Author: Colleen Marie GouletPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Composition (Music)
Languages : en
Pages : 240
Book Description
The Songs of Henri Duparc and Gabriel Fauré, 1865-1885
Author: Colleen Marie GouletPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Composition (Music)
Languages : en
Pages : 240
Book Description
The Rough Guide to Classical Music
Author: Joe StainesPublisher: Penguin
ISBN: 1405383216
Category : Music
Languages : en
Pages : 691
Book Description
This expanded and completely revised fifth edition is a unique ebook, spanning a thousand years of music from Gregorian chant via Bach and Beethoven to current leading lights such as Thomas Adès and Kaija Saariaho. There are concise biographical profiles of more than 200 composers and informative summaries of the major compositions in all genres, from chamber works to operatic epics. Topics such as the influence of jazz, notation, conducting, the madrigal, and why Stradivarius made such great violins are covered fully in feature boxes. The Rough Guide to Classical Music in a new ebook (PDF) fromat has been praised for its mix of well-known composers with more obscure, but interesting, figures (like Antoine Brumel and Barbara Strozzi), and for the way it takes contemporary music seriously.
The Book of the Piano
Author: Dominic GillPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Music
Languages : en
Pages : 298
Book Description
Chronicles the physical development of the instrument, the nature of the music written for it, and the rise of the virtuoso performer.
How Music Grew
Author: Marion BauerClassical Music
Author: Duncan ClarkPublisher: Rough Guides
ISBN: 9781858287218
Category : Music
Languages : en
Pages : 630
Book Description
Sketches of classical composers and CD reviews.
French Song from Berlioz to Duparc
Author: Frits NoskePublisher: Courier Corporation
ISBN: 0486255549
Category : Music
Languages : en
Pages : 513
Book Description
Devoted to French art songs of the 19th century, this volume explores the melodies of Berlioz, Liszt, Bizet, Saint-Saëns, Franck, Fauré, and many others. Sensitive evaluations include more than 250 musical examples.
The Etude
Author: Music Appreciation for the Student
Author: John Lawrence ErbPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Music
Languages : en
Pages : 254
Book Description
Etude Music Magazine
Author: Theodore PresserPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Music
Languages : en
Pages : 876
Book Description
Includes music.
Handbook for Art Song Accompanists
Author: Geoffrey WilsonPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Musical accompaniment
Languages : en
Pages : 386
Book Description