Accompaniment: Stuttgart Festival Orchestra Conductor: Emil Kahn No composer likes to write music without feeling that an artist exists both capable of, and willing to, play it to good advantage. When Carl Maria von Weber met...

In 1896 the Boston Symphony made history by premiering a symphony by an American woman composer. That remarkable woman, composer and concert pianist Amy Marcy Cheney Beach, was immediately the source of admiration of countless young women desirous of careers in music that society...

A classic Christmas carol composed by W.W. Gilchrist, originally published in 1881. Classic Music Collection constitutes an extensive library of the most well-known and universally-enjoyed works of music ever composed, reproduced from authoritative editions for the enjoyment of musicians and music students the world...

John E. West's composition of 'The Hymn of Angels' originally published in 1902. Classic Music Collection constitutes an extensive library of the most well-known and universally-enjoyed works of music ever composed, reproduced from authoritative editions for the enjoyment of musicians and music students the...

(Schirmer Performance Editions). Kabalevsky's last compositions for piano, these are exquisite miniatures by a master composer, conceived to teach technical as well as musical progress. Includes fingering, composer biography, and "Practice and Performance Tips."Author: Dmitri KabalevskyISBN-10: 1495058204ISBN-13: 9781495058202Publisher: SchirmerLanguage: EnglishPublished: 02/01/2016Pages: 40Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.35lbsSize:...

Sheet Music All 24 Prelude and Fugue, from #1 to #24Composer Joann Sebastian Bach1. Prelude and Fugue in C major BWV 8462. Prelude and Fugue in C minor BWV 8473. Prelude and Fugue in C# major BWV 8484. Prelude and Fugue in C# minor...

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...