(Instrumental Folio). If you've been taking oboe lessons for a little while, you are probably eager to learn some familiar songs. The First 50 Songs You Should Play on Oboe includes a wide variety of favorites, from pop hits and movie themes to classical melodies and folk songs, many of which originally featured oboe! Songs include: All of Me * All You Need Is Love * Amazing Grace * Canon in D * Circle of Life * Fight Song * Gabriel's Oboe * The Godfather (Love Theme) * Hallelujah * I Will Always Love You * Just Give Me a Reason * Just the Way You Are * Let It Go * My Heart Will Go on (Love Theme from 'Titanic') * Pure Imagination * Roar * Rolling in the Deep * Satin Doll * See You Again * Shake It Off * Shallow * Stand by Me * Summertime * Symphony No. 9 in E Minor ("From the New World"), Second Movement Excerpt * Tequila * This Is Me * Uptown Funk * What a Wonderful World * and more!
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 Maya created one of the world's most brilliant civilizations, famous for its art, astronomy, and deep fascination with the mystery of time. Despite collapse in the ninth century, Spanish invasion in the sixteenth, and civil war in the twentieth, eight million people in Guatemala, Belize, and southern Mexico speak Mayan languages and maintain their resilient culture to this day. Traveling through Central America's jungles and mountains, Ronald Wright explores the ancient roots of the Maya, their recent troubles, and prospects for survival. Embracing history, anthropology, politics, and literature, Time Among the Maya is a riveting journey through past magnificence and the study of an enduring civilization with much to teach the present. "Wright's unpretentious narrative blends anthropology, archaeology, history, and politics with his own entertaining excursions and encounters." -- The New Yorker; "Time Among the Maya shows Wright to be far more than a mere storyteller or descriptive writer. He is an historical philosopher with a profound understanding of other cultures." -- Jan Morris, The Independent (London).
In Oboe Art and Method, veteran oboe performer and instructor Martin Schuring describes in detail all of the basic techniques of oboe playing (including breathing, embouchure, finger technique, articulation, and phrasing) and reed making, with expert tips and step-by-step instructions for how best to perform each of these tasks with grace and technical efficiency.
Exciting and familiar music by Bach, Handel, Purcell, Wagner, Verdi, Puccini, Tchaikovsky, Bizet, Delibes, Saint-Saëns, Fauré and many more arranged especially for the beginner to intermediate oboist, starting with the easiest. These arrangements provide a taste of the music (not the entire banquet) and most pieces are half a page in length, several are a whole page.Includes:Adagio, Clarinet Concerto - Mozart Allegro, Eine Kleine Nachtmusik - MozartAnitra's Dance, Peer Gynt - Grieg Ave Maria - Gounod Ave Verum Corpus - Mozart Berceuse, Dolly Suite - Fauré Bridal March, Lohengrin - Wagner Brindisi, La Traviata - VerdiDance of the Hours, La Gioconda - Ponchielli Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy - Tchaikovsky Dido's Lament, Dido and Aeneas - H.Purcell Emperor Waltz - J.Strauss Finale, Canirval of the Animals - Saint Saëns Flower Duet, Lakmé - DelibesGalop and Can-Can, Orpheus in the Underworld - Offenbach Grand March, Aida - Verdi Grand Waltz, Opus 18 - Chopin Habanera, Carmen - Bizet Hallelujah Chorus, Messiah - Handel Hornpipe, Water Music - Handel In the Hall of the Mountain King, Peer Gynt - Grieg Jesu Joy of Man's Desiring - J.S.Bach Jupiter, The Planets - Holst La Donne e Mobile, Rigoletto - Verdi Land of Hope and Glory, Pomp and Circumstance - Elgar Lullaby - Brahms March, Nutcracker Suite - Tchaikovsky March, William Tell - Rossini Mazurka, Coppelia - Delibes Morning, Peer Gynt Suite - Grieg Nimrod, Enigma Variations - Elgar Ode to Joy, Symphony 9 - BeethovenO Mio Babbino Caro, Gianni Schicchi - PucciniPavane Fauré Pizzicato Polka - J.Strauss Polovtsian Dance, Prince Igor - BorodinQueen of the Night Aria, The Magic Flute - Mozart Radetsky March - J.Strauss Ride of the Valkyries, Die Walküre - Wagner Rondo, The Moor's Revenge - Purcell Slavonic Dance 1 - Dvorak Spring, The Four Seasons - Vivaldi Swan Theme, Swan Lake - Tchaikovsky The Blue Danube - J.Strauss The Elephant, Carnival of the Animals - Saint Saëns The Queen of the Night Aria - Mozart The Sorcerer's Apprentice - Dukas The Swan, Carnival of the Animals - Saint Saëns Toreador's Song, Carmen - Bizet Valse Lente, Coppelia - Delibes Voi Che Sapete, Marriage of Figaro - Mozart Waltz, Die Fledermaus - J.Strauss Waltz, Sleeping Beauty - Tchaikovsky Waltz of the Flowers, Nutcracker - TchaikovskyLook out for music arranged for mixed instruments: Flute, Clarinet, Bassoon, Mini-Bassoon, Tenoroon, Oboe, Saxophone, Recorder, Trumpet, Trombone, Tuba, Violin, Viola, Cello and Double Bass! We have a spectacular variety of duet books, a gargantuan selection of festive books (including Halloween!) and even downloadable playalong and backing tracks and sheet music on our website. Just visit http://WildMusicPublications.com
(Rubank Solo Collection). This top-rated collection of solo literature from the celebrated Rubank catalog is known by teachers and students everywhere. Each edition offers a superb variety of solos customized for that instrument. Most state solo/ensemble contest lists include several solos from this collection. Also available: * Solo Book (HL04471690) * Solo Book with Online Media (Performance/Accompaniment Recordings (stream or download) and Printable Piano Accompaniments) (HL04002514) Contents: At the Hearth (Gretchaninoff) * Evening Waltz (Gretchaninoff) * Minuet from Haffner Music (Mozart) * Melodie (Poulain) * Canzonetta and Giga (Ostransky) * Sonatina from Trio V (Haydn) * Andante and Allegro (Chailleux) * Largo and Allegro from Sonata VI (Handel) * Elegie (Barat) * Introduction and Rondo (Ostransky) * Recitative and Allegro (Koepke) * Fantaisie Mauresque (Combelle) * Concertante (Paladilhe) * First Concertino (Guilhaud).
The material in the Gekeler Method for Oboe is divided in two parts. The studies in Part I are for the purpose of developing musical style and interpretation; those in Part II are for the study of scales and intervals, and for improvement of articulation.
Haydn, Tchaikovsky, and Brahms, oh, my! The beginner's guide to classical music Classical Music For Dummies is a friendly, funny, easy-to-understand guide to composers, instruments, orchestras, concerts, recordings, and more. Classical music is widely considered one of the pinnacles of human achievement, and this informative guide will shows you just how beautiful and rewarding it can be. You'll learn how Bach is different from Beethoven, how Mozart is different still, and why not all "classical" music is actually Classical if it's really Baroque or Romantic. You'll be introduced to the composers and their work, and discover the groundbreaking pieces that shake the world every time they're played. Begin building your classical music library with the essential recordings that define orchestral, choral, and operatic beauty as you get acquainted with the orchestras and musicians that bring the composers to life. Whether you want to play classical music or just learn more about it, Classical Music For Dummies will teach you everything you need to know to get the most out of this increasingly popular genre. Distinguish flute from piccolo, violin from viola, and trumpet from trombone Learn the difference between overtures, requiems, arias, and masses Explore the composers that shaped music as we know it Discover the recordings your music library cannot be without Classical music has begun sneaking into the mainstream — if your interest has been piqued, there's never been a better time to develop an appreciation for this incredibly rich, complex, and varied body of work. Classical Music For Dummies lays the groundwork, and demonstrates just how amazing classical music can be.
The oboe, including its earlier forms the shawm and the hautboy, is an instrument with a long and rich history. In this book two distinguished oboist-musicologists trace that history from its beginnings to the present time, discussing how and why the oboe evolved, what music was written for it, and which players were prominent. Geoffrey Burgess and Bruce Haynes begin by describing the oboe’s prehistory and subsequent development out of the shawm in the mid-seventeenth century. They then examine later stages of the instrument, from the classical hautboy to the transition to a keyed oboe and eventually the Conservatoire-system oboe. The authors consider the instrument’s place in Romantic and Modernist music and analyze traditional and avant-garde developments after World War II. Noting the oboe’s appearance in paintings and other iconography, as well as in distinctive musical contexts, they examine what this reveals about the instrument’s social function in different eras. Throughout the book they discuss the great performers, from the pioneers of the seventeenth century to the traveling virtuosi of the eighteenth, the masters of the romantic period and the legends of the twentieth century such as Gillet, Goossens, Tabuteau, and Holliger. With its extensive illustrations, useful technical appendices, and discography, this is a comprehensive and authoritative volume that will be the essential companion for every woodwind student and performer.
