Music-Genres & Styles-Classical

(Schott). Now in a fourth printing, The Flute Etudes Book continues to gain recognition after a decade in print. Selections challenge both musical and technical development of the advanced flutist, with expansion of range, virtuosity, and the artistry necessary for mastery of the etudes....

(String Solo). For violin and orchestra (piano reduction).Author: Wolfgang Amadeus MozartISBN-10: 0793525888ISBN-13: 9780793525881Publisher: G. Schirmer, Inc.Language: EnglishPublished: 11/01/1986Pages: 40Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.45lbsSize: 11.70h x 8.70w x 0.20d

(Piano Collection). Contents: Fugue in B Minor * Sarabande with Variations in D Minor * Courante in G * Air with Variations in B Flat * Allegro in G Minor * Gigue in B Flat * Sarabande in E Minor * Gigue in E...

Liszt's famous romantic masterpiece, edited by Maurice Hinson, with historical and performance notes included.Author: Franz LisztISBN-10: 0739018744ISBN-13: 9780739018743Publisher: Alfred MusicLanguage: EnglishPublished: 08/01/1987Pages: 8Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.80lbsSize: 11.70h x 8.70w x 1.20d

(Vocal). With both recorded full performances and orchestra accompaniments, this book presents the standard voice and piano reduction of each aria, a short plot summary and translation. Includes: 8 arias from Anna Bolena, La boheme, I Capuletti e i Montecchi, Il Corsaro, Edgar, I...

(Vocal). Cantolopera is an exceptional new series of book/CD packs from Ricordi that offers a fresh approach to great opera repertoire. The books include versions for voice and piano of the world's most famous arias. The CDs feature two versions of each aria: one...

A biography of Ralph Vaughan Williams, published in collaboration with the Bard Music Festival. Ralph Vaughan Williams (1872-1958) was one of the most innovative and creative figures in twentieth-century music, whose symphonies stand alongside those of Sibelius, Nielsen, Shostakovich, and Roussel. After his death,...

Discover a treasure trove of timeless piano pieces in one budget-friendly collection! Sixty masterpieces by renowned composers are featured, among them Bach, Beethoven, Brahms, Chopin, Debussy, Haydn, Liszt, Mozart, Rachmaninoff, Schubert, Tchaikovsky, and Vivaldi. This impressive compilation includes the much-loved melodies of Beethoven's "F?...

Paula Maust is Assistant Professor of Music Theory at the Peabody Institute of the Johns Hopkins University.Author: Paula MaustISBN-10: 1438495811ISBN-13: 9781438495811Publisher: State University of New York PressLanguage: EnglishPublished: 12/01/2023Pages: 360Format: PaperbackWeight: 1.70lbsSize: 11.10h x 10.00w x 1.50d

Volume 3 of Personal Trainer is the third book in a training program offering musical workouts and enrichment activities for piano students of many ages and skill levels. The overall structure consists of five books, each containing four sections dealing with specific issues. These...

(Boosey & Hawkes Scores/Books). HPS 1168Author: Steve ReichISBN-10: 1480350826ISBN-13: 9781480350823Publisher: Boosey & Hawkes IncLanguage: EnglishPublished: 06/01/2004Pages: 168Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.80lbsSize: 10.40h x 6.70w x 0.40d

Blessed Are They That Consider the Poor is a collection of anthems composed by George Frideric Handel for the Foundling Hospital in London. The book includes detailed analyses of Handel's works, their historical context, and their relevance to the charitable work of the Foundling...

a user-friendly survey of a great range of classical music, from symphonies to solo guitar works, operas to film music, beginning in the Renaissance and continuing to the present dayAuthor: Betsy SchwarmISBN-10: 0989883205ISBN-13: 9780989883207Publisher: Classical Music InsightsLanguage: EnglishPublished: 09/28/2013Pages: 414Format: PaperbackWeight: 1.21lbsSize: 9.00h x...

(Vocal Collection). This is among the most widely used teaching repertoire for singers in the U.S. Over 30 songs in each book, including American and British art songs, folk song arrangements, sacred songs and a sampling of beginning songs in German, Italian, Spanish and...

This is Volume 2 of Opera Lively's interview series with operatic artists. Once more, both seasoned international stars and rising young or regional singers, conductors, stage directors and composers share their insights with our readers. The detailed reports of two master classes are also...

(Vocal Collection). The demand for literature in Spanish is a reflection of our changing American culture. Here are twelve songs in two keys that can serve as an introduction to art songs in Spanish for a voice student. International Phonetic Alphabet is included for...

In the German states in the late eighteenth century, women flourished as musical performers and composers, their achievements measuring the progress of culture and society from barbarism to civilization. Female excellence, and related feminocentric values, were celebrated by forward-looking critics who argued for music...

Just as the preoccupations of any given cultural moment make their way into the language of music, the experience of music makes its way into other arenas of life. To unearth these overlapping meanings and vocabularies from the Victorian era, Ruth A. Solie examines...

Richard Leppert boldly examines the social meanings of music as these have been shaped not only by hearing but also by seeing music in performance. His purview is the northern European bourgeoisie, principally in England and the Low Countries, from 1600 to 1900. And...

"Mozart is sunshine," remarked Anton? Dvor疚, and most listeners would agree. This new compilation unites six of Mozart's most familiar, inventive, and melodious sonatas, all displaying the balance of design, lyricism, and drama for which the composer is well known. Contents include: Sonata No....

Who hasn't been stirred by the strains of Beethoven's Ninth Symphony? That's a good question, claims Esteban Buch. German nationalists and French republicans, communists and Catholics have all, in the course of history, embraced the piece. It was performed under the direction of Leonard...

The Poetics of Failure in Ancient Greece offers an innovative approach to archaic and classical Greek literature by focusing on an original and rather unexplored topic. Through close readings of epic, lyric, and tragic poetry, the book engages into a thorough discourse on error,...

(BH Large Choral). (2004, 55 minutes) Karl Jenkins' Requiem sets the traditional Latin text of the Requiem mass, including the extra movements included by Faure and Durufle Pie Jesu and In paradisum . These are interspersed with haiku "death" poems (sung in Japanese) whose...

(Vocal Score). Italian/English Paper Score. Edited by Zedda.Author: Gioacchino RossiniISBN-10: 8875925178ISBN-13: 9788875925178Publisher: RicordiLanguage: EnglishPublished: 11/01/1986Pages: 548Format: PaperbackWeight: 2.95lbsSize: 10.50h x 7.90w x 1.30d

Ligeti's piano etudes are some of the most splendid works ever composed for this instrument. Every ambitious player is eventually going to examine these milestones of contemporary music literature. The musical community had to wait for new piano works from the pen of Ligeti...

Author: John RileyISBN-10: 1850434840ISBN-13: 9781850434849Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLCLanguage: EnglishPublished: 11/26/2004Pages: 168Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.46lbsSize: 8.12h x 5.98w x 0.48d

(Boosey & Hawkes Chamber Music). The graceful, sophisticated waltz music from Strauss's classic opera has been tastefully transcribed for violin and piano.Author: Richard StraussISBN-10: 142345121XISBN-13: 9781423451211Publisher: Boosey & Hawkes IncLanguage: EnglishPublished: 11/01/2007Pages: 16Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.30lbsSize: 2.00h x 2.00w x 0.50d

(Piano). Two Pianos, Four Hands. 2 Copies needed to perform. To see other NFMC selections, click here.Author: Edvard GriegISBN-10: 079357224XISBN-13: 9780793572243Publisher: G. Schirmer, Inc.Language: EnglishPublished: 11/01/1986Pages: 84Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.60lbsSize: 11.70h x 8.70w x 0.40d

(Recorder). 18 classic Bach compositions arranged for recorder solo or duet peformance with another instrument: Allemande * Gavotte * Jesu, Joy of Man's Desiring * Musette * Polonaise * Sinfonia * Sleepers, Wake * and more. Includes a fingering chart for reference. Great material...

(Bass Instruction). An innovative collection of J.S. Bach pieces arranged for electric bass, complete with historical analysis, instruction and playing suggestions. Includes: Two-Part Invention #4 in D Minor * Two-Part Invention #1 in C Major * Sinfonia from Partita 2 in C Major for...

(String Solo). This lovely piece from the 1940s is back by popular demand. Ideal for study or recital. Also available for cello and piano.Author: Rebecca ClarkeISBN-10: 0634005650ISBN-13: 9780634005657Publisher: G. Schirmer, Inc.Language: EnglishPublished: 01/01/2000Pages: 8Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.25lbsSize: 11.70h x 8.70w x 0.20d

Beethoven's Pastoral Symphony is in many ways his most startlingly original. It has a programmatic content, it is in five movements, and its mood is quite different from the usual barnstorming image of the composer. Why did he want to compose such a work?...

Central to the repertoire of Western art music since the 1700s, the symphony has come to be regarded as one of the ultimate compositional challenges.In his series The Symphonic Repertoire, the late A. Peter Brown explored the symphony in Europe from its origins into...

(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...

Le matin and Le soir were composed in 1895. The pieces feature contrasting sections, facile and flowing pianism, with cool and colorful endings. Both are excellent examples of Chaminade's charming and sensitive writing. This edition includes an analysis of the form as well as...

(World's Favorite (Ashley)). Four sets of studies presented in progressive order. Includes etudes by Gariboldi, Andersen, Koehler and Hugues.Author: Hal Leonard CorpISBN-10: 0825651239ISBN-13: 9780825651236Publisher: Ashley PublishingLanguage: EnglishPublished: 09/01/1996Pages: 128Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.98lbsSize: 11.68h x 9.00w x 0.41d

(Schott). What is a good tone in flute playing? Surely it must be more than just clean (ie not producing many unwanted sounds), colourful (with adequate timbre), flexible (able to produce dynamic adjustments) or just a really big tone. The well-known Swiss flautist P.-L....

Author: Edmund S. J. Van Der StraetenISBN-10: 190433167XISBN-13: 9781904331674Publisher: Travis and Emery Music BookshopLanguage: EnglishPublished: 04/01/2011Pages: 832Format: HardcoverWeight: 2.93lbsSize: 9.21h x 6.14w x 1.75d

(Piano). 30 pieces, several of them available for the first time as part of a graded collection. The repertoire includes works by major composers, such as Chopin and Schumann, as well as lesser-known pieces by, amongst others, Bortkiewicz and Rimsky-Korsakov. These collections are ideal...

"32 Variations in C minor - WoO80" is a score for solo piano composed by Beethoven in 1906. Ludwig van Beethoven (1770 - 1827) was a seminal German composer. He had a significant influence on the transition from the Classical to the Romantic era...

(Vocal Collection). The world's most trusted source for great theatre literature for singing actors. The audio tracks available online include piano accompaniments. The book features authentic editions of each song in the original keys. The songs have been carefully chosen for each voice type...

This comprehensive biography of Franz Schubert offers a detailed portrait of the composer's life, work, and legacy. Henry Frederic Frost analyzes Schubert's music in depth, tracing the evolution of his style and exploring the cultural and historical contexts that informed his compositions. A must-read...

(Music Sales America). This superb collection of masterpieces features performances by the world's leading soloists and orchestras, including the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra and the National Philharmonic Orchestra. The two audio CDs are accompanied by a specially produced book containing the same pieces for solo...

Author: Julius KlengelISBN-10: 0634069470ISBN-13: 9780634069475Publisher: G. Schirmer, Inc.Language: EnglishPublished: 11/01/1986Pages: 44Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.35lbsSize: 11.70h x 8.60w x 0.20d

"Masterworks of 20th-Century Music" introduces more than one hundred of the greatest compositions by world-renowned composer that have entered the standard orchestral repertory. The author surveyed dozens of major American orchestras to focus on those works that an average audience member is most likely...

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...

(Guitar Educational). 39 outstanding classical guitar solos arranged with tablature for the first time. Includes: Bouree * Lagrima * Six Pavans * Canarios * Tarelton's Resurrection * Bach's B Minor Sarabande * and more.Author: Hal Leonard CorpISBN-10: 0895247429ISBN-13: 9780895247421Publisher: Cherry Lane Music CompanyLanguage: EnglishPublished:...

(String). This classic method is combined into one convenient and value-priced edition.Author: Friedrich DotzauerISBN-10: 1423490886ISBN-13: 9781423490883Publisher: G. Schirmer, Inc.Language: EnglishPublished: 02/01/2011Pages: 96Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.69lbsSize: 11.87h x 8.99w x 0.24d

One of the most revered composers of the twentieth century, Claude Debussy (1862-1918) achieved the unheard of: he reinvented the language of music without alienating the majority of music lovers. Debussy drove French music into entirely new regions of beauty and excitement at a...

Masterworks of the Orchestral Repertoire was first published in 1968. Minnesota Archive Editions uses digital technology to make long-unavailable books once again accessible, and are published unaltered from the original University of Minnesota Press editions.The fullest enjoyment of an orchestral performance or a record...