Music-Genres & Styles-Classical

Alexander Nikolayevitch Scriabin (1872-1915), Russian composer and pianist, is best known for his perfectly spun miniatures where his novel harmonic and pianistic ideas were most brilliantly worked out. This volume in Dover's continuing series of musical scores presents the best of Scriabin's works, his...

Composer Gary Lloyd Noland's COLLECTED PIANO WORKS: Volume 2 includes his epic-length 39 VARIATIONS ON AN ORIGINAL THEME IN F MAJOR Op. 98, his super-virtuosic GRANDE RAG BRILLANTE Op. 15, his GOLDEN GATE RAG Op. 123, and several other heretofore unpublished works for piano.39...

(Music Sales America). The Twenty Etudes for Piano were composed during the years from 1991 to 2012. Their final configuration into Book 1 and Book 2 was determined by the music itself in the course of its composition. Taken together, they suggest a real...

(Schott). Exercises for the left hand and bow. Trills, Scales, Arpeggios, Double stopping etc. * 1st Part: Exercises in the neck positions * 2nd Part: Exercises in the whole compass of the cello * 3rd Part: Exercises in the thumb positions * 4th Part:...

No composer has ever achieved the amazing progression that Haydn has. He invented the string quartet as we know it today, became "the Father of the Symphony " and founded the greatest school in the history of music. His life was one of ceaseless...

(Guitar Solo). Bring the world of classical music to guitarists of all levels This collection features classical guitar technical studies from Sor, Tarrega, Guiliani, Carcassi, and Aguado, as well as presenting fresh guitar arrangements of well-known classical masterpieces. Repertoire compositions are included from the...

(Vocal Collection). The world's most trusted source for great theatre literature for singing actors. Each book includes an access code to online recordings of piano accompaniments. The book features authentic editions of each song in the original keys. The songs have been carefully chosen...

Gustav Mahler spent 14 years exploring the musical potential of German folk poetry, and this volume comprises some of his most significant work. It features authoritative editions of his settings of five poems by Friedrich R?kert, known as the R?kert Lieder: Blicke mir nicht...

Beginning pianists and their teachers will love this compilation of immortal music by Fr馘駻ic Chopin. Fun-to-play, pedagogically sound arrangements include the theme from the "Raindrop" Prelude, "Minute" Waltz, the charming Lullaby, and melodic highlights from the most familiar preludes, mazurkas, waltzes, impromptus, and etudes.Each...

It is probable that Tchaikovsky's Piano Concerto No. 1 in B-flat Minor has been performed and recorded more than any other piano concerto in the course of the twentieth century. This work received its first public performance by the distinguished pianist Hans von B?ow...

One of the most performed and recorded of Bach's major works, the St. Matthew Passion has been a focal point of concert seasons and festivals around the world for over 150 years. First performed in the late 1720s, it is a drama of epic...

Classical Recording: A Practical Guide in the Decca Tradition is the authoritative guide to all aspects of recording acoustic classical music. Offering detailed descriptions, diagrams, and photographs of fundamental recording techniques such as the Decca tree, this book offers a comprehensive overview of the...

We have long regarded Beethoven as a great composer, but we rarely appreciate that he was also an eminently political artist. This book unveils the role of politics in his oeuvre, elucidating how the inherently political nature of Beethoven's music explains its power and...

With a lifetime of experience, profound knowledge and understanding, and heartwarming appreciation, an internationally celebrated conductor and teacher answers the questions: Why should I listen to classical music? How can I get the most from the listening experience? A protégé of Leonard Bernstein--his colleague...

The music of composer Jean Sibelius (1865-1957) is often credited with helping Finland form a national identity in its struggle for independence from Russia. Inspired by nature and Nordic mythology, his works include seven symphonies as well as tone poems and choral music. Symphony...

Despite the ups and downs of his personal life and professional career-even in the face of deafness-Beethoven remained remarkably consistent in his most basic convictions about his art. This inner consistency, the music historian Mark Evan Bonds argues, provides the key to understanding the...

(Schott). Carl Orff devoted much of his life to music for children. His pioneering work continues under the guidance of teachers and educators in many countries. The five basic German volumes of "Music for Children" by Carl Orff and Gunild Keetman were published between...

The Ludwig Book detail the Ludwig family background and the complete business history of Ludwig Drums. Ludwig was the world's largest drum company in two eras: the 1920s under the direction of founder William F Ludwig Sr, and the 1960s under the direction of...

(Music Sales America). A selection of original piano music by the master composers of the past four centuries, the New Classics to Moderns series provides the pianist with a repertoire which is enjoyable for the player and listener alike. Inspired by the popular series...

(Faber Piano Adventures ). Piano arrangements of some of the great symphonic and operatic masterworks of Western music. Contents include: Aria (from the Peasant Cantata) by J.S. Bach * La Donna e Mobile (from the opera Rigoletto ) by Verdi * Largo (from the...

(Easy Piano Composer Collection). This special Easy Piano version features the composer's intricate melodies, harmonies and rhythms newly arranged so that virtually all pianists can experience the thrill of playing Chopin at the piano Includes 20 favorites mazurkas, nocturnes, polonaises, preludes and waltzes.Author: Frederic...

(Guitar). Teaches beginning or advanced guitarists how to master the basic musical skills of fingerpicking techniques needed to play folk, blues, fiddle tunes or ragtime on guitar. Contents: All the Good Times * Along the Rocky Road to Dublin * Barrow Street Rag *...

(Schirmer Performance Editions). This collection is an excellent addition to any student's library as they move toward greater skill in their keyboard studies. There is an increase in difficulty and type of technique highlighted throughout the one hundred exercises. A teacher or student may...

(Instrumental Folio). This huge collection offers instrumentalists the chance to play 101 classical themes, including: Ave Maria (J.S. Bach/C. Gounod) * Ave Maria (Schubert) * Bist du bei mir (You Are with Me) (Stozel) * Canon in D (Pachelbel) * Clair de Lune (Debussy)...

(Piano Collection). This collection brings together Tchaikovsky's most popular piano cycles and suites ine one convenient and affordable collection. Includes Album for the Young, The Seasons, The Nutcracker and other works. Intermediate and early advanced players alike will enjoy these well known tunes that...

(Ensemble Collection). This classic series of duets for like instruments is recognizable to nearly everyone who has ever studied an instrument. The wealth of material supplements musical development and provides a rich experience for growing musicians. Duet playing is often a student's first form...

(Guitar Method). This premier method for the beginning classical guitarist, by one of the world's pre-eminent virtuosos and the recognized heir to the legacy of Andres Segovia, is now available with online audio Guitarists will learn basic classical technique by playing over 50 beautiful...

(Easy Piano Personality). 22 classical melodies performed by Richard Clayderman. Songs include: Ave Maria * Brahm's Lullaby * Fur Elise * Ode To Joy * and more.Author: Richard ClaydermanISBN-10: 1423422457ISBN-13: 9781423422457Publisher: Hal Leonard Publishing CorporationLanguage: EnglishPublished: 08/01/1989Pages: 64Format: OtherWeight: 0.52lbsSize: 11.90h x 8.96w x...

(String Solo). Corrected, revised edition, incorporating newly discovered details from Barber's personal conducting copy. Includes extensive historical preface.Author: Samuel BarberISBN-10: 0793554586ISBN-13: 9780793554584Publisher: G. Schirmer, Inc.Language: EnglishPublished: 11/01/1986Pages: 40Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.35lbsSize: 11.70h x 8.80w x 0.30d

(Vocal Collection). Contents: Purcell: When I am laid in earth (Dido and Aeneas) Gluck: Che faro senza Euridice? (Orfeo ed Euridice) Mozart: Non so piu (Le Nozze di Figaro) * Voi, che sapete (Le Nozze di Figaro) * Smanie implacabili (Cosi fan tutte) Rossini:...

Author: N. VaccaiISBN-10: 079355120XISBN-13: 9780793551200Publisher: G. Schirmer, Inc.Language: EnglishPublished: 11/01/1986Pages: 48Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.34lbsSize: 11.44h x 7.92w x 0.18d

(Piano Collection). Contains Piano Sonatas 1-18Author: Ludwig Van BeethovenISBN-10: 0793525934ISBN-13: 9780793525935Publisher: G. Schirmer, Inc.Language: EnglishPublished: 11/01/1986Pages: 352Format: PaperbackWeight: 2.49lbsSize: 11.94h x 8.94w x 0.84d

(Vocal Collection). The G. Schirmer Opera Anthology series revolutionized opera aria study after its release in 1991. There are so many wonderful soprano arias that a second volume was warranted. The music is predominantly for lyric soprano. As in the original volumes, these are...

Author: Giacomo PucciniISBN-10: 0634072129ISBN-13: 9780634072123Publisher: RicordiLanguage: EnglishPublished: 11/01/1986Pages: 363Format: HardcoverWeight: 2.45lbsSize: 10.60h x 8.10w x 1.10d

(Piano Large Works). Contents: BACH: Preludes and Fugues, BWV 870-893Author: Johann Sebastian BachISBN-10: 0634069926ISBN-13: 9780634069925Publisher: G. Schirmer, Inc.Language: EnglishPublished: 11/01/1986Pages: 136Format: PaperbackWeight: 1.01lbsSize: 11.90h x 8.90w x 0.35d

(Piano Solo Personality). Fantasies & Delusions is the next chapter in Billy Joel's life-long love affair with the piano. Before the world-renowned "Piano Man" ever discovered pop, he grew up studying classical piano, already feeling the influences of Beethoven, Bach, Chopin, Schubert, Schumann and...

Like his predecessor Chopin, Debussy discovered new possibilities and refinements in the art of playing and composing for the piano. His compositions and transcriptions for piano four hands are among his most inventive and interesting works. This volume contains Marche Ecossaise, written specifically for...

One of the most respected and referenced books of its kind, this authoritative volume covers not only violins but other bowed instruments. It ranges from the earliest makers of stringed instruments -- Greek, Roman, and Egyptian -- to the latter-day masters of French, Italian,...

Versatile and prolific, Camille Saint-Sa ns (1835-1921) was a brilliant craftsman who contributed to every genre of French music. Two of his enduringly popular works for violin and orchestra appear in this affordable volume, which will be welcomed by performers, conductors, and students alike.Danse...

Widely regarded as the crowning achievement of his career, Mahler's Symphony No. 8 received overwhelming recognition at its first performance, conducted by the composer in Munich on September 12, 1910.A massive, complex work that integrates on a truly grand scale the musical ideas, forms,...

Original compilation of the composer's most popular, most mature piano works, including Witches Dance, Op. 5, No. 1; Four Fleeting Pieces, Op. 15; Three Preludes and Fugues, Op. 16; Variations on a Theme by Robert Schumann, Op. 20; Romance, Op. 11, No. 2; and...

These two serenades reflect Brahms's interest, during the years 1858 and 1859, in the symphonies of Haydn and Mozart, as well as the latter's exquisite divertimenti, scored for small instrumental ensembles. Serenade No. 1 in D major was in fact originally composed for nine...

The crowning glory of Bach's achievements in sacred music, the Mass in B Minor represents a powerful statement of Christian faith. Composed over more than two decades, this unprecedented work pairs deliberately archaic polyphonic sections with far-sighted modern ones, creating a vast, symmetrical plan...

This treasury of 33 works features all eight of the Humoresques, Op. 101, including the immensely popular No. 7 in G-flat Major; all 12 of the Silhouettes, Op. 8; four Slavonic Dances arranged for solo piano; four Poetic Tone Pictures; and five lively concert...

Charles Gounod's interpretation is the best-known and most frequently performed of any stage or orchestral treatment of the Faust legend. Long a staple of the operatic repertoire, Faust was a major success upon its first fully realized performance at Milan's La Scala in 1862....

"Mahler inherited the romantic conception of music as an expression of a quest for spiritual reality ... he expressed a four-sided conflict between a devouring love of life, a spiritual need, a skeptical intellect, and an existential dread of ultimate meaninglessness." -- Encyclopaedia Britannica.In...

Beethoven's sixteen string quartets are some of the most extraordinary and challenging pieces of music ever written. Originally composed and performed between 1798 and 1826, they have inspired artists of all kinds--not only musicians--and have been subject to endless reinterpretation. But what is it...

A fascinating journey into global politics that made classical music a proxy for power, inadvertently creating the "sound of Hollywood," and excluding hundreds of composers "[Mauceri's] writing is more exhilarating than any helicopter ride we have been on."--Air Mail "Fluently written and often cogent."--Barton...

Specially arranged and simplified, this updated and expanded collection of Beethoven works for beginner pianists will delight students and teachers alike. They include such popular melodies as "F? Elise," "Ode to Joy," and the opening of the "Moonlight Sonata," along with excerpts from many...

(Music Sales America). The compositions in Easy Piano Pieces for Children have all been carefully selected for the beginner pianist. Over 100 selections in this songbook are progressively graded, with editorial markings and suggested fingering, allowing beginner children to learn with specially selected songs...