Music-Genres & Styles-Classical

Schubert's Workshop offers a fresh study of the composer's compositional technique and its development, rooted in the author's experience of realising performing versions of Franz Schubert's unfinished works. Through close examination of Schubert's use of technical and structural devices, Brian Newbould demonstrates that Schubert...

Schubert's Workshop offers a fresh study of the composer's compositional technique and its development, rooted in the author's experience of realising performing versions of Franz Schubert's unfinished works. Through close examination of Schubert's use of technical and structural devices, Brian Newbould demonstrates that Schubert...

A memoir by the 2019 Wellcome Prize winner Will Eaves that looks at the creation of eight piano pieces. 'A wonderfully sensitive and probing meditation on the writing of words and music' Rolf Hind, composer and pianist What lies behind the creation of a...

(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 Bela Bartok, Dmitri Shostakovich, James MacMillan, Milly Stanfield and Christopher Norton, alongside arrangements of traditional...

(Vocal Collection). This is a collection of 12 songs primarily for the classical singer to perform in recital with piano accompaniment. The songs are in a medium voice range, and could probably be performed by any voice type (soprano, mezzo-soprano, etc.), although mezzo-sopranos will...

The Last Romantic in His Own Words combines carefully curated personal and professional letters with reminiscences, pedagogical essays, and statements on public affairs that Hungarian musician Ernst von Dohn?nyi (1877-1960) wrote throughout his lengthy career. Also included are a selection of interviews he gave...

This book proposes a new model for understanding the musical work, which includes interpretation -- both analysis- and performance-based -- as an integral component. This book proposes a model for understanding the musical work in which both analysis-based and performance-based modes of interpretation are...

This collection features a selection of classical masterworks by the most renowned composers: Johann Sebastian Bach, Ludwig van Beethoven, Johannes Brahms, George Frideric Handel, Joseph Haydn, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Franz Schubert, Pyotr Tchaikovsky, Antonio Vivaldi and Richard Wagner. All the pieces are presented in...

The Art of Breathing as the Basis of Tone-Production by Leo Kofler is a comprehensive guide to the importance of proper breathing techniques in achieving optimal tone production. The book delves into the anatomy and physiology of the respiratory system and explains how the...

(Study Score). This seven movement flute concerto, premiered in 1981, is based on the Robert Browning story-poem of the piece's title. Corigliano recharacterized the Piper as an adolescent, who begins the score with power and control: it's only in discovering his personal theme that...

(Piano Solo Songbook). Delightful piano solo arrangements of beloved classical pieces, including: Air on the G String (Bach) * Fur Elise (Beethoven) * Seguidilla from Carmen (Bizet) * Lullaby (Brahms) * Clair De Lune (Debussy) * The Swan (Saint-Saens) * Ave Maria (Schubert) *...

Charting the history of the Royal Musical Association over 150 years: from scientific roots and the long resistance of British universities to music study, to bringing UK musicology to worldwide recognition. This book is the first comprehensive history of the Royal Musical Association. Drawing...

Charting the history of the Royal Musical Association over 150 years: from scientific roots and the long resistance of British universities to music study, to bringing UK musicology to worldwide recognition. This book is the first comprehensive history of the Royal Musical Association. Drawing...

Ebook available to libraries exclusively as part of the JSTOR Path to Open initiative.In his views on the music of other composers, Benjamin Britten had strong preferences, and his particularly active life as a performer meant that these preferences were often expressed in his...

First study of American women composers and attitudes towards women musicians in the nineteenth century. Early American women composers are barely represented in standard reference works, yet their output constitutes a significant proportion of the bound sheet music in the collections in the New...

Anton Bruckner (1905) is a book written by Rudolf Louis, which is a comprehensive biography of the famous Austrian composer, Anton Bruckner. The book covers Bruckner's life, from his birth in 1824 to his death in 1896, and explores his musical career, his personal...

Many of the earliest books, particularly those dating back to the 1900s and before, are now extremely scarce and increasingly expensive. We are republishing these classic works in affordable, high quality, modern editions, using the original text and artwork.Author: Karl EkmanISBN-10: 1406723231ISBN-13: 9781406723236Publisher: Von...

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...

In what ways is music implicated in the politics of belonging? How is the proper at stake in listening? What role does the ear play in forming a sense of community? Music and Belonging argues that music, at the level of style and form,...

The strange tale of America's best pianist and the Australian lipstick salesman who immortalised his genius. A compelling and surprising tale of musical passion, tragedy and revival. In his prime, William Kapell was acknowledged to be 'the greatest pianistic talent since Horowitz'. Yet his...

This book provides the first detailed reception history of adaptations of Johann Sebastian Bach's Aria mit 30 Veränderungen (Goldberg Variations, BWV 988). It documents multiple ways Bach's work has appeared in arrangements, transcriptions, and re-compositions from 1800 to 2020. It examines adaptations for the...

This collection of baritone/bass songs features some of the most beloved tunes from the classical and popular repertoires. Designed for both amateur and professional singers, the book includes classics such as Schubert's Winterreise, Mozart's Don Giovanni, and Gershwin's Porgy and Bess, as well as...

In Listening to Art Song, Margaret Olson offers an easy-to-read, fresh perspective on the remarkably diverse musical genre of art song, surveying for readers such topics as the development of song, the elements that make up song, and the art of listening to song....

Famous Violinists Of Today And Yesterday is a book written by Henry Charles Lahee in 1899. The book is a comprehensive study of famous violinists from the past and present. It covers the lives and careers of some of the most renowned violinists in...

Since its emergence in sixteenth-century Germany, the magician Faust's quest has become one of the most profound themes in Western history. Though variants are found across all media, few adaptations have met with greater acclaim than in music. Bringing together more than two dozen...

This book challenges the widely held view of Haydn as an inspired instrumental musician who composed in isolation from eighteenth-century enlightened thinking. Schroeder presents Haydn as a culturally and politically sensitive representative of the Age of Enlightenment, arguing that Haydn's awareness of contemporary aesthetic...

From one of the most lauded poets of her generation comes a major new work. Winner of the International Griffin Prize, the Rome Prize, the LA Times Book Prize, Guggenheim and NEA fellowships, among many other awards, Gjertrud Schnackenberg has always put her technical...

Franz Schubert's song cycles Schone Mullerin and Winterreise are cornerstones of the genre. But as Richard Kramer argues in this book, Schubert envisioned many other songs as components of cyclical arrangements that were never published as such. By carefully studying Schubert's original manuscripts, Kramer...

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart's "Piano Sonata No. 3 in B-flat major, K. 281" Reprinted from the "Breitkopf & H rtel" edition.Author: Samwise Publishing, Wolfgang Amadeus MozartISBN-10: 1503311171ISBN-13: 9781503311176Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing PlatformLanguage: EnglishPublished: 11/21/2014Pages: 40Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.26lbsSize: 11.00h x 8.50w x 0.08d

Gregorian chant belongs to the oldest music being preserved in such scope till present; moreover it is still performed but also is one that mostly influenced the history and presence of music. For the reason it is important for ukulele players to meet this...

(Piano Collection). Expansive collection of 48 well-known Bach keyboard works, including: selected Two-part Inventions; English Suites Nos. 2, 3; French Suites Nos. 2, 6; selections from The Well-Tempered Clavier, Books 1 and 2; Aria from The Goldberg Variations; and more. Contents: INVENTIONS: No. 1...

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

In a highly influential essay, Rose Rosengard Subotnik critiques "structural listening" as an attempt to situate musical meaning solely within the unfolding of the musical structure itself. The authors of this volume, prominent young music historians and theorists writing on repertories ranging from Beethoven...

Beethoven's often-discussed dark side--marked by paranoia, narcissism, and obsession--is brought into focus by Peter J. Davies, who examines both the composer's genetic roots and the familial cruelty and neglect that defined his childhood. But this book is more than a biography, eschewing facile psychoanalysis...

This critical reevaluation of the causes of many of Beethoven's illnesses offers detailed accounts of the treatments applied by his physicians and a comprehensive rendering of the composer's final illness, death, and burial. Separate chapters discuss the causes of many of Beethoven's illnesses, his...

In this biography by one of England's foremost writers on music, William Walton's personality emerges in all its complexity and self-contradiction. Michael Kennedy portrays a creative artist completely committed to his art yet plagued by misgiving and doubts, prey to insecurity and frustration, vulnerable...

The lute was one of the most important instruments in use in Europe from late medieval times up to the eighteenth century. Despite its acknowledged importance, this study is the first ever comprehensive work on the instrument and its music, apart from performance studies...

(Piano). Two Pianos, Four Hands. 2 Copies needed to perform. To see other NFMC selections, click here.Author: Franz LisztISBN-10: 1458488152ISBN-13: 9781458488152Publisher: G. Schirmer, Inc.Language: EnglishPublished: 11/01/1986Pages: 60Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.44lbsSize: 11.80h x 8.80w x 0.30d

"Music is life. Music is a reflection of who we are as humans." -- Susan Graham, renowned American mezzo-soprano Music has existed as long as there have been people to listen. It takes on many forms and is many things, providing entertainment, emotion, storytelling,...

3 Manuscripts in 1 Book, Including: How to Play Piano, Music Theory and How to Read Music!Book 1)How to Play Piano: In 1 Day - The Only 7 Exercises You Need to Learn Piano Theory, Piano Technique and Piano Sheet Music TodayYou will learn...

*WINNER OF THE ROYAL PHILHARMONIC SOCIETY STORYTELLING AWARD**SHORTLISTED FOR THE SLIGHTLY FOXED BEST FIRST BIOGRAPHY PRIZE 2023*The lives, loves, adventures and trailblazing musical careers of four extraordinary women from a stunning debut biographer.'Fabulous.' Sunday Times 'A rare gift.' Financial Times 'Passionate ... Vivid ......

(Misc). This volume offers a fine selection of pieces for variable recorder ensembles. The aim of this collection is to encourage ensemble playing. Have fun playing these attractive arrangements with your recorder friends Contents include pieces by Handel, Mozart, Beethoven and even Scott Joplin.Author:...

Sheet music for Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart's Piano Sonata No. 4 in E-flat major, K. 282. Reprinted from the "Breitkopf & Härtel" edition.Author: Samwise Publishing, Wolfgang Amadeus MozartISBN-10: 1503342247ISBN-13: 9781503342248Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing PlatformLanguage: EnglishPublished: 12/01/2014Pages: 32Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.22lbsSize: 11.00h x 8.50w x 0.07d

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...

How can the early music movement move into the future? Could this be a transformative moment for change and growth? In this collection, a diverse group of young and established voices from across the globe offer exciting, positive, and challenging thoughts about how we...

Chronicling nearly a century of music, Gaby Casadesus' MyMusical Notes, recounts the French pianist's remarkable career as half of one of the most extraordinary husband and wife teams in twentieth century classical music, with her husband Robert Casadesus. Told in a lively conversational tone,...

The nature of musical performance has intrigued researchers for a long time. This book explores the contributions and limitations of some of these approaches, be it theoretical, cultural, historical, perceptual, or analytical. Through a detailed investigation of recent recordings of J. S. Bach's 6...

This book starts by focusing on Medieval creativity and the first, and later attempts at written music, from the earliest days on into the Ars Nova period, so as to show the eventual evolution to Renaissance triadic counterpoint. The second, more important focus is...

(Music Sales America). Includes narration by Jean de Brunhoff.Author: Francis PoulencISBN-10: 0711919410ISBN-13: 9780711919419Publisher: Music SalesLanguage: EnglishPublished: 01/01/1992Pages: 36Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.39lbsSize: 11.88h x 8.90w x 0.13d

Demonstrates that the concept of genius is as vitally needed as ever and can illuminate the workings of Mozart's creative imagination. Much recent, distinguished Mozart criticism has set out a critique of the concept of genius. Whether following the scientist seeking greater objectivity, the...