Mozart, His Character, His Work
Mozart, His Character, His Work

Author: Alfred Einstein

Publisher: New York ; London [etc.] : Oxford University Press

Published: 1945

Total Pages: 524

ISBN-13:

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A picture of Mozart's "character and of the personalities and events that exercised a decisive influence upon it. The works that are mentioned are not described, but characterized from the point of view of their time and--so far as possible--of our relation to them." --Preface.

Rough Ideas
Rough Ideas

Author: Stephen Hough

Publisher: Farrar, Straus and Giroux

Published: 2020-02-04

Total Pages: 464

ISBN-13: 0374721408

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A collection of essays on music and life by the famed classical pianist and composer Stephen Hough is one of the world’s leading pianists, winning global acclaim and numerous awards, both for his concerts and his recordings. He is also a writer, composer, and painter, and has been described by The Economist as one of “Twenty Living Polymaths.” Hough writes informally and engagingly about music and the life of a musician, from the broader aspects of what it is to walk out onto a stage or to make a recording, to specialist tips from deep inside the practice room: how to trill, how to pedal, how to practice. He also writes vividly about people he’s known, places he’s traveled to, books he’s read, paintings he’s seen; and he touches on more controversial subjects, such as assisted suicide and abortion. Even religion is there—the possibility of the existence of God, problems with some biblical texts, and the challenges involved in being a gay Catholic. Rough Ideas is an illuminating, constantly surprising introduction to the life and mind of one of our great cultural figures.

Adagio and rondo in C minor, K. 617, for piano, flute, oboe, viola and cello
Adagio and rondo in C minor, K. 617, for piano, flute, oboe, viola and cello

Author: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

Publisher: Alfred Music Publishing

Published: 1985-03

Total Pages: 36

ISBN-13: 9780769281889

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Mozart's Adagio and Rondo (K. 617) was written for the armonica, or musical glasses (a set of tuned glass bowls) and a quartet consisting of flute, oboe, viola, and cello. The music is effective played as an organ solo. The Adagio may be registered "forte," in the style of Mozart's Fantasia (K. 608). The Rondo should be played on the flute stops. Arranged for organ by E. Power Briggs.

The Complete Original Cadenzas to the Piano Concertos
The Complete Original Cadenzas to the Piano Concertos

Author: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

Publisher: Alfred Music

Published: 1996-08-01

Total Pages: 156

ISBN-13: 9781457454356

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Many of Mozart's own cadenzas are preserved, but many more that he improvised in performance were never written down. In that spirit, famed pianist Lili Kraus sensed an obligation and a challenge to follow the tradition of using her own cadenzas where no original was available. This collection, then contains Mozart's original cadenzas as well as editorial versions by Ms. Kraus for Concertos 1-27.

The Real Little Classical Fake Book (Songbook)
The Real Little Classical Fake Book (Songbook)

Author: Hal Leonard Corp.

Publisher: Hal Leonard Corporation

Published: 1993-01-01

Total Pages: 1004

ISBN-13: 1458491986

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(Fake Book). This fabulous fake book includes nearly every famous classical theme ever written! It's a virtual encyclopedia of classical music, in one complete volume. Features: over 165 classical composers; over 500 classical themes in their original keys; lyrics in their original language; a timeline of major classical composers; categorical listings; more.