Download or read book Great French Composers for Folk Harp written by Sunita Staneslow and published by Mel Bay Publications. This book was released on 2011-03-11 with total page 33 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This unique book of 14 lever harp arrangements includes excerpts of some of the most famous French works by Debussy and Ravel, including Clair de lune, the Girl with the Flaxen Hair, and Pavane. the book features classical excerpts but there are five folk tunes and a medieval melody. the level of difficulty ranges from advanced beginner to advanced intermediate.This is a collection of some of the most beautiful French melodies and is a perfect addition to almost every harpist's repertoire. the arrangements all have fingering and dynamics. the keys range from two sharps to one flat, but a full set of levers is needed for several of the more advanced classical excerpts. Eight of the pieces require no lever changes and five of the classical melodies require multiple lever changes.
Download or read book Great Italian and French Composers written by George T. Ferris and published by Good Press. This book was released on 2019-12-17 with total page 179 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The following book is a collection of biographies of some of the greatest Italian and French composers of all time. Featured individuals include Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina, Giuseppe Verdi, Gioacchino Rossini, and Giacomo Meyerbeer.
Download or read book Great Italian and French Composers written by George Titus Ferris and published by IndyPublish.com. This book was released on 1878 with total page 302 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Great Italian and French Composers written by George Titus Ferris and published by . This book was released on 1878 with total page 318 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Historical Interplay in French Music and Culture 1860 1960 written by Deborah Mawer and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2017-11-22 with total page 439 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This edited volume of case studies presents a selective history of French music and culture, but one with a dynamic difference. Eschewing a traditional chronological account, the book explores the nature of relationships between one main period, broadly the 'long' modernist era between 1860–1960, and its own historical ‘others’, referencing topics from the Romantic, classical, baroque, renaissance and medieval periods. It probes the emergent interplay, intertextualities and scope for reinterpretation across time and place. Notions of cultural meaning are paramount, especially those pertaining to French identity, national and individual. While founded on historical musicology, the approach benefits from interdisciplinary association with philosophy, political history, literature, fine art, film studies and criticism. Attention is paid to French composers’ celebrations and remakings of their predecessors. Editions of and writings about earlier music are examined, together with the cultural reception of performances of past repertoire. Organized into two parts, each of the eleven chapters characterizes a specific cultural network or temporal interplay, which may result in synthesis, disjunction, or historical misreading. The interwar years and those surrounding the Second World War prove particularly rich sources of enquiry. This volume aims to attract a wide readership of musicologists and musicians, as well as cultural historians, other humanities scholars and concert-goers.
Download or read book The Composer As Intellectual written by Jane F. Fulcher and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2005-08-25 with total page 488 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Their consciousness raised by the First World War and the xenophobic nationalism of official culture, some joined parties or movements, allying themselves with and propagating different sets of cultural and political-social goals."--Jacket.
Download or read book Great Musical Composers German French and Italian written by George T. Ferris and published by Good Press. This book was released on 2023-10-04 with total page 347 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In 'Great Musical Composers: German, French, and Italian', George T. Ferris provides a comprehensive overview of the most influential composers from these three major European musical traditions. The book delves into the historical context and musical styles of each composer, offering detailed analyses of their most notable works. Ferris's writing is scholarly and informative, making this book an essential resource for music enthusiasts and students alike. The discussion of each composer's unique contributions to the development of music in their respective countries is both enlightening and engaging. Overall, the book serves as a valuable exploration of the rich musical heritage of Germany, France, and Italy. George T. Ferris, a renowned music historian and professor, brings his expertise and passion for music to this meticulously researched work. His deep understanding of the subject matter and engaging writing style make 'Great Musical Composers' a must-read for anyone interested in classical music history. I highly recommend this book to readers looking to deepen their knowledge of the great composers of Europe.
Download or read book French Music Since Berlioz written by Caroline Potter and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2017-07-05 with total page 388 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: French Music Since Berlioz explores key developments in French classical music during the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. This volume draws on the expertise of a range of French music scholars who provide their own perspectives on particular aspects of the subject. D dre Donnellon's introduction discusses important issues and debates in French classical music of the period, highlights key figures and institutions, and provides a context for the chapters that follow. The first two of these are concerned with opera in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries respectively, addressed by Thomas Cooper for the nineteenth century and Richard Langham Smith for the twentieth. Timothy Jones's chapter follows, which assesses the French contribution to those most Germanic of genres, nineteenth-century chamber music and symphonies. The quintessentially French tradition of the nineteenth-century salon is the subject of James Ross's chapter, while the more sacred setting of Paris's most musically significant churches and the contribution of their organists is the focus of Nigel Simeone's essay. The transition from the nineteenth to the twentieth century is explored by Roy Howat through a detailed look at four leading figures of this time: Faur Chabrier, Debussy and Ravel. Robert Orledge follows with a later group of composers, Satie & Les Six, and examines the role of the media in promoting French music. The 1930s, and in particular the composers associated with Jeune France, are discussed by Deborah Mawer, while Caroline Potter investigates Parisian musical life during the Second World War. The book closes with two chapters that bring us to the present day. Peter O'Hagan surveys the enormous contribution to French music of Pierre Boulez, and Caroline Potter examines trends since 1945. Aimed at teachers and students of French music history, as well as performers and the inquisitive concert- and opera-goer, French Music Since Berlioz is an essential companion for an
Download or read book Modern French Music written by Edward Burlingame Hill and published by London : G. Allen & Unwin. This book was released on 1924 with total page 450 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book An Introduction to French Music written by Georges Jean-Aubry and published by London : C. Palmer & Hayward. This book was released on 1917 with total page 86 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Music Musique written by Barbara Meister and published by Indiana University Press. This book was released on 2006-08-16 with total page 196 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Music Musique is a study of American and French composers active in the late 19th through early 20th centuries and the influence of jazz on their compositional styles. Starting with a look at the formation of American and French styles of composition, Meister discusses the jazz influence on American composers such as Ives, Copland, and Seeger, and their reception in France. She then takes a parallel look at the jazz influence on prominent French composers such as Ravel, Milhaud, and Messiaen, with a conclusion that briefly outlines post--World War II musical developments. Considerable attention is paid to the social and political worlds in which these artists lived and created. Of particular interest is the community of Afro-American jazz musicians who settled in Paris after World War I, and their influence on the likes of Ravel, Milhaud, Satie, and other artists with New Orleans--based styles. Meister also discusses the more famous coteries of American writers who lived and worked in Paris during the 1920s and 1930s. The stories of these two groups of Americans in Paris form a fascinating background to the main topic of the book. Music Musique is intended for amateurs and experts alike; it provides ideas about repertoire as well as information about compositions that are likely to be heard in performance. The emphasis of the text is always on the piano solo literature or other piano music -- song accompaniments, piano duets, or internal orchestral piano parts.
Download or read book Five Great French Composers Berlioz C sar Franck Saint Sa ns Debussy Ravel written by Donald Brook and published by . This book was released on 1946 with total page 258 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this volume of five attractive biographies, the reader meets the greatest characters in French music: Berlioz, Cesar Franck, Saint-Saens, Debussy and Ravel, and is given many glimpses of the fascinating musical and student life of Paris during the past hundred years. To the concert-goer and music student it will also be extremely useful as a book of reference because the author has included concise and lucid annotations on the composers' principal works without using technical expressions that might confuse the amateur.
Download or read book Masters of French Music written by Arthur Hervey and published by . This book was released on 1894 with total page 340 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Art of French Piano Music written by Roy Howat and published by Yale University Press. This book was released on 2009-08-11 with total page 417 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An essential resource for scholars and performers, this study by a world-renowned specialist illuminates the piano music of four major French composers, in comparative and reciprocal context. Howat explores the musical language and artistic ethos of this repertoire, juxtaposing structural analysis with editorial and performing issues. He also relates his four composers historically and stylistically to such predecessors as Chopin, Schumann, Liszt, the French harpsichord school, and Russian and Spanish music. Challenging long-held assumptions about performance practice, Howat elucidates the rhythmic vitality and invention inherent in French music. In granting Fauré and Chabrier equal consideration with Debussy and Ravel, he redresses a historic imbalance and reshapes our perceptions of this entire musical tradition. Outstanding historical documentation and analysis are supported by Howat’s direct references to performing traditions shaped by the composers themselves. The book balances accessibility with scholarly and analytic rigor, combining a lifetime’s scholarship with practical experience of teaching and the concert platform
Download or read book French Music of Today written by Georges Jean-Aubry and published by London : K. Paul, Trench, Trubner & Company, Limited. This book was released on 1919 with total page 308 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Debussy on Music written by Claude Debussy and published by . This book was released on 1988 with total page 406 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Collects the essays and reviews of the great French composer, together with interviews with him, in which he comments on the composers and musical events of his day and on his own philosophy of music.
Download or read book The Encyclopedia of Film Composers written by Thomas S. Hischak and published by Rowman & Littlefield. This book was released on 2015-04-16 with total page 837 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: For more than a century, original music has been composed for the cinema. From the early days when live music accompanied silent films to the present in which a composer can draw upon a full orchestra or a lone synthesizer to embody a composition, music has been an integral element of most films. By the late 1930s, movie studios had established music departments, and some of the greatest names in film music emerged during Hollywood’s Golden Age, including Alfred Newman, Max Steiner, Dimitri Tiomkin, and Bernard Herrmann. Over the decades, other creators of screen music offered additional memorable scores, and some composers—such as Henry Mancini, Randy Newman, and John Williams—have become household names. The Encyclopedia of Film Composers features entries on more than 250 movie composers from around the world. It not only provides facts about these artists but also explains what makes each composer notable and discusses his or her music in detail. Each entry includes Biographical material Important dates Career highlights Analysis of the composer’s musical style Complete list of movie credits This book brings recognition to the many men and women who have written music for movies over the past one hundred years. In addition to composers from the United States and Great Britain, artists from dozens of other countries are also represented. A rich resource of movie music history, The Encyclopedia of Film Composers will be of interest to fans of cinema in general as well as those who want to learn more about the many talented individuals who have created memorable scores.
