Music-Genres & Styles-Classical

(Piano Solo Songbook). A diverse collection of music designed to give pianists hours of enjoyment. 45 pieces, including: Adagio for Strings * Ain't Misbehavin' * Bluesette * Canon in D * Clair de Lune * Come Fly with Me * Do-Re-Mi * Don't Know...

A hilarious collection of musical definitions by David W. Barber, the internationally best-selling author of Bach, Beethoven and the Boys, When the Fat Lady Sings, and other internationally best-selling books of musical humor. An offbeat and irreverent compendium, from Aida to Zzzz. With a...

(Schott). Contents: Part I: How to Hold the Recorder * 1. the Right Hand * 2. The Left Hand * 3. The Lips * 4. The Fair Distribution of the Weight.Author: Walter Van HauweISBN-10: 0901938963ISBN-13: 9780901938961Publisher: SchottLanguage: EnglishPublished: 10/01/1983Pages: 72Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.60lbsSize: 11.70h x...

This is the powerful memoirs which an ailing Dmitri Shostakovich dictated to a young Russian musicologist, Solomon Volkov. When it was first published in 1979, it became an international bestseller. This 25th anniversary edition includes a new foreword by Vladimir Ashkenazy, as well as...

In a series of lively essays that tell us much not only about the phenomenon that was Franz Liszt but also about the musical and cultural life of nineteenth-century Europe, Alan Walker muses on aspects of Liszt's life and work that he was unable...

String SoloFor unaccompanied viola.Author: Rodolphe KreutzerISBN-10: 0793554535ISBN-13: 9780793554539Publisher: G. Schirmer, Inc.Language: EnglishPublished: 11/01/1986Pages: 72Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.55lbsSize: 11.70h x 8.70w x 0.20d

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...

Composer, pianist, and conductor Serge Rachmaninoff is widely considered one of the greatest figures of late Russian Romanticism. His music is especially popular among music lovers for its sumptuous harmonies and lyrical, passionate melodies.First performed at the Leeds Festival in 1910, the Symphony No....

It may be in fact I have taken on a task that is too much for me; there is no precedent, so I'm obliged to invent new forms. -- Claude DebussyOne of the most revolutionary and influential of modern composers, Claude Debussy (1862-1918) overturned...

Among the most popular of Mahler's symphonic works, the 7th Symphony has neither a "program" nor a folk-song theme. It is a purely instrumental composition, both hopeful and romantic in feeling. The restrained mood and thematic economy of the symphony make it one of...

Beethoven's symphonies are among this greatest works -- in the opinion of many, the greatest orchestral compositions in the history of music. Perfect in their fusion of emotion and form, filled with drama and great beauty, they are among the best-known and best-loved works...

Often regarded as the last great composer in the Austro-Germanic tradition, Gustave Mahler (1860-1911) exerted a major influence on 20th-century music; his later work in particular affected the musical ideas of such composers as Arnold Schoenberg, Dimitri Shostakovich, Alban Berg, and Benjamin Britten.While his...

This affordable collection includes Mozart's seven final symphonies (Nos. 35-41) including the great composer's greatest orchestral work -- the last 3 symphonies. Reprinted from the authoritative and acclaimed Breitkopf & H舐tel edition.Author: Wolfgang Amadeus MozartISBN-10: 048623052XISBN-13: 9780486230528Publisher: Dover PublicationsLanguage: EnglishPublished: 06/01/1974Pages: 288Format: PaperbackWeight: 1.75lbsSize:...

Independent of his international renown as a humanitarian, Albert Schweitzer is well known as a great musicologist; a reputation that rests largely upon this book. Schweitzer's J. S. Bach is one of the great full-length studies of the composer, his life, and his work....

(Schirmer Performance Editions). Czerny's opus 849 studies provide a convenient bridge between Practical Method for Beginners, Op. 599 and The School of Velocity, Op. 299. The studies are presented as legitimate literature, emphasizing their musical potential, in conjunction with their technical benefit.Author: Carl CzernyISBN-10:...

(Music Sales America). Enjoy 34 beautiful piano solos including hits from the Beatles, Norah Jones, Coldplay, the Fray and Elton John together with classical favorites by Debussy, Chopin, Einaudi and Beethoven. All pieces are arranged for easy piano solo, complete with fingerings and chord...

(Vocal Collection). All-in-one art song resource for singers, including: 40 songs in English, French, German, Italian, and Spanish * International Phonetic Alphabet * Diction Lessons recorded by professional coaches from the Metropolitan Opera and The Juilliard School * Piano Accompaniments recorded on a grand...

(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...

(Berklee Guide). This book with online video teaches expressive, virtuosic, and healthy piano technique for contemporary and classical styles. Through integrated written directions and video examples, you will see exactly how to move your fingers, wrists, arms, feet, body and breath to achieve maximum...

(Music Sales America). The Piano Bench of Easy Classical Music is a tremendous piano collection containing 400 pages of great music literature, specially selected and edited for the developing pianist who loves classical music. Here you will find the world's favorite preludes, minuets, sonata...

(String Method). For unaccompanied violin.Author: Otakar SevcikISBN-10: 0793554357ISBN-13: 9780793554355Publisher: G. Schirmer, Inc.Language: EnglishPublished: 11/01/1986Pages: 44Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.35lbsSize: 11.70h x 8.70w x 0.20d

(Piano Method). Contents: Invention in C Major, BWV 772 * Invention in C minor, BWV 773 * Invention in D Major, BWV 774 * Invention in D minor, BWV 775 * Invention in E-flat Major, BWV 776 * Invention in E Major, BWV 777...

(String Solo). For violin and orchestra (piano reduction).Author: Felix MendelssohnISBN-10: 0793548594ISBN-13: 9780793548590Publisher: G. Schirmer, Inc.Language: EnglishPublished: 11/01/1986Pages: 32Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.35lbsSize: 11.70h x 8.70w x 0.20d

(Piano Collection). Contents: Brahms: Cardle Song, Waltz in Ao, Op. 39, No. 15 * J.S. Bach: Minuet, Prelude in C * Beethoven: Fur Elise, Minuet in G, Sonatina No. 1 in G, Sonatina No. 2 in F * Schumann: The Merry Farmer, Soldiers' March,...

Author: Wolfgang Amadeus MozartISBN-10: 0634071599ISBN-13: 9780634071591Publisher: RicordiLanguage: EnglishPublished: 11/01/1986Pages: 376Format: HardcoverWeight: 2.42lbsSize: 10.60h x 8.10w x 1.00d

Before his death in 1994, Norman Del Mar was acknowledged as one of the world's foremost authorities on the orchestra. Anatomy of the Orchestra is written not only for fellow conductors, players, students, and professional musicians, but also for everyone interested in the performance...

Commissioned in 1786 by the Paris-based orchestra Le Concert de la Loge Olympique, these six symphonies were created for an extraordinarily large ensemble of both professional and amateur players, including reinforced woodwind parts and a large string section. The symphonies are: Symphony No. 82...

Volume I of this critically acclaimed three-part collection features introductory text and performance notes to 30 Scarlatti sonatas, from Sonata I to Sonata XXX. The works appear in chronological order and with Kirkpatrick numbers. This Urtext edition preserves the sonatas' original presentation, save for...

Brahms wrote only two concerti in his lifetime, each one an important staple of the concert repertoire. Noted for their grand classical concepts and thrilling technical challenges, these masterpieces -- Piano Concertos Nos. 1 and 2 -- are featured here in full score in...

Here, in one concise volume, are all six pieces from Debussy's Images -- the Impressionist masterpieces that are among the composer's most popular works. Written in two sets from 1905 to 1907, the complete collection of Images is included in scores for solo piano:...

From Stephen Foster and Scott Joplin to George Gershwin and Aaron Copland, this new anthology features a diverse array of piano music by outstanding American composers. Among the 39 classics included here are The Joy of Autumn, by Edward MacDowell, a leading exponent of...

One of the 20th century's most prolific composers of piano music, Sergei Prokofiev (1891-1953) is celebrated for his unique piano idiom, combining the seemingly incongruous elements of highly percussive textures with passages of great lyrical charm. Above all, notes Grove's, his music shows a...

Splendid compilation features a variety of the composer's best piano works, all reproduced from authoritative sources. Taking its title from the popular orchestral work "Danse Macabre" (presented here in the brilliant arrangement by Liszt), this collection also includes "Allegro appassionato," "Album" (consisting of six...

This volume contains authoritative Russian editions of three of Tchaikovsky's most popular orchestral works. The 1812 Overture, Op. 49, is among the best known and most beloved of all classical music compositions, thrilling audiences with its stirring martial themes and spectacular climax of roaring...

This authoritative edition presents full-score reproductions of three of Liszt's best-known symphonic poems. Les Pr駘udes (Symphonic Poem No. 3) grew out of the composer's unpublished choral setting of Joseph Autran's poem "The Four Elements," blending stirring martial music and lovely pastoral themes to make...

This classic introductory text focuses on the polyphonic vocal style perfected by Palestrina. Unlike many other texts, it maintains a careful balance between theoretical and practical problems, between historical and systematic methodology. The result is an exceptionally useful resource, ideal for classroom use in...

Mahler's third and fourth symphonies mark a turning point in his development as a composer. Symphony No. 3 (1896) predominantly follows the musical style of the earlier two symphonies, which tended to emphasize a single melodic line with subordinate harmonies. Symphony No. 4 (1900)...

"His melodic imagination displays admirable freshness. He possesses a delicate harmonic sense. His themes show the inspirations of an impassioned musician: perfectly created, firm in line, vivid, and enduring in color. His art never wavers; it consistently exhibits a magnificent technique." -- John Gillespie,...

Written by a pupil of the late Heinrich Schenker, this outstanding work is the most thorough exposition in English of Schenker's work. Developing and extending the Schenker approach to include modern music, it explores the phenomenon of tonal organization in Western music by means...

A grand and panoramic biograhical history of the giants of classical music, The Lives and Times of Great Composers is a new, unique, and lovingly constructed modern reference--and a beguiling read which you will return to again and again. Interlinked yet self-contained, each chapter...

This kaleidoscopic collection reflects on the multifaceted world of classical music as it advances through the twenty-first century. With insights drawn from leading composers, performers, academics, journalists, and arts administrators, special focus is placed on classical music's defining traditions, challenges and contemporary scope. Innovative...

(Music Sales America). Dvorak's Mass in D, Op. 86 was completed in 1887. It is scored for Soprano, Alto, Tenor and Bass soloists, SATB and organ, or SATB (with optional soloists) and orchestra. Edited by Michael Pilkington.Author: Antonin DvorakISBN-10: 085360990XISBN-13: 9780853609902Publisher: Novello & CompanyLanguage:...

(BH Piano). 20 piano miniatures which introduce beginner/intermediate-level pianists to Latin American musical styles. Play along with the backing CD, or listen to the composer's own vibrant performances.Author: Christopher NortonISBN-10: 0851625606ISBN-13: 9780851625607Publisher: Boosey & Hawkes IncLanguage: EnglishPublished: 07/01/2008Pages: 36Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.35lbsSize: 11.60h x 8.60w...

Beethoven's String Quartet in C-sharp minor Op. 131 (1826) is not only firmly a part of the scholarly canon, the performing canon, and the pedagogical canon, but also makes its presence felt in popular culture. Yet in recent times, the terms in which the...

Are you ready to learn 18 beautiful pieces of classical music arranged for solo classical guitar? Discover 18 timeless, classical pieces arranged for solo guitarClassical Pieces for Solo Guitar is a progressive method that teaches advancing guitarists some of the most famous orchestral repertoire...

A Facsimile re-print of Cesare Lisei's Cenni Biografici written on Giovanni Bottesini, first printed in the Gazzetta Musicale di Milano in 1886. This also contains the version in english translated by Tito Pagliardini combined in one book.Author: Cesare Lisei, Giovanni BottesiniISBN-10: 1999866444ISBN-13: 9781999866440Publisher: WWW.Stephenstreet.comLanguage:...

Understanding Post-Tonal Music is a student-centered textbook that explores the compositional and musical processes of twentieth-century post-tonal music. Intended for undergraduate or general graduate courses on the theory and analysis of twentieth-century music, this book will increase the accessibility of post-tonal music by providing...

Drawing extensively on Russian-language sources, a concise yet comprehensive survey of the life and work of one of classical music's great composers. Unquestionably one of the most popular composers of classical music, Sergei Rachmaninoff has not always been so admired by critics. Detractors have...