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Book SynopsisHow are conductors'' silent gestures magicked into sound by a group of more than a hundred brilliant but belligerent musicians? The mute choreography of great conductors has fascinated and frustrated musicians and music-lovers for centuries. Orchestras can be inspired to the heights of musical and expressive possibility by their maestros, or flabbergasted that someone who doesn''t even make a sound should be elevated to demigod-like status by the public.This is the first book to go inside the rehearsal rooms of some of the most inspirational orchestral partnerships in the world - how Simon Rattle works at the Berlin Philharmonic, how Mariss Jansons deals with the Concertgebouw Orchestra in Amsterdam, and how Claudio Abbado creates the world''s most luxurious pick-up band every year with the Lucerne Festival Orchestra. From London to Budapest, Bamberg to Vienna, great orchestral concerts are recreated as a collection of countless human and musical stories.

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Book SynopsisThe extraordinary group of Russian composers who came together in St Petersburg in the 1860s - long known as ''The Mighty Handful'', but, as the moguchaya kuchka, better translated as ''the great little heap'' - gave rise to one of the most fascinating and colourful stories in all musical history. Stephen Walsh, author of a major biography of their direct successor, Stravinsky, has written an absorbing account of Musorgsky and his circle - Borodin, Cui, Balakirev and Rimsky-Korsakov. With little or no musical education they created works of lasting significance - Musorgsky''s Boris Godunov, Borodin''s Prince Igor and Rimsky-Korsakov''s Sheherazade. Written with deep understanding and panache, The Kuchka, is highly engaging and a significant contribution to cultural history.

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Book SynopsisWhether recalling Philip Glass experiences working at Bethlehem Steel, traveling in India, driving a cab in 1970s New York, or his professional collaborations with the likes of Allen Ginsberg, Ravi Shankar, Robert Wilson, Doris Lessing, and Martin Scorsese, this book affirms the power of music to change the world.

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Book SynopsisMstislav Rostropovich, internationally recognised as one of the world's finest cellists and musicians, has always maintained that teaching is an important responsibility for great artists. Before his emigration in 1974 from Russia to the West, Rostropovich taught several generations of the brightest Russian talents - as Professor of the Moscow Conservatoire - over a continuous period of two decades. His students included such artists as Jacqueline du PrÃ, Nataliyia Gutman, Karine Georgian, Ivan Monighetti and many others Rostropovich's teaching represented not only his individual approach to cello repertoire and instrumental technique, but also comprised a philosophy of life. As soon as he returned from his frequent concert tours, he would launch himself with whirlwind energy into his teaching activities. His lessons, which were conducted as open masterclasses , were awaited eagerly as an event of huge importance. Class 19 of the Moscow Conservatoire, where they were held, w

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Book SynopsisThe Best Of Singing Grades 1-3 (High Voice) celebrates the wealth of exciting repertoire featured on the current ABRSM and Trinity Guildhall singing syllabuses.Trade ReviewBoth volumes offer very enjoyable and rewarding repertoire, and it certainly would be possible to travel the journey from Grade 1 to Grade 5 ABRSM with just these two volumes, if that is your chosen journey. Singing, Summer 2012 (Association of Teachers of Singing) Celebrates the repertoire featured on the current ABRSM and Trinity Guildhall singing syllabuses. As well as a carefully-selected range of classical, contemporary and folk songs, the books bring jazz standards and Broadway hits ever written. MiPro Magazine, June 2012Table of ContentsMy Grandfather’s Clock; Bugiolio R Gwenith Gwyn (Watching The Wheat); Lavender’s Blue; Orange And Yellow And Brown; Seagull; Marienwürmchen (Ladybird); We’re Off To See The Wizard; It’s A Lovely Day Today; After The Ball; Let’s Go Fly A Kite; Cockles And Mussels; Let Him Go, Let Him Tarry; Ma Bella Bimba (How Beautiful The Ballerina); Earth, Sea And Sky; Wiegenlied (Lullaby); Sans Day Carol; Singin’ In The Rain; Flash, Bang, Wallop!; Daisy Bell; Hushabye Mountain; Pretty Polly Oliver; Camptown Races; I Know Where I’m Goin’; Butterfly; Zweibrauneaugen (Two Brown Eyes); The Gower Wassail; ChimChim Cher-ee; The Deadwood Stage; Wouldn’t It Be Loverly?; Let’s Face The Music And Dance

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Book SynopsisFavourite themes and songs from such films as Star Wars, Frozen, Hunger Games, How To Train Your Dragon and Twilight, plus pieces from the Harry Potter film series and "Mia and Sebastian's Theme" from La La Land. Arranged for the intermediate pianist.Trade Review"This selection offers an excellent alternative to standard repertoire, particularly for the film buff, and I know my advanced students would love this volume as a fun alternative to traditional sight-reading material. A great addition to the student, teacher and piano lover’s library." Melanie Spanswick, The Classical Piano & Music Education Blog. March 2017 “Put simply, this is a brilliant collection for the more advanced pianist who wants to explore these movie themes and play them in intelligent piano arrangements... Although there are a generous 112 pages, I had no problem with it staying open on the piano music rest, nor at this point does the binding seem likely to fail... It’s great to see movie music benefit from this level of pianistic adaptation, and I have no doubt that fans of the music will be utterly delighted by this collection...without doubt or reservation, Faber are to be congratulated for compiling such a diverse and well-rounded collection as this, and I am sure many will be quick to snap it up!” Andrew Eales, Pianodao.com. April 2017Table of ContentsAlone In Kyoto (Lost In Translation); Bella’s Lullaby (Twilight); Cider House Rules - Main Titles (The Cider House Rules); Cruella De Ville (101 Dalmations); Elevator Song (X+Y); Forrest Gump - Main Titles (Forrest Gump); Gone With The Wind (Main Title); The Hanging Tree (The Hunger Games: Mockingjay Part 1); Harry’s Wondrous World (Harry Potter And The Philosopher’s Stone); Heal (If I Stay); I Wanna Be Like You (Jungle Book); In Noctem (Harry Potter And The Half-Blood Prince); Let It Go (Frozen); Love Me Like You Do (Fifty Shades Of Grey); Love Theme (Romeo & Juliet); Mia & Sebastian’s Theme (La La Land); Morning Passage (The Hours); Neverland (Minor piano variation) (Finding Neverland); Not About Angels (The Fault In Our Stars); Not Goin’ Home Anymore (Butch Cassidy & The Sundance Kid); Obliviate (Harry Potter And The Deathly Hallows); Prelude in E minor (The Pianist); Rachel’s Song (Blade Runner); Rey’s Theme (Star Wars: The Force Awakens); See You Again (The Fast And The Furious); Theme (Eternal Sunshine Of The Spotless Mind); This Is Berk (How To Train Your Dragon)

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Book SynopsisThe Classical Film Collection brings together famous classic pieces from the movies, such as Tchaikovsky’s Swan Lake (from Black Swan), Mozart’s Clarinet Concerto (Out of Africa) and Allegri’s Miserere (Chariots of Fire). All pieces have been arranged for the intermediate pianist.Table of ContentsAdagietto (Symphony No. 5) (Mahler) (from Death in Venice); Adagio from Cello Concerto in E minor Op.85 (Elgar) (from Hilary & Jackie); Adagio from Concerto for Clarinet in A K622 (Mozart) (from Out Of Africa); Adagio in G minor (Albinoni) (from Manchester By The Sea; Air on a G String (J.S. Bach) (from Se7en); Aria (from Goldberg Variations , BWV 988) (J.S. Bach) (from The Silence Of The Lambs); Clair De Lune (Debussy) (from Ocean's 11/Atonement); Dance of the Reed Flutes (The Nutcracker Suite) (Tchaikovsky) (from Fantasia); Ethel and Ernest (Opening Titles) (Davis, Carl) (from Ethel and Ernest); Fantasia on a theme by Thomas Tallis (Vaughan Williams) (from Master and Commander); Fast zu ernst (Schumann) (from Shine); Fur Elise (Bagatelle No. 25 in A minor) (Beethoven) (from Immortal Beloved); German Dance in D major D.975 (Schubert) (from Persuasion); Gnossienne No. 1 (Satie) (from Chocolat); House Of Woodcock (Greenwood) (from Phantom Thread); Impromptu No.3 in G-flat Maj Op.90 D899 (Schubert) (from The Lady In The Van); In Paradisum (Op.48) (Fauré) (from The Thin Red Line); Intermezzo (from Cavalleria Rusticana) (Mascagni) (from Raging Bull); Lacrimosa (from Requiem in D Minor K626) (Mozart) (from Amadeus); The Last Rose of Summer (Trad.) (from Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri); Laudate Dominum (Vesperae Solennes de Confessor in C Maj K339) (Mozart) (from Moonlight); Le jardin féerique (Ma Mère I Oye) (Ravel) (from Call Me By Your Name); Libiamo Ne lieti Calici (Verdi) (from Quartet); Liebestod (Wagner) (from Melancholia); Miserere (Allegri) (from Chariots of Fire); Morning Passages (Glass) (from The Hours); Nimrod (Elgar) (from Elizabeth); Ode To Joy (Beethoven) (from A Clockwork Orange); Overture to La Forza del destino (Verdi) (from Jean de Florette); Piano Concerto No. 5 in Eb major Op.73 Emperor (Beethoven) (from The King's Speech); Prelude III (Gershwin) (from An American In Paris); Prelude in E minor, Op.28 No.4 (Chopin) (from The Pianist); The Ride Of The Valkyries (Wagner) (from Apocalypse Now); Sarabande (Handel) (from Barry Lyndon); Sonata No. 11 in A major K331 (Theme and Variations) (Mozart) (from A Beautiful Mind); Stabat Mater (Vivaldi) (from The Talented Mr Ripley); Swan Lake (Tchaikovsky) (from Black Swan); Un bel di, vedremo (Puccini) (from Fatal Attraction); Variation No. 3 (from Goldberg Variations , BWV 988) (J.S. Bach) (from Captain Fantastic); Vissi d arte (Puccini) (from Yves Saint Laurent).

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Book SynopsisTable of ContentsAfrican Dawn (Armstrong);Rocking (Gurlitt);Minuet in F (Mozart);Tempo di minuetto (Hook) ;The Wood Fairies (Carroll);The Wonderful Wizard (Wedgwood);Lesson in C (Diabelli) ;Scherzo – Duet (Diabelli) ;Musette in D (J S Bach) ;Skedaddle (Milne) ;Children at Play (Bartók); Now is the Month of Maying (Morley arr. Gritton) ;Deutsche Tänze (Haydn);Bärentanz (Schumann); Dragon Dance (McLeod) ;Zur Sonnenuntergangsstunde (Schmitz) ;Minuet in G (Petzold) ;Sonatina in C major (Clementi);Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy (Tchaikovsky arr. Gritton) ;Philippa’s Jig (Murray McLeod);Chocolate Car Park (Wedgwood) ;Sonatina in F major (Beethoven) ;Innocence (Burgmüller) ;Solfeggio in D (J C F Bach) ;All White on the Night (Kember) ;Fröhlicher Landmann (Schumann) ;Sonatina in C major (Kuhlau) ;Upon Reflection (Hammond) ;Ballade (Burgmüller);Prelude in C minor (J S Bach) ;Indian Pony Race (Glover)

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Book SynopsisTable of ContentsVillanelle (Marguerite Balutet); Grazioso from Sonata No. 2 (Elisabetta de Gambarini); Étude in C, Op. 50, No. 1 (Louise Farrenc); The Banjo Op. 74 No. 4 (Nannie Louise Wright); Berceuse Op. 2 (Dora Pejačević); Menuet from Suite in G minor (Élisabeth Jacquet de la Guerre); Étude in D minor, Op. 50, No. 11 (Louise Farrenc); Invention (Ethel Smyth); Surgite, Surgite (Barbara Strozzi); The Wood Nymph’s Harp (Florence P Rea); Levee Dance (Florence Price); Columbine (Amy Beach); The Spinning Top (Elena Gnesina); O Virtuo Sapientiae (Margarida Gonçalves/ Hildegard von Bingen); Now Think. (Emily Pedersen/Hildegard von Bingen); Aubade (Cécile Chaminade); Waltz Caprice Op. 2 No. 2 (Clara Schumann); Valse (Maria Szymanowska); Juninat (June Night) (Inga Lærum Liebich); Andante cantabile from Sonata No.2 (Maria Hester Park); Mélodie Op. 4 No. 2 (Fanny Mendelssohn Hensel); Tempo di Minuetto from Sonata in A major (Marianna Martines); Heloisa (Valsa de salão) (Francisca Gonzaga); Lied Op. 35 [37], No. 1 (Josephine Lang); Intermezzo (Op. 3 No. 3) (Paula Szalit); Sospiro (Tango) (Francisca Gonzaga); Prélude (Ce que l’on entendit dans la nuit de Noël) (Augusta Holmès); Pastorale (Germaine Tailleferre); Waltz No. 9 (Marie Jaëll); Divertimento (Anna Amalia von Braunschweig-Wolfenbüttel)

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Book SynopsisTable of Contents4th (Charlotte Harding); A Faint Qualm for the Future (Luke Howard ); A Little Book of Hours: VI. Singing Sun (Peter Sculthorpe); By The Still Waters, Op. 113 (Amy Beach); Capriccio In Bb major BWV 992, Adagiosissimo (JS Bach); Current (Phoria); Death Train (Dan Jones ); Debut (Melanie Laurent); Glantaf (Morfydd Llywn-Owen); Gnossienne No. 1 (Erik Satie); Gogol (Chilly Gonzales); Holm Sound (Erland Cooper); Howthian (Niall Byrne); I due fiumi (Einaudi); Igloo (Jean-Michel Blais); Light She Brings, The (Joep Beving); Lullaby (C Duncan); Menuet in C-Sharp Minor, M.42 (Maurice Ravel); Mia & Sebastian’s Theme (Justin Hurwitz); Mishkin (Paul Haslinger); Nouveau-Ne (Phoria); Plus tot (Alexandra Streliski); Reprise (Mike Lazarev); Resolution (MJ Cole); Saltare (Somewhere at the Baltic Sea) (Dirk Maassen); Solstice (Luke Howard ); Sonder (Niall Byrne); Sunset Aglow (Edgar De Vries); Together We Will Live Forever (Clint Mansell); Victor’s Piano Solo (Danny Elfman); Vladimir’s Blues (Max Richter)

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Book SynopsisHarmony at the Piano adapts the traditional study of keyboard harmony to the practical needs of modern piano students, using innovative exercises to help students practice their repertoire more deliberately, consciously, and creatively.The author introduces the essential elements of harmony through extensive examples from real piano music. Rooted in the understanding that the language of tonal harmony is best assimilated at the keyboard, this textbook: Gives students effective practice methods for learning repertoire, including techniques for memorizing music in a deliberate, analytical way. Connects harmony to musical expression, enabling students to make interpretive decisions based on their understanding of harmony. Contains extensive practice drills in each chapter, including chord progressions, figured bass, melody harmonization, reduction techniques, transposition, repertoire study, and more. Designed to support a full colTrade Review"Ken Johansen's teaching has provided a marvelous benefit to a great number of my piano students over the years. Harmony at the Piano is a truly valuable work which will help younger as well as the most advanced musicians to reach a higher understanding of our art."Benjamin Pasternack, Professor, Peabody Institute of The Johns Hopkins University "I think this is a superb textbook; it combines clear, practical and helpful information and directions for the students with a deep artistic sensibility—a rare combination, especially for a textbook. I appreciate how the author emphasizes the link between keyboard harmony and repertoire, and I especially like the advice for how to use this material for memorizing repertoire." Roger Graybill, New England ConservatoryTable of Contents1. Root Position Triads 2. First Inversion Triads 3. Sequences with Triads 4. Embellishing Tones 5. Second Inversion Triads 6. The Dominant 7th Chord in Root Position 7. Inversions of the Dominant 7th Chord 8. Secondary Dominant Chords 9. Diatonic Modulation 10. The Supertonic 7th Chord 11. Sequences with 7th Chords 12. The Leading Tone 7th Chord in Minor 13. Secondary Diminished Chords 14. The Leading Tone 7th Chord in Major 15. The Neapolitan 6th Chord 16. Augmented 6th Chords 17. Chromatic Voice-Leading Techniques

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Book SynopsisSinging has long been an integral component of Walesâs culture, identity, and international reputation; alongside the deep traditions of Welsh folksong, the countryâs composers have produced a rich body of art music. Welsh Vocal Music: A Guide to Lyric Diction and Repertoire introduces readers to the vast vocal repertoire of Wales and provides them with the tools to accurately and confidently sing in the Welsh language.The first section of the book offers an introduction to Welsh lyric diction, including sounds, spellings, pronunciation rules, and dialects, while the second section provides a guide to notable vocal composers of Wales and their works. A biographical and stylistic overview is provided for each composer, along with a catalogue of and commentary on their important works, including art songs, folk song arrangements, choral music, and opera. IPA transliterations and translations, along with online recordings, provide additional guidance for accurate diction

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Book SynopsisWholehearted Voice Pedagogy: An Integrative Approach to Training Vocal Artists investigates how to develop healthy, equitable, student-teacher relationships in both applied and independent voice lessons. Knitting together research from cognitive science, education, mindfulness, and sports psychology, the book promotes a student-centered approach to teaching that gives singers agency over their vocal expression and buoys teacher well-being.Divided into two parts, the book begins by examining the student-teacher relationship. It explores the history of this relationship, analyses contemporary opportunities and challenges impacting students and teachers, reflects on four holistic pillars of teaching, and offers recommendations for developing healthy boundaries and clear communication with students. The second part focuses on fostering a singerâs artistry, covering such topics as selecting repertoire with the student, examining motor skill learning and various practice modalities, cultivating vibrant performances through artistic research, and creating an equitable rubric for assessment. Throughout the book, research is supported by anecdotes and insights from a diverse roster of Western classical, musical theatre, and CCM voice teachers.Synthesized with reflective questions, recommendations for further reading, and a robust online companion, Wholehearted Voice Pedagogy presents an integrative approach to instruction that empowers singing artists and engenders connected, gratifying teaching. This book is a valuable resource for early-career and established voice teachers alike, and offers vibrant resources for vocal pedagogy courses.

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Book SynopsisWhat is serialism? Defended by enthusiastic champions and decried by horrified detractors, serialism was central to twentieth-century art music, but riven, too, by inherent contradictions. The term can be a synonym for dodecaphony, Arnold Schoenberg''s ''method of composing with twelve tones which are related only to one another''. It can be more expansive, describing ways of composing systematically with parameters beyond pitch - duration, dynamic, and more - and can even stand as a sort of antonym to dodecaphony: ''Schoenberg is Dead'', as Pierre Boulez once insisted. Stretched to its limits, it can describe approaches where sound can be divided into discrete parameters and later recombined to generate the new, the unexpected, beginning to blur into a further antonym, post-serialism. This Companion introduces and embraces serialism in all its dimensions and contradictions, from Schoenberg and Stravinsky to Stockhausen and Babbitt, and explores its variants and legacies in Europe, theTable of ContentsPreface; Part I. Contexts 1: 1. Theorising serialism Catherine Nolans; 2. The aesthetics of serialism Marcus Zagorski; 3. Serialism in history and criticism Arnold Whittall; Part II. Composers: 4. Arnold Schoenberg and the 'Musical Idea' Jack Boss; 5. Alban Berg's eclectic serialism Silvio Dos Santos; 6. Rethinking late Webern Sebastian Wedler; 7. Milton Babbitt and 'Total' serialism Andrew Mead; 8. Pierre Boulez and the redefinition of serialism Catherine Losada; 9. The serial music of Karlheinz Stockhausen Imke Misch; 10. Luigi Nono and the development of serial technique Angela Ida de Benedictis and Veniero Rizzardi; 11. Stravinsky's path to serialism Maureen Carr; Part III. Geographies: 12. Serialism in western Europe Mark Delaere; 13. Serialism in Canada and the United States Emily Abrams Ansari; 14. Serialism in central and eastern Europe Iwona Lindstedt; 15. Serialism in the USSR Peter J. Schmelz; 16. Serialism in Latin America Björn Heile; 17. Serialism in east Asia Nancy Yunhwa Rao; Part IV. Contexts II: 18. Towards an authentic interpretation of serial music Peter O'Hagan; 19. Metamorphoses of the serial (and the 'Post-Serial Question') Charles Wilson; 20. Technologies and the serial attitude Jennifer Iverson; Bibliography.

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Book SynopsisUnique in showcasing both the front stage and back stage realities of the K-pop world, this book presents the K-pop phenomenon from many perspectives: as music industry, dance practices, talent management system, as a new media phenomenon, and as transnational community building efforts.Table of ContentsIntroduction: Korea's moment in the limelight Suk-Young Kim; Part I. Genealogies: 1. Sticking it to the man: early neoliberalism in Korean pop music Roald Maliangkay; 2. Itaewon class, Gangnam style and Yeouido star: the industrial revolution of Korean pop in the 1990s Hyunjoon Shin; Part II. Sounding out K-pop: 3. Finding the K in K-pop musically: a stylistic history Jung-Min Mina Lee; 4. Recording the soundscape of K-pop Hyewon Kim; Part III. Dancing to K-pop: 5. K-pop dance music video choreography Chuyun Oh; 6. Embodying K-pop hits through cover dance practices CedarBough T. Saeji; Part IV. The making of idols: 7. K-pop idols: media commodities, affective laborers and cultural capitalists Stephanie Choi; 8. From K-pop to Z-pop: the pan-Asian production, consumption and circulation of idols So-Rim Lee; Part V. The band that surprised the world: 9. BTS, transmedia and hip hop Kyung Hyun Kim; 10. The BTS phenomenon Suk-Young Kim and Youngdae Kim; 11. Transcultural fandom: BTS and ARMY Candace Epps-Robertson; Part VI. Circuits of K-pop flow: 12. K-pop and the participatory condition: vicarity, serial affect and 'real-life contents' Michelle Cho; 13. Idol shipping culture: exploring queer sexuality among fans of K-pop Thomas Baudinette; 14. Following the footsteps of BTS: the global rise of K-pop tourism Youjeong Oh.

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Book SynopsisThe London Chamber Orchestra is the longest standing professional chamber orchestra in Britain. Encompassing over a century of music, its roller coaster story is told for the first time in this beautiful, illustrated book.

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Book Synopsis NOMINATED FOR THE JAZZ JOURNALISTS ASSOCIATION BOOK OF THE YEAR 2021 WINNER OF THE PRESTO JAZZ BOOK OF THE YEAR 2020An articulate, scrupulously researched account based on first-hand information, this book presents Brubeck''s contribution to music with the critical insight that it deserves - ***** BBC Music Magazine This is the writing about jazz that we''ve been waiting for - Mike WestbrookThe sheer descriptive verve, page after page, made me want to listen to every single musical example cited. A major achievement - Stephen Hough''Definitive . . . remarkable. Clark writes intelligently and joyously.'' - MojoIn 2003, music journalist Philip Clark was granted unparalleled access to jazz legend Dave Brubeck. Over the course of ten days, he shadowed the Dave Brubeck Quartet during their extended British Trade ReviewThe definitive biography of one of jazz's most successful pianists * The Guardian *A Life in Time is that rare beast: an uncompromisingly analytical study that absorbs and entertains, illuminating both its subject and his social context. * London Jazz News *Contains fascinating new material... Brubeck left a magnificent jazz legacy that is well served by Clark's impressive book. * uDiscoverMusic *An enlightening read * Music Matters, BBC Radio 3 *An engaging new biography... Clark makes an eloquent case * The Sunday Telegraph *Compelling * Jazz Times *Illuminating as it is lyrical * Irish Times *This is a very fine book ... Clark enables the reader to understand Brubeck the pianist. Myths are demolished. It is the kind of writing that will drive the reader back to the records enabling the reader to hear the music as if for the first time. * Jazzviews.net *Definitive . . . remarkable. Clark writes intelligently and joyously. * Mojo *This is the writing about jazz that we've been waiting for. By keeping the music at the centre, and interweaving the background of cultural, political and social change to illuminate the development of the music, Clark gives us a complete picture of the artist's life and work. * Mike Westbrook *Clark comes as close as anyone ever will to filling in the blanks. -- Richard Williams * The Guardian *A Life in Time is that rare beast: an uncompromisingly analytical study that absorbs and entertains, illuminating both its subject and his social context. * London Jazz News Review *Biography, social history, musicological exploration ... this wonderful book is many things. But above all it is a sort of intoxicating literary jam session. Words and sentences spit and spin and swing creating rhythms and harmonies worthy of Brubeck himself. The sheer descriptive verve, page after page, made me want to listen to every single musical example cited. A major achievement. * Stephen Hough *'A life in Time' is about the timeless life of the inspired and inspiring jazz master Dave Brubeck. This biography, written with love and passion, is a landmark document that is insightful and inspiring all in itself. Bravo! * Joe Lovano *A nontraditional biography that sings . . . an adoring biography as unconventional and compelling as its subject. * Kirkus Reviews *Clark hits the right notes for die-hard Brubeck disciples and jazz neophytes alike. * Publishers Weekly *Thorough and authoritative, Mr. Clark has done a great service to his subject's legacy. * Wall Street Journal *Richly detailed . . . Dave Brubeck is the closest thing the 20th century had to a universal artist. This biography profoundly reflects that. * The Wire *

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Book SynopsisWhy do so many of us listen to classical music, and how can you get the most from listening to it?In this unpretentious and instructive book, internationally celebrated conductor and teacher John Mauceri brings to bear his lifetime of experience and profound knowledge. A protégé of Leonard Bernstein and an artist who has performed and recorded all over the world, Mauceri is the guide par excellence to the joys of classical music. Mauceri illuminates our understanding of what it is we hear when we listen; how each piece bears the traces of its history; and how the concert experience allows us constantly to discover music anew.''Wonderful'' Marilyn Horne''This delightful book is not so much the opening of a door as an affectionate hand on the arm, guiding the reader with enthusiasm and intelligence into a world of beauty'' Stephen HoughTrade ReviewMauceri's love letter will provoke newbies to give classical a whirl and inspire fans to listen with fresh ears. * Publishers Weekly *John Mauceri has done it again with this wonderful book. I learned a lot, at my advanced age, and am thankful for the pleasure it brought me. I recommend it to all. * Marilyn Horne *Any amateur for whom music is one the chief pleasures in life, but who longs always for a deeper understanding of the language of the classical concert than can be had from liner notes and his or her own intuitions, will be grateful for John Mauceri's new book-it makes understanding how music works almost as pleasurable as listening to it. * Adam Gopnik *This delightful book is not so much the opening of a door as an affectionate hand on the arm, guiding the reader with enthusiasm and intelligence into a world of beauty which reaches to the very heart of what makes human life of value. * Stephen Hough *Having grown up with a father whose passion for music was tsunami-like in its intensity, I quickly recognized and welcomed a similar joy in John Mauceri's meditations on the repertoire he loves so much. Every page warms us with the fires of his lifelong devotion. His book gives us precisely what Mauceri tells us the music itself will provide: 'a most rewarding journey. * Jamie Bernstein, author of Famous Father Girl: A Memoir of Growing Up Bernstein *The title is accurate: it really is for the love of music that Mauceri writes . . . What he wants in the book is to share that pleasure; not just sensuous enjoyment, but avenues of intellectual and philosophical exploration and self-exploration -- Stephen Brown * TLS *Eloquent and inspiring . . . Mauceri skillfully incorporates his musical experiences, from his youth to the present . . . The perfect companion for those who are already well versed in classical music and for those ready to take the plunge -- Carolyn M. Mulac * Library Journal *Classical-music aficionados will enjoy Mauceri's discussions of composers and their works. Newbies will find them instructive, but the author would caution all readers to not just take his word for it, but to experience the music and hear for themselves -- Joan Curbow * Booklist *The author's joy for music is infectious . . . Even those who know classical music well will learn something from this lively and enthusiastic primer * Kirkus *For the Love of Music returns to the idea of music as a compendium of memory, tied to nostalgia, to personal experience and, overall, to the pleasure one might find in the endless variation of how it might be listened to yet again * Shelf Awareness (starred review) *Magnificent. . . [this] book gives the audience power, confidence, and joy. If you commit to entering this world, you will be rewarded * New York Journal of Books *

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Book SynopsisFor years, the tangos of the Argentine composer Astor Piazzolla have delighted musicians and audiences throughout the world. And yet, previously, his sometimes rather demanding music often could only be played by advanced musicians and professionals. Thanks to this edition with easy arrangements for piano, even beginners on this instrument will now be able to discover the world of tango effortlessly. This collection includes the hits Ausencias and Libertango which have already become classics. Besetzung:piano

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Book SynopsisThe sound of difference examines how diversity work takes shape in a cultural sector deeply implicated in hierarchies of class, structures of whiteness, and legacies of imperialism. -- .

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Book Synopsis'Idiosyncratic, humorous, enlightening and written by one of the finest conductors alive ... This is the book to buy if you are going to see Wagner or listen to him at home' LITERARY REVIEWOver a distinguished career conducting some of the world's finest orchestras, Christian Thielemann has earned a reputation as the leading modern interpreter of Richard Wagner. MY LIFE WITH WAGNER chronicles his ardent personal and professional engagement with the composer whose work has shaped his thinking and feeling from early childhood.Thielemann retraces his journey with Wagner - from Berlin to Bayreuth via Venice, Hamburg and Chicago. Next he takes each opera in turn, his appraisal illuminated by a deep affinity for the music, an intimate knowledge of the scores and the inside perspective of an outstanding practitioner. And yet for all the adulation Wagner's art inspires in him, Thielemann does not shy away from unpalatable truths about the man himself, explaining why today he is venerated and reviled in equal measure. The result is a richly rewarding read for admirers of a composer who continues to fascinate long after his death.Trade ReviewMy Life with Wagner is a professional's manual for approaching Wagner ... Thielemann's musical explorations ... are wonderful ... [His] writing also achieves something notoriously difficult, the evocation of music in prose ... In the end, My Life with Wagner has that peculiar, confidential value of a work written not by an academic, but by an artist submerged in the music. -- Jonathan McAloon * SUNDAY TELEGRAPH *[E]xceedingly valuable ... Thielemann is fascinating on the thought processes and working practices of a musician coming to terms with Wagner ... this is a book with flashes of great insight, in which connoisseurs of the unsaid will find a good deal to ponder. -- Philip Hensher * SPECTATOR *Thielemann is a passionate advocate for the music of Wagner, which has obsessed him since childhood. Where this book really works is in its focus on the minutiae of performance. It viscerally exposes the levels of perfectionism required in the virtuoso. Without alienating the lay reader ... it gets across the complexity of a Wagner score and the infinite interpretation possibilities out of which the conductor has to produce a narrative. -- Lucasta Miller * INDEPENDENT *[Thielemann's] book is an act of homage, part revealing autobiography ... and part informative guide to the Wagner oeuvre, describing the plots and performances of all the operas ... His enthusiasm breathes life into them. * ECONOMIST *The most rewarding and intimate section of the book concerns Thielemann's life as acolyte at Bayreuth - a place that Thielemann describes a 'temple, a workshop and a place of pilgrimage'. -- Neil Fisher * THE TIMES *A sensitive and revealing book, worth reading as a document of how Western art reflects on itself, its achievements and its anxieties[.] This is the book to buy if you are going to see Wagner or listen to him at home ... It's idiosyncratic, humorous, enlightening and written by one of the finest conductors alive[.] Every aspiring conductor should read this book ... Every aspiring singer should read it too[.] -- Gulliver Ralston * LITERARY REVIEW *In one broad but illuminating sweep, Mr Thielemann surveys everything from Wagner's distinctive use of orchestration to the schemas of his operas: from the approach of different conductors to the Wagnerian Walhalla of Bayreuth ... Mr Thielemann's skill lies in conveying the power of music in words. -- Teresa Levonian Cole * COUNTRY LIFE *Thielemann's insights into Wagner's operas, together with his career narrative, including the personalities he has met along the way, deepen our fascination with his My Life with Wagner. -- Ira Lieberman * WAGNER NOTES, THE WAGNER SOCIETY OF NY *

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Book SynopsisCan music make the world a better place? Can it really 'belong' to anyone? Can the magic, mystery and incertitude of music - of the human brain meeting or making sound - can it stop wars, rehabilitate the broken, unite, educate or inspire? From Jimi Hendrix playing 'Machine Gun' at The Isle of Wight Festival in 1970 to the Bataclan under siege in 2015, Ed Vulliamy has lived the music, met the legends, and asked, when words fail, might we turn to music? There's only one way to find out, and that is to listen...

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Book SynopsisUnquestionably one of the most popular composers of classical music, Sergei Rachmaninoff has not always been so admired by critics. Detractors have long perceived Rachmaninoff as part of an outdated Romantic tradition from a bygone Russian world, aloof from the modernist experimentation of more innovative contemporaries such as Igor Stravinsky. In this new assessment Rebecca Mitchell re-situates Rachmaninoff in the context of his time, bringing together the composer and his music within the remarkably dynamic era in which he lived and worked. Both in Russia and later in America, Rachmaninoff and his music were profoundly modern expressions of life in tune with an uncertain world. This concise yet comprehensive biography will interest general readers as well as those more familiar with this giant of Russian classical music.

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Book SynopsisPart of a new series of piano music books edited by British concert pianist Samantha Ward, and designed primarily to be played at home, simply for pleasure. Selected for their relaxing qualities, the pieces in this volume range from well-known classics to delightful lesser-known gems. Featuring arrangements of pieces from the Classical period, the collection is of easy/intermediate level so a competent amateur pianist will have little difficulty in mastering the pieces.''RELAX WITH'' SERIES - press reviews"For those ... who now want to sit down and play the piano of an evening purely for relaxation and personal satisfaction these books brilliantly hit their target. They provide a huge range or wonderful music, and the selection of pieces included is near perfect. ... these books so brilliantly meet the demand expressed by so many of my teenage and adult students for beautiful music that can be enjoyed for enjoyment's sake." - PIANODAO.COM"Thank you Schott and Samantha Ward for producing these beautiful volumes which will bring so much joy to learners and players alike" - Beate Toyka , EPTA UK Piano MagazineInstrumentation:piano

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Book SynopsisPart of a new series of piano music books edited by British concert pianist Samantha Ward, and designed primarily to be played at home, simply for pleasure. Selected for their relaxing qualities, the pieces in this volume range from well-known classics to delightful lesser-known gems. Featuring arrangements of pieces from the Romantic period, the collection is of easy/intermediate level so a competent amateur pianist will have little difficulty in mastering the pieces.''RELAX WITH'' SERIES - press reviewsFor those ... who now want to sit down and play the piano of an evening purely for relaxation and personal satisfaction these books brilliantly hit their target. They provide a huge range or wonderful music, and the selection of pieces included is near perfect. ... these books so brilliantly meet the demand expressed by so many of my teenage and adult students for beautiful music that can be enjoyed for enjoyment's sake. - PIANODAO.COMThank you Schott and Samantha Ward for producing

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Book SynopsisGlasgow has always been known for its live music, and at the heart of any music community it is the live venues and buildings that are important, and play host to local and touring acts. One of the main reasons for Glasgow's continued blossoming as a cultural capital is the infrastructure of clubs and buildings available for live performances. This book in glorious colour throughout tells the history of the city's music through Glasgow's famous landmark buildings by people best placed to tell those stories - music writers and journalists and historians. This book is a collection of memories and stories about the buildings that hosted stars such as Michael Jackson, Joan Armatrading, Joy Division, among many thousands more - ranging from the Apollo to the Pavilion, Piping Centre, Sub Club and King Tut's.Table of Contents(Random order at this stage) 1. Piping Centre and The College of Piping John Purser 2. Glasgow Pavilion - Ewan McVicar (including reference to The Scotia and the Alhambra, and the Empire) 3. The Grand Ole Opry - Martin Cloonan 4. Mono - Neil Cooper 5. Glasgow Royal Concert Hall - Tom Service 6. King Tut's Wah Wah Hut - Vic Galloway 7. The Apollo - Graeme Virtue 8. Glasgow Cathedral - Elaine Moohan 9. BBC Scotland - John Purser 10. Barrowland Ballroom - Graeme Virtue 11. City Halls - Tom Service 12. Empire Theatre- Alison Kerr 13. Sub-Club - Malcolm Jack 14. The St Andrew's Hall- Hugh Macdonald 15. The SECC (Big Red Shed) - Martin Cloonan 16. The Old Scotia Bar- Ewan McVicar 17. Rottenrow - Ewan McVicar 18. Postcard Records - Vic Galloway 19. Theatre Royal - Conrad Wilson

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Book SynopsisA musical composer who dabbled in the Dada movement, a Bohemian gymnopediste of fin-de-siecle Montmartre, and a legendary dresser known as The Velvet Gentleman for his sartorial choices, Erik Satie was nearly unprecedented in technique, style and philosophy among European composers in the early twentieth century. Yet his legacy has largely languished in the shadows of Stravinsky, Debussy and Ravel. Mary E. Davis now brings Satie to life in this fascinating new biography that demonstrates that his musical innovations reached as far as his influence. Satie redefined the boundaries of the composer's art, devising new methods of artistic expression that melded ordinary elements and rarefied genres of words, visual art and music. Davis argues that Satie's modernist aesthetic was grounded in the contradictions apparent in his life such as enrolling in the conservative Schola Cantorum after working as a cabaret performer and is reflected in his irreverent essays, drawings and music." Erik Satie" explores how the composer was embraced by both the avant-garde and Parisian elite, an experience that immersed him in the worlds of high fashion and cutting-edge modernist art, and subsequently gave him the aesthetic impetus to create the new musical style of Neoclassicism. Satie also crucially employed the power of the image through his infamous fashion statements, Davis contends, to establish his place in the art world, and in this connection between couture and culture, Satie was at the heart of a nascent celebrity culture. A fascinating and informative portrait, with numerous illustrations that include art by Satie himself, "Erik Satie" reassesses the accepted history of modernist music and restores the composer to his rightful pioneering status.Trade Review'A welcome reassessment of Satie that places him at the hub of radical events' - Classic FM Magazine '[this] slim, yet powerful biography ... Mary E. Davis's fascinating biography adds much to our understanding about this enigmatic yet crucial modernist figure.' -Modernism/Modernity 'a lucid, elegantly written biography and a distinguished addition to the general literature on the composer ... the book's greatest asset is Davis's consistent focus on the complex social milieu of Satie's career and ways that this fertile environment shaped and defined his work. Her exploration of the symbiotic relationship between music, art, and fashion provides a solid foundation for the examination of similar issues with composers from France and beyond. Erik Satie is a welcome step in that direction.' - Notes

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Book SynopsisThis is a paperback edition of Eric Fenby's famous book which has not been available in authorised form for some years. It is a memoir of the last six years of the composer's life when Fenby, then a young organist from Scarborough, volunteered to live in Grez-sur-Loing to help the blind and partly paralysed Delius to continue to compose. The vivid account of the painful and exasperating process whereby Fenby was able to help Delius commit to paper such great works as Songs of Farewell and A Song of Summer is unforgettable. Equally gripping is the description of life in the strange household in which Frederick and Jelka Delius received visitors such as Balfour Gardiner, Roger Quilter, Philip Heseltine, Percy Grainger, Thomas Beecham and Elgar. Delius died in 1934 and Eric Fenby heeded Ernest Newman's advice not to wait but to write down his impressions at once. This he did and Delius As I Knew Him was published in 1936. In 1968 the book inspired Ken Russell's masterly film about the composer Song of Summer. In 1980, Delius and Fenby made an appearance in the song Delius by Kate Bush and subsequently their extraordinary story has influenced other artists too. Today Delius As I Knew Him remains one of the most remarkable books about a composer ever written.Trade ReviewMay I express my wholehearted admiration for your Delius Book...It is an amazing story and an amazing human and musical feat that you accomplished in taking down his last musical thoughts - an enviable feat! Percy Grainger, 6th Dec 1936; A courageous book and worthy of a Yorkshireman. Sir Matthew Smith, Nov 1936; I have read this book many times and never without being deeply moved by its unusual and perhaps unique emotional impact. Sir Malcolm Sergeant, Icon Edition 1966.Table of ContentsIllustrations Publisher's note Author's note to first edition Tommie Haglund...a Personal Introduction Part One: An interlude in the life of Frederick Delius Part Two: How he worked Part Three: Some aspects of the Man and the Composer as I knew him Part Four: The Sundown Appendices 1. Delius's method of composition 2. Notes Author's afterword to 1981 edition The Delius Fenby Legacy Index

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Book SynopsisThis comprehensive volume contains well-known original works and transcriptions from the Baroque, Classical and Romantic periods by Bottesini, Capuzzi, Dragonetti, Eccles, Fauré, Koussevitzky, Lulier, Saint-Saëns, Simandl, Sperger and others. The repertoire is suitable for lessons, auditions, examinations and competitions. All pieces are printed in standard orchestral tuning; in addition, piano accompaniments for playing in solo tuning are available for download. Thus, the volume can be used flexibly in lessons at the upper classes of music schools as well as in studies....This is a beautifully presented album with a selection of pieces that any serious player of the double bass will want to have. A must-buy' for teachers and students alike. Cathy Elliott, Esta Arco.Instrumentation:double bass and piano

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Book SynopsisFor the first time, all available sources of Engelbert Humperdinck''s fairy-tale opera, Hansel und Gretel, have been consulted in the preparation of the present new edition. In evaluating them it became clear that a great number of corrections needed to be taken into account, for which the composer was indebted to the experiences of conductors known to him - Richard Strauss (Weimar), Hermann Levi (Munich) and Ludwig Rottenberg (Frankfurt) - as well as hiw own insight. In this way, a critical edition has been produced which not only offers an Urtext entirely faithful to the sources, but also provides important new improvements, tested on the stage an approved by the composer. Where, previously, slight alterations have unquestionably been necessary in order to prevent the vocal lines from being covered by the large-scale orchestration, convincing and authentic solutions are now available. Also, for the first time, the work''s ''Desau-Finale'' has been published, which Humperdinck compose

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Book SynopsisThe magnificent coffee table book Philip Glass - Dots on Paper by Andreas H. Bitesnich is about the life and work of the famous pianist. He is one of the most important pioneers of American minimal music and composed the film music for well-known films such as The Illusionist, The Truman Show, Fantastic Four and Cassandra's Dream. In 2010, the Austrian photographer Bitesnich met the composer Philip Glass together with the conductor and long-time friend Dennis Russel Davies and was immediately fascinated by the musician. A close friendship developed between the three. For five years he accompanied the composer on concerts and tours and recorded these journeys and performances in his photographs. During this time, he was also a guest in Glass's private New York flat and was allowed to photograph the composer in his most private surroundings. The result is an intimate portrait of Philip Glass as a musician, which is now available to all his admirers in this unique coffee table book. The entire coffee table book is a real work of art. The format and cover are reminiscent of a record cover, the photographs used are mostly in black and white and technically perfect. You can feel the reverence that Bitesnich has for Glass speaking to the viewer from these pictures.

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Book SynopsisCarl Adolf Martienssen''s classic edition of the Haydn Sonatas remains a popular choice among concert pianists today for these eternally fresh and rewarding keyboard works.Klaviersonaten, Band 1Carl Adolf Martienssens klassische Ausgabe der Haydn-Sonaten ist auch heute noch eine beliebte Wahl unter Konzertpianisten für diese ewig frischen und lohnenden Klavierwerke.

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