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Book SynopsisThe Classical period is one of deep intellectual ferment, of rapid growth and change, and of explosive creativity in the world of music. It may have had its roots in the music of an earlier era and been the harbinger of progressive music of that which followed, but it must be seen as the necessary evolutionary era, without which modern music and all of its variety could not exist. Moreover, in opera houses, festivals, and concert halls all over the world, music from the period may indeed be performed more than any other form, making it one the most accessible and popular periods. It has remained a living and vibrant part of the repertory, indeed offered a kaleidoscope of genres and works that never cease to enchant and amaze.Historical Dictionary of Music of the Classical Period, Second Edition contains a chronology, an introduction, and an extensive bibliography. The dictionary section has more than 1,800 cross-referenced entries on composers, conductors, musicians, operas, important technical terms, and emerging musical forms. This book is an excellent resource for students, researchers, and anyone wanting to know more about classical music.

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Book SynopsisBased 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: Symphony No. 3, Eroica Modest Mussorgsky: Pictures at an Exhibition Hector Berlioz: Symphonie Fantastique Johannes Brahms: Symphony No. 1 Antonín Dvorák: Symphony No. 9, From the New World Jean Sibelius: Symphony No. 2 Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov: Scheherazade Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky: 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.

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Book SynopsisBased 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: Symphony No. 3, Eroica Modest Mussorgsky: Pictures at an Exhibition Hector Berlioz: Symphonie Fantastique Johannes Brahms: Symphony No. 1 Antonín Dvorák: Symphony No. 9, From the New World Jean Sibelius: Symphony No. 2 Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov: Scheherazade Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky: 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.

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Book SynopsisAn ode to Beethoven's Third Symphony

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Book SynopsisThis Awareness of Beauty is the first book to consider the orchestral and wind band music of Canadian composer Healey Willan, who was known primarily for his choral work. A succinct biography accompanies historical, analytical, and critical investigations of Willan's instrumental music, asserting Willan's seminal place in Canadian music and the significance of his orchestral and wind band music both nationally and internationally.Each composition is investigated in chronological order to illustrate the composer's evolution as a creator of instrumental music from his early years in England to his later, and more notable, accomplishments in Canada. Willan's orchestral music may be seen as both a reaction to and a stimulus for the significant improvement in Canadian orchestral performance during the 1930s and 40s, a factor in the creation of his large-scale compositions, including two symphonies and a piano concerto.Although much has been written about Willan, most of it has centred on his choral work, with biography and/or musicology as the frame of reference; this project considers his instrumental music in terms of performance, provides historical context for many of the works included, and corrects errors that have crept into the literature.Trade Review`It is in the chapter on the band works that the author's enthusiasms emerge most strongly--and it is here that his book breaks valuable new ground. One of Willan's best-known instrumental pieces, the Royce Hall Suite for concert band, composed in 1949, bears on its title page the indication 'edited and scored by William Teague.'. Teague, a staff arranger with the New York firm Associated Music Publishers, performed this assignment using written indications by the composer. Kinder has examined their correspondence, and uses it in presenting a bar-by-bar critique of the score, concluding with the judgement that a new instrumentation giving greater respect to Willan's notes would greatly improve the Suite's effectiveness. These pages are the most vivid in the book, and make one hope to one day hear a new version, perhaps prepared by Kinder, an experienced band director, himself.'' -- John Beckwith -- CAML Review, 42, no. 2, August 2014, 201409Table of Contents This Awareness of Beauty: The Orchestral and Wind Band Music of Healey Willan by Keith W. Kinder List of Musical Examples Preface and Acknowledgments ""English by Birth, Irish by Extraction, Canadian by Adoption, and Scotch by Absorption"": Introduction and Biographical Sketch Part One: ""Tender, Lyrical, Forceful, Arresting"": The Orchestral Music 1. The Early Orchestral Works 2. The Works for Small Orchestra 3. Shorter Orchestral Works 4. Works for Piano and Orchestra 5. The Symphonies Part Two: ""A Couple of Very Pretty Tunes"": Works for Wind Band 6. Concert Band Works 7. Pedagogical Music 8. The Fanfares Conclusion Appendix 1: Works Reviewed with Sources Notes Bibliography Index

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