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Martin Chusid ,
Franz Schubert
[Paperback 1971]
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An original concept: in one volume, a study-size score of a major musical work, and a comprehensive body of tools for the study of that work.... more
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Mary A Cicora
[Hardcover 1998]
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This literary and critical approach to Wagner's Ring provides an original interpretation of the Ring tetralogy and challenges the standard political analyses of the work. The Ring is examined in the tradition of the Romantic drama as a reworking of Greek tragedy as theoretically expressed in the second part of... more
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Karen R Little
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This bio-bibliography traces the stylistic development and defines the musical personality of one of the major British composers of the first half of the 20th century. Bridge's works, enjoying renewed interest since the late 1960s, are the subject of careful research in this volume, which lists his works and their... more
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4.
By
Jonathan Keates
[Paperback 2010]
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A fully revised, expanded and updated edition of Keates' magisterial 1985 biography of one of the world's favourite composers. Published to commemorate the 250th anniversary of Handel's death. A fully revised, expanded and updated edition of Keates' magisterial 1985 biography of one of the world's favourite composers. Though unquestionably one... more
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Julius H Jacobson
[Paperback 2005]
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?Every beginner needs a place to begin. For a music lover, what better place to discover more about music than between the pages of another music lover's book? The Classical Music Experience makes it easy by taking you through the history of classical music composer by composer.? -Adam Duritz, lead... more
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By
Jeremy Nicholas
[Paperback 2009]
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The lives and works of the 50 greatest composers in the history of classical music are profiled here. The biographies not only describe the life, artistic development and creative output of each composer, but also set them and their works in their broader cultural and historical contexts. Contains 50 black... more
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Kyle Jean Dzapo ,
Kyle Jean Zapo
[Hardcover 1999]
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Joachim Andersen enjoyed an unusually diverse career. It included founding membership in the Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra, composition of eight volumes of etudes which have become standard repertoire for flutists world-wide, and major influence on Danish musical culture during the early years of the 20th century. The detailed biography assimilates previous... more
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Nancy Lee Harper
[Hardcover 1998]
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Mary A Cicora
[Hardcover 1998]
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This literary and critical approach to Wagner's Ring provides an original interpretation of the Ring tetralogy and challenges the standard political analyses of the work. The Ring is examined in the tradition of the Romantic drama as a reworking of Greek tragedy as theoretically expressed in the second part of... more
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William Drabkin
[Hardcover 1999]
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The six string quartets comprising Joseph Haydn's Opus 20 (composed in 1772) are the first works in the genre to have received consistent critical attention from writers on music. The twenty-two quartets Haydn wrote before this date, though rarely discussed by historians and theorists and seldom performed in public, are... more
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Russell Stinson
[Paperback 2010]
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Bach's music has made an indelible mark on all those who compose for the organ, and in the nineteenth century, Bach's music was revived, revered, and brought to life for a musical public. In this fascinating study, Bach scholar and organist Russell Stinson examines how four major composers of the... more
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Judith Anne Still ,
Michael J Dabrishus ,
Carolyn L Quin
[Hardcover 1996]
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David Fanning ,
Julian Rushton
[Paperback 2011]
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Focuses on the definitive work by Carl Nielsen - Denmark's greatest composer.... more
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Mary A Cicora
[Hardcover 1999]
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Wagner's Ring, an important phenomenon of the German drama tradition, is situated and examined alongside other major works of the canon. Wagner defines tragedy as a mythological drama. The theoretical foundation of the Ring is a complex dialectic of history and myth. By contrasting the Ring with the dramas of... more
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Gregory A Schirmer ,
Hal Leonard Publishing Corporation
[Paperback 1993]
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For well over a century, the G. Schirmer edition of 24 Italian Songs & Arias of the 17th and 18th Centuries has introduced millions of beginning singers to serious Italian vocal literature. Offered in two accessible keys suitable for all singers, it is likely to be the first publication a... more
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16.
By
William Kinderman
[Hardcover 2003]
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A primary source for Beethoven scholarship revealing the creative processes of one of the greatest masters of musical art, this three-volume set makes available in print for the first time Artaria 195, the large-format sketchbook and central document for Beethoven's compositional activity during 1820. Artaria 195 includes sketches for two... more
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Nicholas Cook ,
Cook Nicholas ,
Julian Rushton
[Paperback 1993]
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Nicholas Cook's guide charts the dramatic transformation in the reception of Symphony No. 9.... more
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Karl Kroeger
[Hardcover 1991]
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William Billings (1746-1800) was the most important native-born composer of the American colonial and Federal eras. He wrote hundreds of choral compositions, which were set to sacred or devotional texts for use by church choirs, singing schools, and musical societies. Extremely popular in his own time, Billings's music was denigrated... more
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By
Phil G Goulding ,
Phil G Gooding
[Paperback 1995]
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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... more
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Arthur Hutchings
[Paperback 1999]
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Now regarded by many in the music world as a classic, Hutchings' study of Mozart's piano concertos provides a clear approach, supported by numerous musical illustrations and biographical notes, to each work.... more
