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Four Musical Minimalists: La Monte Young, Terry Riley, Steve Reich, Philip GlassThis book offers the most detailed account so far of the early works of these four minimalist composers, putting extensive discussion of the music into a biographical perspective. The true musical minimalism of the 1960s and early 1970s is placed in the wider context...
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Anatomy of the OrchestraBefore his death in 1994, Norman Del Mar was acknowledged as one of the world's foremost authorities on the orchestra. Anatomy of the Orchestra is written not only for fellow conductors, players, students, and professional musicians, but also for everyone interested in the performance...
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The Poetry of the BluesA signal event in the history of the music. -- Ted Gioia, author of The Delta BluesMusicologist and writer Samuel Charters (1929-2015) considered blues lyrics a profound cultural expression that could connect all people who love poetry. A pioneer in the exploration of world...
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Creative Haven Favorite Hymns Coloring BookYour spirit will soar with this collection of 31 inspiring images. Each illustration features a beautifully lettered hymn title, surrounded by a lovely frame of roses, hummingbirds, butterflies or other designs of nature. Timeless and beloved songs include "Amazing Grace," "Blessed Be the Tie...
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Trips: Rock Life in the Sixties--Augmented Edition"Name an iconic Sixties rock moment and Ellen Sander was probably there. A beautifully written, sweeping yet intimate account of America's cultural awakening in that decade. Massively entertaining" -- Rolling Stone A #1 Amazon Bestseller: Musical Philosophy & Social Aspects As a pioneering rock...
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The Masterwork in Music: Volume III, 1930: Volume 3The three volumes of The Masterwork in Music present complete English translations of major works by Austrian music theorist Heinrich Schenker, one of the twentieth century's leading figures in the field. First published in German between 1925 and 1930, these essays represent Schenker's greatest...
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Jean-Philippe Rameau: His Life and WorkThe definitive biography and critical study of Jean-Philippe Rameau (1683-1764), this volume deals at length not only with the composer's musical achievements but also with aspects of his life and work that made him one of the most important cultural figures in eighteenth-century France....
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Piano Works, 1913-1990There is a remarkable force to all of Ornstein's music--a burst of energy, a frenzy and a passion which are ever refreshing to the tired musical ear.--George GershwinThis original anthology is the first single-volume edition of the works of American avant-garde composer Leo Ornstein...
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The Ancient Music of Ireland Arranged for PianoEdward Bunting (1773-1843), the first systematic collector of Irish folksongs, was educated as an organ and piano player in Belfast. His life's work fell upon him at nineteen years old, when he was commissioned as a scribe to notate performances at a gathering of...
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A First Book of Brahms: For the Beginning PianistSuitable for beginning pianists of all ages, this volume features 26 simplified versions of longer pieces by the great Johannes Brahms arranged in order of increasing difficulty. Selections include the famous Lullaby as well as the theme from Academic Festival Overture and Hungarian Dance...
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Don Carlos in Full ScoreBased on the play by Schiller about tragic love and intrigue at the court of Philip II of Spain, Don Carlos is among the most complex and challenging of Verdi's works. The composer revised the opera twice in the 20 years following its 1867...
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Symphony No. 4 in G Major for Soprano and OrchestraMahler's Fourth Symphony ranks among the most beloved of his symphonic works and marks a distinct turning point in his approach to composition. It was here that he developed in its most sophisticated guise the idea of the "programme." In this case, the poetic...
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The Four SeasonsVivaldi's violin concertos called The Four Seasons are among the best-known and most-loved collections of string music. Their programmatic nature, based on the lines of sonnets printed along with the music, brings seasonal sights and sounds readily and delightfully to the ear: the bird...
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Allegro Barbaro and Other Short Works for Solo PianoAn outstanding authority on the folk music of Central and Eastern Europe, Hungarian composer B la Bart k (1881-1945) explored the melodic, harmonic, and rhythmic vocabulary of these regions, evolving a terse, vibrant, and unique musical language in his own works.This important compilation of...
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La Mer (the Sea): Three Symphonic SketchesIt may be in fact I have taken on a task that is too much for me; there is no precedent, so I'm obliged to invent new forms. -- Claude DebussyOne of the most revolutionary and influential of modern composers, Claude Debussy (1862-1918) overturned...
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The Leschetizky Method: A Guide to Fine and Correct Piano PlayingBorn in Poland in 1830, Theodor Leschetizky was a pianist, teacher, and composer. Although he toured widely as both a player and conductor, and composed two operas and a number of piano pieces, it was as a teacher that he achieved his greatest renown....
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Frédéric Chopin: The Piano Concertos Arranged for Two Pianos: The Joseffy EditionThis volume offers pianists a unique opportunity to study and master Chopin's two piano concertos: The Piano Concerto No. 1 in E Minor, Op. 11, and the Piano Concerto No. 2 in F Minor, Op. 21. Although the composer wrote both works to launch...
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Symphony No. 7 in Full ScoreAmong the most popular of Mahler's symphonic works, the 7th Symphony has neither a "program" nor a folk-song theme. It is a purely instrumental composition, both hopeful and romantic in feeling. The restrained mood and thematic economy of the symphony make it one of...
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Complete Organ Symphonies, Series ICharles-Marie Widor (1844-1937), the greatest French organist of his day, called the ten solo compositions in this two-volume edition organ symphonies to reflect both their secular spirit and the orchestral wealth of the timbres of the new French organs. Cast in the distinctive new...
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Keyboard WorksRenowned for the originality of his music and his gifts as a melodist, Henry Purcell (1659-1695) was the preeminent English composer of the seventeenth century and one of the greatest that nation has ever produced. His gifts are apparent not only in the vocal...
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