Music-Genres & Styles-Classical

(Piano Collection). Expansive collection of 48 well-known Bach keyboard works, including: selected Two-part Inventions; English Suites Nos. 2, 3; French Suites Nos. 2, 6; selections from The Well-Tempered Clavier, Books 1 and 2; Aria from The Goldberg Variations; and more. Contents: INVENTIONS: No. 1...

(Vocal Collection). The world's most trusted source for great theatre literature for singing actors. The book includes access to online recordings of piano accompaniments. The book features authentic editions of each song in the original keys. The songs have been carefully chosen for each...

In a highly influential essay, Rose Rosengard Subotnik critiques "structural listening" as an attempt to situate musical meaning solely within the unfolding of the musical structure itself. The authors of this volume, prominent young music historians and theorists writing on repertories ranging from Beethoven...

Beethoven's often-discussed dark side--marked by paranoia, narcissism, and obsession--is brought into focus by Peter J. Davies, who examines both the composer's genetic roots and the familial cruelty and neglect that defined his childhood. But this book is more than a biography, eschewing facile psychoanalysis...

This critical reevaluation of the causes of many of Beethoven's illnesses offers detailed accounts of the treatments applied by his physicians and a comprehensive rendering of the composer's final illness, death, and burial. Separate chapters discuss the causes of many of Beethoven's illnesses, his...

In this biography by one of England's foremost writers on music, William Walton's personality emerges in all its complexity and self-contradiction. Michael Kennedy portrays a creative artist completely committed to his art yet plagued by misgiving and doubts, prey to insecurity and frustration, vulnerable...

The lute was one of the most important instruments in use in Europe from late medieval times up to the eighteenth century. Despite its acknowledged importance, this study is the first ever comprehensive work on the instrument and its music, apart from performance studies...

(Piano). Two Pianos, Four Hands. 2 Copies needed to perform. To see other NFMC selections, click here.Author: Franz LisztISBN-10: 1458488152ISBN-13: 9781458488152Publisher: G. Schirmer, Inc.Language: EnglishPublished: 11/01/1986Pages: 60Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.44lbsSize: 11.80h x 8.80w x 0.30d

"Music is life. Music is a reflection of who we are as humans." -- Susan Graham, renowned American mezzo-soprano Music has existed as long as there have been people to listen. It takes on many forms and is many things, providing entertainment, emotion, storytelling,...

3 Manuscripts in 1 Book, Including: How to Play Piano, Music Theory and How to Read Music!Book 1)How to Play Piano: In 1 Day - The Only 7 Exercises You Need to Learn Piano Theory, Piano Technique and Piano Sheet Music TodayYou will learn...

*WINNER OF THE ROYAL PHILHARMONIC SOCIETY STORYTELLING AWARD**SHORTLISTED FOR THE SLIGHTLY FOXED BEST FIRST BIOGRAPHY PRIZE 2023*The lives, loves, adventures and trailblazing musical careers of four extraordinary women from a stunning debut biographer.'Fabulous.' Sunday Times 'A rare gift.' Financial Times 'Passionate ... Vivid ......

First volume of a gripping collection of the writings of one of the twentieth century's finest composers, the Anglo-Polish Sir Andrzej Panufnik (1914-91), consisting of a new edition of his 1984 autobiography Composing Myself, his complete programme notes on his own compositions, his essays...

(Misc). This volume offers a fine selection of pieces for variable recorder ensembles. The aim of this collection is to encourage ensemble playing. Have fun playing these attractive arrangements with your recorder friends Contents include pieces by Handel, Mozart, Beethoven and even Scott Joplin.Author:...

Sheet music for Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart's Piano Sonata No. 4 in E-flat major, K. 282. Reprinted from the "Breitkopf & Härtel" edition.Author: Samwise Publishing, Wolfgang Amadeus MozartISBN-10: 1503342247ISBN-13: 9781503342248Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing PlatformLanguage: EnglishPublished: 12/01/2014Pages: 32Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.22lbsSize: 11.00h x 8.50w x 0.07d

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...

Elliott Carter (1908-2012) was the foremost composer of classical music in America during the second half of the 20th century. Over the course of a career that spanned seven decades, he consistently produced works that critics hailed as creatively daring, intellectually demanding, and emotionally...

How can the early music movement move into the future? Could this be a transformative moment for change and growth? In this collection, a diverse group of young and established voices from across the globe offer exciting, positive, and challenging thoughts about how we...

Chronicling nearly a century of music, Gaby Casadesus' MyMusical Notes, recounts the French pianist's remarkable career as half of one of the most extraordinary husband and wife teams in twentieth century classical music, with her husband Robert Casadesus. Told in a lively conversational tone,...

A concise illustrated book featuring a small selection of black and white fashion photographs of the Classical singer and actress Deanna Durbin modelling the elegant designs of the 1930s and 1940s. The ideal book for true connoisseurs who combine an interest in Classical music...

The nature of musical performance has intrigued researchers for a long time. This book explores the contributions and limitations of some of these approaches, be it theoretical, cultural, historical, perceptual, or analytical. Through a detailed investigation of recent recordings of J. S. Bach's 6...

This book starts by focusing on Medieval creativity and the first, and later attempts at written music, from the earliest days on into the Ars Nova period, so as to show the eventual evolution to Renaissance triadic counterpoint. The second, more important focus is...

(Music Sales America). Includes narration by Jean de Brunhoff.Author: Francis PoulencISBN-10: 0711919410ISBN-13: 9780711919419Publisher: Music SalesLanguage: EnglishPublished: 01/01/1992Pages: 36Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.39lbsSize: 11.88h x 8.90w x 0.13d

Demonstrates that the concept of genius is as vitally needed as ever and can illuminate the workings of Mozart's creative imagination. Much recent, distinguished Mozart criticism has set out a critique of the concept of genius. Whether following the scientist seeking greater objectivity, the...

When Mavis Himes, a psychoanalyst with an established practice of over forty years, began to contemplate retirement, she decided to learn to play the cello. From meeting her teacher in an overcrowded caf?, through the demanding task of cello practice with its persistent strains...

(Guitar Solo). Sheet music for classical guitar.Author: Ernesto LecuonaISBN-10: 1458493873ISBN-13: 9781458493873Publisher: Edward B. Marks Music CompanyLanguage: EnglishPublished: 03/01/1984Pages: 8Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.10lbsSize: 12.00h x 9.00w x 0.01d

Based on his decades of experience conducting these works, Leonard Slatkin guides readers through eight of the most beloved orchestral pieces of the nineteenth century: - Ludwig van Beethoven's Symphony No. 3, "Eroica"- Modest Mussorgsky's Pictures at an Exhibition (orch. Maurice Ravel)- Hector Berlioz's...

A fresh, accessible guide to Mozart's life and worksOver a period of roughly twenty years, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart composed more than 600 finished pieces of music. If you were the director of a major symphony orchestra, you could program only works by Mozart for...

Expression and truth are traditional opposites in Western thought: expression supposedly refers to states of mind, truth to states of affairs. Expression and Truth rejects this opposition and proposes fluid new models of expression, truth, and knowledge with broad application to the humanities. These...

In this enlightening and entertaining book, one of the most original and sophisticated musicologists writing today turns his attention to music's most dramatic genre. Extending his ongoing project of clarifying music's various roles in Western society, Kramer brings to opera his distinctive and pioneering...

Adopting a two-books-in-one format. The Shostakovich Companion combines a full-length, single-author examination of the life and compositional evolution of the Soviet Union's most famous composer; and a symposium in which a variety of analytical techniques is applied to selected Shostakovich works and genres. This...

Unveiling the Remarkable Journey of Florence Kopleff: From Bronx Secretary to Classical Music Superstar of the Mid-20th Century.Delve into the extraordinary life of Florence Kopleff, an unassuming secretary from the Bronx who rose to become one of America's most sought-after classical singers in the...

Edmund Rubbra's music has given him a reputation as a 'spiritual' composer, who had an interest in Eastern thought, and a mid-life conversion to Roman Catholicism. Author: Lucinda CradduckISBN-10: 0367635380ISBN-13: 9780367635381Publisher: RoutledgeLanguage: EnglishPublished: 08/26/2024Pages: 298Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.93lbsSize: 9.21h x 6.14w x 0.62d

A BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR: THE NEW YORK TIMES, NPR - WINNER OF THREE NATIONAL JEWISH BOOK AWARDS - Finalist for the Baillie Gifford Prize for Non-Fiction - A stirring account of how music bears witness to history and carries forward the memory...

A case study of a pioneering musician and an interdisciplinary appraisal of the larger social role of the artist. Dame Evelyn Glennie (b.1965) is the world's first full-time solo multi-percussionist, a sound creator and expert listener whose work continues to expand and diversify the...

A delightful collection of essays, anecdotes, and musings by one of the world's greatest conductors - Sir Thomas Beecham. With wit, charm, and erudition, Beecham shares his observations and reflections on music, art, and life, and offers precious insights into his own artistic sensibility.This...

(Vocal Collection). Austrian composer Joseph Marx (1882-1964) wrote lush lieder, primarily in the early decades of the 20th century, somewhat similar to Richard Strauss in style. This collection includes a brief composer biography and English translations for study. Contents: Am Fenster * Bitte *...

These 23 compositions were composed by Adrian le Roy and published in Paris in 1555. Each was accompanied by a Chanson, facsimiles of the original chansons and tablature are included with each new transcription. These pieces have all been transcribed into modern tablature and...

Offers a unique perspective in to what it takes to perform Richard Wagner's operas. Performing Wagner studies each of the iconic Wagnerian heldentenor roles from the unique perspective of the performer. Stephen Gould studied and acted them hundreds of times in scores of productions...

From the gentle lapping of lakes to the thundering surge of ocean waves, water has been a powerful source of inspiration for composers throughout history. In this fascinating volume, musicologist Laura Alexandrine Smith explores the rich tradition of water-themed music, providing detailed analysis of...

Discover the life and works of one of the greatest composers of the Romantic era. From his childhood in Hungary to his later years in Weimar, this book provides a comprehensive biography of Franz Liszt. In addition, it analyzes his most famous compositions and...

(Boosey & Hawkes Chamber Music). 22 pieces for flute and piano selected and edited by Peter Wastall, now refreshed and repackaged to fulfil the needs of the next generation of musicians. Providing the perfect 'next step' for students reaching the end of Peter Wastall's...

Author: Henri HerzISBN-10: 1423492242ISBN-13: 9781423492245Publisher: G. Schirmer, Inc.Language: EnglishPublished: 11/01/1986Pages: 56Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.44lbsSize: 12.00h x 8.90w x 0.20d

The Historical Dictionary of Baroque Music covers the history of this period through a chronology, an introductory essay, and an extensive bibliography. The dictionary section has over 400 cross-referenced entries on the most important traditions, famous pieces, persons, places, technical terms, and institutions of...

Author: Kehao CaiISBN-10: 1962987728ISBN-13: 9781962987721Publisher: MindStir MediaLanguage: EnglishPublished: 06/14/2024Pages: 110Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.60lbsSize: 11.00h x 8.50w x 0.30d

What happens when the elitist space of 'Western' classical music seeks to diversify itself? And what are the social effects worked through diversity discourses in classical music institutions? The sound of difference addresses these concerns by critically examining how diversity work takes shape in...

Title: En Saga, Op. 9 Composer: Jean Sibelius Original Publisher: Breitkopf & H rtel The complete score to En Saga by Jean Sibelius, as originally published by Breitkopf & H rtel in 1903. Performer's Reprints are produced in conjunction with the International Music Score...

(Boosey & Hawkes Chamber Music). 19 French fiddle tunes from Alsace, Auvergne, Berry, Brittany, Gascony, Morvan, Paris, Provence, and Tarn. Includes notes on style and performance suggestions for each piece.Author: Edward Huws JonesISBN-10: 085162586XISBN-13: 9780851625867Publisher: Boosey & Hawkes IncLanguage: EnglishPublished: 10/01/2011Pages: 40Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.35lbsSize:...

This study is an analysis of the first three of Beethoven's late quartets, Opp. 127, 132, and 130, commissioned by Prince Nikolai Galitzin. The five late quartets, usually considered as a group, were written in the same period as the Missa solemnis and 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...

Unlocking Meaning in Art Song teaches singers how to analyze songs in order to discover deeper meanings and create more compelling interpretations and performances. The first part of the book introduces important practical skills for analyzing the text as well as key musical elements...