Six Suites for Violoncello Solo
Six Suites for Violoncello Solo

Author: David Starkweather

Publisher:

Published: 2009-03-01

Total Pages:

ISBN-13: 9781429105590

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This edition of the Bach Cello Suites is appealing to both the scholar and the performer. The genesis of this edition was the alignment of the relevant manuscripts for easy comparison and study using a line-by-line layout. It has resulted in the ultimate scholarly approach to the study of these manuscripts and has led to many discoveries concerning notes, trills, dots, dynamics, and rhythm. In the scordatura version of "Suite No. 5," pitch names are given above the notes for the re-tuned top string, clarifying confusing elements in the notation. Fingerings and bowings in this edition reflect those used on the DVD set of Starkweather's performance of the suites (item number 730150). Reference to the manuscript edition makes it possible to visually assess the ambiguity of many of the slurs and to reach one's own conclusions.

Percussion Pedagogy
Percussion Pedagogy

Author: Michael Udow

Publisher: Oxford University Press

Published: 2019-07-10

Total Pages: 497

ISBN-13: 0190902965

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In Percussion Pedagogy, author Michael Udow offers a practical guide for students interested in teaching percussion as well as improving their technique. Udow first introduces the bouncing ball system, a technical analogy that teaches students to resist the effects of inertia. Throughout the book, the bouncing ball analogy develops into a core performance principle based on integrated motions resulting in refined tone quality and meaningful musicianship. The book applies this principle to several instruments including snare drum, timpani, marimba, vibraphone, multiple-percussion, tambourine and triangle, bass drum, cymbals, tam-tams, and a variety of Western concert and world percussion repertoire. In particular, Udow addresses the importance of coupling stroke types with stickings to set the foundation for precise rhythmic playing and expressive musicality. Chapters also focus on integrated rhythms, breath, and pulsed rhythms, anatomy and physiological health, psychological health, purposeful listening, and the importance of singing when practicing. Offering solutions to common performance problems, the book's many examples serve as a paradigm for future problem solving. A comprehensive companion website complements Udow's teachings with a wealth of video tutorials and listening examples.

Partita for Marimba
Partita for Marimba

Author: Dean Sanders

Publisher: Alfred Music

Published:

Total Pages: 20

ISBN-13: 9781457402807

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"Partita for Marimba" is a six-movement unaccompanied marimba solo. The movements are Allemande, Corrente, Sarabande, Gavotte, Capriccio, and Gigue.

Alec Wilder
Alec Wilder

Author: Philip Lambert

Publisher: University of Illinois Press

Published: 2013-03-01

Total Pages: 179

ISBN-13: 0252094840

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The music of Alec Wilder (1907-1980) blends several American musical traditions, such as jazz and the American popular song, with classical European forms and techniques. Stylish and accessible, Wilder's musical oeuvre ranged from sonatas, suites, concertos, operas, ballets, and art songs to woodwind quintets, brass quintets, jazz suites, and hundreds of popular songs. In this biography and critical investigation of Wilder's music, Philip Lambert chronicles Wilder's early work as a part-time student at the Eastman School of Music, his ascent through the ranks of the commercial recording industry in New York City in the 1930s and 1940s, his turn toward concert music from the 1950s onward, and his devotion late in his life to the study of American popular songs of the first half of the twentieth century. The book discusses some of his best-known music, such as the revolutionary octets and songs such as "I'll Be Around," "While We're Young," and "Blackberry Winter," and explains the unique blend of cultivated and vernacular traditions in his singular musical language.

First 50 Songs You Should Play on Vibraphone
First 50 Songs You Should Play on Vibraphone

Author: Hal Leonard Corp.

Publisher: Hal Leonard

Published: 2020-01-01

Total Pages: 173

ISBN-13: 1540085287

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(Percussion). If you've been playing vibes for a little while, you are probably eager to learn some familiar songs. This book includes a wide variety of favorite songs, from pop hits and movie themes to classical melodies and folk songs. Songs include: All of Me * Birdland * Clair De Lune * Desafinado * Friend like Me * Havana * Misty * On Green Dolphin Street * The Pink Panther * Sway (Quien Sera) * Sweet Caroline * Walkin' on the Sun * and more.

Four-Mallet Marimba Playing
Four-Mallet Marimba Playing

Author: Nancy Zeltsman

Publisher: Hal Leonard Corporation

Published: 2003-11-01

Total Pages: 307

ISBN-13: 1476865434

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(Percussion). This book contains a lot of music, from musical etudes designed for beginning and intermediate players, to recital material appropriate for intermediate and advanced marimbists. It includes: examples taken from contemporary solo and chamber works, with commentary and performance tips; 50 studies to develop four-mallet technique in a musical way; 18 classic and contemporary solos for recitals, auditions or juries, written by Beethoven, Handel, Chopin, Debussy, Leonard Bernstein, Duke Ellington and others; and helpful guidelines for mallet selection, grip, strokes, tone production, rolls, stickings, phrasing and other important topics.