Music-Genres & Styles-Classical

"From the purely artistic and musical points of view the Requiem is certainly Verdi's greatest work to this date and an astounding manifestation of ... continual progress and inner development. The stream of melodic invention is unfailing and of the highest quality. Most impressive...

Dr. Ray Smith is the saxophonists' saxophonist, the teachers' teacher. His 50+ years of saxophone playing and teaching have prepared him well to bring together perhaps the greatest breadth of practical saxophone information ever assembled under one book cover in The Science and Art...

Classical music was never meant to be an art for snobs! In the 1700s and 1800s, classical music was popular music. People went to concerts with their friends, they brought snacks and drinks, and cheered right in the middle of the concert. Well, guess...

With this brilliant and uncompromising work -- perhaps the most famous musical work of the twentieth century -- Stravinsky changed the course of modern music forever. Discarding conventional harmonies for bizarrely dissonant chords, and uniform metrics for harshly jarring beat patterns, he created a...

inch....this work is likely to become a standart work very quickly and is to be recommended to all schools where recorder studies are undertaken inch. (Oliver James, Contact Magazine) A novel and comprehensive approach to transferring from the C to F instrument. 430 music...

(PWM). Includes Sonata in B-flat minor, Op. 35, composed in 1839, and Sonata in B minor, Op. 58, composed in 1844. Most would agree that the Sonatas are the most challenging pieces in all Chopin's compositions for piano. The posthumously published Sonata in C...

Among the most popular and important modern British composers, Gustav Holst (1874-1934) was a true eccentric, given to odd enthusiasms and mystical musings. His spectacular symphonic suite The Planets, first performed in 1918, established his international reputation and remains a staple of the orchestral...

Full orchestral scores of Finlandia, Valse Triste, The Swan of Tuonela, Lemminkainen's Return, En Saga, Pohjola's Daughter, Night Ride and Sunrise, and The Oceanides.Author: Jean SibeliusISBN-10: 0486264831ISBN-13: 9780486264837Publisher: Dover PublicationsLanguage: EnglishPublished: 02/01/1991Pages: 320Format: PaperbackWeight: 1.99lbsSize: 12.23h x 9.40w x 0.63d

(Vocal Score). Italian only, with an introductory plot synopsis in English.Author: Wolfgang Amadeus MozartISBN-10: 1423432150ISBN-13: 9781423432159Publisher: RicordiLanguage: EnglishPublished: 06/01/2006Pages: 368Format: PaperbackWeight: 2.05lbsSize: 10.60h x 7.80w x 0.90d

"His art was of an encyclopedic nature, drawing together and surmounting the techniques, the styles, and the general achievements of his own and earlier generations and leading to a new perspective." -- Grove's Dictionary of Music and Musicians.This informed assessment of the genius of...

(Berklee Methods). The beginning-level book of this comprehensive method teaches a wide range of guitar and music fundamentals, including: scales, melodic studies, chord and arpeggio studies, how to read music, accompaniment techniques, special exercises for developing technique in both hands, a unique approach to...

In his piano works especially, Erik Satie (1866-1925) was a witty musical caricaturist. The eccentric French composer loved to satirize academic rules in general and the impressionistic titles of Debussy's compositions in particular, giving his own works such surrealistic names as Pieces in Pear...

The six programmatic movements in this suite depict the characters of early European pantomime, popular in America in the late 19th century: Promenade * Columbine * Pantalon * Pierrot and Pierrette * Secrets * Harlequin. Composed by American composer Amy Beach who had small...

(Piano Collection). This gigantic 724-page volume includes virtually the complete works of Chopin. The book is comb-bound for ease of use. A great value for the complete Ballades, Etudes, Mazurkas, Nocturnes, Polonaises, Preludes, and Waltzes.Author: Frederic ChopinISBN-10: 148033278XISBN-13: 9781480332782Publisher: G. Schirmer, Inc.Language: EnglishPublished: 04/15/2015Pages:...

The New Grove Dictionary of Music and Musicians (1980) offers ample reason why the complete score to Strauss's Salome is worthy of study. "It is virtuoso display of the creation of atmospheric colour by instrumental means." There are, of course, other reasons -- it...

Intended for the aspiring artist as well as the enthusiastic amateur, this invaluable guide to piano practice and performance covers every major aspect of pianistic technique. Drawing from more than forty years experience as a teacher and highly acclaimed performer--as well as from her...

FROM TOURETTE'S TO TRIUMPH. FROM CANCER TO CURE. FROM THE SEGREGATED SOUTH TO COMMANDING STAGES AROUND THE WORLD, JAZZ MASTER, MICHAEL WOLFF'S JOURNEY BEGINS WITH PURE GRIT AND ENDS IN PERFECT VICTORY.Award winning jazz musician Michael Wolff's journey nearly ended six years ago at...

Compiled by Alwin Schroeder, a former cellist with the Boston Symphony Orchestra and an experienced teacher, this collection of 80 exercises constitutes the first book of a three-volume set. Schroeder drew upon his extensive experience to create original tudes for instructing students, and in...

(Piano Collection). All 32 sonatas from volumes one and two (edited by Von Bulow/Lebert) have been combined into one, gigantic comb-bound volume. 696 pages.Author: Ludwig Van BeethovenISBN-10: 1480332771ISBN-13: 9781480332775Publisher: G. Schirmer, Inc.Language: EnglishPublished: 03/30/2015Pages: 692Format: PaperbackWeight: 4.85lbsSize: 12.00h x 9.80w x 2.00d

SONG: A GUIDE TO ART SONG STYLE AND LITERATURE REVISED EDITIONAuthor: Carol KimballISBN-10: 142341280XISBN-13: 9781423412809Publisher: Hal Leonard Publishing CorporationLanguage: EnglishPublished: 12/01/2006Pages: 600Format: PaperbackWeight: 2.10lbsSize: 8.90h x 5.90w x 1.50d

With more than 20 million players worldwide, Minecraft ranks among the world's most popular video games. Its soundtrack by Daniel C418" Rosenfeld is one of the world's most recognized and beloved video game scores, and this book lets pianists bring the music to life!...

Written during Tchaikovsky's years as professor at the renowned Moscow Conservatory, this volume presents a clear and thorough introduction to the study of harmony. The great Russian composer expounded upon his views of music while he was in the full flower of his creative...

The tone poems of Richard Strauss rank with the finest orchestral compositions ever created. This volume conveniently brings together for the first time three of these major works, reproduced from complete and authentic first editions. Never before have these important works been available in...

This outstanding book treating the three most beloved composers of the Vienna School is basic to any study of Classical-era music. Drawing on his rich experience and intimate familiarity with the works of these giants, Charles Rosen presents his keen insights in clear and...

(Piano Collection). A delightful collection of 59 pieces for the beginning pianist by a 20th-century Russian master. Includes 24 Easy Pieces for Children, Op. 39 and 35 Easy Pieces, Op. 89.Author: Dmitri KabalevskyISBN-10: 0793589304ISBN-13: 9780793589302Publisher: G. Schirmer, Inc.Language: EnglishPublished: 04/01/1999Pages: 48Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.39lbsSize: 11.96h...

Music example and charts illustrate the analyses, and each essay is fully annotated by the editor. In some cases, the results of original research by the editor or by others working in the field are published here for the first time. Much of the...

Author: N. VaccaiISBN-10: 1480304778ISBN-13: 9781480304772Publisher: RicordiLanguage: EnglishPublished: 11/01/1986Pages: 68Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.65lbsSize: 11.70h x 8.80w x 0.30d

(String). This publication combines three books of Violin Technics with the added bonus of the Scale Studies into one affordable volume.Author: Henry SchradieckISBN-10: 1423490894ISBN-13: 9781423490890Publisher: G. Schirmer, Inc.Language: EnglishPublished: 02/01/2011Pages: 128Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.95lbsSize: 11.80h x 8.90w x 0.30d

Beethoven's Lives will be required reading for anyone interested in understanding how Beethoven biography has evolved through the ages. When Ludwig van Beethoven died in March 1827, the world of music felt an intense loss. The composer's funeral procession was one of the largest...

One of the composer's most highly regarded operas, with a libretto by Hugo von Hoffmansthal that artfully intermingles backstage comedy, the lofty emotions of Greek mythology and the merry pranks of a troupe of commedia dell'arte players. Strauss endowed these antic proceedings with a...

Considered by most to be the father of the symphony, Franz Joseph Haydn (1732-1809) played a central part in the development of Classical music. His extended period of creativity spanned pronounced changes in musical style, from the late Baroque through the mid-century Viennese style...

A monument in the history of Western music, The Well-Tempered Clavier represents not only the culmination of J. S. Bach's own maturation process but also the impetus for the emerging style and structure of modern keyboard music. Mozart, Beethoven, and Chopin were influenced by...

Author: Chick CoreaISBN-10: 3795795885ISBN-13: 9783795795887Publisher: SchottLanguage: EnglishPublished: 06/01/2005Pages: 56Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.50lbsSize: 11.70h x 8.90w x 0.20d

(Faber Piano Adventures ). Familiar orchestral, operatic and other non-keyboard classical themes arranged for the primer-level pianist. No eighth notes or dotted rhythms are used and the hands remain in middle C position. Pieces include: Ode to Joy (from the 9th Symphony) (Beethoven) *...

(Piano Collection). J.S. BACH: French Suite No. 5 in G Major, BWV 816; Invention No. 4 in D minor, BWV 775; Invention No. 3 in D Major, BWV 774; Invention No. 6 in E Major, BWV 777; Prelude in D minor, BWV 935; Prelude...

(Fretted). From Lute to Uke: Early Music for Ukulele is a collection of 24 pieces of early lute music brilliantly arranged for the ukulele by classical guitarist and uke player, Tony Mizen. All arrangements are for GCEA-tuning and include ukulele tablature as well as...

Author: Johann Sebastian BachISBN-10: 0793554624ISBN-13: 9780793554621Publisher: G. Schirmer, Inc.Language: EnglishPublished: 11/01/1986Pages: 64Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.50lbsSize: 11.70h x 6.90w x 0.30d

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 Collection). Contents: Sonatina in C Major, Op. 36, No. 1 * Sonatina in G Major, Op. 36, No. 2 * Sonatina in C Major, Op. 36, No. 3 * Sonatina in F Major, Op. 36, No. 4 * Sonatina in G Major, Op....

Two sets of essential etudes and studies for the clarinet are available for the first time in one low-priced volume. A collection of sparkling musical gems, the forty studies develop dexterity in the advancing clarinetist, and are frequently practiced for technique. The thirty-two etudes...

Franz Liszt's transcriptions of other composers' music are as highly regarded as his original piano works. Some listeners -- Schumann among them -- consider Liszt's painstaking transcriptions to be completely new works. Using his gifts for fathoming the deepest meanings of a given piece,...

Abounding in the qualities Prokofiev considered the principal elements of his art (classicism, innovation, rhythmic vitality, lyricism, and sardonic humor), this collection features the dramatic and romantic Sonata No. 1 in F minor, Op. 1; Sonata No. 2 in D minor, Op. 14, a...

Perhaps more than any other composer of his time, Arnold Schoenberg (1874-1951) influenced the course of twentieth-century music. His compositional style moved progressively from lush, late Wagnerian chromaticism to a complete break with traditional tonality, later organized theoretically as "composition with twelve tones." This...

Discover the magic of classical guitar with this fun and easy guide The perfect starting point to learning classical guitar, Classical Guitar For Dummies, walks you through the steps, techniques, and styles you'll need to finger-pick your way around some of the most beautiful...

What makes Mozart's music so great? Why does a minor chord sound sad and a major chord sound happy? What's the difference between opera and operetta? From Bach to Bernstein, this definitive guide offers a complete survey of the history of classical music. Whether...

This selection of Schumann's solo piano compositions contains all of his major work: "Variation ?er den Namen Abegg" (1830), "Papillons" (1832), "Studien nach Capricen von Paganini" (1832), "Davidsbundler" (1837), "Toccata" (1832), "Allegro" (1831), "Carnaval" (1834-5), "6 Concert-Etuden nach Capricen von Paganini" (1833), "Grosse Sonate...

Throughout his life, renowned and prolific composer Johann Sebastian Bach articulated his views as a composer in purely musical terms; he was notoriously reluctant to write about his life and work. Instead, he methodically organized certain pieces into carefully designed collections. These benchmark works,...

(PWM). The most famous and popular edition of Chopin's works prepared by I. J. Paderewski, L. Bronarski and J. Turczynski. The edition has been based primarily on Chopin's autograph manuscripts, copies approved by him and first editions. The principal aim of the Editorial Committee...

Amidst the heated fray of the Culture Wars emerged a scrappy festival in downtown New York City called Bang on a Can. Presenting eclectic, irreverent marathons of experimental music in crumbling venues on the Lower East Side, Bang on a Can sold out concerts...

Author: Frederic ChopinISBN-10: 1476899983ISBN-13: 9781476899985Publisher: Editions SalabertLanguage: EnglishPublished: 11/01/1986Pages: 96Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.50lbsSize: 11.70h x 8.90w x 0.20d