Music-Genres & Styles-Classical

How can we best understand the rules of Mozart's musical games? His first symphony, written in E flat major when he was just nine years old, sits at the opposite end of the tonal spectrum of his final concerto in A major. Through his...

The Hiawatha trilogy of cantatas (1898--1900), based on Henry Wadsworth Longfellow's poem The Song of Hiawatha, were some of the most popular and widely performed pieces of music in the opening decade of the twentieth century. As a result, their young African British composer,...

In the late eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries, the flute was the most commonly played wind instrument by both amateurs and virtuosos. Thanks to the flute's popularity, countless instruments, flute compositions, and flute methods were produced, many of which are still preserved today. The...

A detailed historical account of the Handel and Haydn Society of Boston, from its founding in 1815. This volume offers insights into the society's activities, performances, and its role in shaping musical culture in the United States. Explore the development of classical music appreciation...

The Australian musician Franz Holford, who died in 1994, and whose birth and background have remained a mystery to the musical world, was variously described throughout his professional lifetime as German, German/English and German/Australian; said to have been born in Heidelberg in 1907 of...

Inspired by Canto V of the "Inferno" of Dante's "Divine Comedy", Tchaikovsky initially planned to create an opera on the subject but abandoned the idea in favor the present 25-minute fantasia for orchestra in 1876, fininshing the score on November 17th of that year....

How To Play The Harp by Clark, Melville is a comprehensive guide for beginners who want to learn how to play the harp. The book covers all the basics of playing the harp, including the different types of harps, how to choose the right...

The composer and music teacher John Pyke Hullah (1812-84) enjoyed considerable success with The Village Coquettes, his 1836 opera with a libretto by Charles Dickens. He is best remembered, however, for his 'singing school for schoolmasters' which he directed at London's Exeter Hall in...

In Music for a City, Music for the World, Larry Rothe shares how the San Francisco Bay Area s love of music, rooted in the Gold Rush, gave birth to a Grammy-winning and internationally acclaimed orchestra. Released in time for the San Francisco Symphony...

Beethoven's Third Symphony, originally entitled "Bonaparte", now bears the title "Eroica" ("Heroic"). Napoleon promised an Enlightened Europe but ultimately Beethoven was disillusioned by him. This handbook treats the politics, aesthetics, reception, and musical meaning of this decisive work, which, because of its unique design,...

This guide to Mozart's last and most celebrated symphony explores the historical background and aesthetic contexts of the work as well as the music itself. The early chapters examine the expectations of the symphony in Mozart's Vienna, Mozart's career in 1788 (the year of...

Wye Jamison Allanbrook's The Secular Commedia is a stimulating and original rethinking of the music of the late eighteenth century. Hearing the symphonies and concertos of Haydn and Mozart with an ear tuned to operatic style, as their earliest listeners did, Allanbrook shows that...

Drawing on twenty years of teaching experience, author Mark Rush systematically builds the fundamentals of violin playing from the ground up. The book focuses on proper setup from how to stand, to holding the violin, to the best way to move the bow. These...

The famous quip I don't know much about art, but I know what I like sums up many people's ideas about how to judge a work of art; but there are inherent limitations if we rely on immediate impressions in judging what should be...

The double bass - the preferred bass instrument in popular music during the 1960s - was challenged and subsequently superseded by the advent of a new electric bass. Investigating the performance practice of the new, melodic role of the electric bass as it appeared...

In this first full-scale study of performance practice in Haydn's keyboard music, Bernard Harrison confronts the important issues facing any performer of this repertoire, and considers some of the recurring controversial questions in broader research on Haydn's oeuvre.Author: Bernard HarrisonISBN-10: 0198163258ISBN-13: 9780198163251Publisher: Clarendon PressLanguage:...

Timpani Tone and the Interpretation of Baroque and Classical Music explores the nature, production, and evolution of timpani tone and provides insights into how to interpret the music of J. S. Bach, Handel, Haydn, and Mozart. In drawing on 31 years of experience, Steven...

Author: John UffISBN-10: 1915245427ISBN-13: 9781915245427Publisher: Granite CloudLanguage: EnglishPublished: 09/18/2025Pages: 270Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.70lbsSize: 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.57d

Since 2013, Embleton has released a number of recordings of compositions, such as: 'Contemporary Works for Solo Flute', 'Contemporary Works for Solo Guitar' Volumes 1 & 2, 'Contemporary Works for Solo Lute', 'Fragments of a Lake', 'Journey in C-Minor', 'Late Night Sky', 'Music for...

(Misc). Violin (or flute or oboe), keyboard, cello.Author: Hal Leonard CorpISBN-10: 1902455592ISBN-13: 9781902455594Publisher: SchottLanguage: EnglishPublished: 11/01/2006Format: OtherWeight: 0.60lbsSize: 11.70h x 9.00w x 0.20d

(BH Piano). Christopher Norton's acclaimed Microjazz series has won worldwide popularity with teachers and students alike for its stimulating blend of contemporary genres and classical values. Two beginners' books and five collections of repertoire pieces form seven clearly defined levels of achievement, making Microjazz...

This volume contains the complete score for Robert Schumann's 1839 solo piano composition, "3 Romances, Op.28". Robert Schumann (1810 - 1856) was a seminal German composer and esteemed music critic. When his piano teacher assured him hat the could be the most accomplished piano...

Ludwig van Beethoven's Piano Concerto No. 4 in G major, Op. 58, was composed in 1805-1806. Ludwig van Beethoven (1770 - 1827) was a seminal German composer. He had a significant influence on the transition from the Classical to the Romantic era of music,...

(Piano Collection). This new volume presents 57 mazurkas and 16 polonaises, standard 19th-century piano repertoire, at a value price. Both the mazurkas and polonaises were originally Polish folk dances with a basic rhythm of 3/4. Chopin was the master composer of these dances for...

In this deeply insightful analysis, musicologist Ernst Ortlepp explores the significance of Beethoven's Ninth Symphony, often considered one of the greatest works in the classical canon. Combining historical context with music theory, this book provides a comprehensive overview of the piece and its impact...

(BH Piano). Collection of 11 Bach transcriptions performed by concert pianist Angela Hewitt. Includes transcriptions by Hewitt, Walton, Howells, and newly commissioned transcriptions by Dean, Holloway, Kats-Chernin, and others. "This work could be aptly titled 'Bach Re-Imagined for Piano, ' as Bach's legacy is...

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...

(DSCH). Composer's arrangements for 2 pianos 4 hands. These volumes are the first releases of an ambitious series started in 1999 by DSCH, the exclusive publisher of the works of Dmitri Shostakovich. Each volume contains new engravings; articles regarding the history of the compositions;...

(E.B. Marks). Bolcom's commission was originally to write a duet piece for Metropolitan Opera stars soprano Benita Valente and mezzo-soprano Tatiana Troyanos. However, while the composition was in development, Troyanos unexpectedly died. The design was then changed, representing the late mezzo-soprano with a viola...

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...

Now in its second edition the acclaimed volume is more than a book about the contrabass, but an introduction to string playing at a time in the history of Western music when timbre has finally ascended to its rightful role among musical parameters. It...

This book is a part of a series of Arabic language education books which aims to teach playing on a string instrument (cello, violin, viola, contrabass) in a gradual manner. Starting from the first stage, beginner, through the intermediate, student stage (part three) and...

An engrossing history of the music of twilight and sleep, from the nocturnes of Field and Chopin to Max Richter In an insomniac age, ambient and sleep music have become increasingly popular. But our association between music and sleep is not new: lullabies may...

Vienna and classical music: a magical combination! From Haydn and Mozart to Beethoven and Brahms, even Johann Strauss Jr. and Mahler, and many more, Vienna was the birthplace of some of the most marvelous fine music. This survey covers two dozen Vienna-based composers and...

(Piano). The anthology La donna e mobile is the follow-up volume to the best-seller Eine kleine Nachtmusik with masterpieces of classical music (ED 20764). The latest volume in the Pianissimo series contains 50 of the best known opera melodies and 'favourites of the public'...

(Faber Piano Adventures ). The perfect introduction to Baroque keyboard music. Contents include: March in D (Helm 1) (C.P.E Bach) * March in G (Helm 1) (C.P.E Bach) * Minuet in C Minor (BWV Anhang 121) (composer unknown) * Minuet in D minor (BWV...

(Schirmer Performance Editions). Pedagogical in nature, these editions offer insightful interpretive suggestions, pertinent fingering, and historical and stylistic commentary. The name Frederic Chopin (1810-1849) is synonymous with the piano. Indeed, every one of his compositions includes the instrument. His Preludes, several of which are...

"Fantasia in D minor, K.397/385g" is a piano composition written by Mozart in 1782. Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756 - 1791) was an extraordinarily prolific and seminal composer during the Classical era. He displayed astonishing musical ability from a very early age, composing and playing...

Exercises in Elementary Counterpoint is a book written by Percy Goetschius in 1910, which aims to provide a comprehensive guide to the principles and techniques of counterpoint. The book is designed for students of music who are interested in developing their skills in the...

The Swedish Nightingale: A Biography Of Jenny Lind is a comprehensive account of the life and career of one of the most celebrated singers of the 19th century. Written by author and historian Helen Headland, the book traces the journey of Jenny Lind from...

(BH Piano). Authentic Edition Contents: Variations on a Theme of Chopin, Op. 22 * Moments musicaux, Op. 16 * Moment musical, Op. 16, No. 2 (Revised Edition) * Lilacs, Op. 21, No. 5 * Lilacs, Op. 21, No. 5 (Revised Edition) * Polka de...

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...

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...

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...

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...

This book is about one musical work, the popular Quartet for the End of Time by the great French composer Olivier Messiaen. Like virtually all of his works, the Quartet combines the striking technical achievement of Messiaen's rich and attractive musical style with a...

“A Century of Russian Song, From Glinka to Rachmaninoff” presents a carefully curated collection of fifty songs, spanning a pivotal era in Russian musical history. Edited by Kurt Schindler, this volume offers a comprehensive overview of the evolution of Russian vocal music, showcasing the...

(Vocal Score). Italian/English. Translated by Parker.Author: Giacomo PucciniISBN-10: 8875925070ISBN-13: 9788875925079Publisher: RicordiLanguage: EnglishPublished: 08/01/1995Pages: 416Format: PaperbackWeight: 2.35lbsSize: 10.56h x 8.00w x 1.00d

Until now, scholars have had an inadequate picture of the scope and transmission of the oeuvre of Ludwig Senfl (c.1490-1543), one of the most important Renaissance composers of the German-speaking lands. The current publication presents an extraordinary and exceptionally comprehensive catalogue raisonne for this...

Author: Carl CzernyISBN-10: 1617741000ISBN-13: 9781617741005Publisher: G. Schirmer, Inc.Language: EnglishPublished: 11/01/1986Pages: 32Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.30lbsSize: 11.70h x 8.70w x 0.20d