Orchestral Music
Orchestral Music

Author: David Daniels

Publisher: Scarecrow Press

Published: 2005-10-13

Total Pages: 634

ISBN-13: 0810856743

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Also Available: Orchestral Music Online This fourth edition of the highly acclaimed, classic sourcebook for planning orchestral programs and organizing rehearsals has been expanded and revised to feature 42% more compositions over the third edition, with clearer entries and a more useful system of appendixes. Compositions cover the standard repertoire for American orchestra. Features from the previous edition that have changed and new additions include: · Larger physical format (8.5 x 11 vs. 5.5 x 8.5) · Expanded to 6400 entries and almost 900 composers (only 4200 in 3rd Ed.) · Merged with the American Symphony Orchestra League's OLIS (Orchestra Library Information Service) · Enhanced specific information on woodwind & brass doublings · Lists of required percussion equipment for many works · New, more intuitive format for instrumentation · More contents notes and durations of individual movements · Composers' citizenship, birth and death dates and places, integrated into the listings · Listings of useful websites for orchestra professionals

The Concerto
The Concerto

Author: Stephan D. Lindeman

Publisher: Taylor & Francis

Published: 2006

Total Pages: 666

ISBN-13: 0415976197

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Twelve-tone and serial music were dominant forms of composition following World War II and remained so at least through the mid-1970s. In 1961, Ann Phillips Basart published the pioneering bibliographic work in the field.

Cadence
Cadence

Author: Distinguished James McGill Professor Emeritus of Music Theory William E Caplin

Publisher: Oxford University Press

Published: 2024-10-04

Total Pages: 649

ISBN-13: 0197782167

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Cadence explores the many ways in which the component parts of a classical composition achieve a sense of ending. The book examines cadential practice in a wide variety of musical styles in the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries, including works by well-known composers such as Bach, Mozart, Beethoven, Schubert, Chopin, and Brahms.

Classical Music
Classical Music

Author: Phil G. Goulding

Publisher: Ballantine Books

Published: 2011-03-16

Total Pages: 657

ISBN-13: 0307760464

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MAKE A SOUND INVESTMENT IN CLASSICAL MUSIC Who are the ten most important classical composers? Who in the world was Palestrina? Why did Stravinsky's "Rite of Spring" cause a riot? Which five of each important composer's works should you buy? What is a concerto and how does it differ from a sonata? Maybe you don't know the answers to these questions; author Phil Goulding certainly didn't. When Goulding first tried to learn about classical music, he found himself buried in an avalanche of technical terms and complicated jargon--so he decided to write the book he couldn't find. The result is a complete classical music education in one volume. Comprehensive, discriminating, and delightfully irreverent, Classical Music provides such essential information as: * Rankings of the top 50 composers (Bach is #1. Borodin is #50) * A detailed and anecdotal look at each composer's life and work * The five primary works of each composer and specific recommended CDs for each. * Further great works of each composer--if you really like him * Concise explanations of musical terminology, forms, and periods * A guide to the parts and history of the symphony orchestra "This book uses every conceivable gimmick to immerse readers in the richness of classical music: lists, rankings, sidebars devoted to lively anecdotes, and catchy leads." --The Washington Post "One terrific music appreciation book...The information is surprisingly detailed but concisely presented. Goulding's writing style is breezy yet mature....[He] has raised music appreciation from a racket to a service." --The Arizona Daily Star

The Music Forum
The Music Forum

Author: William Mitchell

Publisher: Columbia University Press

Published: 2010-06-01

Total Pages: 424

ISBN-13: 9780231513692

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The Music Forum

Arnold Schoenberg Letters
Arnold Schoenberg Letters

Author: Arnold Schoenberg

Publisher: Univ of California Press

Published: 1987-01-01

Total Pages: 320

ISBN-13: 9780520060098

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Background notes about each stage of his life and career, accompany Schoenberg's letters to artists, intellectuals, and fellow composers

Cadence
Cadence

Author: William E. Caplin

Publisher: Oxford University Press

Published: 2024-09-20

Total Pages: 649

ISBN-13: 0190056460

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Cadence is a comprehensive examination of how formal units in European art music of the tonal era achieve closure. The book brings together the author's decades-long investigations into cadence, a compositional device that is readily experienced both by musicians and non-musicians, but one that has proven intractable to clear and precise theoretical formulation. Rooted in Caplin's broader theory of formal functions, the book first develops concepts of cadence for music of the high classical style and then extends these ideas to gauge cadential practice in earlier and later style periods. Throughout the study, various manifestations of cadence are defined in terms of their morphology (their harmonic and melodic profiles) as well as their function (the specific formal contexts in which they are deployed). Cadence introduces a host of theoretical concepts illustrated by copious musical examples, all of which contain extensive analytical annotations of harmony, melody and form. Though the book is addressed primarily to music theorists, the many issues of compositional practice raised in this study will resonate with the interests of composers, historians, and performers alike.

Musical Anthologies for Analytical Study
Musical Anthologies for Analytical Study

Author: James E. Perone

Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing USA

Published: 1995-09-30

Total Pages: 196

ISBN-13: 0313033390

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Presenting detailed information about 14 standard anthologies, this useful music reference tool lists all excerpts and complete compositions, provides information concerning the type of score presented, and includes an index of composers and sources as well as an index of complete compositions and movements. The book is designed primarily for researchers and teachers of music theory to make the search for analytical source material easier and faster than previously possible. The anthologies cited are all currently in print or are generally available in music libraries. The book lists all excerpts, complete compositions, and movements contained in the anthologies, providing information concerning the type of score (full, piano reduction, etc.) employed, source of the excerpt, and specific theoretical topics. This is the only book that details anthologies in a manner that makes a search quick and easy.