Download or read book A History of the Symphony written by Jeffrey Langford and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2019-10-29 with total page 326 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A History of the Symphony: The Grand Genre identifies the underlying cultural factors that have shaped the symphony over the past three hundred years, presenting a unified view of the entire history of the genre. The text goes beyond discussions of individual composers and the stylistic evolution of the genre to address what constitutes a symphony within each historical period, describing how such works fit into the lives of composers and audiences of the time, recognizing that they do not exist in a vacuum but rather as the products of numerous external forces spurring their creation. In three parts, the text proceeds chronologically, drawing connections between musical examples across regions and eras: The Classical Symphony The Romantic Symphony The Symphony in the Modern Era Within this broad chronology—from the earliest Italian symphonies of the 18th century to the most experimental works of the 20th century—discussion of the development of the genre often breaks down along national lines that outline divergent but parallel paths of stylistic growth. In consideration of what is and is not a symphony, musical developments in other genres are presented as they relate to the symphony, genres such as the serenade, the tone poem, and the concert overture. Suitable for a one-semester course as well as a full-year syllabus, and with illustrative musical examples throughout, A History of the Symphony places composers and works in sociological and musical contexts while confronting the fundamental question: What is a symphony?
Download or read book The Cambridge Companion to the Orchestra written by Colin James Lawson and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2003-04-24 with total page 316 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This guide to the orchestra and orchestral life is unique in its breadth of coverage. It combinesorchestral history and repertory with a practical bias offering critical thought about the past, present and future of the orchestra. Including topics such as the art of orchestration, scorereading, conducting, international orchestras, recording, as well as consideration of what it means to be an orchestral musician, an educator, or an informed listener, it will be of interest to a wideranging readership of music historians and professional or amateur performers.
Download or read book The American Symphony Orchestra written by John Henry Mueller and published by Bloomington, Ind., Indiana U. P. This book was released on 1951 with total page 474 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book provides a history of what has been termed the monumental orchestra in America. It traces the growth of the symphony orchestra to its roots in European traditions, recounts the crises which it has overcome, and describes the musical repertoires with which it has regaled its audiences during the past century.
Download or read book The History of Orchestration written by Adam Carse and published by London : K. Paul, Trench, Trubner ; New York : E.P. Dutton. This book was released on 1925 with total page 376 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Birth of the Orchestra written by Chair Music History and Literature John Spitzer and published by Oxford University Press on Demand. This book was released on 2004-04-29 with total page 635 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Traces the emergence of the orchestra from 16th-century string bands to the "classical" orchestras of Haydn, Mozart, Beethoven, and their contemporaries.
Download or read book Symphony for the City of the Dead written by M.T. Anderson and published by Candlewick Press. This book was released on 2017-02-07 with total page 465 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Originally published: Somerville, Massachusetts: Candlewick Press, 2015.
Download or read book Welcome to the Symphony written by Carolyn Sloan and published by Workman Publishing. This book was released on 2015-10-27 with total page 35 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Using one of the most famous works in classical music—Beethoven’s Fifth Symphony—here is the perfect way to introduce a young child to the world of classical music. This charming and interactive picture book with its panel of 19 sound buttons is like a ticket to a concert hall, taking readers on a journey from the exciting first moment when the musicians begin tuning up to the end of the first movement (attention newcomers: don’t clap yet!). At each step of the way, readers learn the basics of classical music and the orchestra: What is a conductor? What is a symphony? Who was Beethoven? The different aspects of music: melody, harmony, tempo, theme. And the families of instruments—strings, woodwinds, brass, and percussion. But the best part is that every critical idea is illustrated in gorgeous sound. The sound panel allows readers to hear the different parts of the symphony and voices of the music—the famous beginning of the Fifth, what a clarinet sounds like, the difference between a violin and a viola, what a melody is, and what harmony is. Kids will want to match their voices to the A note that tunes the orchestra, dance to the rhythmic passages—and, of course, sing along to da-da-da-daah!
Download or read book The Symphony written by Louise Cuyler and published by . This book was released on 1995 with total page 274 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The two-hundred-year development of the symphonic form is traced through a discussion of representative compositions from each period. Narrative covers background and heritage of the classical symphony in Austria and Germany; developments from 1780 to 1914; and the evolution of the symphony in the twentieth century from an international perspective. The student and scholar will find this text rich with illustrations and musical examples. -- Amazon.com.
Download or read book The Nineteenth century Symphony written by D. Kern Holoman and published by Schirmer G Books. This book was released on 1997 with total page 494 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The idea of the symphony was redefined and transformed throughout the nineteenth century, as modern instruments were developed with their extended ranges and colorful palette, the orchestra became an institution, and composers struck out in all directions to establish individual profiles. The Nineteenth-Century Symphony explores the styles, forms, and performance practices that characterize the symphonic repertoire from Schubert through the early works of Mahler. The essays in this volume seek both to summarize existing scholarship and to explore new critical approaches to nineteenth-century symphonic music.
Download or read book A History of the Symphony written by Jeffrey Alan Langford and published by . This book was released on 2019 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "A History of the Symphony: The Grand Genre seeks to identify the underlying philosophical and sociological purposes from which the symphony has been directed over the past two hundred years. It goes beyond the discussion of individual composers and the stylistic evolution of the symphony in the abstract, to address important overarching questions of what actually constitutes a "symphony" in each historical period. It describes how such works fit into the lives of composers and audiences of the time. Further, it draws connections between symphonic examples from different countries and historical periods in an attempt to determine whether there is an historically consistent concept of a "symphonic principle." Beginning with a survey of the antecedents of this genre that lie in the Baroque period, A History of the Symphony proceeds chronologically from the earliest Italian symphonies of c. 1730 to the most experimental works of the late 20th century. Within this broad chronology, discussion of the development of the symphony will frequently break down along national lines that outline divergent but parallel paths of stylistic growth. The repertoire covered will consist mainly of works by European and American composers-works that they themselves have titled "symphony." But in the process of trying to decide what is and what is not a symphony, it brings related musical developments in other genres to bear on the narrative of this genre, for example, the serenade, the tone poem, and the concert overture wherever appropriate. Each chapter will include several musical examples that illustrate specific themes in the work under discussion. At the end of each chapter is a short list of suggestions for further reading drawn from some of the more specialized histories of the symphony, as well as a list of suggested recordings"--
Download or read book Philharmonic written by Howard Shanet and published by Doubleday Books. This book was released on 1975 with total page 872 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this book the author traces the history of America's oldest symphonic organization down to the beginning of Pierre Boulez's conductorship. Against the background of changing cultural patterns of American life over a century and a quarter, the author examines interactions between the New York Philharmonic and the society in which it functioned. There are colorful personality portraits, often tied to surprising reappraisals of such glamorous Philharmonic stars as Arturo Toscanini (who enjoined other conductors to play every note "as written," but who felt free - as the author documents - to make his own changes to the scores of the masters), Gustav Mahler, Dimitri Mitropoulos, Leopold Stokowski, Bruno Walter, and the spectacular Leonard Bernstein. The author gives the reader insight into an organization that has helped shape America's musical taste - an organization that has brought its performances to the largest audiences in the annals of symphonic music, yet has often suffered from "the vast, and largely unjustified, inferiority complex that has oppressed American music throughout its history."
Download or read book The American Symphony Orchestra written by John Henry Mueller and published by Greenwood. This book was released on 1976 with total page 472 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Birth of the Orchestra History of an Institution 1650 1815 written by Music History and Literature San Francisco Conservatory of Music John Spitzer Chair and published by Oxford University Press, USA. This book was released on 2005-08-05 with total page 670 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is the story of the orchestra, from 16th-century string bands to the "classical" orchestra of Haydn, Mozart, and Beethoven. Spitzer and Zaslaw document orchestral organization, instrumentation, social roles, repertories, and performance practices in Europe and the American colonies, concluding around 1800 with the widespread awareness of the orchestra as a central institution in European life.
Download or read book The Orchestra written by Henry Raynor and published by Charles Scribner's Sons. This book was released on 1978 with total page 228 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book 18th Century Symphonies written by Adam Carse and published by . This book was released on 1979 with total page 92 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Boston Symphony Orchestra written by Mark Antony De Wolfe Howe and published by . This book was released on 1914 with total page 406 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Standard Symphonies written by George Putnam Upton and published by . This book was released on 1888 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
