Music-Genres & Styles-Classical

(Woodwind Method). These studies, a series of short etudes designed to improve technique and musicianship, are intended to supplement or follow any elementary method.Author: R. M. EndresenISBN-10: 142344521XISBN-13: 9781423445210Publisher: Rubank PublicationsLanguage: EnglishPublished: 11/01/1991Pages: 24Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.55lbsSize: 8.70h x 11.80w x 0.20d

(Woodwind 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...

Christoph Neidher is Associate Professor in the Department of Music Research at McGill University. Peter Schubert is Professor in the Department of Music Research at McGill University.Author: Christoph Neidhofer, Peter SchubertISBN-10: 1438493258ISBN-13: 9781438493251Publisher: State University of New York PressLanguage: EnglishPublished: 12/01/2023Pages: 502Format: PaperbackWeight: 2.35lbsSize:...

Although a well-connected music teacher by profession, Charles Burney (1726-1814) gained greatest recognition for his writings on music. First published in 1771, this work recounts the 1770 journey that Burney undertook as one of two research trips for his General History of Music (1776-89)....

This book is a comprehensive biography of the great pianist and composer, Anton Rubinstein. Hervey's lively and engaging prose captures Rubinstein's larger-than-life personality and musical genius, and provides a fascinating glimpse into the world of 19th-century performance and culture. With insights into Rubinstein's relationships,...

MUSICAL SCALES that "sing" THE MAYAN CALENDAR Could they really exist?Indeed they do! And anyone holding this book can not only READ about them, but EXPERIMENT with them, since full tuning data is included here. As to their creator, JEREMY HALADYNA, here are clear...

Distinguished ethnomusicologist Philip V. Bohlman compiles Johann Gottfried Herder's writings on music and nationalism, from his early volumes of Volkslieder through sacred song to the essays on aesthetics late in his life, shaping them as the book on music that Herder would have written...

This unique volume of Alexander Scriabin's piano music combines all of the Russian composer's widely admired Po mes, which exude the richness and complexity of his later style, with virtually all of the earlier, more Chopinesque Mazurkas and all eight Impromptus. The complete collection...

Music scholarship's views of Franz Schubert's instrumental works continue to evolve. How might aesthetic values, historiographies, revisions to the composer's biography, and disciplinary commitments affect how we interpret his music?Schubert's Instrumental Music and Poetics of Interpretation explores the aesthetic positions and operations that underlie...

Studies of concert life in nineteenth-century America have generally been limited to large orchestras and the programs we are familiar with today. But as this book reveals, audiences of that era enjoyed far more diverse musical experiences than this focus would suggest. To hear...

(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...

(Vocal Collection). The companion accompaniment recordings to the best-selling series in the G. Schirmer Opera Anthology. Each aria is recorded by a professional coach/accompanist working in the opera world. Contents: Ach, Ich Fuhl's (The Magic Flute) * Adieu, Notre Petite Table (Massenet) * Ah...

(Woodwind Method). These studies, a series of short etudes designed to improve technique and musicianship, are intended to supplement or follow any elementary method.Author: R. M. EndresenISBN-10: 1423445228ISBN-13: 9781423445227Publisher: Rubank PublicationsLanguage: EnglishPublished: 03/01/1989Pages: 24Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.55lbsSize: 8.70h x 11.80w x 0.20d

This volume includes eleven divertissements in various forms suitable for recital, teaching or church use. They range in duration from 1-1/2 to 4-1/2 minutes and in difficulty from easy to challenging."Three Celebratory Toccatas", composed in the centuries-long tradition as playful and flamboyant demonstrations of...

(BH Piano). 15 magnificent tangos and other characteristic pieces by the Argentinian master of tango nuevo, arranged for intermediate piano solo, and now in print for the first time.Author: Astor PiazzollaISBN-10: 0851625541ISBN-13: 9780851625546Publisher: Boosey & Hawkes IncLanguage: EnglishPublished: 01/01/2009Pages: 32Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.30lbsSize: 8.70h x...

In 1812, Ludwig van Beethoven wrote three letters to an unnamed woman, whom he called "Immortal Beloved." The letters were discovered after Beethoven's death and ever since their discovery, there has been speculation regarding whom that Immortal Beloved might have been. In Beethoven's Immortal...

The most exhaustive study of the double bass violone accessible to English-speaking musical enthusiasts. This book includes lists of terminology, the most comprehensive bibliography to date, and 48 illustrations that make this a complete compendium of string bass research.Author: Alfred Planyavsky, James BarketISBN-10: 0810834480ISBN-13:...

(Piano Large Works). Contents: BACH: Preludes and Fugues, BWV 846-869Author: Johann Sebastian BachISBN-10: 0793553105ISBN-13: 9780793553105Publisher: G. Schirmer, Inc.Language: EnglishPublished: 11/01/1986Pages: 124Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.93lbsSize: 11.94h x 8.92w x 0.31d

In this provocative analysis of Beethoven's late style, Stephen Rumph demonstrates how deeply political events shaped the composer's music, from his early enthusiasm for the French Revolution to his later entrenchment during the Napoleonic era. Impressive in its breadth of research as well as...

A leading cultural theorist and musicologist opens up new possibilities for understanding mainstream Western art music-the "classical" music composed between the eighteenth and early twentieth centuries that is, for many, losing both its prestige and its appeal. When this music is regarded esoterically, removed...

(BH Piano). A newly researched and engraved edition with extensive performance notes and a composer biography. The price of the publication includes access to companion recorded performances online for download or streaming by the editor. Online audio is accessed at halleonard.com/mylibrary "This new edition...

Welcome to the world of Beethoven's music for guitar! Inside you will find 50 pieces from the great composer's works, expertly adapted for the classical guitar in standard musical notation and tab.The sheet music in this collection is carefully selected to showcase some of...

Originally published in 1934, this is an exhaustive examination of one of Bach's greatest works, and is highly recommended for inclusion on the bookshelf of anyone with an interest in this great composer. Many of the earliest books, particularly those dating back to the...

Wagner's book-length essay on Beethoven is really about Wagner himself rather than Beethoven. It is generally regarded as the principal aesthetic statement of the composer's later years and is an essential text in the teaching of not only Wagnerian thought but also late nineteenth-century...

(Music Minus One). Performed by Keith Dwyer, clarinet Accompaniment: Stuttgart Festival Orchestra Conductor: Emil Kahn No composer likes to write music without feeling that an artist exists both capable of, and willing to, play it to good advantage. When Carl Maria von Weber met...

In 1896 the Boston Symphony made history by premiering a symphony by an American woman composer. That remarkable woman, composer and concert pianist Amy Marcy Cheney Beach, was immediately the source of admiration of countless young women desirous of careers in music that society...

A classic Christmas carol composed by W.W. Gilchrist, originally published in 1881. Classic Music Collection constitutes an extensive library of the most well-known and universally-enjoyed works of music ever composed, reproduced from authoritative editions for the enjoyment of musicians and music students the world...

John E. West's composition of 'The Hymn of Angels' originally published in 1902. Classic Music Collection constitutes an extensive library of the most well-known and universally-enjoyed works of music ever composed, reproduced from authoritative editions for the enjoyment of musicians and music students the...

(Schirmer Performance Editions). Kabalevsky's last compositions for piano, these are exquisite miniatures by a master composer, conceived to teach technical as well as musical progress. Includes fingering, composer biography, and "Practice and Performance Tips."Author: Dmitri KabalevskyISBN-10: 1495058204ISBN-13: 9781495058202Publisher: SchirmerLanguage: EnglishPublished: 02/01/2016Pages: 40Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.35lbsSize:...

Sheet Music All 24 Prelude and Fugue, from #1 to #24Composer Joann Sebastian Bach1. Prelude and Fugue in C major BWV 8462. Prelude and Fugue in C minor BWV 8473. Prelude and Fugue in C# major BWV 8484. Prelude and Fugue in C# minor...

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 century...

(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...

(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....