Art music, orchestral and formal music Books
Bonnier Books Ltd Raising the Roof
Book SynopsisComposer and broadcaster Jack Pepper introduces the world of classical music - and its colourful characters - as you've never seen it before... LET'S ROCK!Take a tour of musical history, and learn your timbre from your tempo, your tuba from your cello and your symphony from your concerto. Rub shoulders with 20 great composers - including child prodigy Mozart, pioneering musician Florence Price and film score composer Hans Zimmer - and find out what it really takes to write a timeless classical hit!Listen as you read, using the playlist inside, with over 40 classical pieces covering 1,000 years of music. The story doesn't stop here, as Classical continues to influence music today and future sounds. Informal, funny and written with infectious enthusiasm, this book is sure to inspire the budding composer in every reader and open up this dazzling world of music to new fans.
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Faber Music Ltd The Harry Potter Piano Anthology
Book SynopsisTable of ContentsHarry’s Wondrous World; Diagon Alley; Nimbus 2000; Voldemort; Leaving Hogwarts; Hedwig’s Theme; The Chamber of Secrets; Fawkes the Phoenix; The Spiders; Buckbeak’s Flight; A Window to the Past; Hagrid the Professor; The Quidditch World Cup (The Irish); Neville’s Waltz; Harry in Winter; Potter Waltz; Death of Cedric; Hogwarts’ March; Hogwarts’ Hymn; Fireworks; Professor Umbridge; Dumbledore’s Army; The Room of Requirement; The Ministry of Magic; Loved Ones and Leaving; Harry and Hermione; In Noctem; Ginny; Wizard Wheezes; Farewell Aragog; When Ginny Kissed Harry; Slughorn’s Confession; Dumbledore’s Farewell; The Weasley Stomp; Obliviate; Snape to Malfoy Manor; At the Burrow; Godric’s Hollow Graveyard; Harry and Ginny; Farewell to Dobby; Statues; Lily’s Theme; Courtyard Apocalypse; Severus and Lily; The Resurrection Stone; A New Beginning; A Man and His Beasts; End Titles, Pt.2; Kowalski Rag; Newt Says Goodbye to Tina/Jacob’s Bakery; Salamander Eyes; Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald; Dumbledore’s Theme; Leta’s Theme; Fantastic Beasts Theme; The Ceremony
£22.50
Omnibus Press Really Easy Piano: 50 Popular Songs
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Pushkin Press The Sound of Utopia
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£11.69
Kjos (Neil A.) Music Co ,U.S. Essential Piano Repertoire Prep Level
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£7.80
Penguin Books Ltd The Power of Music
Book SynopsisMusic is what makes us alive, mindful and connected to each other. Music is what makes us human. This is the power of music. Cellist Sheku Kanneh-Mason knows and feels the transformative power of music as much as any musician alive. From winning the prestigious BBC Young Musician Award to performing at Harry and Meghan's wedding; from Bach's solo suites to Bob Marley's reggae; his ferocious passion shines through in every single performance, whether in a packed-out concert hall or on record. But how was it that someone like him a person of colour, from a state school in Nottingham rose to the upper echelons of the classical music world? What were the obstacles that he had to overcome, what did he learn along the way, and how could a young person follow in his footsteps today?In The Power of Music, Sheku explores the experiences and values that led him here, from his childhood of football practice and family music sessions, to his work today in the world's finest concert halls and
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Faber & Faber Rip it Up and Start Again Postpunk 19781984
Book SynopsisIn this, the first book to take a big-picture view of the entire post punk period, acclaimed author and music journalist Simon Reynolds recreates a time of tremendous urgency and idealism in pop music. Full of anecdote and insight, and featuring the likes of Joy Division, The Fall, Pere Ubu, PiL and Talking Heads, Rip It Up And Start Again stands as one of the most inspired and inspiring books on popular music ever written.Trade Review"'I had never expected there to be a book on this subject; had I done so, I would never have dared to hope it could be as good as this.' Nicholas Lezard, Guardian Book of the Week"
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Faber & Faber Times Echo
Book SynopsisSHORTLISTED FOR THE BAILLIE GIFFORD PRIZE FOR NON-FICTION 2023THE SUNDAY TIMES HISTORY BOOK OF THE YEARProfoundly moving.'' EDMUND DE WAALA work of searching scholarship, acute critical observation, philosophical heft, and deep feeling.' ALEX ROSSA rare book: extraordinarily powerful - magisterial, meticulously rich and unexpected, deeply affecting and human.' PHILIPPE SANDSA remarkable and stirring account of how music acts as a witness to history and a medium of cultural memory in the post-Holocaust world.When it comes to how societies commemorate their own distant dreams and catastrophes, we often think of books, archives, or memorials carved from stone. But in Time's Echo, Jeremy Eichler makes a revelatory case for the power of music as culture's memory, an art form uniquely capable of carrying forward meaning from the past. Eichler shows how four towering composers - Richard Strauss, Ar
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Profile Books Ltd Ocean of Sound: Ambient sound and radical
Book SynopsisDavid Toop's extraordinary work of sonic history travels from the rainforests of Amazonas to the megalopolis of Tokyo via the work of artists as diverse as Brian Eno, Sun Ra, Erik Satie, Kate Bush, Kraftwerk and Brian Wilson. Beginning in 1889 at the Paris exposition when Debussy first heard Javanese music performed, Ocean of Sound channels the competing instincts of 20th century music into an exhilarating, path-breaking account of ambient sound. 'A meditation on the development of modern music, there's no single term that is adequate to describe what Toop has accomplished here ... mixing interviews, criticism, history, and memory, Toop moves seamlessly between sounds, styles, genres, and eras' Pitchfork's '60 Favourite Music Books'Trade ReviewThis history of ambient music, starting with Debussy, is a minor masterpiece * Observer '50 greatest music books ever' *An encyclopaedic work, uncommonly knowledgeable and wide in its scope ... a rare and subversive read * DJ Magazine *A masterfully innovative and radical work * Melody Maker *A scintillating and illuminating read * Mojo *Buy it, read it and let it remix your head * i-D *A ground-breaking history of ambient music * Independent *Partly a mediation on the development of modern music, but there's no single term that is adequate to describe what Toop has accomplished here ... mixing interviews, criticism, history, and memory, Toop moves seamlessly between sounds, styles, genres, and eras, using listening as a tool in a search for a deeper understanding * Pitchfork's '60 Favourite Music Books' *An erudite and entertaining chauffeur, Toop shows us a way of listening differently ... Ocean of Sound puts Toop up there with Eno as a theorist of ambient music * Wired *Ocean of Sound's parallels aren't music books at all, but rather Italo Calvino's Invisible Cities, William Gibson's Neuromancer ... Ocean of Sound is as alien as the 20th century, as utterly now as the 21st * Wire *Ocean of Sound has gained a fervent cult audience ... the best music-related book of the 90s * Chicago Reader *Ocean of Sound brilliantly elaborates [trends in music], like sonic fact for our sci-fi present, a martian chronicle from this planet earth * Face *A heroic endeavour brought off with elegance and charm * NME *David Toop is the brilliant voyager of our sonic century, for whom music is a map of our dreams -- Steve Erickson
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Feral House,U.S. Lords Of Chaos 2nd Edition
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Faber And Faber Ltd. Goodbye Russia
Book SynopsisIn 1940 Sergei Rachmaninoff, living in exile in America, broke his creative silence and composed a swan song to his Russian homeland. What happened in those final haunted years and how did he come to write his farewell masterpiece, the Symphonic Dances?Rachmaninoff left Petrograd in the throes of the Russian Revolution in 1917. He was 44 years old, at the peak of his powers as composer-conductor-performer, moving in elite Tsarist circles and running the family estate, his refuge and solace. He had already written the music which, today, has made him one of the most popular composers of all time: the second and third Piano Concertos and two symphonies. Reeling from the trauma of a life in upheaval, he wrote almost no music and quickly had to reinvent himself as a fêted virtuoso pianist, building up untold wealth and meeting the stars, from Walt Disney and Charlie Chaplin to his Russian contemporaries and polar opposites, Prokofiev and Stravinsky. Still, the melancholy of leaving his homeland never lifted. Using a wide range of sources, including important newly translated texts, Maddocks' immensely readable book conjures impressions of this enigmatic figure, his friends and the world he encountered. It explores his life as an emigré artist and how he clung to an Old Russia which no longer existed. That forging of past and present meets in his Symphonic Dances (1940), his last composition, written on Long Island shortly before his death in Beverly Hills, surrounded by a close-knit circle of Russian exiles.
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Vintage Publishing Quartet for the End of Time
Book SynopsisMichael Symmons Roberts is a poet and librettist. His eight books of poetry have received accolades including the Forward Prize, the Costa Poetry Award and the Whitbread Poetry Prize. His words for music have been performed in concert halls and opera houses around the world. He is also an award-winning broadcaster and radio dramatist. Born in Preston, Lancashire, he is Professor of Poetry at Manchester Metropolitan University.
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Dorling Kindersley Ltd Music The Definitive Visual History DK Definitive
Book SynopsisA complete and harmonious history of music, from prehistory to the present day!Have you ever wondered how blues influenced rock music? Or why jazz went Latin? Classical or rock, everyone has their favourite music style, but how did your top choice come about? If you find yourself asking these musical questions and more, then this may be the book for you! Music is a compelling and richly illustrated history of the most unifying art form in the world. Explore the roots of all genres from chants of the middle ages through the grandeur of the classical period to the modern rhythm of blues, jazz, hip-hop, and pop. Music includes illustrated histories of instruments and listening suggestions for each musical genre. Spectacular galleries display families of instruments from around the world, while special features showcase the evolution of key instruments, such as the piano and the guitar, and profile iconic innovators such as Mozart, Billie Holiday, an
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HarperCollins Publishers The Times Lives Behind the Screen
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Faber & Faber Murder in the Cathedral
Book SynopsisMurder in the Cathedral, written for the Canterbury Festival in 1935, was one of T. S. Eliot's first dramatic achievements, and it remains one of the great plays of the century. It takes as its subject matter the martyrdom of Thomas Becket, Archbishop of Canterbury, depicting the events that led to his assassination, in his own cathedral church, by the knights of Henry II in 1170. Like Greek drama, the play's theme and form are rooted in religion, ritual purgation and renewal, and it was this return to the earliest sources of drama that brought poetry triumphantly back to the English stage at the time. This anniversary edition marks 850 years since Becket's dramatic murder, and eighty-five years since Eliot's play was first performed.
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Faber & Faber Robert Schumanns Advice to Young Musicians
Book SynopsisNo musician or music lover should be without it.' BBC Music MagazineRobert Schumann was far ahead of his time: his music anticipated a multitude of trends that would spread in the 150 years after his death, and almost every major composer who followed him acknowledged his influence. He was also revolutionary in his attitude to young people; in 1848 he wrote his famous Advice to Young Musicians, a book that is still deeply relevant today. In this volume, celebrated cellist Steven Isserlis has taken Schumann's words of wisdom and set them in a modern context with his own extensive commentary. By turns practical, humorous and profound, this book is a must for aspiring musicians and music-lovers of all ages.
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Faber & Faber Woody Guthrie A Life
Book Synopsis ''A really great book.'' Bruce SpringsteenWith a foreword by Billy Bragg.The classic biography of the hugely influential American folk singer who inspired a generation of songwriters, including Bruce Springsteen and Bob Dylan.Few artists have captured the American experience of their time as wholly as folk legend Woody Guthrie. Singer, songwriter and political activist, Guthrie drew a lifetime of inspiration from his roots on the Oklahoma frontier in the years before the Great Depression. His music -- scathingly funny songs and poignant folk ballads -- made heard the unsung life of field hands, migrant workers, and union organisers, and showed it worthy of tribute. Though his career was tragically cut short by the onset of a degenerative disease that ravaged his mind and body, the legacy of his life and music had already made him an American cultural icon, and has resounded with every generation of musician and music lover
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Headline Publishing Group Another Year of Wonder
Book Synopsis''Clemency Burton-Hill makes classical music absolutely accessible, magical and medicinal. Another Year of Wonder is, indeed, another wonder.'' Dolly Alderton, broadcaster, writer and bestselling author''Clemmie''s recommendations have broadened my mind, sharpened my imagination, tugged on my heartstrings and given me a song for every mood. Read this book and let yourself float away for a moment or two. What a gift.'' Emma Gannon, bestselling author and host of the Ctrl Alt Delete podcastANOTHER YEAR OF WONDER IS A CAREFULLY CURATED COLLECTION OF CLASSICAL MUSIC OFFERING ONE PIECE TO LISTEN TO EVERY DAY OF THE YEAR.WITH A FOREWORD BY ELIZABETH DAYIn this follow-up to her much-loved Year of Wonder, award-winning broadcaster, journalist and violinist Clemency Burton-Hill continues her mission to demystify and open up the world of classical music to everyone, offering up one extraordinary piece of musicTrade ReviewClemency Burton-Hill makes classical music absolutely accessible, magical and medicinal. Another Year of Wonder is, indeed, another wonder -- Dolly Alderton, broadcaster, writer and bestselling author of Everything I Know About LoveClemmie is single-handedly the reason I have multiple classical music playlists, having always assumed that it wasn't for me. In Clemmie's world, everyone is invited to the classical party and that's what makes her books so beautiful and her words so welcoming. Clemmie's recommendations have broadened my mind, sharpened my imagination, tugged on my heartstrings and given me a song for every mood. Read this book and let yourself float away for a moment or two. What a gift. -- Emma Gannon, bestselling author and host of the Ctrl Alt Delete podcastAnother Year of Wonder is a gorgeous compendium of a piece of classical music for every day of the year. The perfect start to 2022, which we all hope will be brighter than the last two. -- Elizabeth Day, bestselling author and host of the How to Fail podcastClemmie writes about each piece of music with such energy and passion that you can't help but immediately want to stop what you're doing and seek it out. It's a fascinating book which I hope many will enjoy. -- Eddie Redmayne
£14.24
AMSCO Music The Library of Piano Classics
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The 87 Press The Voice of Sheila Chandra
Book SynopsisTitled for the influential singer left almost voiceless by a terrible syndrome, the poems bring sweet melodies and rhythms as the voices blend and become multitudinous.
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Faber & Faber Times Echo
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Oxford University Press Conducting Technique For Beginners and
Book SynopsisThis book starts at the very beginning and ends with some remarkably profound insights on conductorial subtleties. An experienced conductor is one in whom detection, diagnosis, and remedy take place simultaneously; as he hears the error, he realizes where the fault lies and what to do about it. This book gives valuable hints about these three basic conductorial functions from the viewpoint of chorus and orchestra alike. McElheran leads the student toward mastery of the problems at hand, with firmness and gentle humour.Table of ContentsForeword ; Preface to the third edition ; Preface to the revised edition ; Preface to the first edition ; Inspiration ; Other studies ; Conducting technique - general ; The baton ; Odds and ends ; Beat patterns - theory ; Beat patterns - specific ; The left hand ; Dynamics, accents, phrasing, tempo, character ; Cues ; Off-beat cues, accents, and syncopations ; Conducting to records ; More odds and ends ; Starts and stops ; Subdivision and 'merging' ; Moulding the music ; Fermatas ; Ears ; Nerves ; Thoughts and interpretation ; Some rehearsal suggestions ; Solos and recitatives ; Changing beat units ; The avant-garde ; The concert ; Non-musical chores ; On teaching conducting ; Additions and amplifications for the third edition ; Index
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Biteback Publishing Viva Casals
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Edition Peters 18 Characteristic Studies Op.109
Book SynopsisA superb collection of characteristic studies for the Piano by German composer Friedrich Burgmuller. These studies from a natural sequel to Op.100 and are intended for players of intermediate standard and above.Contains Alternative Piano Piece set for ABRSM Piano Examinations 2023 & 2024 (Grade 6).18 Études de genre (Genre-Etüden) op. 109 für KlavierFriedrich Burgmüller komponierte fast ausschließlich leicht spielbare Werke für Klavier, die noch heute geschätzt werden.
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Faber & Faber The Time by the Sea
Book SynopsisThe Time by the Sea is about Ronald Blythe''s life in Aldeburgh during the 1950s. He had originally come to the Suffolk coast as an aspiring young writer, but found himself drawn into Benjamin Britten''s circle and began working for the Aldeburgh Festival. Although befriended by Imogen Holst and by E M Forster, part of him remained essentially solitary, alone in the landscape while surrounded by a stormy cultural sea. But this memoir gathers up many early experiences, sights and sounds: with Britten he explored ancient churches; with the botanist Denis Garrett he took delight in the marvellous shingle beaches and marshland plants; he worked alongside the celebrated photo-journalist Kurt Hutton. His muse was Christine Nash, wife of the artist John Nash. Published to coincide with the centenary of Britten''s birth, this is a tale of music and painting, unforgettable words and fears. It describes the first steps of an East Anglian journey, an intimate appraisal of a vivi
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Kjos (Neil A.) Music Co ,U.S. Classic Themes by the Masters
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£7.80
Hal Leonard Corporation Complete Preludes Nocturnes Waltzes
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£20.25
Pan Macmillan Mozart in Italy
Book Synopsis''You don't have to be able to hum Mozart to find this book utterly engrossing . . . I couldn't put it down'' - Joanna LumleyAt thirteen years old Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart was a child prodigy who had captured the hearts of northern Europe, but his father Leopold was now determined to conquer Italy. Together, they made three visits there the last when Mozart was seventeen, all vividly recounted here by acclaimed conductor Jane Glover.Father and son travelled from the theatres and concert salons of Milan to the church-filled streets of Rome to Naples, poorer and more dangerous than the prosperous north, and to Venice, the carnivalesque birthplace of public opera. All the while Mozart was absorbing Italian culture, language, style and art, and honed his craft. He met the challenge of writing Italian opera for Italian singers and audiences and provoked a variety of responses, from triumph and admiration to intrigue and hostility: in a way, these Italian years can b
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Faber & Faber Why Mahler How One Man and Ten Symphonies Changed
Book SynopsisA century after his death, Gustav Mahler is the most important composer of modern times. Displacing Beethoven as a box-office draw, heard in Hollywood films and on state occasions, his music inspires particular devotion. Some believe it helps heal emotional wounds, others find intellectual fascination in its contradictory meanings, and many feel that the music captures the yearnings and anxieties of our post-industrial society. In this highly original account of the composer''s life and work, Norman Lebrecht explores the Mahler Effect, asking why Mahler''s music has become the soundtrack to our twenty-first-century lives.
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Faber & Faber The Silent Musician Why Conducting Matters
Book Synopsis* A Financial Times Book of the Year *What does a conductor do? It may be a favourite joke among the musicians in an orchestra, but Wigglesworth wants to find a more thoughtful answer. Avoiding jargon, he analyses what he has discovered during 30 years in the job.' Financial Times, Books of the Year A conductor is one of classical music's most recognisable but misunderstood figures, attracting so many questions:Surely orchestras can play perfectly well without you? Do you really make any difference to the performance?'Are the musicians even watching you?'The Silent Musician is not a manual for conductors, nor a history of conducting. It is for all who wonder what conductors actually do, and why they matter.
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HarperCollins Publishers The Times Lives Behind the Music
Book SynopsisA must-read collection for all music fans.Delve into the tumultuous world of music stardom with this collection of obituaries from The Times.From the rock'n'roll pioneers of the 1950s to the pop superstars of the 21st century as well as lesser-known, boundary-pushing innovators with undeniable influence, this collection features music greats such as:Chuck Berry, founding father of rock'n'roll who lit the flame of teenage rebellion in 1950s America and was himself never far from troubleChristine McVie, reserved, intelligent singer and songwriter for Fleetwood Mac, whose album Rumours was one of the biggest-selling of all timeJimi Hendrix, American singer and songwriter who expanded the range and vocabulary of the electric guitar into areas no musician had ever ventured beforeAmy Winehouse, singer and songwriter with an astonishing voice and talent, her career was tarnished by drugs, alcohol and scandalFreddie Mercury, flamboyant singer and songwriter who achieved worldwide fame as the lead vocalist and pianist for the rock band QueenElvis Presley, singer known as The King and remembered as one of the earliest and greatest exponents of rock'n' roll musicNina Simone, tempestuous soul singer, who enjoyed a 50-year career, but left America because of racismDavid Bowie, rock superstar who had a profound impact on popular music and culture during 50 years of continuous artistic innovationDusty Springfield, shy, soulful, smoky-voiced singer whose songs and beehive hair became enduring symbols of Swinging LondonShane MacGowan, hard-drinking frontman of Celtic punk band the Pogues who was hailed for his raw talent and masterful songwritingEra-defining obituaries are illustrated with behind-the-scenes photos from The Times archive, revealing the lives behind the music that have left an indelible mark on our cultural landscape. Authoritative, insightful and endlessly engaging, this collection of music biographies is a must-read for music fans and anyone with an interest in fascinating life stories.
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Dorling Kindersley Ltd The Classical Music Book
Book SynopsisLearn about the world''s greatest classical compositions and musical traditions in The Classical Music Book.Part of the fascinating Big Ideas series, this book tackles tricky topics and themes in a simple and easy to follow format. Learn about Classic Music in this overview guide to the subject, brilliant for novices looking to find out more and experts wishing to refresh their knowledge alike! The Classical Music Book brings a fresh and vibrant take on the topic through eye-catching graphics and diagrams to immerse yourself in. This captivating book will broaden your understanding of Classical Music, with:- More than 90 pieces of world-famous music - Packed with facts, charts, timelines and graphs to help explain core concepts- A visual approach to big subjects with striking illustrations and graphics throughout- Easy to follow text makes topics accessible for people at any level of understandingThe ClassicaTrade ReviewIt really is a fantastic book. * Steve Wright BBC Radio 2 *An engaging and informative read. * BBC Music Magazine *If you enjoy classical music and want to know more, The Classical Music Book is for you. * People's Friend *
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Dorling Kindersley Ltd The Complete Classical Music Guide
Book SynopsisJohn Burrows, OBE (foreword writer) is a concert promoter and organizer who has worked with many of the world's leading orchestras and artists, including Luciano Pavarotti, Leonard Bernstein, and Yehudi Menuhin. He established the Capital Radio Music Festivals and has been Director of the Classic FM Summer Music Festival. John is an Honorary Member of the Royal College of Music. He lives in Hampshire.
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Faber & Faber On Playing the Flute
Book SynopsisJohann Joachim Quantz''s On Playing the Flute has long been recognized as one of the primary sources of information about eighteenth-century performance practice. In spite of its title, it is not simply a tutor for the flute, but a fully-fledged programme for training musicians of all types, with detailed information on intonation, ornamentation, dynamics, the ''duties'' of the various accompanying performers, including the leader of the orchestra, and the principal forms and styles (French, Italian and German) of the time. Although Quantz is most often identified as the teacher of Frederick the Great, his musical roots were in Dresden, the most brilliant musical establishment in Germany; and his travels and studies in Italy, France and England gave him direct experience of most phases of European musical life in the 1720s and 30s. This reissue of the second edition provides a wonderfully complete and detailed picture of musical taste and performance practice in th
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Alfred Publishing Co Inc.,U.S. Romantic Impressions 2
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Edition Peters A Hymn of Hope
Book SynopsisA Hymn of Hope by Emily Dickinson (18301899) describes hope as the thing with feathers that perches in the soul, and sings the tune without words'. It is strong enough to supply the soul with warmth, even in the chillest land and on the strangest sea'. Fredrik Sixten sets the poem for high (female) voices, comparing hope with a songbird using musical motifs. The composition was commissioned by the Mädchenchor, Hannover.A Hymn of Hope von Emily Dickinson (1830-1899) beschreibt die Hoffnung als das Ding mit Federn dran - Das in der Seele hockt - Und zum Gesang der Melodie auf Worte gut verzichten kann. Sie ist stark genug, um die Seele mit Wärme zu versorgen, selbst in eisigsten Ländern - Und auf den ungewöhnlichsten Meeren. Fredrik Sixten hat das Gedicht für hohe (Frauen) Stimmen vertont und vergleicht die Hoffnung mit einem Singvogel unter Verwendung musikalischer Motive. Die Komposition wurde vom Mädchenchor Hannover in Auftrag gegeben.
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Faber & Faber Quartet
Book Synopsis*WINNER OF THE ROYAL PHILHARMONIC SOCIETY STORYTELLING AWARD**SHORTLISTED FOR THE SLIGHTLY FOXED BEST FIRST BIOGRAPHY PRIZE 2023*The lives, loves, adventures and trailblazing musical careers of four extraordinary women from a stunning debut biographer.''Fabulous.'' Sunday Times ''A rare gift.'' Financial Times ''Passionate ... Vivid ... Timely.'' Telegraph ''Readable and inspiring.'' Guardian ''Compelling ... Ambitious ... Poignant.'' Spectator ''Magnificent.'' Kate Mosse ''Riveting.'' Antonia Fraser ''A breath of fresh air.'' Kate Molleson ''Fascinating.'' Alexandra Harris ''Wonderful.'' Claire Tomalin ''Splendid.'' Miranda Seymour ''Remarkable.'' Fiona Maddocks ''Pioneering.'' Andrew Motion ''Brilliant'' Helen PankhurstEthel Smyth (b.1858): Famed for her operas, this trailblazing queer Victorian
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Dorling Kindersley Ltd Opera
Book SynopsisAlan Riding is a former European arts correspondent of The New York Times and author of several books.Leslie Dunton-Downer is a librettist who has collaborated with leading composers, conductors, and directors.
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Faber Music Ltd The Piano Player Classical Favourites
Book SynopsisTable of ContentsAdagio (Moderato) (Cello Concerto in E minor Op.85) (Edward Elgar); Boléro (Maurice Ravel); Canon in D (Johann Pachelbel); Eine Kleine Nachtmusik (Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart); Fantasia on Greensleeves (Ralph Vaughan Williams); Für Elise (Ludwig van Beethoven); Gymnopédie No. 1 (Eric Satie); Habanera (Carmen Suite No. 2) (Georges Bizet); I Was Glad (Hubert Parry); La Fille Aux Cheveux de Lin (Claude Debussy); Largo (New World Symphony) (Antonín Dvořák); Morning (Peer Gynt Suite) (Edvard Grieg); Ombra mai fu (Serse) (George Frideric Handel); Prelude in A major (Op. 28 No. 7) (Frédéric Chopin); Prelude in C major (BWV 846) (Johann Sebastian Bach); The March of the Women (Ethel Smyth); The Swan (Carnival of the Animals) (Charles-Camille Saint-Saëns); Un bel dì, vedremo (Madama Butterfly) (Giacomo Puccini); Waltz (Sleeping Beauty) (Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky); Winter (L’inverno) (The Four Seasons) (Antonio Vivaldi)
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Hal Leonard Corporation Final Fantasy Easy Piano Songbook
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Reaktion Books Maurice Ravel
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Edition Peters I am the World
Book SynopsisComposed for unaccompanied mixed choir by Melissa Dunphy with text by Dora Sigerson Shorter, I am the World is an exciting, pulsating and affirming piece building to a thrilling vocal ending. Commissioned by BBC Radio 3 and first performed by the BBC Singers conducted by Grace Rossiter in 2022.Duration: 7 minutes. Level of difficulty: medium.
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Edition Peters Lux
Book SynopsisComposed for unaccompanied SSAA choir (with divisi), this beautiful piece in Latin by Darius Lim is summed up by his description Look to the light and you will never see the shadows.'Premiered in Singapore, 2019Duration: 4 minutes.Level of difficulty: medium.
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Edition Peters 6 Suites for Solo Violoncello BWV10071012 for
Book SynopsisJ.S. Bach''s great set of 6 Cello Suites are here presented in a beautifully-realized and idiomatic arrangement for solo viola by Simon Rowland-Jones.Suiten für Violoncello solo BWV 10071012 (Übertragung für Viola solo)Als wahrscheinlich erste ihrer Art vereinen die Suiten für Violoncello solo BWV 1007-1012 von Johann Sebastian Bach solistisches Spiel mit Einflüssen aus Frankreich und Italien.Simon Rowland-Jones Transkriptionen versuchen, der originalen Komposition Johann Sebastian Bachs so nahe wie möglich zu kommen, verfügen aber zusätzlich über spieltechnische Anmerkungen und Alternativarrangements. Da die ursprüngliche Handschrift nicht mehr exisitert, wurde sich auf vier Quellen berufen, aus denen Rowland-Jones unter Berücksichtigung der historischen Aufführungspraxis und mit einer kurzen Einführung in die Gattung der Suite eine möglichst originalgetreue Bearbeitung vorlegt.
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Oxford University Press Inc Early Music
Book SynopsisIn this Very Short Introduction, Thomas Forrest Kelly frames chapters on the forms, techniques, and repertories of the medieval, Renaissance, and baroque periods with discussion of why old music has been and should be revived, along with a short history of early music revivals.Trade Reviewa useful stocking filler ... packs an incredible amount into a pocket format * Ham & High *Table of ContentsList of Illustrations Chapter 1: What is Meant by "Early Music"? Chapter 2: Repertories: Medieval Chapter 3: Repertories: Renaissance Chapter 4: Repertories: Baroque Chapter 5: Performing Issues Chapter 6: A Very Short History of the Modern Early Music Revival Further Reading Index
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Edition Peters Halcyon Days
Book SynopsisMelissa Dunphy's Halcyon Days, written to a new text from her regular collaborator poet Jacqueline Goldfinger, creates a period of calm during winter storms where we reflect on what we have lost but rise up to face the new year with joy and grace. This version for TTBB unaccompanied choir is suitable for any winter concert. Halcyon Days was first commissioned by VOCES8, with this lower voice version commissioned by Chor Leoni.Duration 3.5 minutes.Level of difficulty: easy.
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Hal Leonard Europe Limited Graded Pieces For Piano Grades 12
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Faber Music Ltd The Essential Film Collection
Book SynopsisSometimes pianists would love to play the 'pops' they enjoy, but finding quality arrangements that work for the instrument can be a real challenge. The author takes classic film songs from across the decades and makes well-crafted and satisfying arrangements for intermediate pianists.Trade ReviewThe arrangements are satisfyingly effective, and provide ideal browsing/alternative material for the older teenager or adult learner. Piano Professional, Spring 2009 This is a stupendous collection of 28 film classics arranged for piano solo, ranging from Lawrence of Arabia to Pirates of the Caribbean, The Magnificent Seven to Ghostbusters, Harry Potter to The Exorcist and Chariots of Fire to The English Patient. I have to say that once I started playing, I could not stop. The same thing happened when I gave the book to a reluctant sight reader for some quick practice; i had to shut it and promise more later. Certain films and film music tend to evoke times and occasions in our lives and as my pupil and I played through our favourites we recalled the film and the circumstances under which we had seen it. She also commented that each arrangement 'worked' and sounded genuine. The writing of some were more richly orchestral (Gladiator and Blade Runner), others were just fun (The Flintstones and the James Bond Theme). The arrangements are approximately Grade 3-6 standard and satisfyingly, they all sound absolutely true to the originals. There is something for every pianist here. While it is important and rewarding to master playing all styles of music and none should be neglected, pieces in popular styles are useful, in that they very often engage the struggling pupil, give street cred to the teenager and provide relaxation and enjoyment to pianists of all ages. The very best will give both pleasure and progress. Music Teacher, January 2009 Arranged for intermediate piano solo, this is as fine a compendium of good tunes for the flowering learner (or terminal intermediate) as any available. Mi Pro Magazine, June 2008Table of ContentsLord Of The Rings (Main Theme: The Ring Goes South); Star Wars (Imperial March Theme); Gladiator (Main Theme: The Battle); Harry Potter (Hedwig's Theme); Chariots of Fire (Main Theme); The Lion King (Song: Circle Of Life); The Great Escape (Main Theme); The English Patient (Main Theme); The Deer Hunter (Theme: Cavatina); Blade Runner (Main Theme): Dances With Wolves (Main Theme); James Bond (Main Theme); James Bond (Goldfinger theme); The Exorcist (Theme: Tubular Bells); The Mission (Theme: Gabriel's Oboe); Lawrence Of Arabia (Main Theme); Midnight Cowboy (Main Theme); Superman (Main Theme); Ghostbusters (Song: Ghostbusters); Batman (Main Theme); The Flintstones (Main Theme); The Wizard Of Oz (Over The Rainbow); Rocky (Main Theme); The Magnificent Seven (Main Theme); American Beauty (Theme: Any Other Name); Pirates Of The Caribbean ('He's A Pirate'); Cinema Paradiso (Main Theme); Jean de Florette (Verdi - La Forza Del Destino)
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