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The Palaces of Music recalls three decades of a musical career which took composer Webster Young from the mountains of Southern Oregon to the palaces of the international music world, meeting such figures as Leonard Bernstein, Samuel Barber, Mikhail Baryshnikov, Peter Martins, Kurt Masur,...

This is a biography of William Sternale Bennett. He was born in 1816, entered King's College Chapel in 1824 and the Royal Academy of Music in 1826. He visited Germany frequently and was influenced by Mendelssohn. Robert Schuman described him as the most musikalisch...

(Brass Method). For Baritone T.C. see HL00153642 These excellent studies are the next step for students who have completed the advanced level method for their instrument. The full-page etudes in this series, key-centered and supported by scale and arpeggio exercises, take the student to...

Author: Henryk WieniawskiISBN-10: 1495036022ISBN-13: 9781495036026Publisher: PwmLanguage: EnglishPublished: 08/01/2015Pages: 76Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.90lbsSize: 12.00h x 9.50w x 0.31d

(Piano Duet). Contents: Stravinsky: Five Easy Pieces (1917), Three Easy Pieces (1915) * Faure: Berceuse (from Dolly Suite ), Op. 56, No. 1 * Bizet: Little Husband, Little Wife! (from Jeux d'Enfants ), Op. 22, No. 11; The Doll (Berceuse) (from Jeux d'Enfants ),...

(Schirmer Performance Editions). Schirmer Performance Editions are designed for piano students and their teachers as well as professional pianists. Pedagogical in nature, these editions offer insightful interpretive suggestions, pertinent fingering, and historical and stylistic commentary. Prepared by renowned artists/teachers, these publicatons provide an accurate,...

Discover the latest trends and artists in the world of music in the pages of Dwight's Journal. In this collection, renowned critic John Sullivan Dwight introduces readers to the music of Brahms, Liszt, and other luminaries, and provides insightful commentary on the state of...

Music is the very spread form of art, which enchanted the human society from very early times.Based on sound as medium, on common elements as pitch, rhythm, dynamics and on sonic qualities as timbre and texture, the music completed and enriched the life of...

Roma Randles has used the time on her hands during the Melbourne Covid Lockdown to respond to innumerable requests for an account of her thirty years of extraordinary and exciting European adventures. It makes for some compelling reading.So many participants returned again and again...

(Piano Solo Songbook). Solo arrangements of 86 all-time favorites by 39 composers. Contents: ALBINONI: Adagio in G minor * BACH: Air on the G String * Jesu, Joy of Man's Desiring * Prelude in C Major * BEETHOVEN: Fur Elise * Symphony No. 3,...

Author: Ouida Blatt MintzISBN-10: 0615118798ISBN-13: 9780615118796Publisher: Bravura BooksLanguage: EnglishPublished: 10/20/2000Pages: 380Format: PaperbackWeight: 1.20lbsSize: 9.05h x 6.02w x 0.93d

This magnificent classic piano book includes 50 best works by these famous composers: Johann Sebastian Bach, Ludwig van Beethoven, Georges Bizet, Frédéric Chopin, Claude Debussy, Franz Liszt, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Franz Schubert, Johann Strauss I, Johann Strauss II, Antonín Dvořák, Charles-Valentin Alkan, Erik Satie,...

CO-WINNER: The Triennial Alan Walker Book Award, sponsored by the American Liszt Society 2023 A new and wide-ranging collection of essays by leading international scholars, exploring the concept and practices of virtuosity in Franz Liszt and his contemporaries. In the annals of music history,...

(Southern Music Woodwind). This is surely one of the most performed Telemann works. It has become a staple in the flute performance repertoire.Author: Georg Philipp TelemannISBN-10: 1581062265ISBN-13: 9781581062267Publisher: Southern Music CompanyLanguage: EnglishPublished: 07/01/1958Pages: 36Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.35lbsSize: 12.80h x 8.90w x 0.20d

(Educational Piano Library). This series presents favorite orchestral classics, carefully graded and expertly arranged for piano solo with great teacher accompaniments! Online access to instrumental accompaniments is included using the unique code provided inside the book. Level 1 includes: Air (Handel) * Can Can...

The book ""Anton Dvorak"" by Stefan Paul is a comprehensive biography of the famous Czech composer, Antonin Dvorak. The book delves into the life and works of Dvorak, providing a detailed account of his childhood, his musical education, and his rise to fame as...

(Schirmer Performance Editions). This new edition combines Books I and II of the timeless Bach/Carroll edition.Author: Johann Sebastian BachISBN-10: 1423446720ISBN-13: 9781423446729Publisher: G. Schirmer, Inc.Language: EnglishPublished: 03/01/2009Pages: 64Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.55lbsSize: 11.70h x 8.70w x 0.50d

Experiencing Berlioz offers an accessible pathway into the underlying allure of Berlioz's music. His views on rehearsing and conducting, bumpy career ride and failures, the journey of a work through revisions and editions, and historical performance practices provide a backdrop to discussions of his...

(Piano Collection). Contents: SONATAS BY K. NUMBER: 263, 264, 308, 309, 366, 367, 394, 395, 402, 403, 420, 421, 426, 427, 460, 461, 470, 471, 490, 491, 492, 493, 494, 513, 516, 517, 518, 519, 544, 545Author: Domenico ScarlattiISBN-10: 0793543967ISBN-13: 9780793543960Publisher: G. Schirmer, Inc.Language:...

Polish-born, Soviet-domiciled composer Mieczyslaw Weinberg (1919-1996) is the 21st century's most remarkable rediscovery in the field of art music. He enjoyed considerable renown in his adopted Russia from the 1940s to the 1970s. Subsequently, however, his reputation tailed off, as he increasingly became regarded...

Offers the first comprehensive account of a centuries-old tradition of encrypting covert messages into music, from the Middle Ages to the present day. Question: What do J. S. Bach, beef cabbage, coffee, the SATOR Square, and Marlene Dietrich have in common? Answer: Composers have...

Sometimes it can be hard to find the perfect piece to teach your student about a specific concept...That's where Concept Collections come in.Concept Collections are limited-edition volumes of music for piano. Each collection focusses on a specific concept that students need to learn through...

(Schott). Violin, viola, double bass and horns.Author: Wolfgang Amadeus MozartISBN-10: 3795764718ISBN-13: 9783795764715Publisher: EulenburgLanguage: EnglishPublished: 10/01/1983Pages: 72Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.20lbsSize: 7.30h x 5.30w x 0.20d

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...

Offers the first comprehensive account of a centuries-old tradition of encrypting covert messages into music, from the Middle Ages to the present day. Question: What do J. S. Bach, beef cabbage, coffee, the SATOR Square, and Marlene Dietrich have in common? Answer: Composers have...

A Pulitzer Prize-winning music critic presents an unprecedented collection of the writings of the great composer-critic and father of American classical music, Virgil Thomson Following on the critically acclaimed edition of Virgil Thomson's collected newspaper music criticism, The Library of America and Pulitzer Prize-winning...

Comprising four classic carols originally published in 1875. Includes: The happy Christmas comes once more, Now we bring our Christmas treasures, While shepherds watched their flocks, Hark! the herald angels sing. Classic Music Collection constitutes an extensive library of the most well-known and universally-enjoyed...

(Woodwind Method). This wonderful set of studies presents the solo sonatas, partitas and suites of J.S. Bach and G.F. Handel for unaccompanied violin and cello, arranged by master teacher H. Voxman. They provide the serious student a wealth of fine music well-suited to the...

A New York Times Book Review Editors' Choice. The Sunday Times (UK) Classical Music Book of 2018 and one of The Economist's Best Books of 2018."A magisterial portrait." --Corinna da Fonseca-Wollheim, The New York Times Book Review A landmark biography of the Polish composer...

An approachable and evocative introduction to classical music composed in Australia in recent decades, this book offers a balance of historical background and detailed description, as composer and music journalist Gordon Kerry explores a number of themes--from landscape and spirituality to the influence of...

A surprise recital while walking the Camino de Santiago turns into another kind of pilgrimage: to learn to play the cello. George, 71, is nearing completion of this ancient route across Spain when he attends a lecture and cello performance. He becomes enthralled with...

Title: Piano Concerto No. 1, Op. 1 Composer: Sergei Rachmaninoff Original Publisher: Gutheil The first version of Sergei Rachmaninoff's Piano Concerto No. 1, Op. 1, as arranged for 2 Pianos by the composer and originally published in the first edition by Gutheil in 1893....

(Piano Solo Sheets). This sheet music features an intermediate-level piano solo arrangement of the beloved Beethoven work.Author: Ludwig Van BeethovenISBN-10: 1495087328ISBN-13: 9781495087325Publisher: Hal Leonard Publishing CorporationLanguage: EnglishPublished: 12/01/1997Pages: 8Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.30lbsSize: 11.80h x 8.80w x 0.30d

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore, you...

A Dictionary of Musical Terms is a comprehensive reference book written by Theodore Baker in 1895. This book is a valuable resource for anyone interested in music, whether they are a student, musician, or music enthusiast. It contains an extensive collection of terms and...

(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...

Author: Denis ArnoldISBN-10: 0393331180ISBN-13: 9780393331189Publisher: W. W. Norton & CompanyLanguage: EnglishPublished: 07/01/1971Pages: 552Format: PaperbackWeight: 1.76lbsSize: 9.00h x 6.00w x 1.23d

(Boosey & Hawkes Chamber Music). Grade By Grade draws on the rich and varied Boosey & Hawkes catalog of classical, contemporary, and educational repertoire. Each volume includes 19 pieces and studies, tips, scales and arpeggios, sight-reading activities, and separate, pull-out piano accompaniment parts.Author: Hal...

Toward a Materialist Conception of Music History makes a convincing case for the relevance, appropriateness, and usefulness of historical materialism to the musicological project. The book interrogates the history of encounters between Marxism and music studies -- both within and outside of the Soviet...

Over the past century, the Philadelphia Orchestra has earned its reputation as one of the finest orchestras in the world. "Philadelphia Maestros" tells the tale of this marvelous orchestra through the tenures of three conductors: Eugene Ormandy, Riccardo Muti, and Wolfgang Sawallisch. With their...

The Crisis of Classical Music in America by Robert Freeman focuses on solutions for the oversupply of classically trained musicians in America--a growing problem in a diminishing niche job market. Freeman calls for music colleges to focus on vital job skills in order to...

Please note this is a 'Palgrave to Order' title (PTO). Stock of this book requires shipment from an overseas supplier. It will be delivered to you within 12 weeks. A central concern of this study is the relationship between Wagner the artist and Wagner...

Sir Charles Hallé (1819-95) was a German pianist and conductor. At the age of 17 he moved to Paris, where he spent twelve years studying and performing, while moving in circles which included Berlioz, Chopin, Liszt, de Musset and George Sand. In the revolutionary...

A History of Music in England, written by Ernest Walker in 1907, is a comprehensive account of the development of music in England from ancient times to the early 20th century. The book covers a wide range of topics, including the origins of English...

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...

(Piano). Two Pianos, Four Hands. 2 Copies needed to perform. To see other NFMC selections, click here.Author: Johannes BrahmsISBN-10: 0793539102ISBN-13: 9780793539109Publisher: G. Schirmer, Inc.Language: EnglishPublished: 11/01/1986Pages: 116Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.85lbsSize: 11.80h x 8.90w x 0.20d

Elgar's Variations for Orchestra, commonly known as the 'Enigma' Variations, marked an epoch both in his career, and in the renaissance of English music at the turn of the century. The first extended study of the work, this Cambridge Music Handbook contains historical information...

Music aesthetics in late-eighteenth-century Germany has always been problematic because there was no aesthetic theory to evaluate the enormous amount of high-quality instrumental music produced by composers such as Haydn and Mozart. This book derives a practical aesthetic theory from an analysis of 1,300...

Richard Strauss's tone poem Also sprach Zarathustra is one of his most controversial works, but it is also one of the staples of the virtuoso orchestra. Its greatest popularity has been achieved in recent years with its association with Kubrick's film 2001--A Space Odyssey....

Characteristic symphonies have texts associating them with literature, politics, religion, and other aspects of eighteenth- and early nineteenth-century European culture. Examining both the music and its aesthetic and social contexts, this first full-length study of the genre demonstrates how symphonies constructed individual and collective...