Author: Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Dissertations, Academic
Languages : en
Pages : 590
Book Description
Dissertation Abstracts International
Author: Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Dissertations, Academic
Languages : en
Pages : 590
Book Description
The History of Music: Volume 2
Author: Emil NaumannPublisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 1108061648
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 667
Book Description
Scholar and composer Emil Naumann (1827-88) studied with Mendelssohn. This two-volume English translation of his best-known work was made by Ferdinand Praeger (1815-91) and published in 1888. Chapters on music in England have been added by its editor, the eminent Victorian musician Sir Frederick Gore Ouseley (1825-89).
The Life and Music of John Field, 1782-1837, Creator of the Nocturne
Author: Patrick PiggottPublisher: Univ of California Press
ISBN: 9780520024120
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 326
Book Description
Apart from the fact that John Field invented the nocturne, very little has been known about the composer and his strange and colorful life. Although is compositions were once widely popular, they are now neglected and misunderstood and even his beautiful nocturnes are seldom played. The author makes the first important reassessment of the composer's life and music, following Field's career from his childhood as an infant prodigy in Dublin and then as Clementi's pupil in London, through his brilliantly successfully years as the favorite of St. Petersburg and Moscow society, the vicissitudes of his love life, his final appearance in London and Paris, his unhappy years of wandering through Europe, to his eventual return to Moscow where he died in 1837. The nature of Field's greatness as a pianist is extensively discussed and the accounts of his teaching and playing methods are based on the numerous and detailed impressions of the composer's pupils and friends. All Field's known compositions are fully considered, including several works recently discovered by the author. Together with the many illustrations and music examples, this is a brilliant study of a composer whose music is at last put into perspective.
Nocturnes
Author: Frédéric ChopinPublisher:
ISBN: 9781530752034
Category : Piano music
Languages : en
Pages : 92
Book Description
The Chopin nocturnes constitute 21 pieces for solo piano written by Frédéric Chopin between 1827 and 1846. They are generally considered among the finest short solo works for the instrument and hold an important place in contemporary concert repertoire. Although Chopin did not invent the nocturne, he popularized and expanded on it, building on the form developed by Irish composer John Field.Chopin's nocturnes numbered 1 to 18 were published during his lifetime, in twos or threes, in the order of composition. However, numbers 19 and 20 were actually written first, prior to Chopin's departure from Poland, but published posthumously. Number 20 was not originally entitled "nocturne" at all, but since its publication in 1870 as such, it is generally included with publications and recordings of the set.
The History of Music
Author: Emil NaumannThe International Library of Music for Home and Studio
Author: A Popular History of the Art of Music
Author: William Smythe Babcock MathewsPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Music
Languages : en
Pages : 518
Book Description
The American Music Teacher
Author: The Pianoforte Sonata
Author: John South ShedlockPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Sonata
Languages : en
Pages : 298
Book Description
Understanding Music
Author: N. Alan ClarkPublisher:
ISBN: 9781940771335
Category : Education
Languages : en
Pages : 316
Book Description
Music moves through time; it is not static. In order to appreciate music wemust remember what sounds happened, and anticipate what sounds might comenext. This book takes you on a journey of music from past to present, from the Middle Ages to the Baroque Period to the 20th century and beyond!