Music-Genres & Styles-Classical

This engaging biography of the famous Italian composer Giuseppe Verdi offers a detailed look at his life and career, with a particular focus on his time in England. Filled with fascinating anecdotes and insights into Verdi's creative process, it provides a comprehensive portrait of...

For centuries, the sea and those who sail upon it have inspired the imaginations of British musicians. Generations of British artists have viewed the ocean as a metaphor for the mutable human condition - by turns calm and reflective, tempestuous and destructive - and...

Celebrated Violinists: Past And Present is a book written by A. Ehrlich and published in 1897. The book is a comprehensive guide to the most famous and influential violinists of the past and present. It covers the lives and careers of over 150 violinists,...

(Piano Solo Songbook). 8 wonderful piano solo arrangements of one of the world's most recognizable works. Featuring: Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy * March * Russian Dance ("Trepak") * Waltz of the Flowers * and more.Author: Pyotr Il'yich TchaikovskyISBN-10: 1423431677ISBN-13: 9781423431671Publisher: Hal Leonard...

Shostakovich's music is often described as being dynamic, energetic. But what is meant by 'energy' in music? After setting out a broad conceptual framework for approaching this question, Michael Rofe proposes various potential sources of the perceived energy in Shostakovich's symphonies, describing also the...

Song-Craft is a comprehensive guide to songwriting, written by W. H. Harrison in 1906. The book contains practical advice and techniques for creating popular songs, covering topics such as melody, harmony, rhythm, and lyrics. It also provides historical context for the evolution of popular...

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...

(Vocal Collection). Contents: Adieu * Apres un reve * Au Bord De L'eau * Au Cimetiere * Aurore * C'est L'extase * Clair De Lune * Dans Les Ruines D'une Abbaye * En Priere (In Prayer) * En Sourdine * Fleur Jetee * Green...

The Mendelssohn Companion represents a collection of advanced scholarly research in Mendelssohn studies that examines the composer's life and music. In recent decades, studies of his music manuscripts have discovered much previously overlooked work, and a reconsideration of his biography has permitted a more...

Grażyna Bacewicz (1909-1969) was a composer with an individual, expressive style. She was also an excellent violinist, a very fine pianist, and a talented author. She studied composition at the Conservatory in Warsaw with Kazimierz Sikorski, violin with J?zef Jarzębski, and piano with J?zef...

This program provides details on a concert given by the Philharmonic Society, including a list of pieces performed, biographical information on the performers, and notes on the history and context of the music. This is a fascinating glimpse into the world of classical music...

This is a collection of personal letters and recollections of the composer Felix Mendelssohn, as translated by Meleisande von Glehn. It provides insights into Mendelssohn's life, music, and relationships with other notable figures of the Romantic era, such as Goethe and Wagner.This work has...

(Guitar Solo). 15 of Mozart's timeless compositions: Ave Verum (Jesu, Word of God Incarnate) * Eine Kleine Nachtmusik * Laudate Dominum * Minuet in G Major, K. 1 * Piano Concerto No. 21 in C Major * Piano Sonata in A * Rondo in...

(Vocal). 35 songs by Kentucky-born John Jacob Niles, one of the most loved American vocal composers, whose songs are a staple of contest solo lists. 11 songs have been added for the 2015 expanded edition. Includes Gambling Songs and a collection of Niles' Appalachian...

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...

Author: VernonISBN-10: 1739659945ISBN-13: 9781739659943Publisher: Candle Row PressLanguage: EnglishPublished: 11/05/2024Pages: 510Format: PaperbackWeight: 1.21lbsSize: 8.00h x 5.00w x 1.14d

Among the most widely performed choral works in the repertoire, the Faur Requiem is generally considered the greatest achievement of its highly influential French composer. Written in memory of Faur 's father, the work was first performed at La Madeleine in 1888. Although it...

Author: David W. BarberISBN-10: 1998904083ISBN-13: 9781998904082Publisher: Indent PublishingLanguage: EnglishPublished: 09/13/2024Pages: 104Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.29lbsSize: 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.22d

The Invisible Force of Music' is not just a guide; it's a journey to discovering one's true artistic capabilities and connecting with the mystical dimension of music. It's a must-read for anyone eager to explore the deeper realms of musical art and its impact...

This is a definitive biography of the composer Christoph Willibald Gluck by one of the foremost musicologists of the twentieth century. Alfred Einstein provides a detailed analysis of Gluck's life and works, including his most famous operas such as Orfeo ed Euridice and Alceste....

(Boosey & Hawkes Chamber Music). The Grade By Grade series draws on the rich and varied Boosey & Hawkes catalog of classical, contemporary and educational repertoire, highlighting composers including Serge Prokofieff, Dmitri Shostakovich, Karl Jenkins, Carol Barratt, and Christopher Norton, alongside arrangements of traditional...

Conducting Opera discusses operas in the standard repertory from the perspective of a conductor with a lifetime of experience performing them. It focuses on Joseph Rescigno's approach to preparing and performing these masterworks in order to realize what opera can uniquely achieve: a fusion...

Experimentations provides a detailed historical and theoretical analysis of the first three decades of experimental composer John Cage's aesthetic production (ca. 1940-1972). Paying particular attention to Cage's inter- and cross-disciplinary engagements with the visual arts and architecture during this period, the book sheds new...

Beethoven's 13th Quartet (Op. 130) in B-flat Major is traditionally assigned the number 13 based on its publication date, though it was acutally the 14th quartet he composed. This work features a unique 6 movement structure which mirrors Beethoven's traditional form used in many...

Beethoven's 15th Quartet in A minor, Op. 132, was actually the thirteenth quartet in order of composition, but was published later in the cycle. This quartet represents the last of the three great, personal quartets. The third of the five movements in this quartet...

The first of Beethoven's late string quartets, the 12th Quartet in E-flat Major (Op. 127) is a massive work that showcases the changes in Beethoven's compositional technique. The first movement features a regular interruption of the theme - a technique that Beethoven used in...

Beethoven's String Quartet No. 10 in E-flat Major, Opus 74, was originally published in 1809 with the nickname "Harp" given by the publisher. This nickname is based on the impressions in the first movement with ascending arpeggios played pizzicato by alternating instruments. While portions...

Opus 59, No. 3 is the last of the three Rasumovsky Quartets written by Beethoven on the commission of Prince Andreas Razumovsky. The other two quartets in this series feature a specified Russian theme (Theme Russe) in the work, while this work does not....

This work (Op. 59, No. 2) is one of the Razumovsky Quartets originally published in 1806. The second movement of the quartet gives us a hint of what is to come in the Op. 132 quartet with its hymn-like quality, while the third movement...

(Guitar Collection). 20 Spanish standards arranged in notes and tab for the advanced classical guitarist. Highlights include: Asturius * Sevilla (Albeniz) * La Maja de Goya Spanish Dance #5 (Granados) * Capricho Arabe * Malaguena (Tarrega) * Fantasia (Mudarra). The audio includes recordings of...

(Guitar Collection). Ten transcriptions for solo guitar of beautiful music from many periods and styles, edited and fingered by Christopher Parkening. All pieces are suitable for performance by the advanced guitarist. Contents: Afro-Cuban Lullaby * Empress of the Pagodes (Ravel) * Menuet (Ravel) *...

Tchaikovsky has long intrigued music-lovers as a figure who straddles many borders--between East and West, nationalism and cosmopolitanism, tradition and innovation, tenderness and bombast, masculine and feminine. In this book, through consideration of his music and biography, scholars from several disciplines explore the many...

Music both influences and reflects the times in which it was created. In the Middle Ages, the previous Dark Ages, the Crusades, and the feudal system all impacted the types and forms of music in the period. Charlemagne standardized the church mass and promoted...

Music, the Market, and the Marvellous examines f?erie, the French fairy play, in the last third of the nineteenth century. It is among the first book-length studies on the genre, the first in a language other than French, and the first from a musicological...

The symphonic orchestra is intriguingly considered in essays by 23 leading music authors and thinkers. Topics include historical beginnings, the role of the conductor, the orchestral audience, the nature of the repertoire, and how recordings have affected the modern orchestra. With a new editor's...

The Steinways is a non-fiction book written by Elbert Hubbard. It is a biography of the Steinway family, who are renowned for their contributions to the piano industry. The book traces the history of the Steinway family from their humble beginnings in Germany to...

More than any other composer, Beethoven left to posterity a vast body of material that documents the early stages of almost everything he wrote. From this trove of sketchbooks, Lewis Lockwood draws us into the composer's mind, unveiling a creative process of astonishing scope...

'You don't have to be able to hum Mozart to find this book utterly engrossing . . . I couldn't put it down' - Joanna Lumley At thirteen years old Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart was a child prodigy who had captured the hearts of northern...

John Dowland: A Research and Information Guide offers the first comprehensive guide to the musical works and literature on one of the major composers of the English Renaissance. Including a catalog of works, discography of recordings, extensive annotated bibliography of secondary sources, and substantial...

The orchestra has tuned, the lights in the hall have dimmed, and the conductor's baton signals the downbeat for the beginning of the romance. Settle back - it's telling you something... The history of classical music is littered with murder, adultery, bigamy, fraud, sado-masochism,...

Author: Sean ShepherdISBN-10: 1540063518ISBN-13: 9781540063519Publisher: Boosey & Hawkes IncLanguage: EnglishPublished: 08/01/2019Pages: 72Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.75lbsSize: 12.90h x 9.80w x 0.20d

(Piano). Two Pianos, Four Hands. 2 Copies needed to perform. To see other NFMC selections, click here.Author: Camille Saint-SaensISBN-10: 1423495772ISBN-13: 9781423495772Publisher: G. Schirmer, Inc.Language: EnglishPublished: 11/01/1986Pages: 88Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.65lbsSize: 11.80h x 8.50w x 0.60d

"Liszt's Dante Symphony" is an enigmatic tale of murder and covert spy rings amid the turbulent rise of Bismarck's Prussia, which leads to Hitler's infernal Third Reich. Following the life of Angelo Di Purezza Jr., whose father was a student and (unbeknownst to him)...

(Schott). World Sound Matters is an anthology of music from around the world, representing 35 different countries. A publication which should be of practical use to a wide range of musicians, from secondary school teachers to their pupils, from adults interested in knowing more...

Stuart offers the most thorough discography of the works and recordings of Igor Stravinsky to date as well as a chronicle of the composer's recording career. As the first discography to list all of Stravinsky's recorded compositions, including concert and broadcast performances, both pre-...

An urgently needed guide to understanding medieval music to be used as a text for the university undergraduate, graduate students in music and interdisciplinary medieval studies, and for the professional musicologist and medievalist. This book will also be appreciated by everyone interested in early...

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...

Recording Orchestra and Other Classical Music Ensembles explores techniques and methodologies specific to recording classical music. Whether the reader is a newcomer or a seasoned engineer looking to refine their skills, this book speaks to all levels of expertise and covers every aspect of...

The Complete System of Natural Harmonics by H. Spencer Lewis is a comprehensive guide to understanding and utilizing the principles of natural harmonics. The book is divided into two parts, with the first part covering the basics of harmonic theory, including the properties of...

(Piano). This eight-movement suite was written by composer Tan Dun when he was a student in 1978-1979, about the time he left his home in Hunan to study at the conservatory in Beijing. He was homesick, and wrote this suite as a diary of...