Music-Genres & Styles-Classical

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...

Music is what makes us alive, mindful and connected to each other. Music is what makes us human. This is the power of music. Cellist Sheku Kanneh-Mason knows and feels the transformative power of music as much as any musician alive. From winning the...

In his more than 200 cantatas Bach interprets the human condition through musical assertion and examination of the relevance of the gospels and epistles of the Christian Bible. Every cantata is discussed in my six book series On the Cantatas of J.S. Bach. The...

In his more than 200 cantatas Bach interprets the human condition through musical assertion and examination of the relevance of the gospels and epistles of the Christian Bible. Every cantata is discussed in my six book series On the Cantatas of J.S. Bach. The...

Ich bin der Welt abhanden gekommen (I'm lost now for the world) I chose the figure of Gustav Mahler as my study and Mahler's extraordinary epigraph is amongst the best written. The highlight of the entire collection is the wonderful Ruckertlieder. This quotation summarise...

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...

inch....this work is likely to become a standart work very quickly and is to be recommended to all schools where recorder studies are undertaken inch. (Oliver James, Contact Magazine) A novel and comprehensive approach to transferring from the C to F instrument. 430 music...

'Octave flutes' are deemed to be those whose lowest note lies about an octave above middle C and for the purposes of this book, the 'long eighteenth century' runs from the Restoration of the English Monarchy in 1660 to the Battle of Waterloo in...

Author: Wilfrid MellersISBN-10: 1904331645ISBN-13: 9781904331643Publisher: Travis and Emery Music BookshopLanguage: EnglishPublished: 10/14/2008Pages: 256Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.66lbsSize: 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.54d

(Big Note Songbook). Phillip Keveren makes 15 classical melodies accessible to even beginning level pianists with this big-note piano collection. Includes: Also Sprach Zarathustra (Strauss) * Canon in D Major (Pachelbel) * Eine Kleine Nachtmusik (Mozart) * Hallelujah Chorus (Handel) * Jesu, Joy of...

(Brass 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...

(BH Piano). New collection featuring works by the most prominent Boosey & Hawkes composers, including Bernstein, Britten, Carter, Copland, Ginastera, Kats-Chernin, Lees, Stravinsky, Thomson, and others. With previously unpublished works by Argento and Gorecki. Ideal for advanced high school and college players. Contents: ANDRIESSEN:...

Laugh and sing along with the delightful comic opera Eileen, featuring catchy tunes and a charming romantic plot that is sure to warm your heart.This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization...

Antonin Dvorak: Letters and Reminiscences is a unique and valuable resource for anyone interested in the life and music of this great Czech composer. Compiled and edited by Otakar Sourek, a friend and colleague of Dvorak's, this book includes many of Dvorak's personal letters,...

(String Solo). Contents: Canzonetta (D'Ambrosio) * Air on the G String (Bach) * Menuet from Quintet in E (Boccherini) * La Serenata (Braga) * Cradle-Song (Brahms) * Kol Nidrei (Bruch) * Beau Soir (Debussy) * Souvenir (Drdla) * Valse-Bluette (Drigo)* Aurore (Faure) * Chanson...

(Vocal Collection). This landmark series collects compelling, useful, singer-friendly excerpts from the best of a distinctly American musical tradition. Plot notes and basic information about each opera are included. Opera composers such as Samuel Barber, William Bolcom, Douglas Moore, Virgil Thomson and Kurt Weill...

Exploring the personal and cultural experiences that have shaped the creative output of one of Australia's foremost composers, this fascinating study begins in a Russian enclave in northern China, progresses through student days in Sydney and San Francisco, and culminates with Sitsky's present position...

To study this composer is to study the tastes and trends of the American people from 1912 through World War II. This bio-bibliography presents Carpenter's life and works, as well as the contemporary views, reviews, and criticisms that reveal historical attitudes and prejudices of...

Offering innovative approaches to thinking about orchestras, Global Perspectives on Orchestras: Collective Creativity and Social Agency adopts ethnographic, historical and comparative perspectives on a variety of traditions, including symphony, Caribbean steel, Indonesian gamelan, Indian film and Vietnamese court examples. The volume presents compelling analyses...

Author: Pyotr Il'yich TchaikovskyISBN-10: 3795761565ISBN-13: 9783795761561Publisher: EulenburgLanguage: EnglishPublished: 06/01/1985Pages: 60Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.35lbsSize: 7.30h x 5.30w x 0.40d

Concept Collections are limited edition volumes of music for piano. Each collection focusses on a specific concept that students need to learn through pieces from beginner to intermediate level. In this volume, we're delighted to feature four wonderful composers and their arrangements of lesser-known...

When it was originally published in 1967, this study of J.S. Bach was the first important work on the composer in nearly a generation. Author: Karl Geiringer,Irene GeiringerISBN-10: 1032895764ISBN-13: 9781032895765Publisher: RoutledgeLanguage: EnglishPublished: 01/19/2026Pages: 404Format: PaperbackWeight: 1.03lbsSize: 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.83d

This collection features a selection of classical masterworks by the most renowned composers: Johann Sebastian Bach, Ludwig van Beethoven, Johannes Brahms, George Frideric Handel, Joseph Haydn, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Franz Schubert, Pyotr Tchaikovsky, Antonio Vivaldi and Richard Wagner.All the pieces are presented in simplified...

"Iberia" is a suite of twelve musical impressions for piano by Isaac AlbÃ(c)niz, published in four books between 1905 and 1909. This masterpiece captures the essence of Spain, evoking the vibrant landscapes, rhythms, and spirit of the Iberian Peninsula. Each piece reflects different regions...

Although most people agree that Mozart's music sparkles brilliantly, no one knows for sure how Mozart created those majestic glimmering sounds. Today, scholars are investigating Mozart's life and work, not only to assess and admire how great a composer he was, but also to...

Author: Wilfrid MellersISBN-10: 1904331408ISBN-13: 9781904331407Publisher: Travis and Emery Music BookshopLanguage: EnglishPublished: 10/01/2008Pages: 208Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.54lbsSize: 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.44d

Maestro - Encounters with Conductors of TodayAuthor: Helena MatheopoulosISBN-10: 1849551405ISBN-13: 9781849551403Publisher: Travis and Emery Music BookshopLanguage: EnglishPublished: 02/14/2019Pages: 590Format: HardcoverWeight: 2.16lbsSize: 9.21h x 6.14w x 1.25d

Antony Hopkins was most instrumental in opening up classical music to a wider audience. To celebrate his 90th birthday in 2011 (21st March, same date as Bach but different year) we are republishing some of his works.Author: Antony HopkinsISBN-10: 1849550077ISBN-13: 9781849550079Publisher: Travis and Emery...

(Music Sales America). Leo Portnoff's Violin Concertino in E Minor, Op. 13 is written for the first position of the violin. For violin with piano accompaniment.Author: Leo PortnoffISBN-10: 1846095328ISBN-13: 9781846095320Publisher: Bosworth & Co. Ltd.Language: EnglishPublished: 06/01/2004Pages: 12Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.20lbsSize: 11.75h x 8.17w x 0.09d

(Vocal Collection). Includes historical notes, translations and International Phonetic Alphabet A collection of essential Schubert songs for students. The diction lessons were recorded by Irene Spiegelman, German diction coach at the Metropolitan Opera. The diction for each song is recorded twice: first recited as...

Progressive Harmony is a comprehensive guide to music theory and harmony written by Raymond Clark Robinson. The book is designed to help musicians of all levels understand the fundamental principles of harmony and how they can be applied in practice. The book covers a...

The Composer As Listener: A Guide To Music is a comprehensive guide to understanding and appreciating classical music written by Irving Kolodin. The book is designed to help readers develop a deeper understanding of music by examining the perspectives of composers and their creative...

Opening Doors: Orchestras, Opera Companies and Community Engagement investigates the ways in which the classical music industry is reinventing its sense of purpose, never a more important or urgent pursuit than in the present decade.Author: Emily DollmanISBN-10: 1032056460ISBN-13: 9781032056463Publisher: RoutledgeLanguage: EnglishPublished: 12/18/2024Pages: 196Format: PaperbackWeight:...

Explore the rich history and enduring power of oratorios with George P. Upton's "The Standard Oratorios: Their Stories, Their Music, And Their Composers." This accessible guide delves into the captivating narratives, magnificent music, and brilliant composers behind some of the most beloved oratorios in...

(Vocal Collection). Most voice teachers and singers still prefer the pianistic, wonderfully gratifying arrangements of this early Italian material made by Alessandro Parisotti in the 1880s. This new edition, newly researched and engraved, includes the original Schirmer "24" plus four additional songs: Sento nel...

Despite significant advances in Bruckner scholarship, many problems persist. Although the relationship between Bruckner's music, post-Wagnerian ideology and, ultimately, Nazism has been carefully reconstructed, questions of how such matters should condition our responses to the music remain unaddressed. This important study isolates problematic issues...

Gerald Finzi (1901-1956) was a British composer, editor, author, and outdoorsman/agrarian. Many of his works (a body of fewer than 50) are choral or solo vocal in nature. At the heart of his musical contributions is a unique blend of the metaphysical and mystical...

This collection features a selection of masterworks by Ludwig van Beethoven, presented in a simplified version for the beginner.10 easy and fun themes to play as solos, that can be accompanied by piano or guitar (chords symbols are included above the staff).A complementary repertoire...

A detailed exploration of the works for winds by Gustav Holst, the renowned composer of The Planets, aided by musical analysis and rich historical documentation. Gustav Holst (1874-1934) was an English composer and music educator whose work spanned four decades. Though he remains most...

A living hymnody from the heart of twelfth-century worship. Ancient metre, living devotional voice. Prepared by S. Wrangham (Digby), this volume draws on the Gauthier text edition and presents the Latin originals alongside English renderings that preserve the original metres; short explanatory notes illuminate...

(BH Large Choral). SATB arrangements by David Brunner, Irving Fine, Glenn Koponen, Gregory Rose, and R. Wilding-White collected for the first time in a complete edition. Includes the original notes on the songs. Titles include: (Set 1) The Boatmen's Dance, The Dodger, Long Time...

Niccolo Paganini (1782-1840) belongs to most famous violonists of all the periods. Except of violins he was able to play the mandolin and guitar as well. He composed for all instruments. I focused on compositions called 43 Ghiribizzi that were in origin devoted to...

(Schirmer Performance Editions). 17 pieces from various opus sets in progressive order. Kabalevsky often quoted Russian writer Maxim Gorky that books for children should be "the same as for adults, only better." In one volume the miniature masterpieces that Kabalevsky composed for piano students...

(Boosey & Hawkes Chamber Music). Horn and PianoAuthor: Gilbert VinterISBN-10: 1495016609ISBN-13: 9781495016608Publisher: Boosey & Hawkes IncLanguage: EnglishPublished: 06/01/2004Pages: 12Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.18lbsSize: 12.25h x 9.25w x 0.05d

(Brass Ensemble). Contents: Amazing Grace * Andante (Concerto in E Flat) * Contrapunctus I * Cor Royal * Farandole (L'Arlesienne) * Hallelujah! * Havah Nagilah * Just a Closer Walk with Thee * Kimigayo * Largo * My Heart Ever Faithful * Pachelbel Canon...

This book is a study of Richard Wagner's opera Tristan und Isolde. It explores the themes, motifs, and musical structures of the work. The book is a valuable resource for anyone interested in Wagner's music and the history of opera.This work has been selected...

(BH Piano). Feel the beat and energy of Christopher Norton's set of original piano miniatures. Microrock introduces the beginner to the high spirits of rock musical styles: twenty pieces capturing the characteristic qualities of this stimulating and effervescent music but with only modest technical...

Author: Dmitri ShostakovichISBN-10: 0793538645ISBN-13: 9780793538645Publisher: G. Schirmer, Inc.Language: EnglishPublished: 11/01/1986Pages: 44Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.60lbsSize: 11.70h x 8.70w x 0.40d

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...

Regarded by many as Brahms' first real chamber work, the Clarinet Quintet is here placed in the context of chamber music in general, Brahms' own earlier music, and the history and repertory of the clarinet generally. In addition to providing a detailed analysis, Colin...