Music-Genres & Styles-Classical

(Boosey & Hawkes Scores/Books). (2003) Raise the Roof is inspired by the construction of grand architectural wonders such as the Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris (1345) and the Empire State Building in New York City (1931). Daugherty creates a grand acoustic construction by bringing...

(Boosey & Hawkes Voice). Songs by the great English Baroque composer Henry Purcell, realized by Britten, most suitable for student singers have been selected for this collection. Contents: Fairest Isle * Hark the ech'ing air * How blest are shepherds * I attempt from...

"Music And Manners From Pergolese To Beethoven" by Henry Edward Krehbiel offers a fascinating glimpse into the world of 18th and early 19th-century music. This collection of essays explores not only the evolution of musical styles but also the social customs and expectations that...

The Art Work of the Future is a philosophical treatise written by the famous German composer and conductor, Richard Wagner. Originally published in 1849, the book is a visionary exploration of the role of art in society and the ways in which it can...

The Music Industry Handbook, Second edition is an expert resource and guide for all those seeking an authoritative and user-friendly overview of the music industry today. The new edition includes coverage of the latest developments in music streaming, including new business models created by...

Richard Wagner's epic opera The Rhine Gold is the first installment of his legendary Ring Cycle, a sweeping mythological saga featuring gods, heroes, and monsters. With its unforgettable music, stunning visuals, and timeless themes, this work remains an enduring masterpiece of world culture.This work...

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...

(Boosey & Hawkes Chamber Music). For clarinet, cello and piano. The first movement was commissioned in 2008 to celebrate the centenary of Svenska kulturfonden. The second and third movements were commissioned by the Bergen International Festival. Note that the cello and piano parts are...

Now published in The Masterworks Library. Landmark 20th century works from the Boosey & Hawkes catalogue available for the first time in full score format at pocket score prices with introductory notes, illustrations and photographs. Ideal for students, conductors, performers and libraries.Author: Sergei ProkofievISBN-10:...

(String Solo). Based the critical edition (published 1955 in Prague) with the information in the piano score reflecting Dvorak's original version (any added dynamics are in brackets) and the violin part is edited by Rok Klopcic.Author: Antonin DvorakISBN-10: 079355747XISBN-13: 9780793557479Publisher: G. Schirmer, Inc.Language: EnglishPublished:...

(DSCH). These volumes are the first releases of an ambitious series started in 1999 by DSCH, the exclusive publisher of the works of Dmitri Shostakovich. Each volume contains new engravings; articles regarding the history of the compositions; facsimile pages of Shostakovich's manuscripts, outlines, and...

(String Solo). For violin and orchestra (piano reduction).Author: Gian-Carlo MenottiISBN-10: 0634026275ISBN-13: 9780634026270Publisher: G. Schirmer, Inc.Language: EnglishPublished: 09/01/1987Pages: 52Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.55lbsSize: 11.80h x 8.60w x 0.50d

(Opera). This latest entry in Schirmer's Collection of Opera Librettos features the extraordinary new opera by the eminent Chinese-American composer Tan Dun that explores the mysterious relationship between East and West. Libretto by Paul Griffiths.Author: Tan DunISBN-10: 0634002384ISBN-13: 9780634002380Publisher: G. Schirmer, Inc.Language: EnglishPublished: 11/01/1998Pages:...

Music's role in animating democracy--whether through protests and demonstrations, as a vehicle for political identity, or as a means of overcoming social divides--is well understood. Yet musicians have also been drawn to the potential of embodying democracy itself through musical processes and relationships. In...

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...

Originally published in 1927, this illuminating study concerns three people, about two of whom much has already been written. The third, Princess Carolyne Sayn-Wittgenstein, has attracted less attention, in spite of her having occupied the greater part of Liszt's inner life. Author: William WallaceISBN-10:...

A landmark celebration of Edward Elgar's life, music and enduring influence, bringing together leading voices from across the musical world. Of the many biographies and other books published about Edward Elgar few have brought together as many composers, performers, and writers as this anthology,...

(BH Secular Choral). Contents: Vistel-Vastel * Spell Upon Flax * Sledding Song.Author: Veljo TormisISBN-10: 9517575874ISBN-13: 9789517575874Publisher: Boosey & Hawkes IncLanguage: EnglishPublished: 03/01/2004Pages: 16Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.60lbsSize: 12.20h x 9.00w x 0.30d

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...

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...

(Vocal Score). Composed and performed in Venice in the spring of 1735. Includes historical introduction and critical commentary.Author: Antonio VivaldiISBN-10: 8875929726ISBN-13: 9788875929725Publisher: RicordiLanguage: EnglishPublished: 10/01/2015Pages: 184Format: PaperbackWeight: 1.35lbsSize: 10.60h x 7.80w x 0.70d

(Vocal Score). Reduction for voice and piano based on the critical edition. Includes historical introduction and critical commentary. 2 volumes.Author: Vincenzo BelliniISBN-10: 8875929688ISBN-13: 9788875929688Publisher: RicordiLanguage: EnglishPublished: 01/01/2016Pages: 800Format: PaperbackWeight: 5.15lbsSize: 10.70h x 7.90w x 2.30d

(MGB). Gaspare Spontini (1774-1851) was a respected opera composer and voice teacher in the Italian bel canto tradition. This edition is a modern rendering of the manuscript of his vocal method, and includes exercises in intonation, interval singing, vocal flexibility, delivery, and expression. "This...

(MGB). Ten intermediate-level pieces by modern Italian composers. Includes works by Busoni, Casella, Castelnuovo-Tedesco, Petrassi, Respighi, Rota, and others. With a detailed introduction and notes on each piece. "These 10 piano pieces written between 1915 and 1941 will appeal to performers, students, and audiences...The...

(MGB). Nine intermediate-level pieces by Bettinelli, Castelnuovo-Tedesco, Malipiero, Petrassi, Respighi, and others. " 20th Century Italian Composers offers a small but varied cross-section of Italian literature for guitar, starting at the point when the nation turned to the instrument as a solo medium after...

(String). ED. A. CAVUOTO - TRASCRIZIONI PER VIOLONCELLO E PIANOFORTEAuthor: Hal Leonard CorpISBN-10: 8875929033ISBN-13: 9788875929039Publisher: RicordiLanguage: EnglishPublished: 06/01/2011Pages: 68Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.50lbsSize: 11.70h x 8.90w x 0.30d

First performed a dozen years after the composer's death, "Deux Hommes et une femme" ("Rita") has become, in the last fifty years, one of the more frequently performed of all of Donizetti's operas. Yet the version known to modern audiences reflects apocryphal additions introduced...

(Vocal Score). This was the fifth and last opera Rossini composed for Teatro alla Scala, premiered in 1819. Includes introductory articles on the history of the opera, and critical notes. Vocal score based on the critical edition by Gabriele Dotto.Author: Gioachino RossiniISBN-10: 8875927936ISBN-13: 9788875927936Publisher:...

(Opera). Critical Edition. Two-volume set.Author: Gioacchino RossiniISBN-10: 8875927014ISBN-13: 9788875927011Publisher: RicordiLanguage: EnglishPublished: 04/01/2006Pages: 658Format: PaperbackWeight: 4.11lbsSize: 10.56h x 7.91w x 1.85d

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...

(Opera). English Only. Translated by Martin.Author: Gioacchino RossiniISBN-10: 8875924155ISBN-13: 9788875924157Publisher: RicordiLanguage: EnglishPublished: 08/01/1987Pages: 32Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.20lbsSize: 10.30h x 6.50w x 0.20d

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...

(Opera). Italian/English. Translated by Ducloux.Author: Giacomo PucciniISBN-10: 8875921539ISBN-13: 9788875921538Publisher: RicordiLanguage: EnglishPublished: 11/01/1986Pages: 61Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.35lbsSize: 10.20h x 6.50w x 0.30d

(Opera). Libretto by Giuseppe Bardani. Edited by Anders Wiklund. Text in Italian.Author: Gaetano DonizettiISBN-10: 8875920680ISBN-13: 9788875920685Publisher: RicordiLanguage: EnglishPublished: 08/01/1987Pages: 100Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.25lbsSize: 6.75h x 4.75w x 0.32d

(Music Sales America). Niels W. Gade's Fantasias Op. 43 written for clarinet or violin with piano accompaniment.Author: Niels Wilhelm GadeISBN-10: 8774551302ISBN-13: 9788774551300Publisher: Wilhelm HansenLanguage: EnglishPublished: 01/01/1992Pages: 28Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.26lbsSize: 11.40h x 8.00w x 0.20d

(Music Sales America). Trio For Piano, Oboe And Bassoon - Revised Version by Francis Poulenc. This new edition is based on a second manuscript by Poulenc dated 16th March 1928. Edited by Sandro Caldini in 2016.Author: Francis PoulencISBN-10: 8759838345ISBN-13: 9788759838341Publisher: Wilhelm HansenLanguage: EnglishPublished: 06/01/2016Pages:...

(Piano). "The sound of a bell is the voice of the Buddha," says Japanese composer Atsuhiko Gondai. In this single movement work for solo piano, he intends to capture Oshikicho or "transitory tone" of an ancient Japanese bell. Advanced level.Author: Atsuhiko GondaiISBN-10: 4890664726ISBN-13: 9784890664726Publisher:...

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...

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...

Author: Toshi IchiyanagiISBN-10: 4890663614ISBN-13: 9784890663613Publisher: Schott JapanLanguage: EnglishPublished: 07/01/2005Pages: 12Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.35lbsSize: 11.60h x 8.70w x 0.20d

Author: Toru TakemitsuISBN-10: 4890663517ISBN-13: 9784890663514Publisher: Schott JapanLanguage: EnglishPublished: 07/01/2005Pages: 22Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.24lbsSize: 6.57h x 7.39w x 0.08d

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...

Khachaturian extracted and arranged five movements of incidental music he composed for the 1941 play Masquerade, which has become a popular concert suite. Acclaimed pianist Katsuma Nakajima has arranged this suite for piano.Author: Aram KhachaturianISBN-10: 4118925516ISBN-13: 9784118925516Publisher: Hal Leonard Publishing CorporationLanguage: EnglishPublished: 09/01/2001Pages: 136Format:...

(Score). Miniature (5-3/4 x 8-1/4 ) full scores of these pieces with an introductory article.Author: Sergei ProkofievISBN-10: 4118926679ISBN-13: 9784118926674Publisher: Zen-OnLanguage: EnglishPublished: 07/01/2002Pages: 188Format: Paperback

(Score). Miniature (5-3/4 x 8-1/4 ) full scores of these pieces with an introductory article.Author: Dmitri ShostakovichISBN-10: 4118918226ISBN-13: 9784118918228Publisher: Zen-OnLanguage: EnglishPublished: 07/01/2002Pages: 175Format: Paperback

(Schott). The opera was commissioned by the Opera Theatre of Saint Louis for its tenth anniversary season. Its libretto was completed in June, 1983, the vocal score in September, 1984, and, finally, the full score on March 12th, 1985. The world premiere was held...

Author: Toshimitsu TanakaISBN-10: 4115502509ISBN-13: 9784115502505Publisher: Zen-OnLanguage: EnglishPublished: 11/01/2011Pages: 20Format: Paperback

(Percussion). Composed from 1983-84, Marimba Spiritual was written in response to the starvation and famine in Africa during the early 1980s.Author: Minoru MikiISBN-10: 4115502452ISBN-13: 9784115502451Publisher: Zen-OnLanguage: EnglishPublished: 05/01/2010Pages: 88Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.65lbsSize: 11.80h x 8.70w x 0.40d

(Woodwind). Includes: Chaminade Concertino pour flute et orchestra (piano reduction) * Seghers Souvenir de Gand * Demersseman Grande Fantasie de Concert sur "Oberon" de Weber * Demersseman Grand Air Varie "Le Tremolo" * Lalo "Namouna," Ballet en 2 actes - Solo de flute (piano...

(Piano Solo). Based on the original edition and its reprints. With added editorial fingering and pedaling, editorial notes, an article on the life and works of de Falla, and more.Author: Manuel de FallaISBN-10: 4111244920ISBN-13: 9784111244928Publisher: Zen-OnLanguage: EnglishPublished: 10/01/2012Pages: 36Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.50lbsSize: 11.70h x 8.70w...