From Vivaldi to Viotti
Author: Chappell White
Publisher: Taylor & Francis
Published: 1992
Total Pages: 420
ISBN-13: 9782881244957
DOWNLOAD EBOOKFirst Published in 1992. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.
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Tonal Space in the Music of Antonio Vivaldi
Author: Bella Brover-Lubovsky
Publisher: Indiana University Press
Published: 2008-06-25
Total Pages: 384
ISBN-13: 0253028035
DOWNLOAD EBOOKTonal Space in the Music of Antonio Vivaldi incorporates an analytical study of Vivaldi's style into a more general exploration of harmonic and tonal organization in the music of the late Italian Baroque. The harmonic and tonal language of Vivaldi and his contemporaries, full of curious links between traditional modal thinking and what would later be considered common-practice major-minor tonality, directly reflects the historical circumstances of the shifting attitude toward the conceptualization of tonal space so crucial to Western art music. Vivaldi is examined in a completely new context, allowing both his prosaic and idiosyncratic sides to emerge clearly. This book contributes to a better understanding of Vivaldi's individual style, while illuminating wider processes of stylistic development and the diffusion of artistic ideas in the 18th century.
Notes for Violists
Author: David M. Bynog
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
Published: 2020-12
Total Pages: 433
ISBN-13: 0190916109
DOWNLOAD EBOOK"Notes for Violists: A Guide to the Repertoire provides historical and analytical information about thirty-five pieces of classical music written for the viola. Arranged alphabetically by composer, the book covers some of the best-known examples of string music repertoire prominently involving the viola. A single chapter is devoted to each of the thirty-five works. The selected string repertoire includes concertos, chamber music, and works for solo viola composed between the early part of the eighteenth century through the end of the twentieth century. Each chapter includes biographical information about the composer and historical information about the work. A detailed musical analysis of each work is also included. Numerous charts and musical examples provide further references for the reader"--
The Cambridge Companion to the Concerto
Author: Simon P. Keefe
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: 2005-10-27
Total Pages: 591
ISBN-13: 113982726X
DOWNLOAD EBOOKNo musical genre has had a more chequered critical history than the concerto and yet simultaneously retained as consistently prominent a place in the affections of the concert-going public. This volume, one of very few to deal with the genre in its entirety, assumes a broad remit, setting the concerto in its musical and non-musical contexts, examining the concertos that have made important contributions to musical culture, and looking at performance-related topics. A picture emerges of a genre in a continual state of change, re-inventing itself in the process of growth and development and regularly challenging its performers and listeners to broaden the horizons of their musical experience.
Music in Eighteenth-Century Britain
Author: David Wyn Jones
Publisher: Routledge
Published: 2017-07-05
Total Pages: 333
ISBN-13: 1351557416
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThis collection of essays by some of the leading scholars in the field looks at various aspects of musical life in eighteenth-century Britain. The significant roles played by institutions such as the Freemasons and foreign embassy chapels in promoting music making and introducing foreign styles to English music are examined, as well as the influence exerted by individuals, both foreign and British. The book covers the spectrum of British music, both sacred and secular, and both cosmopolitan and provincial. In doing so it helps to redress the picture of eighteenth-century British music which has previously portrayed Handel and London as its primary constituents.
The Harvard Dictionary of Music
Author: Don Michael Randel
Publisher: Harvard University Press
Published: 2003-11-28
Total Pages: 1020
ISBN-13: 9780674011632
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThis classic reference work, the best one-volume music dictionary available, has been brought completely up to date in this new edition. Combining authoritative scholarship and lucid, lively prose, the Fourth Edition of The Harvard Dictionary of Music is the essential guide for musicians, students, and everyone who appreciates music. The Harvard Dictionary of Music has long been admired for its wide range as well as its reliability. This treasure trove includes entries on all the styles and forms in Western music; comprehensive articles on the music of Africa, Asia, Latin America, and the Near East; descriptions of instruments enriched by historical background; and articles that reflect today’s beat, including popular music, jazz, and rock. Throughout this Fourth Edition, existing articles have been fine-tuned and new entries added so that the dictionary fully reflects current music scholarship and recent developments in musical culture. Encyclopedia-length articles by notable experts alternate with short entries for quick reference, including definitions and identifications of works and instruments. More than 220 drawings and 250 musical examples enhance the text. This is an invaluable book that no music lover can afford to be without.
Amico
Author: Warwick Lister
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Published: 2009-07-23
Total Pages: 540
ISBN-13: 0199707073
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThis is the first full-length biography in English of Giovanni Battista Viotti (1755-1824), one of the great violinist-composers in the history of music, and arguably the most influential violinist who ever lived. This study is based on extensive documentary research, much of it here revealed for the first time.
Three Violin Concertos
Author: Josef Myslive?ek
Publisher: A-R Editions, Inc.
Published: 1994-01-01
Total Pages: 154
ISBN-13: 0895792907
DOWNLOAD EBOOKEnth.: Concerto in d major (CS-Pnm, XXXVIII F 158) ; B-flat major (A-Wgm, Q 16467, no. 4) ; d major (A-Wgm, Q 16467, no. 5).
The Italian Solo Concerto, 1700-1760
Author: Simon McVeigh
Publisher: Boydell Press
Published: 2004
Total Pages: 390
ISBN-13: 9781843830924
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThe composition of the solo concerto studied as an evolving debate (rather than a static technique), and for its stylistic features.
Turin and the British in the Age of the Grand Tour
Author: Paola Bianchi
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: 2017-09-21
Total Pages: 517
ISBN-13: 1107147700
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThis is an international publication exploring early modern cultural exchange between Britain and Savoy, including political, diplomatic, social, religious and artistic trends.
