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  • The Life of Debussy by Nichols, Roger
    Roger Nichols

    The Life of Debussy

    The early music of Claude Debussy was influenced by the work of Wagner, for whom he had great admiration. However, soon Debussy's music became more experimental and individualistic, as is clear in his first mature work Prelude to the Afternoon of a Faun. Debussy...
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  • The Cambridge Companion to the Concerto by Keefe, Simon P.
    Simon P. Keefe

    The Cambridge Companion to the Concerto

    No musical genre has had a more controversial critical history than the concerto, but has simultaneously retained as consistently prominent a place in the affections of the concert-going public. This volume is one of a very few to deal with the genre in its...
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  • Janácek: Glagolitic Mass by Wingfield, Paul
    Paul Wingfield

    Jan當ek: Glagolitic Mass

    The Glagolitic Mass, written between 1926 and 1927, is not only one of Jan D&cek's most important works: it is also a masterpiece of the twentieth-century choral repertoire. In this fascinating description of the Mass and its history, Paul Wingfield brings together information on...
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  • Bach: The Brandenburg Concertos by Boyd, Malcolm
    Malcolm Boyd

    Bach: The Brandenburg Concertos

    The Brandenburg Concertos represent a pinnacle in the history of the Baroque concerto, as well as being among the most universally admired of all Bach's works. This fascinating new guide places the concertos in their historical context, investigates their sources, traces their origins and...
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  • Bach and the Meanings of Counterpoint by Yearsley, David
    David Yearsley

    Bach and the Meanings of Counterpoint

    This book offers new interpretations of many of Bach's late compositions which include complex musical techniques such as canon. These techniques held great significance for Bach and his contemporaries not only on account of the great skill they demanded but because of the meanings...
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  • Hanns Eisler Political Musician by Betz, Albrecht
    Albrecht Betz

    Hanns Eisler Political Musician

    Eisler's role in German music is similar to that of Brecht in German literature and the two men worked together for nearly thirty years. Together with Webern and Berg, Eisler is considered one of the three great pupils of Schoenberg. Albrecht Betz divides Eisler's...
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  • Chopin Studies 2 by Rink, John
    John Rink

    Chopin Studies 2

    Following the success of Chopin Studies, this second volume of essays contains the most recent Chopin research of twelve leading scholars. Three main themes are addressed: reception history, aesthetics and criticism, and performance studies. The essays explore Chopin as classical composer, as salon composer,...
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  • Richard Strauss: Man, Musician, Enigma by Kennedy, Michael
    Michael Kennedy

    Richard Strauss: Man, Musician, Enigma

    Was Richard Strauss the most incandescent composer of the twentieth century or merely a bourgeoisie artist and Nazi sympathizer? For the fifty years since his death on September 8, 1949, Richard Strauss has remained dogmatically elusive in the wider body of musical and historical...
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  • The Life of Elgar by Kennedy, Michael
    Michael Kennedy

    The Life of Elgar

    This new biography of Elgar draws on letters and documents which have become available over the last twenty-five years. Michael Kennedy, a leading scholar of British music as well as a distinguished musical biographer, uses the new material (including Elgar's vast personal correspondence) to...
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  • Sinatra 100 by Pignone, Charles
    Charles Pignone

    Sinatra 100

    On the centennial of his birth, Sinatra 100--with the participation of his three children--is an intimate and dramatic visual portrait of Frank Sinatra, revealing many of the previously unseen moments in a remarkable life. Of course, Sinatra's legacy speaks for itself. An entertainer of...
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  • Ray Charles: Man and Music by Lydon, Michael
    Michael Lydon

    Ray Charles: Man and Music

    Ray Charles: Man and Music is a complete biography of this seminal singer/pianist who has been active on the American music scene since the mid-'50s. Originally published in 1995 by Penguin Books, and universally hailed as the definitive biography, this new edition will bring...
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  • The Study of Music Therapy: Current Issues and Concepts: Current Issues and Concepts by Aigen, Kenneth S.
    Kenneth S. Aigen

    The Study of Music Therapy: Current Issues and Concepts

    This book addresses the issues in music therapy that are central to understanding it in its scholarly dimensions, how it is evolving, and how it connects to related academic disciplines. It draws on a multi-disciplinary approach to look at the defining issues of music...
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  • Take Note: An Introduction to Music Through Active Listening by Wallace, Robin
    Robin Wallace

    Take Note: An Introduction to Music Through Active Listening

    Take Note: An Introduction to Music Through Active Listening is an innovative music appreciation text, designed to help students become active and attentive listeners through an in-depth examination of a recurring repertory of core musical works. By exploring each element of music through the...
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  • The Letters of Mozart and His Family by Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus
    Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    The Letters of Mozart and His Family

    This study has been revised to include new finds about the composition dates of several Mozart works. A new bibliography and a collation with the Neue Mozart-Ausgabe edition of letters, edited by O.E.Deutsch, W.A.Bauer and J.H.Eibl: Baerenreiter, 1962-75 is also included.Author: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart,...
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  • Harpsichord and Lute Music in 17th-Century France by Ledbetter, D.
    D. Ledbetter

    Harpsichord and Lute Music in 17th-Century France

    The works of the 17th-century French harpsichord composers, the clavecinistes, are among the principal treasures of the harpsichord repertoire. It is a commmonplace of music histories that their style was strongly influenced by contemporary lutenists, yet the assessment of this influence has until now...
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  • The Idea of Music: Schoenberg and Others by Franklin, P.
    P. Franklin

    The Idea of Music: Schoenberg and Others

    Why has modern music evolved as it has? Why is it that certain leading composers from the first half of this century are now considered insignificant, while the responsibility for the development of a musical language of modernism has been attributed to Schoenberg and...
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  • Music of the Twentieth-Century Avant-Garde: A Biocritical Sourcebook by Sitsky, Larry
    Larry Sitsky

    Music of the Twentieth-Century Avant-Garde: A Biocritical Sourcebook

    Presenting a view of the 20th-century music avant-garde without resorting to highly specialized jargon, this work offers an exhaustive history and analysis of contemporary music in a social, political, and artistic context. Distinguished contributors from around the world consider specific composers who represent the...
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  • The Banjo on Record: A Bio-Discography by Heier, Uli
    Uli Heier

    The Banjo on Record: A Bio-Discography

    The appeal of the banjo has been shown to be timeless and universal---adaptable to almost any form of popular music. It was one of just a few instruments that could be faithfully reproduced in the early days of sound recording, and its recording history...
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  • Forty Years of Steel: An Annotated Discography of Steel Band and Pan Recordings, 1951-1991 by Thomas, Jeffrey
    Jeffrey Thomas

    Forty Years of Steel: An Annotated Discography of Steel Band and Pan Recordings, 1951-1991

    The first book of its kind, this discography covers the history of steel band and pan music on recordings from their beginnings. In more than 775 entries, it comprises all known recordings on phonograph records, cassettes, and compact disks in which one or more...
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  • Albert Roussel: A Bio-Bibliography by Follet, Robert
    Robert Follet

    Albert Roussel: A Bio-Bibliography

    Although recognized as one of the greatest French composers of the twentieth century, Albert Roussel (1869-1937) has been frequently overlooked in recent years. However, the publication of this bibliography coincides with a renewed interest, especially in Roussel's native land, in recording his compositions. While...
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  • Samuel Barber by Broder, Nathan
    Nathan Broder

    Samuel Barber

    Author: Nathan BroderISBN-10: 0313249849ISBN-13: 9780313249846Publisher: PraegerLanguage: EnglishPublished: 11/19/1985Pages: 130Format: HardcoverWeight: 0.69lbsSize: 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.44d
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  • Jerome Kern by Banfield, Stephen
    Stephen Banfield

    Jerome Kern

    A founding father of the modern American musical, Jerome Kern (1885-1945) was the composer of legions of popular songs, including such standards as "Smoke Gets in Your Eyes" and "Ol' Man River." His 1927 Show Boat with Oscar Hammerstein II helped to set a...
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  • Ancient Music Adapted to Modern Practice by Vicentino, Nicola
    Nicola Vicentino

    Ancient Music Adapted to Modern Practice

    First published in Rome in 1555, Nicola Vicentino's treatise was one of the most influential music theory texts of the sixteenth century. This translation by Maria Rika Maniates is the first English-language edition of Vicentino's important work. Unlike most early theorists, Vicentino did not...
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  • Re-Reading Wagner -Mov #13 by Grimm, Reinhold
    Reinhold Grimm

    Re-Reading Wagner -Mov #13: Volume 13

    This multidisciplinary collection of readings offers suggestive new interpretations of Richard Wagner's ideological position in German history. The issues discussed range from the biographical--the reasons for Wagner's travels, his spotted political life--to the aesthetic and ideological, regarding his re-creation of medieval Nuremberg, his representations...
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  • John McCormack: a Singer's Life: Memoirs and career of the beloved tenor by Worth, Paul W.
    Paul W. Worth

    John McCormack: a Singer's Life: Memoirs and career of the beloved tenor

    Singers and music lovers, read this book It encompasses every aspect of the magnificent career of the great tenor from Ireland, John McCormack. Here you will read his heretofore unpublished memoirs, a chapter on his early career, and learn how to access his newly...
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  • The Sounds of Capitalism: Advertising, Music, and the Conquest of Culture by Taylor, Timothy D.
    Timothy D. Taylor

    The Sounds of Capitalism: Advertising, Music, and the Conquest of Culture

    From the early days of radio through the rise of television after World War II to the present, music has been used more and more to sell goods and establish brand identities. And since the 1920s, songs originally written for commercials have become popular...
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  • The Elementary Music Theory Note Speller by Sarnecki, Mark
    Mark Sarnecki

    The Elementary Music Theory Note Speller

    The Elementary Music Theory Note Speller is designed to help students learn to read notes by giving them plenty of practice naming and writing notes in the treble, bass, and grand staves. It is effective for students from pre-school to adult to reinforce material...
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  • Elementary Music Theory Book 2 by Sarnecki, Mark
    Mark Sarnecki

    Elementary Music Theory Book 2

    Teachers have been using Elementary Music Theory for over 25 years as a beginning theory method. This edition is filled with exercises for elementary level students. It compliments any beginner method and is great to use right from the very first lesson. Helpful diagrams...
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  • Essential Music Theory Level 10 by Sarnecki, Mark
    Mark Sarnecki

    Essential Music Theory Level 10

    Essential Music Theory is a set of music theory books that cover all aspects of theory essential to a students musical growth. This series covers rudiments, history, harmony and counterpoint. These books are a great way to prepare for examinations and support the practical...
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  • Elementary Music Rudiments Basic by Sarnecki, Mark
    Mark Sarnecki

    Elementary Music Rudiments Basic

    Elementary Music Rudiments Basic has been used for over 25 years and is a trusted way to learn music theory. This new edition of the original classic contains the same reliable information that has been used by thousands of teachers and students over the...
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  • Queen Legends Alphabet by Feiner, Beck
    Beck Feiner

    Queen Legends Alphabet

    From We Will Rock You to Bohemian Rhapsody, Don't Stop Me Now to We Are the Champions, Queen Legends Alphabet is a passionate rock opera detailing the greatest hits of one of history's greatest bands. Young and not so young fans will enjoy this...
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  • A Fine Romance: Adapting Broadway to Hollywood in the Studio System Era by Block, Geoffrey
    Geoffrey Block

    A Fine Romance: Adapting Broadway to Hollywood in the Studio System Era

    How do we compare a Broadway musical to its Hollywood counterpart? A Fine Romance: Adapting Broadway to Hollywood in the Studio System Era answers this question by exploring the symbiotic relationship between a dozen Broadway musicals and their Hollywood film adaptations. From enduring classics...
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  • Tone, Technique & Staccato by Galper, Avrahm
    Avrahm Galper

    Tone, Technique & Staccato

    Being a student of the clarinet is exciting. If you invest time at the beginninglearning the basics of clarinet playing, you will reap rewards for many years tocome. Practicing the exercises in this book can help you master the clarinet. The exercises will help...
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  • Jeux d'eau - A Score for Solo Piano (1901) by Ravel, Maurice
    Maurice Ravel

    Jeux d'eau - A Score for Solo Piano (1901)

    Many of the earliest books, particularly those dating back to the 1900s and before, are now extremely scarce and increasingly expensive. We are republishing these classic works in affordable, high quality, modern editions, using the original text and artwork.Author: Maurice RavelISBN-10: 1447474880ISBN-13: 9781447474883Publisher: Classic...
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  • Ludwig Van Beethoven - Der Wachtelschlag - Woo129 - A Score for Voice and Piano by Beethoven, Ludwig Van
    Ludwig Van Beethoven

    Ludwig Van Beethoven - Der Wachtelschlag - Woo129 - A Score for Voice and Piano

    Many of the earliest books, particularly those dating back to the 1900s and before, are now extremely scarce and increasingly expensive. We are republishing these classic works in affordable, high quality, modern editions, using the original text and artwork.Author: Ludwig Van BeethovenISBN-10: 1447440722ISBN-13: 9781447440727Publisher:...
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  • Ludwig Van Beethoven - 24 Variations on 'Venni Amore' by Vincenzio Righini - Woo65 - A Score for Solo Piano by Beethoven, Ludwig Van
    Ludwig Van Beethoven

    Ludwig Van Beethoven - 24 Variations on 'Venni Amore' by Vincenzio Righini - Woo65 - A Score for Solo Piano

    Many of the earliest books, particularly those dating back to the 1900s and before, are now extremely scarce and increasingly expensive. We are republishing these classic works in affordable, high quality, modern editions, using the original text and artwork.Author: Ludwig Van BeethovenISBN-10: 1447440498ISBN-13: 9781447440499Publisher:...
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  • 58 Masterpieces for Trombone and Piano by Schad, Walter
    Walter Schad

    58 Masterpieces for Trombone and Piano

    Many of the earliest books, particularly those dating back to the 1900s and before, are now extremely scarce and increasingly expensive. We are republishing these classic works in affordable, high quality, modern editions, using the original text and artwork.Author: Walter SchadISBN-10: 1446525775ISBN-13: 9781446525777Publisher: Northup...
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  • Duets for Everybody by Mittler, Franz
    Franz Mittler

    Duets for Everybody

    Many of the earliest books, particularly those dating back to the 1900s and before, are now extremely scarce and increasingly expensive. We are republishing these classic works in affordable, high quality, modern editions, using the original text and artwork.Author: Franz MittlerISBN-10: 1446525767ISBN-13: 9781446525760Publisher: Martindell...
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  • Violin Sonatas No.1-5 by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart for Piano and Violin (1763-1764) by Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus
    Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    Violin Sonatas No.1-5 by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart for Piano and Violin (1763-1764)

    Many of the earliest books, particularly those dating back to the 1900s and before, are now extremely scarce and increasingly expensive. We are republishing these classic works in affordable, high quality, modern editions, using the original text and artwork.Author: Wolfgang Amadeus MozartISBN-10: 1446516946ISBN-13: 9781446516942Publisher:...
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  • Violin Sonata No.3 by Johannes Brahms for Piano and Violin (1888) Op.108 by Brahms, Johannes
    Johannes Brahms

    Violin Sonata No.3 by Johannes Brahms for Piano and Violin (1888) Op.108

    Many of the earliest books, particularly those dating back to the 1900s and before, are now extremely scarce and increasingly expensive. We are republishing these classic works in affordable, high quality, modern editions, using the original text and artwork.Author: Johannes BrahmsISBN-10: 144651689XISBN-13: 9781446516898Publisher: Saerchinger...
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  • Sonata No.2 in G Minor by Felix Mendelssohn for Solo Piano (1821) Op.105 by Mendelssohn, Felix
    Felix Mendelssohn

    Sonata No.2 in G Minor by Felix Mendelssohn for Solo Piano (1821) Op.105

    Many of the earliest books, particularly those dating back to the 1900s and before, are now extremely scarce and increasingly expensive. We are republishing these classic works in affordable, high quality, modern editions, using the original text and artwork.Author: Felix MendelssohnISBN-10: 1446516210ISBN-13: 9781446516218Publisher: Classic...
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  • Romance by Gabriel Fauré for Piano and Violin (1883) Op.28 by Fauré, Gabriel
    Gabriel Fauré

    Romance by Gabriel Fauré for Piano and Violin (1883) Op.28

    Many of the earliest books, particularly those dating back to the 1900s and before, are now extremely scarce and increasingly expensive. We are republishing these classic works in affordable, high quality, modern editions, using the original text and artwork.Author: Gabriel FauréISBN-10: 1446516164ISBN-13: 9781446516164Publisher: Classic...
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  • Embryons Desséchés by Erik Satie for Solo Piano (1913) by Satie, Erik
    Erik Satie

    Embryons Dess馗h駸 by Erik Satie for Solo Piano (1913)

    Many of the earliest books, particularly those dating back to the 1900s and before, are now extremely scarce and increasingly expensive. We are republishing these classic works in affordable, high quality, modern editions, using the original text and artwork.Author: Erik SatieISBN-10: 1446516067ISBN-13: 9781446516065Publisher: Classic...
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  • Negro Slave Songs In The United States by Fisher, Miles Mark
    Miles Mark Fisher

    Negro Slave Songs In The United States

    This early work by Miles Mark Fisher is both expensive and hard to find in its first edition. It details the importance and meaning of slave songs in America. This fascinating work is thoroughly recommended for inclusion on the bookshelf of all with an...
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  • Deutsche Volkslieder - A Selection From German Folk-Songs by White, Horatio Stevens
    Horatio Stevens White

    Deutsche Volkslieder - A Selection From German Folk-Songs

    Many of the earliest books, particularly those dating back to the 1900s and before, are now extremely scarce and increasingly expensive. We are republishing these classic works in affordable, high quality, modern editions, using the original text and artwork.Author: Horatio Stevens WhiteISBN-10: 1446065049ISBN-13: 9781446065044Publisher:...
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  • The Fellowship Hymn-Book by Various
    Various

    The Fellowship Hymn-Book

    Many of the earliest books, particularly those dating back to the 1900s and before, are now extremely scarce and increasingly expensive.We are republishing many of these classic works in affordable, high quality, modern editions, using the original text and artwork.Author: VariousISBN-10: 1445503220ISBN-13: 9781445503226Publisher: Read...
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  • Creative Music for Children - A Plan of Training Based on the Natural Evolution of Music Including the Making and Playing of Instruments, Dancing, Sin by Coleman, Satis N.
    Satis N. Coleman

    Creative Music for Children - A Plan of Training Based on the Natural Evolution of Music Including the Making and Playing of Instruments, Dancing, Sin

    Many of the earliest books, particularly those dating back to the 1900s and before, are now extremely scarce and increasingly expensive. We are republishing these classic works in affordable, high quality, modern editions, using the original text and artwork.Author: Satis N. ColemanISBN-10: 1444621734ISBN-13: 9781444621730Publisher:...
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  • The Music of Czechoslovakia by Newmarch, Rosa
    Rosa Newmarch

    The Music of Czechoslovakia

    This antiquarian book contains a fascinating treatise on the subject of Czechoslovakian music. Including information on influences, popularity, famous artists, methods of music production, and more - this book is highly recommended for those with an interest in this wonderful music. It would make...
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  • Early Latin Hymns by Walpole, A. S.
    A. S. Walpole

    Early Latin Hymns

    A few clays before his death he sent me all his notes for the present book, with the request that I would prepare the book for publication and see it through the press. In some ways this was not difficult for me to do....
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  • The Morris Book: With a Description of Dances as Performed by the Morris Men of England by Sharp, Cecil James
    Cecil James Sharp

    The Morris Book: With a Description of Dances as Performed by the Morris Men of England

    Many of the earliest books, particularly those dating back to the 1900s and before, are now extremely scarce and increasingly expensive. We are republishing these classic works in affordable, high quality, modern editions, using the original text and artwork.Author: Cecil James SharpISBN-10: 1443742856ISBN-13: 9781443742856Publisher:...
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