Music-Genres & Styles-Classical

Offers the first comprehensive account of a centuries-old tradition of encrypting covert messages into music, from the Middle Ages to the present day. Question: What do J. S. Bach, beef cabbage, coffee, the SATOR Square, and Marlene Dietrich have in common? Answer: Composers have...

Sometimes it can be hard to find the perfect piece to teach your student about a specific concept...That's where Concept Collections come in.Concept Collections are limited-edition volumes of music for piano. Each collection focusses on a specific concept that students need to learn through...

(Schott). Violin, viola, double bass and horns.Author: Wolfgang Amadeus MozartISBN-10: 3795764718ISBN-13: 9783795764715Publisher: EulenburgLanguage: EnglishPublished: 10/01/1983Pages: 72Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.20lbsSize: 7.30h x 5.30w x 0.20d

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...

Offers the first comprehensive account of a centuries-old tradition of encrypting covert messages into music, from the Middle Ages to the present day. Question: What do J. S. Bach, beef cabbage, coffee, the SATOR Square, and Marlene Dietrich have in common? Answer: Composers have...

A Pulitzer Prize-winning music critic presents an unprecedented collection of the writings of the great composer-critic and father of American classical music, Virgil Thomson Following on the critically acclaimed edition of Virgil Thomson's collected newspaper music criticism, The Library of America and Pulitzer Prize-winning...

Comprising four classic carols originally published in 1875. Includes: The happy Christmas comes once more, Now we bring our Christmas treasures, While shepherds watched their flocks, Hark! the herald angels sing. Classic Music Collection constitutes an extensive library of the most well-known and universally-enjoyed...

(Woodwind Method). This wonderful set of studies presents the solo sonatas, partitas and suites of J.S. Bach and G.F. Handel for unaccompanied violin and cello, arranged by master teacher H. Voxman. They provide the serious student a wealth of fine music well-suited to the...

A New York Times Book Review Editors' Choice. The Sunday Times (UK) Classical Music Book of 2018 and one of The Economist's Best Books of 2018."A magisterial portrait." --Corinna da Fonseca-Wollheim, The New York Times Book Review A landmark biography of the Polish composer...

An approachable and evocative introduction to classical music composed in Australia in recent decades, this book offers a balance of historical background and detailed description, as composer and music journalist Gordon Kerry explores a number of themes--from landscape and spirituality to the influence of...

A surprise recital while walking the Camino de Santiago turns into another kind of pilgrimage: to learn to play the cello. George, 71, is nearing completion of this ancient route across Spain when he attends a lecture and cello performance. He becomes enthralled with...

Title: Piano Concerto No. 1, Op. 1 Composer: Sergei Rachmaninoff Original Publisher: Gutheil The first version of Sergei Rachmaninoff's Piano Concerto No. 1, Op. 1, as arranged for 2 Pianos by the composer and originally published in the first edition by Gutheil in 1893....

(Piano Solo Sheets). This sheet music features an intermediate-level piano solo arrangement of the beloved Beethoven work.Author: Ludwig Van BeethovenISBN-10: 1495087328ISBN-13: 9781495087325Publisher: Hal Leonard Publishing CorporationLanguage: EnglishPublished: 12/01/1997Pages: 8Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.30lbsSize: 11.80h x 8.80w x 0.30d

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...

A Dictionary of Musical Terms is a comprehensive reference book written by Theodore Baker in 1895. This book is a valuable resource for anyone interested in music, whether they are a student, musician, or music enthusiast. It contains an extensive collection of terms and...

(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...

Author: Denis ArnoldISBN-10: 0393331180ISBN-13: 9780393331189Publisher: W. W. Norton & CompanyLanguage: EnglishPublished: 07/01/1971Pages: 552Format: PaperbackWeight: 1.76lbsSize: 9.00h x 6.00w x 1.23d

VirtuosiA Defense and a (Sometimes Erotic) Celebration of Great PianistsMark MitchellA bravura performance!Vigorous, opinionated, and always entertaining, here is a personal essayist of great charm and sincerity. Mitchell's erudition-his collection of odd and illuminating bits of knowledge-is always a delight and adds a sauce...

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...

(Boosey & Hawkes Chamber Music). Grade By Grade draws on the rich and varied Boosey & Hawkes catalog of classical, contemporary, and educational repertoire. Each volume includes 19 pieces and studies, tips, scales and arpeggios, sight-reading activities, and separate, pull-out piano accompaniment parts.Author: Hal...

Toward a Materialist Conception of Music History makes a convincing case for the relevance, appropriateness, and usefulness of historical materialism to the musicological project. The book interrogates the history of encounters between Marxism and music studies -- both within and outside of the Soviet...

Over the past century, the Philadelphia Orchestra has earned its reputation as one of the finest orchestras in the world. "Philadelphia Maestros" tells the tale of this marvelous orchestra through the tenures of three conductors: Eugene Ormandy, Riccardo Muti, and Wolfgang Sawallisch. With their...

The Crisis of Classical Music in America by Robert Freeman focuses on solutions for the oversupply of classically trained musicians in America--a growing problem in a diminishing niche job market. Freeman calls for music colleges to focus on vital job skills in order to...

Please note this is a 'Palgrave to Order' title (PTO). Stock of this book requires shipment from an overseas supplier. It will be delivered to you within 12 weeks. A central concern of this study is the relationship between Wagner the artist and Wagner...

Sir Charles Hallé (1819-95) was a German pianist and conductor. At the age of 17 he moved to Paris, where he spent twelve years studying and performing, while moving in circles which included Berlioz, Chopin, Liszt, de Musset and George Sand. In the revolutionary...

A History of Music in England, written by Ernest Walker in 1907, is a comprehensive account of the development of music in England from ancient times to the early 20th century. The book covers a wide range of topics, including the origins of English...

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...

(P/V/G Composer Collection). Collection of 21 songs, including interesting notes about each from the composer. Contents: Afternoon on a Hill * Air * An Old Fashioned Song * Coyotes * Fewer Words * A Horse With Wings * I Am Cherry Alive * Janet...

(Piano). Two Pianos, Four Hands. 2 Copies needed to perform. To see other NFMC selections, click here.Author: Johannes BrahmsISBN-10: 0793539102ISBN-13: 9780793539109Publisher: G. Schirmer, Inc.Language: EnglishPublished: 11/01/1986Pages: 116Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.85lbsSize: 11.80h x 8.90w x 0.20d

Elgar's Variations for Orchestra, commonly known as the 'Enigma' Variations, marked an epoch both in his career, and in the renaissance of English music at the turn of the century. The first extended study of the work, this Cambridge Music Handbook contains historical information...

Music aesthetics in late-eighteenth-century Germany has always been problematic because there was no aesthetic theory to evaluate the enormous amount of high-quality instrumental music produced by composers such as Haydn and Mozart. This book derives a practical aesthetic theory from an analysis of 1,300...

Richard Strauss's tone poem Also sprach Zarathustra is one of his most controversial works, but it is also one of the staples of the virtuoso orchestra. Its greatest popularity has been achieved in recent years with its association with Kubrick's film 2001--A Space Odyssey....

Characteristic symphonies have texts associating them with literature, politics, religion, and other aspects of eighteenth- and early nineteenth-century European culture. Examining both the music and its aesthetic and social contexts, this first full-length study of the genre demonstrates how symphonies constructed individual and collective...

How can we best understand the rules of Mozart's musical games? His first symphony, written in E flat major when he was just nine years old, sits at the opposite end of the tonal spectrum of his final concerto in A major. Through his...

The Hiawatha trilogy of cantatas (1898--1900), based on Henry Wadsworth Longfellow's poem The Song of Hiawatha, were some of the most popular and widely performed pieces of music in the opening decade of the twentieth century. As a result, their young African British composer,...

In the late eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries, the flute was the most commonly played wind instrument by both amateurs and virtuosos. Thanks to the flute's popularity, countless instruments, flute compositions, and flute methods were produced, many of which are still preserved today. The...

A detailed historical account of the Handel and Haydn Society of Boston, from its founding in 1815. This volume offers insights into the society's activities, performances, and its role in shaping musical culture in the United States. Explore the development of classical music appreciation...

The Australian musician Franz Holford, who died in 1994, and whose birth and background have remained a mystery to the musical world, was variously described throughout his professional lifetime as German, German/English and German/Australian; said to have been born in Heidelberg in 1907 of...

Inspired by Canto V of the "Inferno" of Dante's "Divine Comedy", Tchaikovsky initially planned to create an opera on the subject but abandoned the idea in favor the present 25-minute fantasia for orchestra in 1876, fininshing the score on November 17th of that year....

How To Play The Harp by Clark, Melville is a comprehensive guide for beginners who want to learn how to play the harp. The book covers all the basics of playing the harp, including the different types of harps, how to choose the right...

The composer and music teacher John Pyke Hullah (1812-84) enjoyed considerable success with The Village Coquettes, his 1836 opera with a libretto by Charles Dickens. He is best remembered, however, for his 'singing school for schoolmasters' which he directed at London's Exeter Hall in...

In Music for a City, Music for the World, Larry Rothe shares how the San Francisco Bay Area s love of music, rooted in the Gold Rush, gave birth to a Grammy-winning and internationally acclaimed orchestra. Released in time for the San Francisco Symphony...

Beethoven's Third Symphony, originally entitled "Bonaparte", now bears the title "Eroica" ("Heroic"). Napoleon promised an Enlightened Europe but ultimately Beethoven was disillusioned by him. This handbook treats the politics, aesthetics, reception, and musical meaning of this decisive work, which, because of its unique design,...

This guide to Mozart's last and most celebrated symphony explores the historical background and aesthetic contexts of the work as well as the music itself. The early chapters examine the expectations of the symphony in Mozart's Vienna, Mozart's career in 1788 (the year of...

Wye Jamison Allanbrook's The Secular Commedia is a stimulating and original rethinking of the music of the late eighteenth century. Hearing the symphonies and concertos of Haydn and Mozart with an ear tuned to operatic style, as their earliest listeners did, Allanbrook shows that...

Drawing on twenty years of teaching experience, author Mark Rush systematically builds the fundamentals of violin playing from the ground up. The book focuses on proper setup from how to stand, to holding the violin, to the best way to move the bow. These...

The famous quip I don't know much about art, but I know what I like sums up many people's ideas about how to judge a work of art; but there are inherent limitations if we rely on immediate impressions in judging what should be...

The double bass - the preferred bass instrument in popular music during the 1960s - was challenged and subsequently superseded by the advent of a new electric bass. Investigating the performance practice of the new, melodic role of the electric bass as it appeared...

In this first full-scale study of performance practice in Haydn's keyboard music, Bernard Harrison confronts the important issues facing any performer of this repertoire, and considers some of the recurring controversial questions in broader research on Haydn's oeuvre.Author: Bernard HarrisonISBN-10: 0198163258ISBN-13: 9780198163251Publisher: Clarendon PressLanguage:...

Timpani Tone and the Interpretation of Baroque and Classical Music explores the nature, production, and evolution of timpani tone and provides insights into how to interpret the music of J. S. Bach, Handel, Haydn, and Mozart. In drawing on 31 years of experience, Steven...