Music-Genres & Styles-Classical

(Boosey & Hawkes Voice). 60 songs, with extensive historical introductory notes. Includes all art songs originally composed for voice and piano published by Boosey & Hawkes. The content is the same for the High Voice and Medium/Low Voice volumes, with newly published transpositions as...

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...

Singing has long been an integral component of Wales's culture, identity, and international reputation; alongside the deep traditions of Welsh folksong, the country's composers have produced a rich body of art music. Welsh Vocal Music introduces readers to the vast vocal repertoire of Wales...

What is a cantata? How and why did Bach compose his cantatas? What did cantatas mean to Bach and what do they mean today? In Bach's Church Cantatas Ruth Tatlow addresses these questions through discussion of five of Bach's most beloved works enriched by...

Authorship is a pertinent issue for historical musicology and musicians more widely.The discovery of new sources and methodologies has also opened up opportunities for reassessing specific authorship problems. This book aims to build on what has already been achieved by focusing on keyboard music....

Historical performance research is undergoing a transformation as the research from different centers intersects in new ways. Practice in Context reflects this vibrant, diverse, and evolving field. The Historically Informed Performance --shorted to HIP-- movement first dipped its toe into the nineteenth century by...

An absorbing study of the development and reception of musical culture in Ireland by a pioneering and deservedly renowned author. This volume is a collection of fourteen essays on the history and reception of Irish music and music in Ireland. It addresses three prevailing...

This book examines the renowned portrait collection assembled by C. P. E. Bach, J. S. Bach's second son. One of the most celebrated German composers of the eighteenth century, C. P. E. Bach spent decades assembling an extensive portrait collection of some four hundred...

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...

(Schott). This is the transcription of the famous concert in the Cologne Opera of January 24, 1975, authorized by Keith Jarret himself as the "final world reference."Author: Keith JarrettISBN-10: 3795795192ISBN-13: 9783795795191Publisher: SchottLanguage: EnglishPublished: 07/01/1991Pages: 94Format: Paperback

Robert Schumann (1810 - 1856) was a seminal German composer and esteemed music critic. When his piano teacher assured him that the could be the most accomplished piano virtuoso in Europe, he dedicated his energies to this end. However, a severe injury to his...

An exact contemporary of Bach and Handel, Domenico Scarlatti was already a celebrated composer in Italy by the time he moved to Portugal. Later he traveledto Spain, where he worked as a harpsichord instructor for Princess Maria Barbara. The lessons he wrote for her...

The concert overtures A Midsummer Night's Dream, Calm Sea and Prosperous Voyage, and The Hebrides (Fingal's Cave), conceived by Mendelssohn before the age of twenty, have ranked among the most enduring of the nineteenth-century orchestral repertoire. R. Larry Todd offers a historical, stylistic, and...

An Introduction to Bach Studies is a comprehensive guide to the resources and materials of Bach scholarship, both for students beginning work in the enormous literature on J. S. Bach, and for the Bach specialist looking for a convenient and up-to-date survey of the...

A detailed investigation, based on extensive study of press reports and early recordings, of the popular Hungarian bands in Vienna who influenced Brahms and other composers. It has long been recognized that Viennese composers, especially Brahms, were profoundly influenced by Hungarian "Gypsy bands." Furthermore,...

This book presents new information about Rachmaninoff accessed from unique sources previously unavailable in English. From the extraordinary women who inspired him, to his humanitarian work, to his religion, Nollan interweaves Rachmaninoff's personal struggles and triumphs into his concert career.Author: Valeria Z. NollanISBN-10: 1666917613ISBN-13:...

FINALIST FOR THE NATIONAL BOOK CRITICS CIRCLE AWARD FOR CRITICISM One of the greatest musicians of all time, Johann Sebastian Bach was also a genius in the search for new sounds through technology--a pursuit as lively in his moment as it is in ours....

From Stage to Studio: Performances versus Recordings in Classical Music presents a cultural study of classical music-making through the analysis of live and studio performances of orchestral and operatic repertoire conducted by Sir Charles Mackerras.Author: Amy Blier-CarruthersISBN-10: 0367485753ISBN-13: 9780367485757Publisher: RoutledgeLanguage: EnglishPublished: 04/21/2025Pages: 286Format: HardcoverWeight:...

Sheet music for Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart's Piano Sonata No. 6 in D major, K. 284. Reprinted from the "Breitkopf & Härtel" edition.Author: Samwise Publishing, Wolfgang Amadeus MozartISBN-10: 1505228824ISBN-13: 9781505228823Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing PlatformLanguage: EnglishPublished: 12/01/2014Pages: 24Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.18lbsSize: 11.00h x 8.50w x 0.05d

In this wide-ranging and challenging book, Ruth Smith shows that the words of Handel's oratorios reflect the events and ideas of their time and have far greater meaning than has hitherto been realized. She sheds new light on the oratorio librettists and explores literature,...

A seminal figure in the development of distinctively American concert music, Roy Harris created a large body of compositions in virtually all media in a career spanning more than fifty years, from the 1920s to the 1970s. His fortunes fluctuated widely with the public...

Song in the Novel investigates the variety of types of songs present in novels, from French romances, ballads, folk songs, opera, and op?ra-comique, to caf?-concert music, blues and jazz, and more recent popular music. Throughout, literary scholars, musicologists, and cultural historians analyse novels written...

5-piece composition for the piano for Level: Intermediate - AdvancedOne of Pejman's latest works is a 5-piece composition for the piano, Parsava, which is his only solo instrument composition.These set of pieces, commissioned by Iranian composer Ahmad Pejman, are each classical masterpieces infused with...

Winner of the Leila Webster Memorial Music Award for the International Alliance for Women in Music of the 2022 Pauline Alderman Awards for Outstanding Scholarship on Women in Music Chen Yi is the most prominent woman among the renowned group of new wave composers...

(E.B. Marks). Commissioned and premiered by the University of Michigan Men's Glee Club, conducted by Paul Rardin for its 150th-anniversary celebration. This piece is a 10-minute cycle for men's chorus and piano featuring the poetry of University of Michigan students and alumni.Author: William BolcomISBN-10:...

(BH Secular Choral). This Land of Ours is a tie-in collection with a bestselling EMI Classics recording from the composer of Adiemus and The Armed Man: A Mass for Peace . A collection for TTBB and piano/organ, comprising well-loved movements from the composer's own...

(String Method). For unaccompanied violin.Author: Nicolas LaoureuxISBN-10: 0793554543ISBN-13: 9780793554546Publisher: G. Schirmer, Inc.Language: EnglishPublished: 11/01/1986Pages: 60Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.25lbsSize: 11.90h x 8.70w x 0.20d

(Piano Collection). Contents: Haydn: Sonata in E-flat, Sonata in G * Mozart: Sonata in F (K. 280), Sonata in B-flat (K. 333), Sonata in F (K. 533), Sonata in A minor (K. 310) * Beethoven: Sonate Pathetique, Op. 13; Sonata in F minor, Op....

The work of Baroque composer Jean-Baptiste Lully, regarded as the founder of French opera and a key figure in the development of court ballet, enjoys growing popular and scholarly interest. This volume brings together thirteen international scholars to present the best recent research on...

Symphonic music of the early twentieth century reflects the complex, cosmopolitan world it inhabited. In a time of waning empire, rising nationalism, and heightened sexual politics, composers in Germany, Britain, and America drew upon the compositional resources of tradition to create intensely personal symphonic...

Polish Pronunciation Guide for Singers, written by Laura Kafka-Price and Maksymilian Krzak, offers approachable and consistent explanations of Polish language pronunciation. The book presents the sounds of Polish, along with essential information on relevant aspects of performing in this language. Focusing on the 20...

In this exciting collection, some of the world's most celebrated string players share their thoughts on art, music, and life. Through candid interviews and personal stories, readers will gain new insights into the creative process and the challenges of a life in music.This work...

(PWM). Includes the Scherzos of Op. 20, 31, 39 and 54. Following in the footsteps of Beethoven's late scherzos, these are characterized by fantastic imagination, surprising, sometimes frightening. Each scherzo has its own expressive shadow and its own forms. The outer sections are agitated,...

(Music Sales America). A complex and challenging piano sonata composed by Carl Vine for the Sydney Dance Company in 1991. The piece was first performed by Michael Harvey in North Melbourne in June 1991. The music is full of rich chordal movements, unusual flowing...

These graded collections of piano duets by master composers are among the best literature available at respective levels. Each duet, written by composers who lived in the 18th, 19th, and 20th century, has been carefully edited and fingered for performance ease. Titles: Rondo, K....

This concise edition contains four expressive and lively impromptus that will challenge advanced pianists. To clarify the composer's original notations on tempo, dynamics, fingering, pedaling and ornamentation, Dr. Baylor has included notes on performing each piece and provided footnotes for difficult passages. These editorial...

Classical Piano Arrangements for Weddings contains 8 favorite masterworks arranged for solo piano. These arrangements are lyrical in style and can be used in wedding ceremonies or at receptions. Each arrangement has been carefully edited and fingered for performance ease. This book is a...

100 Classics adapted for the intermediate pianist, with music ranging from Mozart to Albeniz. Titles: Handel: Air From Water Music * J. S. Bach: Air on the G String * Strauss: Artists Life * J. S. Bach/Gounod: Ave Maria * Schubert: Ave Maria *...

Pianists of all backgrounds will savor the vast variety of styles in this delightful compilation of works by masters of the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. These major compositions for piano four hands encompass everything from the classical spirit of Beethoven's sprightly Three Marches, Op....

(Music Sales America). A collection of popular Argentinean music edited and arranged by John Zaradin for solo guitar. Suitable for intermediate guitarists and arranged in standard and guitar tab notation. Includes: El Cuando * Derecho Viejo * La Firmeza * Gato * El Maroto...

Investigates the composition and reception of works by key Romantics such as Beethoven, Schubert, Brahms, Wagner and the Schumanns with attention to the role of sexual desire in the composers' lives and music. Scholars have for several decades been devoting increasing attention to aspects...

Author: Tobias BoesISBN-10: 1640141804ISBN-13: 9781640141803Publisher: Camden House (NY)Language: EnglishPublished: 06/17/2025Pages: 300Format: Hardcover

Author: Tobias BoesISBN-10: 1640142231ISBN-13: 9781640142237Publisher: Camden House (NY)Language: EnglishPublished: 06/17/2025Pages: 300Format: Paperback

Explores the breadth, diversity and significance of the commercial music trade and its communities across Britain during the late seventeenth and eighteenth centuries. Adding to the existing scholarship on music publishers and instrument makers, mostly based in London and the university cities, the collection...

Ehrlich's collection of pianist biographies is a definitive guide to the history of classical piano music. From Bach to Liszt to Rachmaninoff, this book provides detailed accounts of the lives and works of the most celebrated pianists in history. This book is a must-have...

American composer Abram Chasins became well known for his solo piano suite Three Chinese Pieces (1926). Each movement sounds out the mood implied by its title: sorrow (A Shanghai Tragedy"), romance ("Flirtation in a Chinese Garden"), and breathtaking frenzy ("Rush Hour in Hong Kong")....

The renowned treatise on music, by an eleventh-century monk, in a critical edition with annotated English translation, introduction, and detailed indexes. Long recognized as one of the most important medieval treatises on music, the Musica of Hermannus Contractus is here presented in a newly...

Each period of orchestral history had its own ideal of sound, and it was not the creative musician alone but also the audience he wrote for who together determined the ideal of the time. The author points out the particular conditions from which the...

This award-winning collection of adapted classic literature and original stories develops reading skills for low-beginning through advanced students.Accessible language and carefully controlled vocabulary build students' reading confidence. Introductions at the beginning of each story, illustrations throughout, and glossaries help build comprehension. Before, during, and...

From Community Roots to National Acclaim--A Century of the Madison Symphony Orchestra.A Century of the Madison Symphony Orchestra details and celebrates the history of the MSO: from its beginnings in 1926, as the Madison Civic Symphony, a largely volunteer community ensemble, to the fully...