Music-Genres & Styles-Classical

Who hasn't been stirred by the strains of Beethoven's Ninth Symphony? That's a good question, claims Esteban Buch. German nationalists and French republicans, communists and Catholics have all, in the course of history, embraced the piece. It was performed under the direction of Leonard...

The Poetics of Failure in Ancient Greece offers an innovative approach to archaic and classical Greek literature by focusing on an original and rather unexplored topic. Through close readings of epic, lyric, and tragic poetry, the book engages into a thorough discourse on error,...

(BH Large Choral). (2004, 55 minutes) Karl Jenkins' Requiem sets the traditional Latin text of the Requiem mass, including the extra movements included by Faure and Durufle Pie Jesu and In paradisum . These are interspersed with haiku "death" poems (sung in Japanese) whose...

(Vocal Score). Italian/English Paper Score. Edited by Zedda.Author: Gioacchino RossiniISBN-10: 8875925178ISBN-13: 9788875925178Publisher: RicordiLanguage: EnglishPublished: 11/01/1986Pages: 548Format: PaperbackWeight: 2.95lbsSize: 10.50h x 7.90w x 1.30d

Ligeti's piano etudes are some of the most splendid works ever composed for this instrument. Every ambitious player is eventually going to examine these milestones of contemporary music literature. The musical community had to wait for new piano works from the pen of Ligeti...

Author: John RileyISBN-10: 1850434840ISBN-13: 9781850434849Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLCLanguage: EnglishPublished: 11/26/2004Pages: 168Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.46lbsSize: 8.12h x 5.98w x 0.48d

(Boosey & Hawkes Chamber Music). The graceful, sophisticated waltz music from Strauss's classic opera has been tastefully transcribed for violin and piano.Author: Richard StraussISBN-10: 142345121XISBN-13: 9781423451211Publisher: Boosey & Hawkes IncLanguage: EnglishPublished: 11/01/2007Pages: 16Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.30lbsSize: 2.00h x 2.00w x 0.50d

(Piano). Two Pianos, Four Hands. 2 Copies needed to perform. To see other NFMC selections, click here.Author: Edvard GriegISBN-10: 079357224XISBN-13: 9780793572243Publisher: G. Schirmer, Inc.Language: EnglishPublished: 11/01/1986Pages: 84Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.60lbsSize: 11.70h x 8.70w x 0.40d

(Recorder). 18 classic Bach compositions arranged for recorder solo or duet peformance with another instrument: Allemande * Gavotte * Jesu, Joy of Man's Desiring * Musette * Polonaise * Sinfonia * Sleepers, Wake * and more. Includes a fingering chart for reference. Great material...

(Bass Instruction). An innovative collection of J.S. Bach pieces arranged for electric bass, complete with historical analysis, instruction and playing suggestions. Includes: Two-Part Invention #4 in D Minor * Two-Part Invention #1 in C Major * Sinfonia from Partita 2 in C Major for...

(String Solo). This lovely piece from the 1940s is back by popular demand. Ideal for study or recital. Also available for cello and piano.Author: Rebecca ClarkeISBN-10: 0634005650ISBN-13: 9780634005657Publisher: G. Schirmer, Inc.Language: EnglishPublished: 01/01/2000Pages: 8Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.25lbsSize: 11.70h x 8.70w x 0.20d

Beethoven's Pastoral Symphony is in many ways his most startlingly original. It has a programmatic content, it is in five movements, and its mood is quite different from the usual barnstorming image of the composer. Why did he want to compose such a work?...

Central to the repertoire of Western art music since the 1700s, the symphony has come to be regarded as one of the ultimate compositional challenges.In his series The Symphonic Repertoire, the late A. Peter Brown explored the symphony in Europe from its origins into...

(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...

(World's Favorite (Ashley)). Four sets of studies presented in progressive order. Includes etudes by Gariboldi, Andersen, Koehler and Hugues.Author: Hal Leonard CorpISBN-10: 0825651239ISBN-13: 9780825651236Publisher: Ashley PublishingLanguage: EnglishPublished: 09/01/1996Pages: 128Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.98lbsSize: 11.68h x 9.00w x 0.41d

(Schott). What is a good tone in flute playing? Surely it must be more than just clean (ie not producing many unwanted sounds), colourful (with adequate timbre), flexible (able to produce dynamic adjustments) or just a really big tone. The well-known Swiss flautist P.-L....

Author: Edmund S. J. Van Der StraetenISBN-10: 190433167XISBN-13: 9781904331674Publisher: Travis and Emery Music BookshopLanguage: EnglishPublished: 04/01/2011Pages: 832Format: HardcoverWeight: 2.93lbsSize: 9.21h x 6.14w x 1.75d

(Piano). 30 pieces, several of them available for the first time as part of a graded collection. The repertoire includes works by major composers, such as Chopin and Schumann, as well as lesser-known pieces by, amongst others, Bortkiewicz and Rimsky-Korsakov. These collections are ideal...

"32 Variations in C minor - WoO80" is a score for solo piano composed by Beethoven in 1906. Ludwig van Beethoven (1770 - 1827) was a seminal German composer. He had a significant influence on the transition from the Classical to the Romantic era...

(Vocal Collection). The world's most trusted source for great theatre literature for singing actors. The audio tracks available online include piano accompaniments. The book features authentic editions of each song in the original keys. The songs have been carefully chosen for each voice type...

This comprehensive biography of Franz Schubert offers a detailed portrait of the composer's life, work, and legacy. Henry Frederic Frost analyzes Schubert's music in depth, tracing the evolution of his style and exploring the cultural and historical contexts that informed his compositions. A must-read...

(Music Sales America). This superb collection of masterpieces features performances by the world's leading soloists and orchestras, including the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra and the National Philharmonic Orchestra. The two audio CDs are accompanied by a specially produced book containing the same pieces for solo...

Author: Julius KlengelISBN-10: 0634069470ISBN-13: 9780634069475Publisher: G. Schirmer, Inc.Language: EnglishPublished: 11/01/1986Pages: 44Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.35lbsSize: 11.70h x 8.60w x 0.20d

"Masterworks of 20th-Century Music" introduces more than one hundred of the greatest compositions by world-renowned composer that have entered the standard orchestral repertory. The author surveyed dozens of major American orchestras to focus on those works that an average audience member is most likely...

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...

(Guitar Educational). 39 outstanding classical guitar solos arranged with tablature for the first time. Includes: Bouree * Lagrima * Six Pavans * Canarios * Tarelton's Resurrection * Bach's B Minor Sarabande * and more.Author: Hal Leonard CorpISBN-10: 0895247429ISBN-13: 9780895247421Publisher: Cherry Lane Music CompanyLanguage: EnglishPublished:...

(String). This classic method is combined into one convenient and value-priced edition.Author: Friedrich DotzauerISBN-10: 1423490886ISBN-13: 9781423490883Publisher: G. Schirmer, Inc.Language: EnglishPublished: 02/01/2011Pages: 96Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.69lbsSize: 11.87h x 8.99w x 0.24d

One of the most revered composers of the twentieth century, Claude Debussy (1862-1918) achieved the unheard of: he reinvented the language of music without alienating the majority of music lovers. Debussy drove French music into entirely new regions of beauty and excitement at a...

Masterworks of the Orchestral Repertoire was first published in 1968. Minnesota Archive Editions uses digital technology to make long-unavailable books once again accessible, and are published unaltered from the original University of Minnesota Press editions.The fullest enjoyment of an orchestral performance or a record...

Bringing together reception history, music analysis and criticism, the history of music theory, and the philosophy of music, Beethoven Hero explores the nature and persistence of Beethoven's heroic style. What have we come to value in this music, asks Scott Burnham, and why do...

(Super Easy Songbook). It's super easy! This series features accessible arrangements for piano, with simple right-hand melody, letter names inside each note, basic left-hand chord diagrams, and no page turns. This edition includes 60 classical pieces: Air (from Water Music ) (Handel) * Canon...

(Violin Play-Along). The Violin Play-Along series will help you play your favorite songs quickly and easily. Just follow the music, listen to the demonstration tracks to hear how the violin should sound, and then play along using the separate backing tracks. The purchase price...

(Vocal Collection). We proudly present these convenient new value packages! Each package includes over 90 songs, all at the same level of difficulty, conveniently and affordably priced for teacher reference. Each "complete" pack would retail for $44.97 if components were purchased separately.Author: Joan Frey...

(Schirmer Performance Editions). Contains Rachmaninoff's most famous piano piece, the Prelude in C-sharp minor. This paired with the ten pieces from opus 23 provide the advanced pianist a newly-engraved and researched edition of the first half of the composer's output of piano preludes. Audio...

(Organ Collection). Contents: Prelude And Fugue In C Major, BWV 553 * Prelude And Fugue In D Minor, BWV 554 * Prelude And Fugue In E Minor, BWV 555 * Prelude And Fugue In F Major, BWV 556 * Prelude And Fugue In G...

(String Solo). For Violin and orchestra (piano reduction).Author: Jean Baptiste AccolayISBN-10: 0793554454ISBN-13: 9780793554454Publisher: G. Schirmer, Inc.Language: EnglishPublished: 11/01/1986Pages: 16Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.27lbsSize: 12.10h x 9.10w x 0.10d

(Piano Collection). The beginning and elementary series by the best-selling authors of Keyboard Strategies . Economically organized, one page contains one new concept and an exciting song that employs the new idea. Each book contains 1 3 duets for teacher and student to sample...

(String Method). For unaccompanied violin.Author: Jacques F. MazasISBN-10: 0793537746ISBN-13: 9780793537747Publisher: G. Schirmer, Inc.Language: EnglishPublished: 11/01/1986Pages: 44Format: PaperbackWeight: 1.20lbsSize: 11.80h x 8.90w x 0.50d

Author: Gaetano DonizettiISBN-10: 0793528291ISBN-13: 9780793528295Publisher: G. Schirmer, Inc.Language: EnglishPublished: 11/01/1986Pages: 36Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.40lbsSize: 10.20h x 6.50w x 0.30d

(Recorder). Features music to be played on a C recorder (either soprano or tenor), with guitar; however, the upper line may quite effectively be carried by a flute, oboe or violin, and the guitar parts may be played by harpsichord or piano.Author: Johann Sebastian...

(Piano Collection). Revised and edited by Richard Epstein with a biographical sketch of the composer by Philip Hale. All text is written both in English and Spanish. Contents: (Sonatas by K. number): K. 189d * K. 189e * K. 189f * K. 189g *...

Author: Gioacchino RossiniISBN-10: 0634071378ISBN-13: 9780634071379Publisher: RicordiLanguage: EnglishPublished: 11/01/1986Pages: 172Format: PaperbackWeight: 1.00lbsSize: 10.50h x 7.80w x 0.50d

An innovative study of the ways performance influenced Mozart's compositional style. We know Mozart as one of history's greatest composers. But his contemporaries revered him as a multi-instrumentalist, a dazzling improviser, and the foremost keyboard virtuoso of his time. When he composed, it was...

A treasure trove of timeless holiday classics for the pianist in one budget-friendly volume! This collection of thirty-six Christmas favorites is perfect for beginner to intermediate classical players looking to add a festive flair to their repertoire. Selections include such beloved classics as "Away...

Carl Ruggles (1876-1971) was the epitome of the New England iconoclast. A composer of the American avant-garde movement, he wrote, in a very concise and dissonant style, a small body of truly unique musical works. He lived to be 95, composing to the very...

From one of our most innovative singers, a vibrant history of song stretching from Hildegard von Bingen and Benjamin Britten to Bjk "Songs can be intensely personal (whether you hear them or sing them) and none of us would choose the same twelve songs...

(Boosey & Hawkes Scores/Books). HPS 1136 for Solo Violin, Strings, Harp and PercussionAuthor: Leonard BernsteinISBN-10: 1495088731ISBN-13: 9781495088735Publisher: Boosey & Hawkes IncLanguage: EnglishPublished: 06/01/2004Pages: 106Format: PaperbackWeight: 1.00lbsSize: 10.39h x 6.54w x 0.32d

(Music Minus One). Equally renowned as composer and pianist, Rachmaninov dazzled the world with his piano concerto in C minor. It is immensely popular to this day. Brilliant and powerful with the beautiful lyric theme that became the popular song "Full Moon and Empty...

(Misc). This method book teaches self-learning and recognition of rhythmic patterns through carefully graduated pieces in a range of styles. Includes teacher/student duets.Author: John Kember, Juliet DammersISBN-10: 1902455770ISBN-13: 9781902455778Publisher: SchottLanguage: EnglishPublished: 07/01/2007Pages: 84Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.71lbsSize: 11.85h x 9.10w x 0.22d