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Boydell & Brewer Ltd The Supernatural Voice: A History of High Male
Book SynopsisCovering a period from the Ancient World to the present day, the book suggests that until very recently, falsettists and counter-tenors have been distinct vocal genres. `The use of high male voices in the past has long been one of the most seriously misunderstood areas of musical scholarship and practice. In opening up this rich subject (to readers of all sorts) with refreshingly clear perspectives and plenty of new material, Simon Ravens' well-researched book goes a very long way to rectifying matters. Ravens writes damnably well, and if the story that emerges is necessarily a complex one, his treatment of it is always engagingly comprehensible.' ANDREW PARROTT Tracing the origins, influences and development of falsetto singing in Western music, Simon Ravens offers a revisionist history of high male singing from the Ancient Greeks to Michael Jackson. This history embraces not just singers of counter-tenor and alto parts up to and including our own time but the castrati of the Ancient world, the male sopranists of late Medieval and Renaissance Europe, and the dual-register tenors of the Baroque and Classical periods. Musical aesthetics aside, to understand the changing ways men have sung high, it is also vital to address extra-musical factors - which are themselves in a state of flux. Tothis end, Ravens illuminates his chronological survey by exploring topics as diverse as human physiology, the stereotyping of national characters, gender identity, and the changing of boys' voices. The result is a complex and fascinating history sure to appeal not only to music scholars but to performers and all those with an interest particularly in early music. Simon Ravens is a performer, writer, and director of Musica Contexta, with whom hehas performed in Britain and Europe, regularly broadcast, and made numerous acclaimed recordings. Ravens had previously founded and directed Australasia's foremost early music choir, the Tudor Consort. Between 2002 and 2007 his regular monthly column Ravens View appeared in the Early Music Review, to which he still regularly contributes.Trade ReviewHere is everything you always wanted to know about the voices we today call 'countertenor' . . . . It is a fascinating study. * AMERICAN RECORD GUIDE *This is a significant book. * EARLY MUSIC REVIEW *A well-balanced historical and cultural study of the high male voice from ancient Syria to the present day. * BBC MUSIC *Table of ContentsIntroduction: A Declaration of Disinterest The Discovery of Alfred Deller The Ancient World to the Middle Ages Renaissance Europe Late Medieval and Renaissance England Baroque Europe Baroque England The Nineteenth Century The Early Twentieth Century The Modern Counter-tenor Bibliography
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Boydell & Brewer Ltd Beyond Britten: The Composer and the Community
Book SynopsisLeading composers, producers and writers consider the role of the composer in the community in Britain today and over the last fifty years. With his Aspen award lecture (1964), Benjamin Britten expressed a unique commitment to community and place. This book revisits this seminal lecture, but then uses it as a starting point of reflection, inviting leading composers, producers and writers to consider the role of the composer in the community in Britain in the last fifty years. Colin Matthews, Jonathan Reekie and John Barber reflect on Britten's aspirations as a composer and the impact of his legacy, and Gillian Moore surveys the ideals of composers since the 1960s. Eugene Skeef and Tommy Pearson discuss the influence of the London Sinfonietta, while Katie Tearle reviews the tradition of community opera at Glyndebourne. Nigel Osborne and Judith Webster explore the role of music as therapy, and James Redwood, Amoret Abis, Sean Gregory and Douglas Mitchell look at music in the classroom and creative workshops. John Sloboda, Detta Danford and Natasha Zielazinski discuss collaboration in music-making and ways of facilitating exchanges between the composer and the audience, while Christopher Fox and Howard Skempton examine the role of modernism and the use of 'other', radical techniques to stimulate new dialogues between composer and community. Peter Wiegold and Amoret Abis interview Sir Harrison Birtwistle, John Woolrich and Phillip Cashian, and Wiegold discusses his formative experiences in encountering music-making in other cultures. All of these approaches to the role and identity of the composer throw a different light on how we address 'the composer and the community': the varied, sometimes contradictory, motivations of composers; the role of music in 'enhancing lives'; the concept of 'outreach' and the different ways this is pursued; and, finally, the meaning of 'community'. Underpinning each are genuine questions about the relationship of arts to society. This book will appeal not only to composers, performers and practitioners of contemporary music but to anyone interested in the changes in twentieth-century music practice, music in education, and the role of music and the arts in the wider community and society.Trade ReviewOffers a stimulating reading with insights into the act of creation, the compositional process, and the vantage point of the modern creative artist in the twenty-first century. * MUSIC AND LETTERS *An incredibly rich discourse. . . . [A]ppeals across a broad audience and is a resource that will offer much on repeat encounters. . . . The true significance of the volume, however, is in its potential to provoke change and action: that after an encounter with these essays an individual would be moved to consider how music in all of its many forms and disciplines might make a difference within his or her community. * NABMSA REVIEWS *Table of ContentsPeter Wiegold and Ghislaine Kenyon: Introduction - Peter Wiegold and Ghislaine Kenyon Benjamin Britten: On Receiving the First Aspen Award (reprint) Colin Matthews: 'Music is now free for all': Britten's Aspen Award Speech - Colin Matthews Howard Skempton: Britten and Cardew - Howard Skempton Christopher Fox: After the Fludde: ambitious music for all-comers - Christopher Fox Gillian Moore: 'A vigorous unbroken tradition': British composers and the community since the beginning of the twentieth century - Gillian Moore Eugene Skeef: 'I am because you are' - Eugene Skeef Tommy Pearson: 'A real composer coming talk to us' - Tommy Pearson Nigel Osborne: Running away from rock 'n' roll - Nigel Osborne John Barber: Finding a place in Society; finding a voice - John Barber James Redwood: A matrix of possibilities - James Redwood Katie Tearle: 'I was St Francis' - Katie Tearle Judith Webster: Reflections on Composers, Orchestras and Communities: motivation, music and meaning' - Judith Webster Douglas Mitchell: 'Sounding good with other people' - Douglas Mitchell Peter Wiegold and Amoret Abis: 'Making Music is How you Understand It': Dartington Conversations with Harrison Birtwistle, Philip Cashian, Peter Wiegold and John Woolrich - Peter Wiegold Peter Wiegold and Amoret Abis: 'Making Music is How you Understand It': Dartington Conversations with Harrison Birtwistle, Philip Cashian, Peter Wiegold and John Woolrich - Amoret Abis John Sloboda: The Composer and the Audience - John Sloboda Amoret Abis:The Composer in the Classroom - Amoret Abis Sean Gregory: Unleashed: Collaboration, Connectivity and Creativity - Sean Gregory Detta Danford and Natasha Zielazinski: One Equal Music - Detta Danford and Natasha Zielazinski Peter Wiegold: That's how it happens - Peter Wiegold Jonathan Reekie: Britten's Holy Triangle - Jonathan Reekie Postlude Peter Wiegold: Appendix: A Practice - Peter Wiegold
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Liverpool University Press Moribund Music: Can Classical Music be Saved?
Book SynopsisThis book set out to answer frequently asked questions about the future of classical music. It addresses the question of whether popular music has taken its place and if so, how much this matters; and explores the origins of the split between classical and popular music, the rise of youth culture and the concept of elitism, together with the consequences of these changes. The phenomenon of 'crossover' music is addressed, and the arguments in favour of, and against, its use as an introduction to classical music for new audiences are put forward. In a wide-ranging discourse, the author tackles many of the issues that divide music lovers, including audience behaviour and the place of music in schools. A major focus is on the problems of opera: the accusation that it is inherently sexist, the question of original languages as opposed to translation, surtitles, amplification and production styles. This book is essential reading for all those interested in how music plays an essential and informative role in everyday life.Trade Review"I've stood in front of audiences, including at the Sage (Gateshead), and you just see a sea of white hair. When I watched the final on TV, I could see only a few people who were my age -- and they were mostly my friends. It annoys me so much that classical music is pigeonholed as something aristocratic and uptight, snobby and above itself. Ultimately things will have to change, because once the current group of concertgoers are dead, no one will be listening." -- Mark Simpson, BBC Young Musician of the Year 2006, Guardian, 17 July 2006.Table of ContentsWhat's Wrong with Music?; A Century of Cultural Earthquakes; Crossover Music -- Help or Hindrance?; Opera -- A Speacil Case?; Are Schools the Solution?; Where Do We Go From Here?; Index.
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Reaktion Books Claude Debussy Critical Lives
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Reaktion Books John Cage
Book SynopsisJohn Cage's contribution to twentieth-century music, literature and art not only established his place as a leading figure in the post-war avant-garde, but also guaranteed his enduring controversy. His emphasis on chance, as opposed to intention, rejected traditional artistic methods and caused uproar amongst his peers. The shock provoked by pieces such as 4'33" still reverberates today, as Cage's radical approach to art and aesthetics continues to challenge and inspire artists worldwide. In his new biography Rob Haskins considers John Cage's life, art, ideas and work, evaluating the twin pillars of Cage's creative output and the ideas that lie behind it. Demystifying the artist's use of chance, and his relationship to Zen Buddhism, the book explores Cage's belief that everyday life and art are one and the same. John Cage will appeal to musicians and artists, as well as general readers interested in the art, music and ideas of the twentieth century.
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University of KwaZulu-Natal Press Performing Zimbabwe: A transdisciplinary study of
Book SynopsisPerforming Zimbabwe presents a transdisciplinary analysis of Zimbabwean music, drawing from different disciplines such as sociology, ethnomusicology, history, journalism, development studies, English, philology and drama. It offers a re-evaluation of Zimbabwean music by Zimbabwean scholars and, in so doing, reconsiders the work of international academics on the subject.Thus, the book highlights the significance of local scholars in the study of Zimbabwean music. Given that this book features a wide range of perspectives, it provides a solid foundation for future studies on Zimbabwean music, either historically in the precolonial and colonial periods, or in the contemporary postcolonial period.
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Houghton Library of the Harvard College Library Music Manuscripts at Harvard: A Catalogue of
Book SynopsisA catalogue of music manuscripts from the fourteenth to the twentieth centuries in the Houghton Library and the Eda Kuhn Loeb Music Library. Includes descriptions of works by Bach, Liszt, Mahler, Mozart, Purcell, Schoenberg, Schubert, Strauss, Wagner, and many others.
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Liverpool University Press From Idomeneo to Die Zauberflöte: A Conductor's
Book SynopsisThis is the first book by an experienced conductor to explore the orchestras contribution to Mozarts greatest operatic works: Idomeneo, Die Entfuhrung aus dem Serail, Die Schauspieldirektor, Le nozze di Figaro, Don Giovanni, Cosi fan tutte, La clemenza di Tito, and Die Zauberflote. It is written for the concert and opera going public who are interested in enlarging their knowledge and appreciation of these masterpieces, but also contains many practical suggestions for aspiring conductors.Trade Review"There is plenty that the professional musician can learn from Myer Fredman and many an interesting fact or comment which can be appreciated by layman and professional alike. It is a pleasure to welcome this excellent addition to the literature about these towering masterpieces." From the Foreword by Sir Charles Mackerras"Fredman's hands-on experience conducting the Mozart operas is reflected in many a passing titbit of professional wisdom or practical advice." Opera Quarterly
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Walter de Gruyter & Co Katalog Und Einführung Zur Mikrofiche-Edition
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Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. KG „Weil jede Note zählt“: Mozart interpretieren:
Book Synopsis„Weil jede Note zählt“: Dies ist das interpretatorische Credo, das Alfred Brendel in diesem Buch entwirft. Es ist eine Aufforderung, über den Umgang mit Mozarts Musik nachzudenken, über das, was man gemeinhin „Interpretation“ nennt und was sich in den letzten 100 Jahren immer wieder fundamental verändert hat. In Gesprächen und Essays formulieren weltberühmte Mozart-InterpretInnen und bekannte Mozart-ExpertInnen ihre Erfahrungen und Erkenntnisse darüber, was es hieß und was es heißt, Mozart aufzuführen.Table of ContentsErster Teil: Essays.- zweiter Teil: Gespräche.- Dritter Teil: Mozartfest Würzburg.- Anhang: Werkregister, Personenregister
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Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. KG Wagner-Handbuch: Sonderausgabe
Book SynopsisRichard Wagners Werke erleben seit ihren Uraufführungen eine unentwegte Bühnenpräsenz. An ihnen messen sich Sänger und Sängerinnen, Instrumentalisten, Dirigenten sowie Regisseurinnen und Regisseure. In der Fülle der Wagner-Literatur bietet das Handbuch einen aktuellen Überblick: Einzelbesprechungen führen durch alle musikalischen Werke, weitere Beiträge geben ein Bild von Wagner als Schriftsteller, Dichter, Briefschreiber, Regisseur, Dirigent und Organisator. Auch das politische, kulturgeschichtliche und musikalische Umfeld wird eingehend behandelt. Mit ausführlicher Chronik und Werkregister.Table of ContentsVorwort.- Zeittafel.- Einleitung.- Lebenswelten.- Politik und Gesellschaft.- Schriften und Ästhetik.- Wagners Werk jenseits der Partituren.- Schaffensprozess.- Instrumentalwerke.- Vokalwerke und Schauspielmusik.- Bühnenwerke.- Bearbeitungen und Fragmente.- Interpretation und Rezeption.- Ausblicke. Anhang: Werk- und Schriftenregister, Personenregister
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Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. KG Die Anfänge der Romantik in der Musik
Book SynopsisIst musikalische Romantik eine Epoche, ein Stil oder bloß Kitsch? Wird sie von Literaten um 1800 erfunden? Ist Ludwig van Beethoven ein waschechter Romantiker oder doch erst Robert Schumann oder Richard Wagner? Irrt E.T.A. Hoffmann, wenn er schon Joseph Haydn und Wolfgang Amadé Mozart zu Romantikern erklärt? Und vor allem: Wann fängt die Romantik eigentlich an? - Das Buch begibt sich auf Spurensuche nach den Anfängen der Romantik, beobachtet einen Wandel im Nachdenken über Musik, zeigt Ästheten, Literaten und Musiker in ihren Debatten um moderne und experimentelle Konzepte des Komponierens und Schreibens. - Musik hat mehr als nur Teil am wirkmächtigen Ereignis der Romantik um 1800, das unsere Moderne geprägt hat wie wohl kaum eine andere Weltsicht der letzten Jahrhunderte. Sie sorgt für nachhaltige Hörerlebnisse der um 1770 geborenen Künstler, sie konfrontiert mit Neuem, Unerhörtem, sie entführt eine ganze Generation in Geisterreiche und Traumbilder. Sie ist nichts weniger als mitverantwortlich für die Anfänge der Romantik überhaupt. Das Buch begleitet diese Entwicklung bis zu Hoffmanns berühmter Rezension der 5. Sinfonie Beethovens aus dem Jahre 1810: als Ende des Anfangs.Table of Contents(Musikalische) Romantik: Was ist das?.- Literaten hören Musik.- Die Musik spricht, oder nicht?.- Neue Modelle: Reflexion und Kritik .- Neue Autorkonzepte .- Die Entdeckung des Hörers .- Alte Geschichte(n): Neue Inspiration.- Romantische Orte im Lyrischen und Idyllischen .- Relaunch: Fantasie, Arabeske und Nachtstück .- Neue Werkkonzepte: Offenheit und Fragmentarik .- Romantische Kippfiguren: Ironie und Ambiguität.- Mozart, ein Romantiker?.- Das Ende vom Anfang: Hoffmann rezensiert Beethoven.- Personen- und Werkregister
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Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. KG „In meinen Tönen spreche ich“: Brahms und die
Book SynopsisWovon »sprechen« Brahms’ Symphonien, was ist ihr musikalischer Gehalt? War Johannes Brahms ein formtreuer Klassizist oder ein »verkappter Programmmusiker«? Kaum ein Komponist des 19. Jahrhunderts vereinte derart widersprüchliche Einschätzungen auf sich wie Johannes Brahms. Johannes Schild wagt einen neuen Blick ins Innere dieser Musik und rückt das »Rätsel Brahms« in eine ungewohnte Perspektive. Eine »symphonische Tetralogie« nennt er die vier Symphonien, denn die fruchtbare Rivalität zum 20 Jahre älteren Wagner findet darin deutlichen Ausdruck. Auch Brahms’ Kompositionskunst zielt auf ein musikalisches Sprechen und Bedeuten, doch geht sie in der Art, wie sie ihre Botschaft formuliert, über Wagner hinaus. Herzstück der Untersuchung ist eine Ton-Konstellation, die in artistischer Weise die Musik der Symphonien durchwirkt. Das Buch macht die Kunst der Anspielungen und geheimen Botschaften plastisch und kommt neben Bach und Wagner schließlich zu einem weiteren Fixstern: Mozart.Table of ContentsVorwort.- I. EINLEITUNG.- Historisches.-Brahms und die Symphonie.- Eine maliziöse Beziehung.- Ästhetische Bestimmungen.- 27.-I I. DER „VIZEMEISTER“.- Prüfstein Tristan.- Wagner-Episoden.- III. OPUS 100 – EIN BEDEUTUNGSFELD.- Meistersinger-Aspekte.- Zur zweiten Unmittelbarkeit.- Penzinger Nachklang.- IV. BRAHMS’ SYMPHONISCHE TETRALOGIE.- V. GRUNDLEGENDES IN DER ERSTEN SYMPHONIE.- Der ‚Hymnus’.- Die ‚F-A-F-Chiffre’ (Terz/Sext-Modell).- Das ‚Todesmotiv’ (Terzenkette).- Der ‚Chiasmus’.- Leitmotiv und Kernmotiv.- Das ‚Motiv der Götterdämmerung’.- Rückschau im Doppelkonzert.- VI. VERSTOHLENE POESIE.- Eine Spurensuche.- Der ‚Manfred’-Stoff.- Das Alp horn-Thema.- Relationsmusik.- 170.- VII. DIE „GEHEIME, SCHWERE LAST“.- Ein kleines Requiem.- Vom ‚milchjungen Knaben’.- Tragische Idylle.- VIII. DIE PASSACAGLIA UND IHR THEMA.- IX. EXKURS: BRAHMS UND CORIOLAN.- X. AUTOBIOGRAPHISCHES IM FINALE DER VIERTEN SYMPHONIE.- Musik und Programm.- Über Brahms’ Passacaglia.- Jenseits aller Menschenschicksale.- XI. EXKURS: DIE FUGA E-DUR (BWV 878).- XII. ZUM AKROSTICHON DER VIER SYMPHONIEN.- Bach- und Mozart-Konvergenzen.- Ein Kanon und seine Rezeption.- Leitstern Jupitersinfonie.- „... unsere Götter über uns“.- Der tetralogische Plan.- XIII. IM ZEICHEN DER SELIGEN GENIEN.- Resonanzen und Korrespondenzen.- Epilog in Op. 121.- XIV. IN MEINEN TÖNEN SPRECHE ICH.- „In meinen Tönen spreche ich“.- Fluchtpunkt Bach.- Brahms und die Symphonie.- GLOSSAR.- LITERATUR.- NOTEN.- PERSONENVERZEICHNIS.
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Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. KG Bachs musikalisches Universum: Die Meisterwerke
Book SynopsisWas bleibt? Johann Sebastian Bach gestaltete und verfeinerte sein reiches musikalisches Erbe sehr bewusst: Über Jahrzehnte hinweg trug er sorgfältig angelegte Sammlungen, Originaldrucke und reinschriftliche Partituren zusammen, mit denen er Maßstäbe setzen und der Nachwelt im Gedächtnis bleiben wollte – wie eine musikalische Autobiografie. Christoph Wolff porträtiert in seinem neuen Buch anhand dieser Referenzwerke Bachs bahnbrechende künstlerische Leistungen quer durch die verschiedenen Gattungen der Instrumental- und Vokalmusik: Präludien, Fugen und Orgelchoräle, Suiten, Sonaten und Konzerte sowie Kantaten, Passionen, Oratorien und Messen. Auf dieser imponierenden Strecke trieb Bach mit seiner musikalischen Logik und ausdrucksvollen Tonsprache die Kompositionsgeschichte voran.Trade Review“... die Werkporträts sind für kirchenmusikalisch Tätige überaus lesenswert! ... Dieses Buch setzt Maßstäbe, was die Kunst des Verstehens von Bachs Musik angeht ...” (Meinrad Walter, in: Musik & Kirche, Heft 4, 2023) “... Christoph Wolff hat mit diesem Buch zu seinem stattlichen Opus eine weitere meisterhafte Studie mit einer staunenswerten Materialbeherrschung vorgelegt, die nicht nur für Bibliotheken zum Pflichtbestand gehört, sondern auch für Kenner und Liebhaber, wie man im 18. Jh. sagte, hohes intellektuelles Vergnügen und viele Anregungen zur Beschäftigung mit Bach einzigartigen Werken ermöglicht” (Albert Raffelt, in: Informationsmittel für Bibliotheken, informationsmittel-fuer-bibliotheken.de, Jg. 31, Heft 1, 2023)
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J.B. Metzler Von geschriebenen Noten zu klingenden Tönen
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Trivent Publishing Past Perfect!: Five Years of Interviews with CEU
Book SynopsisIn 2012, CEU Medieval Radio was launched as an effort not only to bring medieval music to everyone but also to make complex, high-quality scholarship more approachable to the general public. Over seventy interviews were recorded for CEU Medieval Radio's program ""Past Perfect!"" with the intent of bridging the gap between ""ivory tower"" academia and the listeners at home. In this volume, sixteen first-rate scholars kindly sat down before the microphone and got the chance to explain their work in a friendly and accessible way. Scholars like Natalie Zemon-Davis and Patrick Geary represent some of the international guests, János Bak and József Laszlovszky discuss amazing new research from Central European University, while Richard Unger and Benedek Láng are part of the CEU Medieval Radio team's personal favorites, talking about topics such as beer, queens, and code-breaking. From Apocalypses to Zooarchaeology, CEU Medieval Radio's long time host, Christopher Mielke, asks the tough questions that have made this program so memorable!Table of Contents Preface CHAPTER 1. How it all began. Harmonia with Angela Mariani Interviews CEU Medieval Radio INTERNATIONAL SCHOLARS AND HONORED GUESTS CHAPTER 2. The Return of Natalie Zemon Davis: From Microhistory to Intercontinental Connections CHAPTER 3. Stealing the Limelight: Theft of Saintly Relics and Mythbreaking with Patrick Geary CHAPTER 4. Take Me Back to Constantinople: Averil Cameron Talks Byzantine Complexities and Complexes CHAPTER 5. Popular Culture and Cultural Hybridity: A Cultural Experience with Peter Burke CHAPTER 6. The End is Near: Talking Medieval Mindsets and Eschatology with Felicitas Schmieder HERE AT HOME: CEU MEDIEVAL STUDIES FACULTY MEMBERS CHAPTER 7. Monks, Crusaders, and Fishponds: Digging up the Past with József Laszlovszky CHAPTER 8. Royal Power, Insignia, and Authority: János Bak Lays Down the Law CHAPTER 9. Life in a Medieval Urban Landscape: Taking a City Tour with Katalin Szende CHAPTER 10. Royal Saints, Witch Hunting, and Divine Visions: Gábor Klaniczay Discusses All That's Holy CHAPTER 11. Pagans, Heretics, and Schismatics, Oh My! Volker Menze Talks Late Antique Society THE EDITORS' PICKS: PERSONAL FAVORITES AND MEMORABLE INTERVIEWS CHAPTER 12. Richard W. Unger Talks Ships, Beer, and Shop for Today's Historians CHAPTER 13. Hungarian Rhapsodies: Orsolya Réthelyi Discusses Queens and Music in the Middle Ages CHAPTER 14. Trade and Migration Routes: Navigating the Medieval Eastern Mediterranean with Georg Christ CHAPTER 15. Medieval Magic and Cryptology: Benedek Láng Shares Some Dark Secrets Conclusion
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Tulika Books Jalsa – Indian Women and Their Journeys from the
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The Chinese University Press Senses of the City: Perceptions of Hangzhou and Southern Song China, 1127-1279
Book SynopsisThe city of Hangzhou symbolized all of the contradictions of the declining Song Empire (960–1279). It was paramount and feeble, awe-inspiring and threatened, the most admired city and a disgrace to its dynastic founders. Rather than debate the merit of these polemical judgments, the contributors to this volume treat them as expressions of their historical moment, reflecting ideological convictions and aesthetic preferences.Leading scholars of the field, including Beverly Bossler, Stephen West, and Martin Powers, have produced essays that relate changes in literary convention to shifts in territorial boundaries, and analyze writing, painting, dance, and music as means by which individual literati placed themselves in time and space.
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Hal Leonard Publishing Corporation First 50 Songs You Should Play on Cello A
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Serenissima Music Overture 1812, Op.49: Study score
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Serenissima Music Serenade for Strings, Op.20: Study score
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Serenissima Music Marche Slave, Op.31: Study score
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Serenissima Music Romanian Folk Dances, Sz.68: Full score
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Petrucci Library Press Cello Concerto, Op.85: Study score
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Serenissima Music Wachet Auf, Ruft uns die Stimme, BWV 140: Vocal score
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Serenissima Music Requiem, Op.48: Vocal score
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Serenissima Music Veni Sancte Spiritus, K.47: Vocal score
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Serenissima Music Nänie, Op.82: Vocal score
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Schott Musik International GmbH & Co KG The European Piano Method Volume 3 GermanFrenchEnglish
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Lectio Ediciones 100 Cosas Que Tienes Que Saber de la Música
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Ma Non Troppo Las Rutas de la Música Clásica: Guía Para
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Despacio el mundo
Book SynopsisAfinar un instrumento, nos recuerda Ramo?n Andre?s, es en cierto modo un intento de fijar en un instante de perfeccio?n el eterno vaive?n del mundo que nos rodea, un empen?o no so?lo del mu?sico, sino tambie?n de tanti?simos pintores de todas las e?pocas. Es por ello que esta particular pinacoteca del oi?do propone al lector un esple?ndido paseo por la historia de la pintura de los siglos xv-xviii con la mu?sica como armo?nico hilo conductor: ma?s de cincuenta obras picto?ricas en las que los mu?sicos y sus instrumentos cobran especial relieve, y que a su vez sirven al autor para trazar una personali?sima historia de la mu?sica, el arte y el pensamiento del Renacimiento y el Barroco con gran sensibilidad y erudicio?n. Un ensayo imprescindible para todo aquel que busca consuelo tanto en la belleza de la mu?sica como en la silenciosa contemplacio?n de un cuadro.
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Antonio Machado Ediciones J.S. Bach - Una Estructura del Dolor
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Oxford University Press Marc Blitzstein His Life His Work His World
Book SynopsisAward-winning music historian Howard Pollack's biography of Marc Blitzstein deftly captures the fascinating life and career of an American composer who was openly gay and Marxist at a time when neither was acceptable to the American public.Trade ReviewThose interested in twentieth-century music, American music, musical theater, LGBTQ history, Jewish composers, music informed by considerations of politics including race, ethnicity, gender, and sexuality, and leftist musicians and artists are in Pollacks debt for this magnificent, richly detailed study. It will, I trust, prompt many more performances, critical editions of scores, and greater analytical engagement with Blitzsteins music, generating fresh views on a remarkable composer and person. * Journal of the American Musicological Society *This comprehensive book about the life and music of the sadly neglected composer Marc Blitzstein is, as well, an invaluable guide to the workings of American arts during the composer's lifetime. * Edward Albee, playwright *Marc Blitzstein was a friend, from the moment we first met in 1946 until he died eighteen years later. Now he lives again in Howard Pollack's pages. As a composer he was one of a kind, with his whistleable tunes encased in wise formality, and his bodily presence, so happy and so sad. * Ned Rorem, composer / author *A timely and invaluable study of a composer we need to know more about. I marvel at Howard Pollack's capacity * as with his biographies of Copland and Gershwinto digest and synthesize a wealth of information, copiously gathered.Joseph Horowitz, author of Classical Music in America: A History *A strong biography." PlaybillA brilliantly researched new biography. * Jewish Daily Forward *Beautifully written, drawing on new interviews with friends and family of the composer, and making extensive use of new archival and secondary sources, Marc Blitzstein presents the most complete biography of this important American artist. * Newreads *Now, Pollack has made Blitzstein happen, just as he succeeded in his comprehensive studies of Gershwin and Copland. * Jewish Herald Voice *[An] exceptionally researched, detailed, and important study of this fascinating, complex, and still relatively unknown composer who well deserves a book of this quality. * Notes *In this comprehensive, sensitive, and beautifully written biography, Howard Pollack scrutinizes every part of Blitzstein's complex personal as well as public life, sustaining his well-deserved reputation as our foremost biographer of American classical composers. * Judith Tick, Matthews Distinguished University Professor, College of Arts, Media, and Design, Northeastern University *Pollack has already told us everything we need to know about Copland and Gershwin. Now he scrutinises Blitzstein in the context of his entire cultural and political scene in fascinating and impeccably researched detail. * Peter Dickinson, Emeritus Professor of Keele and London Universities *A thorough biography. * DC Theatre Scene *Now, Pollack has made Blitzstein happen, just as he succeeded in his comprehensive studies of Gershwin and Copland". * Jewish Herald Voice 26 "Beautifully written, drawing on new interviews with friends and family of the composer, and making extensive use of new archival and secondary sources, Marc Blitzstein presents the most complete biography of this important American artist. " Newreads *The fluidity of prose, moving between established fact and new interviews and critical ideas, is remarkable, making for a book that is rivaled only by Pollack's biography of Aaron Copland...A momentous achievement indeed...Highly recommended. * Choice *An eventful and rewarding voyage of immersion into the life and work of an important American composer. * New Music Connoisseur *Especially valuable... * Dance Chronicle *Table of ContentsIntroduction ; Chapter 1: The Boy from Philadelphia ; Chapter 2: Journeyman Years ; Chapter 3: Early Works (1924-1929) ; Chapter 4: Life with Eva, I (1929-1931) ; Chapter 5: From is 5 (1929) to the Piano Concerto (1931) ; Chapter 6: Life with Eva, II (1932-1936) ; Chapter 7: Critical Writings (1931-1940) ; Chapter 8: From the Serenade (1932) to The Chesapeake Bay Retriever (1936) ; Chapter 9: The Cradle Will Rock, I (1936-1937) ; Chapter 10: The Cradle Will Rock, II ; Chapter 11: From The Spanish Earth (1937) to Danton's Death (1939) ; Chapter 12: No for an Answer (1937-1940) ; Chapter 13: From Valley Town (1940) to Labor for Victory (1942) ; Chapter 14: To London and Back (1942-1945) ; Chapter 15: From Freedom Morning (1943) to the Airborne Symphony (1946) ; Chapter 16: From Goloopchik (1945) to The Guests (1949) ; Chapter 17: Regina, I (1946-1949) ; Chapter 18: Regina, II ; Chapter 19: The Threepenny Opera (1950-1954) and Other Adaptations ; Chapter 20: Reuben Reuben (1949-1955) and This is the Garden (1956-1957) ; Chapter 21: More Music for Shakespeare (1950-1958) ; Chapter 22: Juno (1957-59) ; Chapter 23: Final Years, I (1959-1961) ; Chapter 24: Final Years, II (1961-1964) ; Chapter 25: The Unfinished Operas ; Conclusion ; Abbreviations ; Notes ; Index
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Oxford University Press Teaching Music Globally Experiencing Music Expressing Culture Global Music Series
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Oxford University Press END EARLY MUSIC PER PERF HIST MUSIC 21 C
Trade ReviewHaynes always writes as the insider performer, and his writing is fresh and direct...likely to be enjoyed by most musicians. * David Ledbetter, British Clavichord Society *Bruce's arguments are rich, not obvious, and very convincing. Read Bruce's ideas: applaud, question, be infuriated. But you will never think about early music as you did before. * Clifford Bartlett, Early Music Review *Table of ContentsList of Musical Examples List of Recorded Excerpts Preface: If this Muses Come to Call Acknowledgements Part I: Performing Styles One: Performing Style: When You Say Something Differently, You Say Something Different Two: Mind the Gap: Current Styles Three: Mainstream Style: "Chops, but no Soul" Part II: How Romantic Are We? Four: Classical Music's Coarse Caress Five: The Transparent Performer Six: Changing Meanings, Permanent Symbols Part III: Anachronism and Authenticity Seven: Original Ears Eight: Ways of Copying the Past Nine: The Medium is the Message: Period Instruments Ten: Baroque Oratory Compared with Romantic Autobiography Eleven: Gestural Phrasing Part V: The End of "Early" Music Twelve: Passive and Active Musicking: Stop Staring and Grow Your Own Thirteen: Mainstream Musicking as "Early Music" Fourteen: Perpetual Revolution Notes List of Bibliographic Abbreviations Bibliography Index
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OUP USA The New Grove Guide to Verdi and His Operas
Book SynopsisGiuseppe Verdi is the famous Italian composer of opera. While he was sometimes criticized for writing music considered too "simple," his works have endured, and are still performed throughout the world. This volume is a guide to the Verdi's life and operas, containing "New Grove" articles, a section on modern Verdi productions, and more.
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Oxford University Press BYRD MMUS C Master Musicians Series
Book SynopsisThe foremost composer under the reign of Elizabeth I and James I, William Byrd (c. 1540 - 1623) produced countless masses, motets, polyphonic songs, and works for keyboard and instrumental consort. In this biography, author Kerry McCarthy explores the musical world in which Byrd grew up and traces his influence on the English musicians of the early Baroque.Trade ReviewA compendious new introduction to Byrd's life and music, incorporating the newest research. * Christopher Howse, The Daily Telegraph *Excellent new study. * Peter Phillips, The Times Literary Supplement *We know a gratifying amount about William Byrd [...] and Kerry McCarthy splendidly and concisely present it all in this intelligent and affectionate biography. * Diarmaid MacCulloch, London Review of Books *This volume is an excellent addition to any music reference section ... Recommended. * B.L. Eden, CHOICE *The growing awareness of the importance of musicological research to such a wide range of different audiences today makes writing composer biographies a tall order indeed. It is one that has been filled in Byrd with eloquence, clarity and candour. * Andrew Cichy, Early Music *Table of ContentsPreface ; Ad lectorem ; Acknowledgements ; 1. Origins ; 2. Apprentice years ; 3. Lincoln Cathedral ; 4. Musical explorations ; 5. Royal patronage ; 6. Byrd the reader ; 7. Sundry songs ; 8. Sacred songs ; 9. My Lady Nevell's Book ; 10. The three masses ; 11. Court and country ; 12. Later instrumental music ; 13. Gradualia ; 14. 1611 ; 15. Last works ; 16. Students and legacy ; 17. Afterthoughts ; Appendix A. Documents of Byrd's life ; Appendix B. List of works ; Appendix C. Personalia ; Appendix D. Select bibliography ; Appendix E. A reader's guide to Byrd literature
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Clarendon Press The Songs of Aristophanes
Book SynopsisA comedy of Aristophanes was in large measure a musical performance, and his lyric verse covers a wide range of styles - from popular song to parody of tragedy. The music is lost, and our only way of recovering something of the experience of an Athenian audience is by studying the rhythms of the poetry. This book provides a full text, with scansions, of the lyric of the surviving plays, and an introduction to the different rhythms used by Aristophanes, their origins, and literary associations. Dr Parker pays particular attention to showing the role played by lyric metre in the structure of the plays and to distinguishing the different levels of musical style, thus illustrating the integral part metre plays in Aristophanes'' dramatic art and satire. She also discusses fully the metrical aspects of textual problems in Aristophanes'' lyric, and a section of the introduction traces the evolution of the study of Aristophanes'' metres and the influence this has on the text.Trade ReviewA major addition to the specialist literature on the author ... There is an enormous amount of scrupulous, carefully pondered scholarship here, used to highlight both large scale features ... and the rhythmic effects of particular passages ... Parker's work represents a superb achievement; it will be indispensable to all who want to pick the finer threads in the fabric of Aristophanic comedy. * Greece & Rome *This book testifies to extraordinary scholarly zeal, offering an abundance of detailed analyses, observations and readings of all lyric passages in Aristophanes' complete works ... the book provides a good insight into the metrical techniques employed in the comedies of this period ... By giving the book a clear structure and by offering a comprehensive study of Aristophanes' poetry and to some extent of the entire Attic poetry of the time, Parket has successfully provided us with another commendable basis for research. * Christoph Kugelmeier, Bryn Mawr Classical Review *The explanatory text is highly readable because of its refreshingly low amount of footnotes. Important quotations and bibliographical references are integrated into the text, giving the impression of a lively discussion ... Parker incorporates her scholarly knowledge into the discussion and evaluates opposing views only where absolutely vital. She offers sensitive observations and readings without ever exceeding the self-imposed limits. * Christoph Kugelmeier, Bryn Mawr Classical Review *
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Oxford University Press Mozart. the Early Years 1756 1781
Book SynopsisFew people these days would question Mozart''s rating as the most popular of all classical composers. Yet there exists no substantial, up-to-date English-language study of the man and his works. In this new study of Mozart''s early years, Stanley Sadie aims to fill this gap in the form of a traditional biography on a straightforward chronological basis. The volume covers the period up to 1781, the year of Idomeneo and Mozart''s settling in Vienna. Individual works are discussed in sequence and related to the events of his life. Stanley Sadie draws substantially on the family correspondence, quoting the letters and discussing what they tell us about Mozart and his world and his relationships with his family and his professional colleagues. Also included is a discussion of all aspects of Mozart''s life and his music, relating them to the environment in which he worked, social, economic and cultural as well as musical. Much new material connected with Mozart has come to light in recent yeTrade ReviewMozart: The Early Years is a work of consolidation and synthesis...supported by a good index and a fine introduction by Neal Zaslaw, the volume will serve as the standard reference on its subject for many years to come. * David Black, Music and Letters Journal *...this monumental, engrossing study is founded on meticulous use of the most recent, abundant research ... this fascinating, scholarly yet readable book discusses every aspect of the young composer's life and works in their cultural, economic, musical, and social contexts ... It is a definitive work about Mozart's life until he became established in Vienna. * Stefano Gera, Day by Day *Highly detailed, eminently level-headed, blessedly non-academic in tone, scrupulously thorough and objective, absolutely up-to-date musicologically... There is no fuller, richer or more reliably accurate account of Mozart's early life, nor any that brings his life and times more vividly into focus. * Piano Magazine *...the most up-to-date, exhaustive and sanely reliable biographical and musical study now available in the English language, a superb achievement that will surely stand the test of time. * Brian Robins, Goldberg *Mozartians will respond to this book with the awe it rightfully deserves... the ideal response to this book would be to rush out and buy 50 CDs and to read and listen simultaneously. * Jane Stevenson, The Observer *Stanley Sadie brings us closer to the composer's skin; Mozart: The Early Years 1756-1781 is the most balanced guide to Mozart's youth ever published in English. * Andrew Clark, Financial Times *A lasting monument to scholarship. * Lucasta Miller, The Guardian *A musicological landmark... Sadie has a real flair for elucidation, wears his massive learning lightly, and writes in a style that is unfailingly easy-going and personable. * The Scotsman *magisterially detailed book... Sadie's vast book will be essential to serious Mozartians, especially his superb evaluation of the early works. * Richard Morrison, The Times *This book is meticulous, solid and useful. * Rupert Christiansen, Sunday Telegraph *A new narrative biography for our time. * Nicholas Kenyon, TLS *Had he lived to complete it, Stanley Sadie's would probably have been the most exhaustive, and certainly the most level-headed, Mozart biography in English. * Misha Donat, BBC Music Magazine *An imbeccably balanced account. * Richard Morrison, The Times *Table of Contents1. Salzburg and the Mozart Family ; 2. Childhood and First Travels ; 3. The Road to Paris ; 4. Playing for the King and Queen of England ; 5. The Homeward Journey ; 6. The Eleven-Year-Old in Salzburg ; 7. Disappointment in Vienna ; 8. Salzburg, 1769 ; 9. Italy without Nannerl ; 10. Mitridate at Milan ; 11. Success in Milan ; 12. Working for the Prince-Archbishop ; 13. Vain Hopes in Vienna ; 14. A Stable Period at the Salzburg Court ; 15. Operas, Sonatas, Serenades, Concertos ; 16. Frustration ; 17. Mannheim ; 18. 'Off with you to Paris!' ; 19. Salzburg Concertmaster-Organist ; 20. Idomeneo at Munich ; Notes ; Bibliography ; Index
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Clarendon Press Editing Early Music Oxford Early Music Series 5
Book SynopsisEditing Early Music is designed as a guide to editorial procedures suitable for music written from the Middle Ages to about 1830. In this revised edition the opportunity has been taken to make a number of corrections and to add a Postscript entitled `Stemmatics and Textual Criticism'. The bibliography has been updated.Trade ReviewShould be owned, not just read once, by aspiring editors and by all who direct performances of early music....Brief, but packed with sound advice, sensible admonitions, useful information, observation and common sense. * Early Music *
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Clarendon Press Introduction to a Philosophy of Music
Book SynopsisPhilosophy of music has flourished in the last 30 years, with great advances made in the understanding of the nature of music and its aesthetics. Peter Kivy now offers his personal introduction to philosophy of music, a clear and lively explanation of how he sees the most important and interesting philosophical issues relating to music.Trade ReviewThough not a textbook, Kivy's book neatly covers the history of musical aesthetics from Plato onwards, and thus could easily be used in philosophy of music classes. * The Philosophical Quarterly *Written clearly and engagingly, Peter Kivy's introduction to musical aesthetics usefully summarizes his own influential views on various issues in the philosophy of music. * The Philosophical Quarterly *Peter Kivy is the most influential and prolific author on the philosophy of music within the analytical tradition ... Kivy has written a very readable and elegantly composed philosophy of music, which requires no prior knowledge of musicological terminology. The treasures of the book are the keen analyses of the issues, the sophisticated argumentations, and the wealth of relevant arguments ... It is a most valuable book for those who want to confront their views of music with one of the best-argued positions in musical aesthetics. * British Journal of Aesthetics *Table of ContentsPreface ; 1. Philosophy of... ; 2. A Little History ; 3. Emotions in the Music ; 4. A Little More History ; 5. Formalism ; 6. Enhanced Formalism ; 7. The Emotions in You ; 8. Foes of Formalism ; 9. First the Words: Then the Music ; 10. Words without Songs ; 11. The Work ; 12. And the Performace Thereof ; 13. Why Should you Listen? ; Readings and References, Index
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Taylor & Francis Developing Musicianship through Aural Skills A Holistic Approach to Sight Singing and Ear Training
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Taylor & Francis Developing Musicianship through Aural Skills
Book SynopsisDeveloping Musicianship through Aural Skills, Third Edition, is a comprehensive method for learning to hear, sing, understand, and use the foundations of music as part of an integrated curriculum, incorporating both sight singing and ear training in one volume. Under the umbrella of musicianship, this textbook guides students to hear what they see, and see what they hear, with a trained, discerning ear on both a musical and an aesthetic level.Key features of this new edition include: Revised selection of musical examples, with added new examples including more excerpts from the literature, more part music, and examples at a wider range of levels, from easy to challenging New instructional material on dictation, phrase structure, hearing cadences, and reading lead sheets and Nashville number charts An updated website that now includes a comprehensive Teacherâs Guide with sample lesson plans, supplemental assignments, and test banks; instructional videos; and enhanced dictation exercises. The text reinforces both musicianship and theory in a systematic method, and its holistic approach provides students the skills necessary to incorporate professionalism, creativity, confidence, and performance preparation in their music education. Over 1,600 musical examples represent a wide range of musical styles and genres, including classical, jazz, musical theatre, popular, and folk music. The third edition of Developing Musicianship through Aural Skills provides a strong foundation for undergraduate music students and answers the need for combining skills in a more holistic, integrated music theory core.Table of ContentsPrefaceThe MethodSyllable SystemsReading in ClefsModule 1: Simple MetersModule 1a: Simple Beats and Their First Division and Multiple Note ValuesModule 1b: Simple Duple and Quadruple MetersModule 1c: Simple Triple MetersModule 1d: Second Division and Multiple of the Beat in Simple MetersModule 1e: RestsModule 1f: Ties and Dotted Rhythms in Simple MetersModule 1g: The AnacrusisModule 1h: Less Common Simple MetersModule 2: Major and Minor Scales and Scale DegreesModule 2a: Major Scales and Scale DegreesModule 2b: Minor Scales and Scale DegreesModule 3: ImprovisationModule 3a: Introduction to ImprovisationModule 3b: Methods for Improvisation and Improvising Tonic FunctionModule 3c: Improvising Dominant FunctionModule 3d: Improvising Predominant FunctionModule 3e: Improvisation Through ArpeggiationModule 4: Compound MetersModule 4a: Compound Beats and Their First Division and Multiple Note ValuesModule 4b: Second Division of the Beat in Compound MeterModule 4c: Less Common Compound MetersModule 5: IntervalsModule 5a: Hearing and Singing Intervals AcontextuallyModule 5b: Major and Minor SecondsModule 5c: Major and Minor ThirdsModule 5d: Perfect Fifths and OctavesModule 5e: Perfect FourthsModule 5f: Minor and Major SixthsModule 5g: TritonesModule 5h: Minor and Major SeventhsModule 6: TriadsModule 6a: Hearing and Singing Acontextual TriadsModule 6b: Root Position Major TriadsModule 6c: Root Position Minor TriadsModule 6d: Inverted Major and Minor TriadsModule 6e: Diminished TriadsModule 7: Seventh ChordsModule 7a: Singing and Hearing Seventh Chords AcontextuallyModule 7b: Dominant Seventh Chords in Root PositionModule 7c: Dominant Seventh Chords in InversionModule 7d: Minor Seventh ChordsModule 7e: Half-Diminished Seventh ChordsModule 7f: Fully-Diminished Seventh ChordsModule 7g: Major Seventh ChordsModule 8: Common Diatonic Harmonic ProgressionsModule 8a: Cadences and PhrasingModule 8b: The TPDT ProgressionModule 8c: Circle of Fifths ProgressionsModule 8d: Filled-In Descending Thirds (Pachelbel) ProgressionsModule 8e: Ascending Sequential ProgressionsModule 9: Irregular Division and SyncopationModule 9a: TripletsModule 9b: DupletsModule 9c: Syncopation Within a Measure (Intra-measure Syncopation)Module 9d: Syncopation Across a Barline (Inter-measure Syncopation)Module 9e: Triplets in Augmentation and DiminutionModule 9f: Other Divisions of the BeatModule 9g: Reading Complex RhythmsModule 10: Non-modulating ChromaticismModule 10a: The Chromatic Scale and Surface ChromaticismModule 10b: Modal MixtureModule 10c: Secondary Chords in the Major ModeModule 10d: Secondary Chords in the Minor ModeModule 10e: Neapolitan and Augmented Sixth ChordsModule 10f: Extended, Added Note, and Altered ChordsModule 11: ModulationModule 11a: Techniques for ModulationModule 11b: Modulation Between Relative KeysModule 11c: Modulation to the DominantModule 11d: Modulation to Other Closely Related KeysModule 11e: Modulation to Distantly Related KeysModule 12: Changing Meter, Polyrhythm, and Asymmetric MetersModule 12a: Changing MeterModule 12b: Metric ModulationModule 12c: Polyrhythms and PolymetersModule 12d: Meters with Unequal BeatsModule 13: Other Tonally Derived ScalesModule 13a: Pentatonic and Blues ScalesModule 13b: The Ecclesiastic ModesModule 13c: Synthetic ScalesModule 13d: Polytonality and PolymodalityModule 14: Post-tonal MusicModule 14a: Whole Tone and Octatonic ScalesModule 14b: Post-tonal MusicAppendicesAppendix A Glossary of Non-English Musical TermsAppendix B Using Your Voice: Suggestions for Vocal Production for Non-singersIndex of Literature ExamplesCredits
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