Download or read book Britten and the Guitar written by Benjamin Dwyer and published by Peter Lang Limited, International Academic Publishers. This book was released on 2020-04-06 with total page 264 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Benjamin Dwyer's Britten and the Guitar: Critical Perspectives for Performers is the first complete study of the guitar works of Benjamin Britten. This book offers more than an objective analytical study of these compositions. Dwyer draws upon his expertise as a classical guitarist, composer and musicologist to deliver a multi-lensed examination of this music providing broad contexts and unique insights. Dwyer not only explores the intricate relationship between Britten, his life-long partner, the tenor Peter Pears, and the guitarist Julian Bream, for whom all the guitar works were written, but goes further in situating Renaissance composer and lutenist John Dowland as a central and inspirational figure who hovers over all of Britten's guitar works. In so doing, he offers new perspectives into Britten's compositional approach demonstrating how techniques of musical rhetoric, exemplified by Dowland, are central to his musical language. Britten and the Guitar: Critical Perspectives for Performers is an essential guide for the professional guitarist and singer, the committed teacher, and those who simply wish to understand more about the guitar music of one Britain's foremost composers.
Download or read book Julian Bream written by Tony Palmer and published by . This book was released on 2021-09-22 with total page 282 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Folksong Arrangements Ca the yowes written by Benjamin Britten and published by . This book was released on 1943 with total page 34 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Benjamin Britten written by Paul Kildea and published by Penguin UK. This book was released on 2013-01-28 with total page 870 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Published to mark the beginning of the Britten centenary year in 2013, Paul Kildea's Benjamin Britten: A Life in the Twentieth Century is the definitive biography of Britain's greatest modern composer. In the eyes of many, Benjamin Britten was our finest composer since Purcell (a figure who often inspired him) three hundred years earlier. He broke decisively with the romantic, nationalist school of figures such as Parry, Elgar and Vaughan Williams and recreated English music in a fresh, modern, European form. With Peter Grimes (1945), Billy Budd (1951) and The Turn of the Screw (1954), he arguably composed the last operas - from any composer in any country - which have entered both the popular consciousness and the musical canon. He did all this while carrying two disadvantages to worldly success - his passionately held pacifism, which made him suspect to the authorities during and immediately after the Second World War - and his homosexuality, specifically his forty-year relationship with Peter Pears, for whom many of his greatest operatic roles and vocal works were created. The atmosphere and personalities of Aldeburgh in his native Suffolk also form another wonderful dimension to the book. Kildea shows clearly how Britten made this creative community, notably with the foundation of the Aldeburgh Festival and the building of Snape Maltings, but also how costly the determination that this required was. Above all, this book helps us understand the relationship of Britten's music to his life, and takes us as far into his creative process as we are ever likely to go. Kildea reads dozens of Britten's works with enormous intelligence and sensitivity, in a way which those without formal musical training can understand. It is one of the most moving and enjoyable biographies of a creative artist of any kind to have appeared for years. Paul Kildea is a writer and conductor who has performed many of the Britten works he writes about, in opera houses and concert halls from Sydney to Hamburg. His previous books include Selling Britten (2002) and (as editor) Britten on Music (2003). He was Head of Music at the Aldeburgh Festival between 1999 and 2002 and subsequently Artistic Director of the Wigmore Hall in London.
Download or read book The Guitar written by Harvey Turnbull and published by . This book was released on 2006 with total page 218 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Cambridge Companion to the Guitar written by Victor Coelho and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2003-07-10 with total page 284 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From its origins in the culture of late medieval Europe to enormous global popularity in the twentieth, the guitar and its development comprise multiple histories, each characterized by distinct styles, playing techniques, repertories, and socio-cultural roles. These histories simultaneously span popular and classical styles, contemporary and historical practices, written and unwritten traditions, and Western and non-Western cultures. This is the first book to encompass the breadth and depth of guitar performance, featuring twelve essays covering different traditions, styles, and instruments, written by some of the most influential players, teachers, and guitar historians in the world. The coverage of the book allows the player to understand both the analogies and the differences between guitar traditions; all styles--from baroque, classical, country, blues, and rock to flamenco, African, and Celtic--will share the same platform, along with instrument making. As musical training is increasingly broadened this comprehensive book will become an indispensable resource.
Download or read book The Art of Julian Bream written by Graham Wade and published by . This book was released on 2008 with total page 250 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Julian Bream's influence is apparent in every area of the classical guitar repertoire, He transcribed Baroque works by Scarlatti, Buxtehude, Cimarosa, etc., and is acknowledged as one of the great interpreters of the music of J. S. Bach. He revitalised awareness of the early nineteenth century works of Sor, Giuliani, and Aguado, while bringing to the public the music of Spain from the sixteenth century to the present day and breathing new fire into Latin American music by composers such as Villa-Lobos, Ponce and Brouwer.".
Download or read book The Classical Guitar Collection written by Julian Bream and published by Faber Music Ltd. This book was released on 2021-11-15 with total page 103 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The full eBook version of The Classical Guitar Collection in fixed-layout format. The Classical Guitar Collection contains 48 classical guitar solos from classical greats such as Mozart, Grieg, Purcell and J.S. Bach. This collection features many of Julian Bream's classic arrangements of well-known guitar masterpieces for Intermediate to Advanced level guitar students. Contents: - Valtz Op.7 No.6) (Aguado) - Asturias (Leyenda) (Albeniz) - Spanish Romance (Anon) - Scherzo (Op.107) (Arnold) - Arietta (Op.107) (Arnold) - I (Two Preludes) (J.S. Bach) - Courante (from suite in E minor) (J.S. Bach) - Sarabande (from suite in E minor) (J.S. Bach) - Bouree in E minor (BWV 996) (J.S. Bach) - Aria (Brescianello) - Gavotta (Brescianello) - Allemande (suite in E minor)(Buxtehude) - Courante (from suite in E minor) (Buxtehude) - Sarabande (from suite in E minor) (Buxtehude) - Gigue (from suite in E minor) (Buxtehude) - Sicilienne (Op. 34 No.2) (Carulli) - Sonata 2 (Cimarosa) - La Fille aux Chevaux de Lin (Two Preludes) (Debussy) - Minstrels (Two Preludes) (Debussy) - Andante Sostenuto (from Sonata in F major) (Diabelli) - Ejercicio: Allegretto (Ferrer) - Vals (Ferrer) - Sarabande (suite in A minor) (Froberger) - Gigue (suite in A minor) (Froberger) - Valse (Three Lyric Pieces op.12) (Grieg) - Watchman's Song (Three Lyric Pieces) (Grieg) - Fairy Dance (Three Lyric Pieces) (Grieg) - Etude Allegro Spiritoso (Guiliani) - Lecon (Guiliani) - La Catedral (Mangore) - A Winter Landscape (Little Suite For Guitar) (Maw) - Landler (Op.9 No.4) (Mertz) - Landler (Op.9 No.5) (Mertz) - Gaillarde (Morlaye) - Larghetto and Allegro (Mozart) - Air (Four pieces) (Purcell) - Rondo (Four Pieces) (Purcell) - Minuet (Four Pieces) (Purcell) - Hornpipe (Four Pieces) (Purcell) - Maria Luisa: Mazurka (Sagreras) - Nostalgia: Petite Melodie (Sagreras) - Theme with Variations (Schumann) - Into The Dreaming (Sculthorpe) - Etude (Op.31 No.23) (Sor) - Waltz (Op.7 No.1 (Strauss) - Waltz (Op.7 No.3) (Strauss) - Capricho Arabe (Tarrega) - Recurdos de la Alhambra (Tarrega)
Download or read book The Young Person s Guide to the Orchestra Op 34 written by Benjamin Britten and published by . This book was released on with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Essential Britten written by John Bridcut and published by Faber & Faber. This book was released on 2012-10-30 with total page 363 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: John Bridcut, author of the acclaimed 'Britten's Children', has included significant fresh material which will make the book indispensable for Britten aficionados as well as for those who are discovering the composer's music for the first time. This guide is all about finding a way into Britten's music. An outline of planned chapters: - The Top Ten Britten pieces - Critics' First Impressions - Britten's Life - Britten and Pears - The things they said - The Music (stage works, choral works, songs, chamber music, orchestral works) - The Interpreters of Britten's work - Britten as Performer - The Impresario (English Opera Group and Aldeburgh Festival) - Britten's Homes - Trivial Pursuits
Download or read book John Williams Changing the Culture of the Classical Guitar written by Michael O'Toole and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2019-04-08 with total page 322 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book assesses the influence and reception of many different forms of guitar playing upon the classical guitar and more specifically through the prism of John Williams. Beginning with an examination of Andrés Segovia and his influence upon Williams’ life’s work, a further three incisive chapters cover key areas such as performance, perception, education and construction, considering social and cultural contexts of the guitar over the past century. A final chapter on new directions in classical guitar examines the change in reception of the instrument from the mid-1970s to the present day, and Williams’ impact upon what might be termed ‘standard classical guitar repertoire’. With in-depth discussion of the cultural and perceptual impact of Williams’ more daring crossover projects and numerous musical examples, this is an informative reference for all classical guitar practitioners, as well as scholars and researchers of guitar studies, reception studies, cultural musicology and performance studies. An online lecture by the author and a transcript of the author’s interview with John Williams are also available as e-resources.
Download or read book Handbook of Guitar and Lute Composers written by Hannu Annala and published by Mel Bay Publications. This book was released on 2010-10-07 with total page 173 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In compiling this landmark sourcebook, Finnish guitarists Hannu Annala and Heiki Matlik consulted more than 70 music texts as well as dozens of composer resumes acquired from the musical information centers of several countries. During the writing process, which lasted for more than three years, they received additional information from many modern composers, including Leo Brouwer and Reginald Smith Brindle among others. In addition, several internationally renowned performing guitarists provided valuable information; these include Magnus Andersson (Sweden), Remi Boucher (Canada), Margarita Escarpa (Spain), Aleksander Frauchi (Russia) and David Tanenbaum (USA) among others.The authors' aim was to write a well-structured book with separate chapters for each instrument, such as the Renaissance and Baroque guitar, the Renaissance and Baroque lute, the vihuela, etc. This unique structure enables the reader to easily discover which composers wrote for a certain instrument during any given period.In addition to the composers one would expect to find in such a comprehensive listing, the book documents several historical and modern composers for whom little previous information has been available. the book's list of more than 400 guitar and lute concertos dating from the Baroque era to the present day is a totally unprecedented.Short introductions regarding guitar and lute-like instruments as well as their basic histories are provided at the beginning of the book. the authors hope that the Handbook of Guitar and Lute Composers will serve as a practical guide for both amateurs and professionals, encouraging further study of the history of these instruments and expanding the repertoire heard on today's concert stage.
Download or read book Little Wing written by Paul Salley and published by . This book was released on 2021-07-23 with total page 272 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Mentored by Pete Townshend. Number one at 16 with Thunderclap Newman. Toured with Paul McCartney's Wings, John Mayall, Stone the Crows and Small Faces. His life cut short at 26. The authorized biography of Jimmy McCulloch, Little Wing is the first book to detail the Scottish guitarist's astonishing life and music career. Featuring over 200 rare images and exclusive interviews with close relatives, musicians, friends, and fans, McCulloch's story is traced from his humble roots to his rise to international prominence, and his untimely passing in 1979.
Download or read book The Faber Pocket Guide to Britten written by John Bridcut and published by Faber & Faber. This book was released on 2010-11-04 with total page 442 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: John Bridcut, author of the acclaimed 'Britten's Children', will include significant fresh material which will make the book indispensable for Britten aficionados as well as for those who are discovering the composer's music for the first time. This guide is all about finding a way into Britten's music. An outline of planned chapters: - The Top Ten Britten pieces - Critics' First Impressions - Britten's Life - Britten and Pears - The things they said - The Music (stage works, choral works, songs, chamber music, orchestral works) - The Interpreters of Britten's work - Britten as Performer - The Impresario (English Opera Group and Aldeburgh Festival) - Britten's Homes - Trivial Pursuits
Download or read book The Young Person s Guide to the Orchestra written by Anita Ganeri and published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. This book was released on 1996 with total page 68 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Provides information about the history of the orchestra since its beginnings in the seventeenth century, instruments of the orchestra, and famous composers of classical music.
Download or read book The Guitar Review written by and published by . This book was released on 1993 with total page 156 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Britten s Gloriana written by Paul Banks and published by Boydell & Brewer Ltd. This book was released on 1993 with total page 210 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This volume is based on a selection of papers presented during a study course devoted to Gloriana held at the Britten-Pears School for Advanced Musical Studies in 1991. Glorianahas been a source of controversy since its premire as part of the Coronation celebrations in 1953. It was planned as a national opera of broad appeal by its authors, Benjamin Britten and William Plomer, but, despite wide coverage in the media, the opera failed to establish itself in the repertoire until a new production in 1966 revealed it to be a powerful and stageworthy work. In recent years it has attracted an increasing amount of scholarly attention. This volume offers essays by ROBERT HEWISON, PHILIP REED, ANTONIA MALLOY, DONALD MITCHELL and PETER EVANS which explore the opera's cultural background, the early stages of its creative evolution, the first critical responses, and various aspects of the work itself: these are supplemented by a list of source materials for the opera and the works derived from it, and an extensive bibliography.
