Music-Instruction & Study -Appreciation

Bach's Operas of the Soul is the first introduction to Bach's sacred cantatas for the general music lover.In clear and accessible language, Mark Ringer examines this vast output of masterpieces as the great musical dramatic creations that they. Bach's sacred cantatas represent an almost...

Get your mojo working as you take a musical trip from the Mississippi Delta to Chicago's gritty South Side and points beyond with Blues For Dummies, an insightful, toe-tappin', music lovers' guide to the blues. Popular blues guitarist Lonnie Brooks serves as your tour...

Bart's music is greatly prized by concertgoers, yet we know little about the intellectual milieu that gave rise to his artistry. Bart is often seen as a lonely genius emerging from a gray background of an "underdeveloped country." Now Judit Frigyesi offers a broader...

A comprehensive survey of the latest neuroscientific research into the effects of music on the brain Covers a variety of topics fundamental for music perception, including musical syntax, musical semantics, music and action, music and emotion Includes general introductory chapters to engage a broad...

Why does the brain create music? In Beethoven's Anvil, cognitive scientist and jazz musician William Benzon finds the key to music's function in the very complexity of musical experience. Music demands that our symbol-processing capacities, motor skills, emotional and communicative skills all work in...

The Sound Books series is a picture book collection designed to visually represent musical concepts for young learners. Its original artwork is created and arranged to clearly depict sound ideas with few or no words required. The unique approach encourages students to bring together...

Songwriting guru Rikky Rooksby surveys Springsteen's rich catalogue and uses common techniques as a starting point for a masterclass in the art of writing powerful songs.Author: Rikky RooksbyISBN-10: 1493065262ISBN-13: 9781493065264Publisher: Backbeat BooksLanguage: EnglishPublished: 06/20/2022Pages: 168Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.67lbsSize: 9.50h x 7.50w x 0.36d

The second title in the Amadeus Press Parallel Lives series, this volume examines the lives and work of two giants of 20th century music. Both composers influenced countless others, and their works are performed often in today's concert and opera houses. Felsenfeld gives us...

This book is a tool for helping teachers and parents of musical kids work together to provide young people with music learning experiences that are meaningful and lasting.Author: Robert H. WoodyISBN-10: 1475849966ISBN-13: 9781475849967Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield PublishersLanguage: EnglishPublished: 10/11/2019Pages: 144Format: HardcoverWeight: 0.80lbsSize: 9.00h x...

Cello Online String Sampler Cello Sheet Music is a fun and easy way to actively learn, study and play beautiful cello music from a wide variety of styles and eras. 54 pieces are featured, representing music history periods, styles and cultures, including Medieval, Renaissance,...

Through a musical language involving symbols, numbers, and tonality, J.S. Bach created emotional dimension in the preludes and fugues of The Well-Tempered Clavier. This book explores the use of that musical language, revealing how Bach used harmonic design and melodic and rhythmic motivic formulas...

Best Start Music Lessons Book 1 For Teachers Piano accompaniments for all songs and aural work in the Best Start Music Lessons Book 1 for Recorder, Fife or Flute. Includes 14 songs using notes B, A and G. www.beststartmusic.com.Author: Sarah Broughton StalbowISBN-10: 064842703XISBN-13: 9780648427032Publisher:...

How are our ability and motivation to be creative shaped by the world around us? Why does creativity seem to flourish in some environments, while others seem to stifle it? Many societies value creativity as an abstract concept and many, perhaps even most, individuals...

This book contains a collection of classic essays on the subject of the Italian violin, looking at its history and development with reference to notable makers and players. Italy is famous for producing many great violinists and designers, each dealt with in detail within...

Whether it's a song by Brahms or by the Boss, a serenade by Mozart or a ballet by John Harbison, music radiates a diverse spectrum of meaningful signs, hidden in plain hearing.ﾂ To enjoy the interplay of musical signs, it helps to recognize them...

Model Cornerstone Assessments (MCAs), that were developed for the National Core Arts Standards in Music, are curriculum-embedded measures designed for music students to apply relevant knowledge and skills while demonstrating learning in the standards that define the artistic processes. They are meant to engage...

This anthology to accompany Gateways to Understanding Music is comprised of musical "texts." These broadly defined texts-primarily musical scores-facilitate the integration of score study and music theory into the ethno/musicology curriculum, a necessary focus in the training of the professional musician. As posed by...

What is music, and why does it move us? From Pythagoras to the present, writers have struggled to isolate the essence of "pure" or "absolute" music in ways that also account for its profound effect. In Absolute Music: The History of an Idea, Mark...

"A History of the Violin Bow" is a collection of classic articles on the subject of the violin, with a particular focus on the bow. The articles explore a range of topics from the history and origins of the violin, to notable makers, rare...

50 Movie Music Moments comprises a wide-ranging collection of analyses of some of the most fascinating uses of music in modern Hollywood cinema. Considering narrative strategies, filmmaking techniques, functions of film music, audience engagement and conditioning, cultural implications, and intertextuality, the case studies gathered...

90 pages of questions and answers on all topics to do with the Bach cello suitesPart 1: The Suite before Bach - the models, background and inspirationPart II: The Suite in Bach's Time - their place in Bach's life and householdPart III: Performing the...

This first-of-its-kind compendium unites perspectives from artists, scholars, arts educators, policymakers, and activists to investigate the complex system of values surrounding artistic-educational endeavors. Addressing a range of artistic domains-including music, dance, theater, visual arts, film, and poetry-contributors explore and critique the conventions that govern...

""A Study of Indian Music"" by John Comfort Fillmore is a comprehensive exploration of the rich and diverse musical traditions of India. The book delves into the historical, cultural, and spiritual contexts of Indian music, tracing its evolution from ancient times to the present...

""A Manual of Instructions on Plain Chant: Or Gregorian Music"" is a book written by James Jones and published in 1845. The book is a guide to the traditional music of the Catholic Church, known as plainchant or Gregorian chant. The author provides detailed...

An irreverent and engaging chronicle of popular music dating from the 1880s, when Tin Pan Alley was founded, to the present by a British-born songwriter and onetime pop star. "Brash, learned, funny, and perspicacious." - The New YorkerAuthor: Ian WhitcombISBN-10: 087910063XISBN-13: 9780879100636Publisher: LimelightLanguage: EnglishPublished:...

This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the original. Due to its age, it may contain imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our...

The writings of Sulzer and Koch represent a significant confluence of philosophical and musical thought from the German Enlightenment. Koch creatively adapted many of Sulzer's abstract philosophical ideas to concrete questions of musical pedagogy, showing how they could be usefully applied to the teaching...

The Ultimate Guitar Guide to Acoustic R&BSince the Neo-Soul revival of the '90s modern R&B guitar hasn't stopped evolving, and the acoustic guitar has played a vital part in its growth. This definitive guide to acoustic R&B by guitarist and bestselling author Simon Pratt...

While it is widely recognized that music contributes to the health and well-being of societies, the reverse is not necessarily true. Being a professional musician is a rewarding yet challenging occupation, and the results of newer survey studies show musicians experience psychological challenges, like...

Authors Richard Crawford and Larry Hamberlin use 90 pieces to show how the lively interactions among the folk, popular, and classical spheres have made American music resonate with audiences around the world. Along the way, students gain a clearer understanding of music's role in...

Questions of authorship are central to the late thirteenth-century motet repertoire represented by the seventh section or fascicle of the Montpellier Codex (Montpellier, Biblioth鑷ue interuniversitaire, Section de m馘ecine, H. 196, hereafter Mo). Mo does not explicitly attribute any of its compositions, but theoretical sources...

FIRST FOLIO OF SHAKESPEARE IN MODERN TYPEAuthor: William ShakespeareISBN-10: 1557833338ISBN-13: 9781557833334Publisher: Applause BooksLanguage: EnglishPublished: 10/01/2000Pages: 1182Format: HardcoverWeight: 6.45lbsSize: 11.10h x 8.80w x 2.80dReview Citation(s): Library Journal 12/01/2001 pg. 122Choice 03/01/2002 pg. 1251

Rob Kapilow has been helping audiences hear more in great music for almost twenty years with his What Makes It Great? series on NPR, at Lincoln Center, and in concert halls throughout the US and Canada. In this book, he gives you a set...

One quiz each on the lives of Bach, Beethoven, Mozart, Liszt, Schubert, Schumann, Verdi, Wagner, Chopin, Haydn, Handel, and Grieg. May be used in conjunction with the Classically Gail free, one-year course in Music Appreciation (classicallygail.blogspot.com), to supplement other curriculum, or just test your...

This treasure trove of an anthology is full to the brim with songs and seasonal verses that will delight children and encourage them to sing and play. Illustrated throughout with colour images, the Autumn Songbook features five thematic sections: "Animals and Birds," "Farming-Harvest," "Festivals...

The ultimate collection of early American choral music, including folk hymns from the 19th century. A two volume work in a sturdy slipcase, American Harmony includes full musical scores and complete verses for 176 pieces of music, 100 illustrations, over 100 pages of biographical...

Bach & God explores the religious character of Bach's vocal and instrumental music in seven interrelated essays. Noted musicologist Michael Marissen offers wide-ranging interpretive insights from careful biblical and theological scrutiny of the librettos. Yet he also shows how Bach's pitches, rhythms, and tone...

This anthology of over 40 scores and excerpts represents a wide range of music from across the twentieth century and into the twenty-first century, from pieces by Debussy, Stravinsky, and Bartok to works by Arvo P rt, Thomas Ad s, and Kaija Saariaho. Showcasing...

Get your copy of this essential book on guitar care, and instantly improve your skills in guitar maintenance! This book offers simple steps to empower you to care for your own guitar.Whether you are an aspiring guitar player, or have played the instrument for...

This book contains a collection of classic essays on the subject of the German violin, looking at its history and development with reference to notable makers and players. Germany produced many great violinists and designers, each dealt with in detail within these fascinating articles....

""A Musical Triad From Shakespeare: The Clown In Twelfth Night, Autolycus, The Lord Of Amiens (1872)"" is a book written by Alfred Thomas Roffe. The book explores the musical elements found in the characters of three of William Shakespeare's plays: ""Twelfth Night"", ""The Winter's...

Advice To Young Musicians is a book written by the renowned German composer and music critic, Robert Schumann, in 1860. The book is a collection of essays and letters written by Schumann to aspiring musicians, offering them guidance and advice on how to succeed...

What is music, and why does it move us? From Pythagoras to the present, writers have struggled to isolate the essence of "pure" or "absolute" music in ways that also account for its profound effect. In Absolute Music: The History of an Idea, Mark...

Over the past 30 years, musicologists have produced a remarkable new body of research literature focusing on the lives and careers of women composers in their socio-historical contexts. But detailed analysis and discussion of the works created by these composers are still extremely rare....

Through musical analysis of compositions written between the mid-twelfth to late nineteenth centuries, this volume celebrates the achievements of eight composers, all women: Hildegard of Bingen, Maddalena Casulana, Barbara Strozzi, ﾉlisabeth Jacquet de la Guerre, Marianne Martines, Josephine Lang, Fanny Hensel, Clara Schumann, and...