Music-Genres & Styles-Classical

"An elegant anthology. The specialist will not miss the quiet sophistication with which the music has been selected and prepared. Some of it is printed here for the first time, and much of it has been edited anew." -- NotesThis treasury of 47 vocal...

Beginning with Debussy, the author traces growing freedom in the use of tonality and the different paths this emancipation took. Central to the book are the achievements of Schoenberg, Bart, Stravinsky, and an insistence on the important role of jazz. Webern, Hindemith, and Prokofiev...

Scholars, critics, and performers alike have long been fascinated by the distinctive blend of music and text in the German Lied. Covering works by Fanny Hensel, Franz Schubert, Robert Schumann, Johannes Brahms, and Hugo Wolf, Songs in Motion synthesizes the most recent developments in...

This is a facsimile of the 1726 edition of "Book II. The 3d Edition very much Enlarg'd and Corrected; Also Three excellent Anthems, never before Printed, by Dr. Croft, the Late Dr. Blow, and Mr. Jer. Clarl."Author: Henry PurcellISBN-10: 1904331629ISBN-13: 9781904331629Publisher: Travis and Emery...

(Piano Collection). 80 keyboard pieces of the Baroque Era, from composers including J.S. Bach, Couperin, Handel, Purcell, and Scarlatti. Contents: BACH: Italian Concerto, BWV 971 * Sarabande from English Suite No. 5, BWV 810 * French Suite No. 2, BWV 813 * French Suite...

(Piano Collection). Contents: Arabesque No. 1 * Arabesque No. 2 * Clair De Lune * Danse (Tarantelle Styrienne) * Hommage a Rameau (Images I) * Jardins Sous La Pluie * L'isle Joyeuse * La Soiree Dans Grenade * Masques * Mazurka * Passepied *...

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...

The first extensive study of the life and music of the Swiss composer, Richard Flury (1896-1967). The late-Romantic composer Richard Flury (1896-1967) was born in Biberist, a tiny town outside the Baroque city of Solothurn in northern Switzerland. He went to school in Solothurn,...

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...

(World's Greatest Classical Music). This new book in our World's Great Classical Music series features 36 solo pieces by one of the world's most highly regarded composers. Faithfully transcribed for intermediate to advanced piano, it contains many of Beethoven's beloved masterpieces, such as Piano...

The terms of structuralist and post-structuralist theory have been widely debated within the field of music analysis in recent years. However, very few analyses have attempted to address the repertoire of large orchestral works of the turn of the century - works which seem...

(Music Sales America). Chester Music edition. Viola/Violincello pull out part includedAuthor: Rebecca ClarkeISBN-10: 0711939446ISBN-13: 9780711939448Publisher: Chester MusicLanguage: EnglishPublished: 07/01/2006Pages: 52Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.44lbsSize: 11.70h x 8.80w x 0.20d

Facsimile reprint of the 1743 English translation. Printed with two pages of original per page of this facsimile. Original facsimile text - i.e. no editorial changes.Author: Pier Francesco TosiISBN-10: 1904331521ISBN-13: 9781904331520Publisher: Travis and Emery Music BookshopLanguage: EnglishPublished: 07/30/2010Pages: 118Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.48lbsSize: 9.25h x 7.50w...

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: 1849550298ISBN-13: 9781849550291Publisher: Travis and Emery...

Aus Holbergs Zeit, Suite im alten Stil, Op.40 - now more commonly known as the Holberg Suite - was written in 1884 for the 200th anniversary celebration of playwright Ludvig Holberg's birth. Originally for piano, the composer scored it for strings the following year,...

Title: Symphony No. 3 Composer: Gustav Mahler Original Publisher: Weinberger The complete first edition orchestral score to Mahler's Symphony No. 3, as originally published by Weinberger in 1899. Performer's Reprints are produced in conjunction with the International Music Score Library Project. These are out...

(Woodwind Solo). Piano accompaniments to exercises in Method Books 1 and 2 of the Let's Play Flute series.Author: Elizabeth WeinzierlISBN-10: 1495012638ISBN-13: 9781495012631Publisher: RicordiLanguage: EnglishPublished: 08/01/2015Pages: 32Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.85lbsSize: 11.80h x 8.60w x 0.30d

(Boosey & Hawkes Scores/Books). Inspired by two pieces by the band Radiohead, Reich has composed this five-movement work for Flute, Clarinet, 2 Vibraphones, 2 Pianos, Electric Bass, and String Quartet.Author: Steve ReichISBN-10: 1495008630ISBN-13: 9781495008634Publisher: Boosey & Hawkes IncLanguage: EnglishPublished: 10/01/2014Pages: 148Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.79lbs

(Schirmer Performance Editions). Beethoven composed 24 bagatelles by definition short trifles in a light vein during his lifetime. This collection contains 14 pieces, including the famous "Fur Elise," which are appropriate for intermediate to early advanced pianists.Author: Ludwig Van BeethovenISBN-10: 1423431693ISBN-13: 9781423431695Publisher: G. Schirmer,...

(Vocal Collection). Ben Moore (b. 1960) writes lovely, lyric songs that are gratifying to perform. Many of the songs in this collection were recorded by Deborah Voigt and Brian Zeger on the recently released All My Heart: Deborah Voigt Sings American Songs . Includes...

Too often the study of great composers is limited to either a musical analysis of their compositions, or biographical scrutiny of their personal lives. Yet, particularly in the case of the Romantic composers, the artistic and personal sides of their lives are not separate...

(Brass). Tuba parts edited and recorded by Canadian Brass virtuoso Charles Daellenbach, piano parts edited and recorded by Bill Casey. Arrangements by Bill Boyd. Contents: Arietta * Colline's Aria * Drinking Song * Italian Street Song * The Pale Young Curate * Prayer *...

(Vocal Collection). Contents: Beginning My Studies * A Clear Midnight * An Immortality * Jabberwocky * Lady of the Harbor * The Lamb * She Tells Her Love * The Shepherd * To an Isle in the Water * What If... * Where the...

This guide to Mozart's two most popular piano concertos--the D minor, K. 466, and the C major, K. 467 (the so-called "Elvira Madigan")--presents the historical background of the works, placing them within the context of Mozart's compositional and performance activities at a time when...

Brahms's First Symphony has been hailed as Beethoven's Tenth. Its controversial status and relationship in the Beethovenian tradition is considered alongside other important issues in the early reception history of this key work in the symphonic repertory. David Brodbeck begins with an account of...

From the 1920s to the 1940s, Leo Sowerby created popular secular works while his sacred compositions led admirers to call him the "dean of American church musicians." Yet in time, Sowerby's Pulitzer Prize-winning The Canticle of the Sun and the rest of his corpus...

"A shattered-mirror insight into the bizarre world of hitting things with sticks." -- Neil Peart, bestselling author, lyricist and drummer for Rush "By turns reflective and dramatic, poignant and hilarious, Sticking It Out offers an irresistible portrait of the artist as a young percussionist."...

(Willis). A collection of early elementary piano solos compiled and edited by noted composer William Gillock.Author: William GillockISBN-10: 1540033996ISBN-13: 9781540033994Publisher: Willis Music CompanyLanguage: EnglishPublished: 07/01/2005Pages: 32Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.35lbsSize: 11.80h x 8.70w x 0.20d

(Rubank Book/Audio Products). This compilation of 11 flute solos from the legendary Rubank educational library now includes online access to: * Full-performance and accompaniment-only audio tracks * PDF piano accompaniment files * PLAYBACK+ A multi-functional audio player that allows you to adjust tempo without...

(Piano). 13 works from the popular 1996 album complete with a CD of original tracks. Intermediate Level.Author: Ludovico EinaudiISBN-10: 1476813183ISBN-13: 9781476813189Publisher: RicordiLanguage: EnglishPublished: 05/01/2012Pages: 62Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.60lbsSize: 11.70h x 8.70w x 0.30d

Expertly arranged Violin with Piano Accompaniment music by Edouard Lalo from the Kalmus Edition series. This is from the Romantic era.Author: Edouard LaloISBN-10: 1458426505ISBN-13: 9781458426505Publisher: G. Schirmer, Inc.Language: EnglishPublished: 11/01/1986Pages: 52Format: PaperbackWeight: 1.15lbsSize: 11.70h x 8.70w x 0.50d

""Anton Dvorak"" is a biographical book written by Paul Stefan that explores the life and work of the famous Czech composer Antonin Dvorak. The book delves into Dvorak's childhood, education, and musical career, including his rise to fame and his collaborations with other notable...

In this beautiful collection of Schubert fantasies, Arthur Foxton and Gottfried Jolsdorf provide expert translations of some of Schubert's greatest works. Their insightful commentaries and detailed analyses will be appreciated by both music lovers and music scholars.This work has been selected by scholars as...

Author: Michael HamburgerISBN-10: 0837198992ISBN-13: 9780837198996Publisher: PraegerLanguage: EnglishPublished: 02/24/1978Pages: 288Format: HardcoverWeight: 1.06lbsSize: 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.69d

(Woodwind Solo). An ideal collection for a student performing in a contest or recital for the first time. Contents: Gavotte from the French Suite No. 5, BWV 816 (J.S. Bach) * Minuet from the Notebook for Anna Magdalena Bach (J.S. Bach) * Scotch Dance,...

A fresh, elegant and vital enquiry into the elusive character of opera, unfolded through categories and case-studies, with an emphasis on historical background, psychology and performance. This book mounts a searching enquiry into the elusive character of opera. The author argues that any work...

(Music Minus One). Piano Concerto No. 4 in C minor (concerto pour piano en ut mineur), Op. 44 by Camille Saint-Saens, is the composer's most structurally innovative piano concerto. This book features a printed performance edition of the solo part performed by pianist Frederick...

This irresistible collection of stories is perfect for anyone interested in a fresh perspective on what it means to be a human being who creates art. Grace Notes for a Year sheds light on the fragile and perilous process of inspiration, composition, and performance...

The first-ever full-length biography in English of Engelbert Humperdinck, composer of the opera H舅sel und Gretel, examining the rest of his substantial output in a historical framework which sets him in the rich musical life of Wilhelmine Germany. Engelbert Humperdinck's opera H舅sel und Gretel...

This work deals with Nielsen's symphonies and other works, and also compares Nielsen and Sibelius as symphonists. Robert Simpson's book is the classic study of Nielsen's music ...Simpson excels in pointing out the particular aspects of each piece of music which mark it as...

(Yorktown). Popular classics, jazz and novelty solos, waltzes, marches and polkas and favorite songs. Compiled and arranged by Denes Agay. Suitable for pianists from grade 3.Author: Hal Leonard CorpISBN-10: 0860016854ISBN-13: 9780860016854Publisher: Music SalesLanguage: EnglishPublished: 01/01/1992Pages: 80Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.60lbsSize: 11.80h x 8.90w x 0.20d

(Music Sales America). The vocal score to J.S. Bach's St. John Passion BWV 245, as edited in a new English version by Neil Jenkins. With English and German text and an introduction in English, German and French.Author: Johann Sebastian BachISBN-10: 0853609594ISBN-13: 9780853609599Publisher: Novello &...

(Music Sales America). Gustav Holst (1874-1934) is widely regarded as one of the most original of 20th century composers, and The Planets, composed in 1914-16, established him as a really popular composer. The work, with its vivid sense of invention and use of driving...

(Music Sales America). John Dryden wrote two odes in honor of the patroness of music and musicians A Song for St. Cecilia's Day, in 1687, and in 1697, Alexander's Feast, both of which were subsequently set to music by Handel. A Song for St....

(Music Sales America). Verdi's Requiem, in an updated edition by Michael Pilkington. Scored for soprano, mezzo-soprano, tenor and bass soli, SATB chorus and orchestra. Vocal score with piano accompaniment. Introduction in English, French, German and Italian. Latin text only. Verdi's only masterpiece which was...

(Music Sales America). Handel's Water Music, one of his most famous and best-loved compositions. Comprises of a set of twenty short pieces, composed for the purpose of accompanying a royal barge trip down the Thames in 1717. Arranged for piano solo by Granville Bantock.Author:...

(Music Sales America). Edited by Trevor Wye. Piano arrangement by Robert Scott.Author: Wolfgang Amadeus MozartISBN-10: 0853603774ISBN-13: 9780853603771Publisher: Novello & CompanyLanguage: EnglishPublished: 12/01/2003Pages: 40Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.45lbsSize: 10.60h x 8.30w x 0.50d

(Music Sales America). Joseph Horovitz' Sonatina for Clarinet and Piano was composed between January and April 1981. A lighthearted sonatina, this piece follows the traditional pattern of the three-movement division and is melodically and rhythmically influenced by jazz and other popular music.Author: Joseph HorovitzISBN-10:...

(Music Sales America). Ten popular arrangements ranging from Gluck to Rimsky-Korsakov.Author: James GalwayISBN-10: 085360245XISBN-13: 9780853602453Publisher: Novello & CompanyLanguage: EnglishPublished: 12/01/2003Pages: 96Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.60lbsSize: 11.70h x 8.70w x 0.40d

(Music Sales America). This work is dedicated to John Fletcher, who gave the first performance on 24 April 1976. The concerto is in three movements, the first in sonata-form shell with two contrasting themes. There is a reference made in the development section to...