A First Book of Brahms

A First Book of Brahms

Author: David Dutkanicz

Publisher: Courier Corporation

Published: 2013-01-23

Total Pages: 50

ISBN-13: 0486171639

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Suitable for beginning pianists of all ages, this volume includes the famous "Lullaby," the theme from "Academic Festival Overture," "Hungarian Dance No. 5," excerpts from "A Study for the Left Hand," more.


Brahms: Symphony No. 1

Brahms: Symphony No. 1

Author: David Lee Brodbeck

Publisher: Cambridge University Press

Published: 1997-01-23

Total Pages: 132

ISBN-13: 9780521479592

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A 1997 examination of the genesis, background and extra-compositional allusions of this controversial work.


Johannes Brahms

Johannes Brahms

Author: Jan Swafford

Publisher:

Published: 1999

Total Pages: 699

ISBN-13: 9780333725894

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In an expansive study Johannes Brahms emerges from Jan Swafford's book is not a bearded eminence but rather an assemblage of contradictions. He grew up in grinding poverty and as a teenager was forced to play the piano in brothels. Recognized by his teachers as a stupendous talent, Robert Schumann proclaimed Brahms at only twenty-years-old to be the saviour of German music. Brahms spent the rest of his life living up to the that prophecy. He experienced triumphs few artists have enjoyed in their lifetime, yet lived with a relentless loneliness and a growing fatalism about the future of music and the world.


A First Book of Ragtime

A First Book of Ragtime

Author: David Dutkanicz

Publisher: Courier Corporation

Published: 2012-10-16

Total Pages: 50

ISBN-13: 0486171671

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These rollicking, easy-to-play ragtime favorites include "Maple Leaf Rag," "The Entertainer," "Tiger Rag," and other melodies by such favorites as Scott Joplin, James Scott, Joseph Lamb, and Eubie Blake. All songs available as downloadable MP3s.


A First Book of Blues

A First Book of Blues

Author: David Dutkanicz

Publisher: Courier Corporation

Published: 2012-07-13

Total Pages: 50

ISBN-13: 0486171655

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This compilation introduces beginning pianists of all ages to 16 easy-to-play renditions of popular blues melodies, including traditional works as well as several numbers by Jelly Roll Morton, W. C. Handy, and others.


The Songs of Johannes Brahms

The Songs of Johannes Brahms

Author: Eric Sams

Publisher: Yale University Press

Published: 2000-01-01

Total Pages: 396

ISBN-13: 9780300079623

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"Essential to the composer's method of song-writing was a harmony between musical form and poetic text. Sams takes us right to the heart of that creative method and helps to explain how and why a particular part of the text matches a particular piece of music. He includes a list of the motifs employed by Brahms to help show how the mind of the composer worked when seeking apposite music for the imagery of the poem."--BOOK JACKET.


Brahms

Brahms

Author: Walter Frisch

Publisher: Yale University Press

Published: 2003-01-01

Total Pages: 244

ISBN-13: 9780300099652

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In this title, Walter Frisch provides a sensitive, analytical commentary on Braham's four symphonies as well as a consideration of their place within his oeuvre, within the symphonic repertory of his day, and within the broader musical culture of 19th-century Germany and Austria.


A Guide to the Solo Songs of Johannes Brahms

A Guide to the Solo Songs of Johannes Brahms

Author: Paul Stark

Publisher: Indiana University Press

Published: 1995-10-22

Total Pages: 394

ISBN-13: 9780253328915

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"The song translations by Stanley Appelbaum are excellent. Stark's commentaries are concise, intelligent, highly readable . . . Laymen and specialists alike will find [this book] a useful reference book to have on their shelves." —Fontes Artis Musicae "This book would be a warmly welcomed addition to the library of any lover of art song." —American Music Teacher "It is informative, insightful, illuminating, an invaluable resource for singers, teachers, coach-accompanists, highly recommended for anyone having anything to do with Brahms lieder." —Journal of Singing "Stark's understanding and affectionate discussion of the relationship between music and text draws the reader to examine more of Brahms's songs." —Choice Lucien Stark analyzes in detail more than 200 solo songs by Brahms and gives us translations of the texts. For performers, students, and teachers, this is a treasure-house of information and insight about a rich and varied repertoire.