Great works for piano and orchestra
Author: Robert Schumann
Publisher: Courier Corporation
Published: 1982-01-01
Total Pages: 194
ISBN-13: 0486243400
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Composers
Author: DK
Publisher: Penguin
Published: 2020-09-15
Total Pages: 1059
ISBN-13: 0744036852
DOWNLOAD EBOOK“The only love affair I have ever had was with music.” Maurice Ravel A compelling celebration of more than 90 of the world’s most influential composers from the medieval period to the present day, Composers reveals the fascinating stories of their lives, loves, and works. Biographical entries – introduced with a stunning portrait of each featured composer – trace the friendships, loves, and rivalries that inspired each musical genius. Profiles offer revealing insights into what drove each individual to create the musical masterpieces – symphonies, concertos, and operatic scores – that changed the direction of classical music and are still celebrated and treasured today. Lavishly illustrated with paintings or photographs of each composer, alongside original musical scores and personal correspondence, images of their homes and where they worked, and personal effects and other important artifacts, the book introduces the key influences, themes, and working methods of each individual, setting their works within a wider historical and cultural context. Charting the development of classical music and music movements across the centuries, Composers provides a compelling glimpse into the personal lives, loves, and influences of the giants of the classical music canon.
Classical Music
Author: Phil G. Goulding
Publisher: Ballantine Books
Published: 2011-03-16
Total Pages: 657
ISBN-13: 0307760464
DOWNLOAD EBOOKMAKE 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
Complete sonatas, Invitation to the dance, and other piano works
Author: Carl Maria von Weber
Publisher: Courier Corporation
Published: 1992-01-01
Total Pages: 330
ISBN-13: 9780486272627
DOWNLOAD EBOOKVirtually all of the composer's works for piano solo: 4 piano sonatas, "Invitation to the Dance," 8 sets of variations, "Grande Polonaise," others. Authoritative C. F. Peters edition.
Museum Masterpieces, Book 1
Author: Catherine Rollin
Publisher: Alfred Music
Published: 2014-10-13
Total Pages: 30
ISBN-13: 1470625040
DOWNLOAD EBOOKIn Museum Masterpieces, Book 1, composer Catherine Rollin has created musical expressions of some of the great works of art found in museums throughout the world. The paintings that inspired these pieces are beautifully displayed on a four-page color insert at the center of the book, along with historical notes about each painting. Titles: *American Gothic (Grant Wood) *Black Square and Red Square (Kazimir Malevich) *Carmencita (William Merritt Chase) *A Dash for the Timber (Frederic Remington) *L'étoile (The Star) (Edgar Degas) *Le fifre (The Fife Player) (Édouard Manet) *Mona Lisa (Leonardo da Vinci) *The Nut Gatherers (William-Adolphe Bouguereau) *Reeds and Cranes (Suzuki Kiitsu) *Senecio (Paul Klee)
Serenades nos. 1 & 2
Author: Johannes Brahms
Publisher: Courier Corporation
Published: 1999-01-01
Total Pages: 310
ISBN-13: 9780486408545
DOWNLOAD EBOOKTwo popular pieces include the 1860 full orchestra revision of Serenade No. 1 in D Major, Op. 11; and Brahms s 1875 revision of Serenade No. 2 in A Major, Op. 16. Authoritative early editions. Instrumentation. "
A London symphony
Author: Ralph Vaughan Williams
Publisher: Courier Corporation
Published: 1996-01-01
Total Pages: 209
ISBN-13: 0486292630
DOWNLOAD EBOOKComposed 1912-1913; first revised before 1918. Published in 1920. Dedicated to George Butterworth. This Dover edition is available again after being out of print for some time.
Library of Piano Classics
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Published: 2019
Total Pages:
ISBN-13: 9781849382403
DOWNLOAD EBOOKSymphonies nos. 1-21
Author: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Publisher: Courier Corporation
Published: 2000-01-01
Total Pages: 303
ISBN-13: 048641390X
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThese 21 symphonies, composed by Mozart between 1764 and 1771 while he was still a boy, are astonishing displays of his precocious genius. Reproduced from the authoritative Breitkopf and Härtel Complete Works Edition, they abound in the qualities that characterize his finest works: melodic richness, musical invention, and a much-imitated but unsurpassed grace. A splendid way for musicians and music lovers alike to savor and study the composer's youthful development and growing mastery of symphonic form, this new and modestly priced volume completes Dover's three-part cycle of Mozart's symphonic compositions, which include Symphonies Nos. 22–34 and Nos. 35–41. All are among the most performed and recorded works in the orchestral repertoire.
Manual of Practical Instrumentation
Author: Charles Marie Widor
Publisher: Courier Corporation
Published: 2005-01-01
Total Pages: 226
ISBN-13: 0486442691
DOWNLOAD EBOOKRenowned for his talents as organist and composer, Charles-Marie Widor (1844–1937) was also a professor at the Paris Conservatoire, where his vast knowledge of counterpoint, fugue, and orchestration benefited such students as Honegger, Varèse, Milhaud, and Dupré. In the course of his four decades of teaching at the Conservatoire, he wrote this study of instrumentation, The Technique of the Modern Orchestra, which he viewed as a supplement to Berlioz’s celebrated but dated treatise on the same subject. Full of insights and details not found in other manuals of instrumentation, Widor’s 1904 text presents a comprehensive catalog of the various abilities and qualities of all the orchestral instruments. It also features an abundance of practical advice regarding instrumental combinations and relevant works to study. This classic work represents an invaluable reference for any student of orchestration.
