Download or read book The Musician s Guide to Symphonic Music written by Corey Field and published by . This book was released on 1997 with total page 732 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A collection of essays originally printed as introductions to the orchestral scores published by Ernst Eulenburg Ltd., London.

Download or read book The Vintage Guide to Classical Music written by Jan Swafford and published by Vintage. This book was released on 1992-12-15 with total page 626 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The most readable and comprehensive guide to enjoying over five hundred years of classical music -- from Gregorian chants, Johann Sebastian Bach, and Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart to Johannes Brahms, Igor Stravinsky, John Cage, and beyond. The Vintage Guide to Classical Music is a lively -- and opinionated -- musical history and an insider's key to the personalities, epochs, and genres of the Western classical tradition. Among its features: -- chronologically arranged essays on nearly 100 composers, from Guillaume de Machaut (ca. 1300-1377) to Aaron Copland (1900-1990), that combine biography with detailed analyses of the major works while assessing their role in the social, cultural, and political climate of their times; -- informative sidebars that clarify broader topics such as melody, polyphony, atonality, and the impact of the early-music movement; -- a glossary of musical terms, from a cappella to woodwinds; -- a step-by-step guide to building a great classical music library. Written with wit and a clarity that both musical experts and beginners can appreciate, The Vintage Guide to Classical Music is an invaluable source-book for music lovers everywhere.

Download or read book A Guide to Orchestral Music written by Ethan Mordden and published by Oxford University Press, USA. This book was released on 1986 with total page 588 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This authoritative guide gives the non-musician the fundamentals of orchestral music. It begins with a general introduction to the symphony and various musical styles and then describes, chronologically, over seven hundred pieces--from Vivaldi to twentieth-century composers. Mordden also includes a glossary of musical terms and other useful aids for the music lover.

Download or read book Guide to Symphonic Music written by Edward Downes and published by . This book was released on 1981 with total page 1058 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Fit as a Fiddle written by William J. Dawson and published by Rowman & Littlefield Publishers. This book was released on 2008 with total page 184 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Fit as a Fiddle provides current and important health-related information for all instrumentalists, presented in an understandable and readable fashion. Dr. Dawson includes a section on basic body structure and function, avoiding medical jargon, and setting the stage for following chapters.

Download or read book The Concert Companion written by Robert C. Bagar and published by New York : Whittlesey House. This book was released on 1947 with total page 888 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Program notes written for the New York Philhamonic-Symphony Society's concerts in the 1940s. They emphasize little-known anecdotes and details of composer's lives, and the process that each composer went through in composing a musical composition.

Download or read book A Guide to Symphonic Music written by Alice Fay Lister and published by . This book was released on 1955 with total page 240 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book THE Concert Companion written by Robert Bagar and Louis Biancolli and published by . This book was released on 1947 with total page 884 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book A guide to symphonic music written by W. Otto Miessner and published by . This book was released on 1936 with total page 90 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Stories of Symphonic Music written by Lawrence Gilman and published by . This book was released on 1907 with total page 396 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Orchestral Music written by David Daniels and published by Metuchen, N.J. : Scarecrow Press. This book was released on 1982 with total page 442 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Familiar to conductors, orchestra managers, and music librarians, this compact sourcebook provides information necessary to plan orchestral programs and organize rehearsals. The third edition features 4500 compositions that cover the standard repertoire for American orchestras (a 30% increase over the second edition), clearer entries, and a more useful system of appendixes.

Download or read book The Symphony written by Michael Steinberg and published by Oxford University Press, USA. This book was released on 1995 with total page 712 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Most of these essays began life as program notes for symphony concerts of the Boston, San Francisco, Minnesota and Saint Louis Symphony Orchestras.

Download or read book Facing the Maestro written by Katherine Akos and published by . This book was released on 1983 with total page 48 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Eight Symphonic Masterworks of the Nineteenth Century written by Leonard Slatkin and published by Rowman & Littlefield. This book was released on 2024-09-03 with total page 233 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Based on his decades of experience conducting these works, Leonard Slatkin guides readers through eight of the most beloved orchestral pieces of the nineteenth century: · Ludwig van Beethoven’s Symphony No. 3, “Eroica” · Modest Mussorgsky’s Pictures at an Exhibition (orch. Maurice Ravel) · Hector Berlioz’s Symphonie Fantastique · Johannes Brahms’s Symphony No. 1 · Antonín Dvořák’s Symphony No. 9, “From the New World” · Jean Sibelius’s Symphony No. 2 · Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov’s Scheherazade · Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky’s Symphony No. 6, “Pathétique” Slatkin tackles problems conductors face before stepping onto the podium and highlights the many decisions they make during the study process, as well as in rehearsal and performance, to bring a score to life. He also shares tricks of the trade for leading efficient rehearsals and recounts engaging anecdotes from a lifetime of music making. This book will open the world of score study to conductors, other musicians, and students interested in expanding their knowledge of this essential repertoire.

Download or read book A Guide to Symphonic Music written by William Otto Miessner and published by . This book was released on 1936 with total page 102 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book A Concise Guide to Orchestral Music written by David Fligg and published by Mel Bay Publications. This book was released on 2012-02-28 with total page 255 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Orchestral works are the central pillars of classical music. In A Concise Guide to Orchestral Music, 1700 to the Present Day, David Fligg evaluates this great music, and explores why so many masterpieces continue to fascinate music lovers. As well as discussing individual composers, the book places orchestral music within a historical context, providing essential reading for music students, and enthusiasts of all ages.

Download or read book Music for a City Music for the World written by Larry Rothe and published by Chronicle Books. This book was released on 2011-07-22 with total page 274 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In Music for a City, Music for the World, Larry Rothe shares how the San Francisco Bay Area's love of music, rooted in the Gold Rush, gave birth to a Grammy-winning and internationally acclaimed orchestra. Released in time for the San Francisco Symphony's celebration of its 100th anniversary, this definitive history replete with hundreds of archival photos and images gives readers a behind-the-scenes glimpse into one of the world's foremost orchestras and, in so doing, illuminates the cultural life of a city.