Download or read book The Concerto written by Michael Steinberg and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2000-10-26 with total page 523 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Michael Steinberg's 1996 volume The Symphony: A Reader's Guide received glowing reviews across America. It was hailed as "wonderfully clear...recommended warmly to music lovers on all levels" (Washington Post), "informed and thoughtful" (Chicago Tribune), and "composed by a master stylist" (San Francisco Chronicle). Seiji Ozawa wrote that "his beautiful and effortless prose speaks from the heart." Michael Tilson Thomas called The Symphony "an essential book for any concertgoer." Now comes the companion volume--The Concerto: A Listener's Guide. In this marvelous book, Steinberg discusses over 120 works, ranging from Johann Sebastian Bach in the 1720s to John Adams in 1994. Readers will find here the heart of the standard repertory, among them Bach's Brandenburg Concertos, eighteen of Mozart's piano concertos, all the concertos of Beethoven and Brahms, and major works by Mendelssohn, Schumann, Liszt, Bruch, Dvora'k, Tchaikovsky, Grieg, Elgar, Sibelius, Strauss, and Rachmaninoff. The book also provides luminous introductions to the achievement of twentieth-century masters such as Arnold Schoenberg, Be'la Barto'k, Igor Stravinsky, Alban Berg, Paul Hindemith, Sergei Prokofiev, Aaron Copland, and Elliott Carter. Steinberg examines the work of these musical giants with unflagging enthusiasm and bright style. He is a master of capturing the expressive, dramatic, and emotional values of the music and of conveying the historical and personal context in which these wondrous works were composed. His writing blends impeccable scholarship, deeply felt love of music, and entertaining whimsy. Here then is a superb journey through one of music's richest and most diverse forms, with Michael Steinberg along as host, guide, and the best of companions.

Download or read book Concerto written by Johannes Brahms and published by . This book was released on 1922 with total page 136 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Robert Schumann and the Piano Concerto written by Claudia Macdonald and published by Taylor & Francis. This book was released on 2023-05-09 with total page 382 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Robert Schumann was a unique personality in 19th century music: a celebrated music critic and champion of new composers as well as a talented performer and composer himself, he did much to modernize the literature and performance style for the piano. This book covers the key period of c. 1815-55, exploring how the generation that came after Beethoven was central in reshaping and refining the conception of the concerto style, and particularly the piano concerto. It relates Schumann's own compositional development to his musical environment, recreating the exciting milieu in which Schumann and his contemporaries lived and worked. Written in scholarly, but non-technical language, Robert Schumann and the Development of the Piano Concerto will appeal to college and conservatory teachers and students, as well as music connoisseurs. Also includes 60 musical examples.

Download or read book Concerto no II for the piano written by Ludwig van Beethoven and published by . This book was released on 1901 with total page 68 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Piano concertos nos 1 2 and 3 written by Sergei Rachmaninoff and published by Courier Corporation. This book was released on 1990-01-01 with total page 403 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Rachmaninoff's compositions for piano and orchestra won him an important position among modern composers. The works that made his reputation include these three piano concertos, reprinted from authoritative full-score Russian editions.

Download or read book The Cambridge Companion to the Concerto written by Simon P. Keefe and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2005-10-27 with total page 344 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A rare volume dedicated entirely to scholarship on the genre of the concerto.

Download or read book Concerto written by Skye Warren and published by Book Beautiful. This book was released on 2019-05-14 with total page 350 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The spotlight lands on Samantha Brooks. Years of practice build to the opening night of a global tour. She plays her heart out, but there are darker forces underneath the stage. There are eyes watching from the wings. Liam North fights to keep her safe with every weapon he owns. She’s his greatest pride—and his greatest weakness. The danger comes from somewhere no one expected. Betrayal threatens to destroy everything he’s built. His business. His family. His life. When the curtain falls, only one of them will be left standing. “Swoon-worthy, forbidden, and sexy, Liam North is my new obsession.” – New York Times bestselling author Claire Contreras

Download or read book The Concerto written by Abraham Veinus and published by Courier Corporation. This book was released on 1964-01-01 with total page 337 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The first thorough English-language exploration of the concerto as a musical form, this is an oft-quoted, authoritative survey. Examining the social, economic, and personal factors that influenced the concerto's growth, the work also summarizes the contributions of theorists, composers, and musicians and defines the genre's terms and the changing nature.

Download or read book The Strad written by and published by . This book was released on 1923 with total page 724 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Eastern School Music Herald written by and published by . This book was released on 1923 with total page 188 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Bart k Concerto for Orchestra written by David Cooper and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 1996-05-02 with total page 116 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This handbook contains a discussion of the historical and musical contexts of the piece, its early performance history, and critical reception.

Download or read book The Szymanowski Companion written by Dr Paul Cadrin and published by Ashgate Publishing, Ltd.. This book was released on 2015-09-28 with total page 327 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This Companion constitutes the most significant and comprehensive reference source to the composer in English. Edited by two of the leading scholars in the field, the collection consists of over 50 contributions from an international array of contributors, including recognized Polish experts. The Companion thus provides a systematic, authoritative and up-to-date compilation of information concerning the composer's life, thought and works.

Download or read book A History of the Concerto written by Michael Thomas Roeder and published by Hal Leonard Corporation. This book was released on 1994 with total page 487 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A History of the Concerto may be read from cover to cover, but readers may also use the extensive index to focus on specific concertos and their composers. Numerous musical examples illuminate critical points. While some readers may want to study the more detailed analyses with scores in hand, this is not essential for an understanding of the text.

Download or read book Experiencing the Violin Concerto written by Franco Sciannameo and published by Rowman & Littlefield. This book was released on 2016-08-04 with total page 205 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Since the eighteenth century, violin concertos have provided a showcase for dramatic interplay between a soloist’s virtuosity and the blended sonority of an orchestra’s many instruments. Using this genre to showcase skill and ingenuity, composers cemented the violin concerto as a key genre of classical music and gifted our ears with such timeless masterpieces as Vivaldi’s Four Seasons. In Experiencing the Violin Concerto, Franco Sciannameo draws on his years of scholarship and violin performance to trace the genre through Baroque, Classical, and modern periods. Along the way, he explores the social and personal histories of composers, and the fabulous virtuosi who performed concertos, and audiences they conquered worldwide. Inviting readers to consider not only the components of the music but also the power of perception and experience, Sciannameo recreates the atmosphere of a live performance as he paints a narrative history of technique and innovation. Experiencing the Violin Concerto uses descriptions in place of technical jargon to make the world of classical music accessible to amateur music lovers. As part of the Listener’s Companion series, the volume gives readers an enhanced experience of key works by investigating the environments in which the works were written and first performed as well as those in which they are enjoyed today.

Download or read book The Concerto written by Stephan D. Lindeman and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2006-11-06 with total page 666 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Twelve-tone and serial music were dominant forms of composition following World War II and remained so at least through the mid-1970s. In 1961, Ann Phillips Basart published the pioneering bibliographic work in the field.

Download or read book Variations for the piano Six variations on an original theme op 34 written by Ludwig van Beethoven and published by . This book was released on 1926 with total page 172 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Structural Novelty and Tradition in the Early Romantic Piano Concerto written by Stephan D. Lindeman and published by Pendragon Press. This book was released on 1999 with total page 368 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Lindeman, a musicologist, traces and defines the historical development of the concerto form as it passed from Mozart to succeeding generations. He then assesses Beethoven's contributions, and examines the classical model of the form in the early 19th century by overviewing several early romantic composers' works. Subsequent chapters analyze and assess the responses of five precursers of Schumann, whose work offers a synthesis of radical experiments and traditional tenets. He concludes by suggesting that concertos of Lizst offer a road into further developments of the genre in the second half of the century. Illustrated with bandw portraits of composers and excerpts from musical scores. Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR