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Edition Peters Mazurkas for Piano
Book SynopsisThe complete collection of Frederic Chopin''s Mazurkas for Solo Piano, edited by Herrmann Scholtz and Bronislaw von Pozniak.Mazurkas für KlavierDie vollständige Sammlung von Frederic Chopins Mazurkas für klavier, herausgegeben von Herrmann Scholtz und Bronislaw von Pozniak.
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Edition Peters Nocturnes
Book SynopsisThe Complete Nocturnes by Frederic Chopin, edited by Herrmann Scholtz and Bronislaw von Pozniak. With thematic index and fingerings.Nocturnes für KlavierDa seine Schaffenszeit in der tiefsten Romantik lag, liegt es nahe, dass der Klaviervirtuose Frédéric Chopin, der in seinem kurzen Leben fast ausschließlich Musik für sein Instrument komponierte, für eine besonders melancholische, gefühlsbetonte Gattung bekannt wurde: die Nocturnes. Während seine anderen Werke komplex und virtuos ausgearbeitet waren, konzentrierte sich Chopin in diesen 21 Stücken auf die Melodie, den Kern einer Komposition. Diese ist oft sehr gesanglich, erinnert an den Belcanto und kommt durch das Fehlen eines festgelegten Aufbaus der Stücke erst richtig zur Geltung. Der Spieler kann hier in Dynamik und Tempo variieren und hat so die Möglichkeit zu einem freien Vortrag mit großem Interpretationsspielraum.
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Edition Peters Ode to Joy Final Movement of Symphony No. 9 in D
Book SynopsisA powerful, explosively joyful celebration of humanity, Beethoven''s Ninth Symphony culminates in his choral setting of Schiller''s An die Freude (''Ode to Joy''). This vocal score of the final movement of the symphony with its ''Ode to Joy'' is used by leading choirs, conductors and choral directors across the world.With beautifully presented notation, German sung text, bar numbers and rehearsal letters, the score matches the Edition Peters orchestral material for the work. This edition is a cornerstone of any singer''s choral library.An die Freude: Finalsatz der Sinfonie Nr. 9 d-Moll op.125 (Klavierauszug)Ludwig van Beethovens 9. Sinfonie ging in die Geschichte ein als Höhepunkt der sinfonischen Musik, und ihr Abschluss im vierten Satz, die berühmte Melodie auf das Gedicht An die Freude von Friedrich Schiller, hat es geschafft, als Europahymne ausgewählt zu werden. Weltweit hat das Werk Millionen verzaubert, wenn sich Streicher, Bläser und Chor versa
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Edition Peters Concerto in D Op.35
Book SynopsisThe Violin Concerto in D major, Op. 35 was the only concerto for violin composed by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky. Composed in 1878, it is one of the best-known violin concertos and has since become a staple of violin repertoire. This edition is was arranged for violin and piano by the composer himself.Violinkonzert D-Dur Op. 35 (Ausgabe für Violine und Klavier vom Komponisten)Das Violinkonzert D-Dur, Op. 35 war das einzige Violinkonzert von Pjotr ??Iljitsch Tschaikowski. Es wurde 1878 komponiert und ist eines der bekanntesten Violinkonzerte und seitdem zu einem festen Bestandteil des Violinrepertoires geworden. Diese Ausgabe wurde vom Komponisten selbst für Violine und Klavier arrangiert.
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Edition Peters Organ Works Based on Chorales Vol.1
Book SynopsisLittle Organ Book (Orgelbuchlein); 45 Chorale Preludes Based on Bach's Chorales Vol.1. Edited by Friedrich Conrad Griepenkerl und Ferdinand Roitzsch.Das Orgelbüchlein enthält 45 Choralvorspiele von Johann Sebastian Bach und wurde von Friedrich Conrad Griepenkerl und Ferdinand Roitzsch herausgegeben. Unter anderem enthalten sind: Puer natus un Bethlehem BWV 603, O Lamm Gottes, unschuldig BWV 618 und Ach wie nichtig, ach wie flüchtig BWV 644.
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Edition Peters 4 Duets for Cello Violin
Book SynopsisBach's 4 Duets for Cello & Violin from the Klavierubung Part 3 (originally for keyboard), score edited by Joachim Stutschewsky.Joachim Stutschewsky bearbeitete diese 4 Duette aus Johann Sebastian Bachs Klavierübungen III. Teil für Violoncello und Violine.
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Edition Peters Violin Concerto No. 1 in G minor Op. 26
Book SynopsisMax Bruch''s Concerto No.1 In G Minor Op.26 arranged for Violin solo by Wilhelm Stross with piano accompaniment by Kurt Soldan.Violinkonzert Nr. 1 g-Moll op. 26 (Ausgabe für Violine und Klavier)Max Bruchs Konzert Nr. 1 in g-Moll Op. 26, arrangiert für Violine Solo von Wilhelm Stross mit Klavierbegleitung von Kurt Soldan.
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Edition Peters 6 Sonatas for Cello and Continuo
Book SynopsisBenedetto Marcello''s Sonata''s for one or two Cellos and Piano. Cello 2 ad lib. For early intermediate level players.6 Sonaten für Violoncello und ContinuoBenedetto Marcellos Sonaten für ein oder zwei Celli und Klavier. Cello 2 ad lib. Für Spieler der ersten Mittelstufe.
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Edition Peters 24 Preludes Fugues Op.87 Vol.2
Book SynopsisIn 1950 Dmitri Shostakovich travelled to Leipzig to judge a piano competition held to commemorate the 200th anniversary of J.S. Bach''s death. One of the contestents, Tatiana Nikolayeva, came prepared to perform any one of Bach''s 48 Preludes and Fugues from the Well-Tempered Clavier upon request. She went on to win the Gold Medal. The following year, Shostakovich completed his own set of 24 Preludes and Fugues, one in each key, dedicated to Nikolayeva. Volume 2 of the classic edition of this twentieth century solo piano masterpiece, contains Preludes and Fugues Op. 87 Nos. 13-24.1950 reiste Dmitri Schostakowitsch nach Leipzig, um als Juror bei einem Klavierwettbewerb zum 200. Todestag von Johann Sebastian Bach teilzunehmen. Eine der Wettbewerbsteilnehmerinnen, Tatjana Nikolajewa, war bereit, ein Paar der 48 Präludien und Fugen aus dem Wohltemperierten Klavier von Bach zu spielen und gewann daraufhin die Goldmedaille. Im darauffolgenden Jahr vollendete Schost
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Edition Peters Clarinet Concerto No. 3 in B flat
Book SynopsisOne of the most important composers for the clarinet as it began to develop as a concert instrument, Carl Stamitz composed 11 clarinet concertos, inspired by the playing of the virtuoso Joseph Beer. The popular Third Concerto was composed around 1785 and is one of the finest examples of classical writing for the instrument. This classic Edition Peters publication contains a separate clarinet part and piano reduction, and matches the Peters orchestral material for the work.Klarinettenkonzert Nr. 3 B-Dur (Ausgabe für Klarinette und Klavier)Carl Stamitz gilt als Schöpfer des modernen Klarinettenkonzertes, da er als erster die solistischen Möglichkeiten der Klarinette erkannte und ihre Anwendung im Orchesterkonzert realisierte.
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Edition Peters Mass in B Minor Vocal Score
Book SynopsisThis is the vocal score of Johann Sebastian Bach''s Mass in B minorBWV 232, edited by Christoph Wolff. It was Bach''s last major vocal work and is considered the pinnacle of Bach''s masses, containing an unprecedented variety of musical expression.Messe in h-Moll BWV 232 (Klavierauszug)Johann Sebastian Bachs Messe in h-Moll ist seine letztes großes Vokalwerk gilt damit als Gipfel von Bachs Messen. Aus gutem Grund, denn die h-Moll-Messe ist bis ins kleinste Detail durchkomponiert und verfügt über eine bisher nicht gekannte Vielfalt an musikalischen Ausdrucksmöglichkeiten. Sie wird deshalb regelmäßig von den besten Chören mit viel Respekt und Ambition angegangen, und trotz der anspruchsvollen solistischen und chorischen Sätze lohnt sich die Mühe meist und das Ergebnis ist ein meisterhaftes Konzert.
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Edition Peters Romances for Violin and Orchestra Edition for
Book Synopsis2 Romances: Romance In G from Opus 40 and Romance In F from Opus 50; arranged for Violin and Piano.Romanzen für Violine und Orchester (Ausgabe für Violine und Klavier)2 Romanzen: Romanze in G-Dur aus Opus 40 und Romanze in F-Dur aus Opus 50; arrangiert für Violine und Klavier.
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Edition Peters Clarinet Sonata Op.167
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Edition Peters Sonatina for Violin and Piano in G Op. 100
Book SynopsisThe composer himself described the work in a letter as intended for young people, but also suitable for big adults. The Sonatina is dedicated to Dvorák''s 15 and 10 year old children and is oriented towards their abilities. So every student should try it once!Sonatine für Violine und Klavier G-Dur op. 100Der Komponist selbst bezeichnete das Werk in einem Brief als bestimmt für die Jugend, aber durchaus auch für Große, Erwachsene geeignet. Die Sonatine ist Dvoráks 15- und 10-jährigen Kindern gewidmet und an deren Fähigkeiten orientiert. Somit sollte sich jeder Schüler einmal daran versuchen!
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Edition Peters Sonatas and Partitas for Violin Solo BWV 10011006
Book SynopsisBach''s Sei Solo a Violino senza Basso accompagnato, the set of three Sonatas and three Partitas for unaccompanied violin, were completed by 1720. Perhaps seeded as early as 1703, they were ultimately fruits of his years employed as Kapellmeister at the court in Köthen where his employer Prince Leopold of Anhalt-Köthen, a Calvinist with little requirement for liturgical music and also a keen musician, encouraged Bach to write much instrumental music for public and private entertainment. Nothing written before approached the complexity, expressive range and scale of this music, from the volleys of chords and rhythmic intricacy of the B minor Partita''s opening Allemanda and the endlessly inventive elaboration of the same work''s variant ''doubles'' to the vastness of the D minor Partita''s concluding Ciaccona, possibly the longest stand-alone movement written to that point, which contains worlds of contrast in its 64 variants of the opening bars. Reportedly a fine violinist himself,
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Edition Peters Flute Sonatas Vol. 1 BWV 10301032
Book SynopsisThe complete Flute Sonatas of J.S. Bach in two volumes. This first volume contains the Sonatas BWV 1030, 1031 and 1032 in an Urtext edition by Konrad Hampe. Cembalo (piano score) and separate flute part included. With a preface in English and German and critical report, the edition contains a convincing completion of the missing section from the A major Sonata BWV 1032.Flötensonaten, Band 1: BWV 10301032 für Flöte und Cembalo (Klavier)Bd.1 Sonaten h-Moll BWV 1030, Es-Dur BWV1031, A-Dur BWV 1032, Flöte und Klavier.
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Edition Peters Requiem in D minor K626 Vocal Score
Book SynopsisNo other work by Mozart is so enshrouded in myth as his final composition, the D-minor Requiem. Mozart died before its completion, and the missing sections had to be added by others. The many handwritten copies circulated after his death added to the corruption of the text by contributing errors of their own. Now Peters is publishing a new urtext edition of this staple of the choral repertoire, edited by David Black. The edition relies on Mozart's composition and the traditional completion by Franz Xaver Süssmayr. For the first time, however, it incorporates sources previously unavailable to earlier editions, including the Neue Mozart-Ausgabe.Requiem d-Moll KV 626 (Klavierauszug)Kein anderes Werk Mozarts ist so sehr von Mythen umwoben, wie sein letztes: das Requiem d-Moll. Mozart selbst konnte es nicht mehr vollenden, sodass die fehlenden Partien von fremder Hand ergänzt wurden. Zahlreiche Abschriften, die verbreitet wurden, trugen mit ihren Fehlerquel
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Edition Peters Violin Sonata No. 3 in C minor Op. 45
Book SynopsisThe three sonatas for violin and piano, which play an important role in Edvard Grieg''s oeuvre, signify milestones in the development of Norwegian music during the latter part of the nineteenth century. This Urtext edition of the Third Sonata is by Finn Benestad and accords with the Grieg Complete Edition, based on the latest source scholarship, with preface and critical commentary. Contains piano score and separate violin part.Violinsonate Nr. 3 c-Moll op. 45: Nach der Edvard-Grieg-Gesamtausgabe, UrtextNeue Einzelausgaben dieser bedeutenden Violinsonaten nach der Grieg-Gesamtausgabe Auf der Basis aktueller Quellenforschung mit Vorwort und Revisions bericht.
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Edition Peters The Notebooks for Anna Magdalena Bach 1722 1725
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Edition Peters Missa Brevis
Book SynopsisThis publication comprises the vocal score of Missa Brevis by Italian composer, Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina, for four voices (SATB).Diese Ausgabe ist ein Klavierauszug der Missa Brevis des italienischen Komponisten Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina, (SATB).
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Edition Peters 433 Tacet Version
Book SynopsisFor all its apparent simplicity John Cage''s seminal 4''33'''' (''Four, Thirty-Three'') continues to stimulate, provoke, enrage and delight audiences nearly 70 years after it was composed. The premiere of the three-movement 4''33'''' was given by David Tudor on August 29, 1952, at Woodstock, New York as part of a recital of contemporary piano music. The audience saw him sit at the piano and, to mark the beginning of the piece, close the keyboard lid. Some time later he opened it briefly, to mark the end of the first movement. This process was repeated for the second and third movements. The piece had passed without a note being played--in fact without Tudor (or anyone else) having made any deliberate sound as part of the piece. Tudor timed the three movements with a stopwatch while turning the pages of the score.They missed the point. There''s no such thing as silence. What they thought was silence, because they didn''t know how to listen, was full of acc
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Edition Peters Music for Children 12 Easy Pieces Op. 65 Musik
Book SynopsisProkofiev's Music for Children: 12 Easy Pieces Op. 65 feature pictures set to music about time (The Morning, The Evening) and landscape (Rain and Rainbow, Round Dance of Crickets, Crescent Moon Hovers over the Meadow), children's scenes (Little Fairy Tale, Remorse, Children's Game) and dance movements (Tarantella, Waltz, March).Prokofjews Musik für Kinder: 12 leichte Stücke op. 65 mit vertonten Bildern zu den Themen Zeit (Der Morgen, Der Abend) und Landschaft (Regen und Regenbogen, Reigentanz der Grillen, Mondsichel schwebt über der Wiese), Kinderszenen (Kleines Märchen, Gewissensbisse, Kinderspiel) und Tanzsätze (Tarantella, Walzer, Marsch).
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Edition Peters Grade 8 Piano Anthology 20252026
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Edition Peters Violin Sonata in A
Book SynopsisFranck''s Violin Sonata in A was written in 1886 as a wedding present for the 28-year-old violinist Eugène Ysaÿe. It is one of the finest and most popular of all violin sonatas. This authoritative edition from is prepared by Carl Hermann and contains a piano score with separate violin part. The violin part contains fingerings by Maxim Jacobsen.Violinsonate A-Dur (Übertragung für Violin und Klavier)César Franck komponierte die Violinsonate 1886 als Hochzeitsgeschenk für seinen Freund Eugène Ysaÿe. Der Erfolg, den die Sonate bereits bei der Uraufführung am 31.12.1887 in der Pariser Société Nationale hatte, setzt sich bis heute fort.
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Edition Peters 6 Solo Violoncello Suites BWV 10071012 Vol.3
Book SynopsisBach's famous solo Cello Suite No.6 (BWV 1012) transcribed for Double Bass by H. Samuel Sterling.Der dritte Band der Transkription für Kontrabass durch H. Samuel Sterling von Johann Sebastian Bachs berühmten Suiten für Violoncello enthält die Suite Nr. 6 BWV 1012.
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Edition Peters Errollyn Wallen Songbook
Book SynopsisTheErrollyn Wallen Songbookshowcases 12 of the most celebrated songs by a composer who has been called the''renaissance woman of contemporary British music''(The Observer). These songs spanthe widest range of emotions - from the exuberance ofWhat''s up Doc?to the essential truths ofGuruand the earth-shatteringDaedalus. The songs in this book appeal to all singers, whether pop, jazz or classically trained. Stripped to the essentials - voice and piano - these songs are a treasure chest for anyone interested in the art of song.''All these songs were written from my heart and in a state of grace. At last they have made the journey from my battered manuscript sketchbook where they were often feverishly scribbled down. I am very pleased to be able to share them in this book. Improvisation is an important characteristic of my performances. In some songs in this book I have retained elements of my own style of improvisation, pa
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Edition Peters Horn Sonata in F Op.17
Book SynopsisBeethoven's Horn Sonata in F (Op. 17) for horn and piano. Also includes alternate versions for Violoncello/Violin and Piano.Diese Ausgabe von Ludwig van Beethovens Sonate F-Dur op. 17 für Horn und Klavier enthält auch eine alternative Version für Violoncello oder Violine und Klavier, bearbeitet von Friedrich Hermann, herausgegeben von Friedrich Grützmacher.
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Edition Peters Impromptus
Book SynopsisChopin's four Impromptus originated in 183435 (Op. posth. 66), 1837 (Op. 29), 1840 (Op. 36) and 1843 (Op. 51). Their sources are quite numerous, comprising, as was usual for Chopin, not only parallel French, German and English editions, but also autograph manuscripts, copies and annotated scores belonging to former pupils which reveal refinements to chord spacing and articulation that arose in the course of Chopin's teaching.Die vier Impromptus von Chopin entstanden 1834-35 (op. posth. 66), 1837 (op. 29), 1840 (op. 36) und 1843 (op. 51). Ihre Quellen sind recht zahlreich und umfassen, wie bei Chopin üblich, nicht nur parallele französische, deutsche und englische Ausgaben, sondern auch autographe Manuskripte, Abschriften und kommentierte Partituren ehemaliger Schüler, die Verfeinerungen der Akkordabstände und der Artikulation erkennen lassen, die im Laufe von Chopins Unterricht entstanden sind. Diese Ausgabe enthält darum einen ausführlichen
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Dantone Time to be
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Edition Peters 160 EightBar Exercises Op. 821 for Piano
Book SynopsisThese short piano studies, all only 8 measures long, provide a fantastic quick resource for working on specific technical aspects - scales, legato, staccato, trills, arpeggios - from one of the most famous piano teachers of all time.160 kurze Übungen op. 821 für KlavierAls Klaviervirtuose und Schüler von namhaften Lehrern wie Beethoven, Clementi und Hummel wusste Carl Czerny, wie man sein Spiel optimal trainiert. Seine Kenntnisse teilt er in 80 Klavierschulen, die unzählige Etüden sammeln. Zur kurzen, intensiven Übung sind in dieser Ausgabe 160 Etüden gesammelt, die jeweils acht Takte lang sind. Dabei liegt der Fokus sowohl auf den Händen einzeln als auch auf beiden Händen und von technisch-rhythmischen Herausforderungen bis zu melodisch-lyrischen Stücken hat Czerny alle Nuancen berücksichtigt. Mit den meisten Stücken in schnellem Tempo und lebhafter Gestaltung sind diese Übungen eher für fortgeschrittene Schüler geeignet.
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SPCK Publishing Johann Sebastian Bach
Book SynopsisConcise historical introduction to Johann Sebastian Bach and his continuing influence on the world and how we see it.Trade ReviewPraise for O Sing Unto the Lord: A History of English Church Music (2015): 'Andrew Gant, church musician to his fingertips, traces the history of the music we all reach for at important moments in our lives: his love of this imperishable repertoire, breadth of research and stylish, approachable writing add up to an indispensable guide to a great tradition - and a very good read.' Catherine Bott, Presenter, Classic FM 'Excellent...This authoritative and engaging history brings...light and warmth to the subject.' Sunday Times 'O Sing unto the Lord is an illuminating and entertaining history. . . Andrew Gant covers this vast territory in breezy, unbuttoned fashion, without recourse to pedantry or jargon.' Literary Review * . *Praise for Christmas Carols (2014): 'Gant provides such theological context as is necessary ... and engages in much helpful anecdote about the composers ... highly informative.' Spectator 'Gant writes with cheerfulness and fluency, invoking all sorts of interesting historical and political notes ... enjoyable' Country Life * . *
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Boydell & Brewer Ltd The Art of Musical Ciphers Riddles and Sundry Curiosities
Book SynopsisOffers the first comprehensive account of a centuries-old tradition of encrypting covert messages into music, from the Middle Ages to the present day.What do J. S. Bach, beef cabbage, coffee, the SATOR Square, and Marlene Dietrich have in common? Composers have enciphered these and many other words into music.Since time immemorial riddles have intrigued us, partly for their mirthful manner of connecting incongruous ideas, partly for their arresting way of opening fresh perspectives on our shared human condition. When we think of riddles, we normally recall verbal conundrums from cultures around the globe. But riddles can penetrate non-verbal aspects of our existence as well. Masking messages in music so that they lurk beneath the sonorous surface is an august Western tradition spanning the Middle Ages to the present. Known as musical cryptography, these puzzling pursuits form the subject of this book, construed broadly enough to capture not just musical ciphers and codes but also a curiosity shop of related techniques, which arguably can advance the greater virtue. They entertain, edify, and enthral, but also bewitch and bewilder, and, when unsolved, perplex and perturb.
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Zone Books A Million Years of Music: The Emergence of Human
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Yale University Press Gustav Mahler
Book SynopsisThe definitive biography of the celebrated composer, published in English to coincide with the centenary of his deathTrade Review“Sympathetic . . . evocative . . . original and refreshingly opinionated.”—John Adams, New York Times Book Review -- John Adams * New York Times Book Review *"[A] superb, multi-faceted biography. . . . Fischer's superb study does full justice to the complexity of its subject."—Adam Lively, The Sunday Times -- Adam Lively * The Sunday Times *
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Yale University Press Ravel
Book SynopsisA biography of Maurice Ravel (1875-1937), by one of the leading scholars of nineteenth- and twentieth-century French music, that is based on a wealth of written and oral evidence, some newly translated and some derived from interviews with the composer's friends and associates.Trade Review"'An insightful biography.' (Michael Downes, Times Literary Supplement) 'A quite superb book, simply entitled Ravel, written by the Englishman who knows his work better than any other, Roger Nichols.' (Simon Heffer, The Sunday Telegraph) 'reliable and agreeably readable.' (Norman Lebrecht, New Statesman) 'To anyone with a special interest in Ravel, this book will be essential reading... Surely the composer's most comprehensive and authoritative English-language biography.' (Daniel Snowman, Literary Review) 'A compelling new biography unravels the mysteries surrounding Ravel... Mysterious to the end, the fascination of its subject remains fresh throughout this thorough and sympathetic account.' (Robert Maycock, BBC Music Magazine)"
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Faber & Faber Schumann
Book SynopsisSchumann: The Faces and the Masks is a groundbreaking account of a major composer whose life and works have been the subject of intense controversy ever since his attempted suicide and early death in an insane asylum. Schumann was a key figure in the Romanticism which swept Europe and America in the 19th century, inspiring writers, musicians and painters, delighting their enthralled audiences, and reaching to the furthest corners of the world. All the contradictions of his age enter Schumann's works, from the fantastic disguises of his carnival masquerades and his passionate love songs to his great 'Spring' and 'Rhenish' Symphonies. He was intensely original and imaginative, but he also worshipped the past-especially Shakespeare and Byron, Raphael and Michelangelo, Beethoven and Bach. He believed in political, personal and artistic freedom but struggled with the constraints of artistic form. He turned his tumultuous life into music that speaks directly to the heart, losing n
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Oxford University Press The Oxford Companion to Music
Book SynopsisThe Oxford Companion to Music is one of the most famous music reference works of all time. This invaluable Companion now reappears in a completely new edition. Over a million words in length, it is the biggest, most authoritative, and most up to date single-volume music reference book available. The new edition draws on both the classic Oxford Companion to Music by Percy Scholes, first published in 1938, and the two-volume New Oxford Companion to Music, edited by Denis Arnold (1983), but is thoroughly revised and reimagined for the 21st century. Alison Latham has assembled a distinguished team of over 120 international contributors, bringing their distinctive voices to an exceptionally broad sweep of musical subjects ranging from composers, performers, conductors, individual works, instruments and notation, and forms and genres, to music scholarship and aesthetics, music education, broadcasting and publishing, all aspects of music theory, and performance practice, as well as jazz, popuTrade ReviewA well-loved friend returns ... The latest incarnation is in one volume, sports a stellar contributors' list and more than matches the authority of its immediate predecessor ... probably the best one-volume music reference book going. * Times Educational Supplement *Table of ContentsPreface ; Acknowledgements ; Contributors ; Abbreviations ; Oxford Companion to Music ; Index of people
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Faber & Faber Quartet
Book Synopsis*WINNER OF THE ROYAL PHILHARMONIC SOCIETY STORYTELLING AWARD**SHORTLISTED FOR THE SLIGHTLY FOXED BEST FIRST BIOGRAPHY PRIZE 2023*The lives, loves, adventures and trailblazing musical careers of four extraordinary women from a stunning debut biographer.''Fabulous.'' Sunday Times ''A rare gift.'' Financial Times ''Passionate ... Vivid ... Timely.'' Telegraph ''Readable and inspiring.'' Guardian ''Compelling ... Ambitious ... Poignant.'' Spectator ''Magnificent.'' Kate Mosse ''Riveting.'' Antonia Fraser ''A breath of fresh air.'' Kate Molleson ''Fascinating.'' Alexandra Harris ''Wonderful.'' Claire Tomalin ''Splendid.'' Miranda Seymour ''Remarkable.'' Fiona Maddocks ''Pioneering.'' Andrew Motion ''Brilliant'' Helen PankhurstEthel Smyth (b.1858): Famed for her operas, this trailblazing queer Victorian
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Dover Publications Inc. A first book of great composers
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Hal Leonard Corporation Calming Classical Piano Solos
Book Synopsis(Piano). Sometimes you just need some soothing piano music to relax, unwind, and let go. This collection gathers nearly 40 beautiful classical favorites for the intermediate-level player. Works include: Air (from Water Music ) (Handel) * Arietta, Op. 12, No. 1 (Grieg) * Bagatelle in G Major, Op. 126, No. 5 (Beethoven) * Canon in D (Pachelbel) * Clair De Lune (Debussy) * Gymnopedie No. 1 (Satie) * Lullaby (Cradle Song) (Brahms) * La Pastorale (Burgmuller) * Piano Sonata No. 8 "Pathetique" (Beethoven) * Prelude in A Major, Op. 28, No. 4 (Chopin) * Prelude in C Major (Bach)* Reverie (Debussy) * Slumber Song (Gurlitt) * The Swan (Le Cygne) (Saint-Saens) * Waltz in A-Flat Major, Op. 39, No. 15 (Brahms) * and more.
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Penguin Books Ltd The Ring of Truth
Book Synopsis''The ideal interpreter of the Ring ... a fascinating and valuable study ... absorbing and convincing'' Sunday TimesThe Ring of the Nibelung is one of the greatest works of art created in modern times. Roger Scruton''s brilliant and passionate exploration of the drama, music, symbolism and philosophy of Wagner''s masterpiece - with its themes of love, death, sacrifice and freedom - shows how, ultimately, it expresses the truth about the human condition. ''Highly original and penetrating ... tremendous'' Tim Blanning, Literary Review''A rich, historical account ... After reading this book, only the most unadventurous reader would turn down the chance to see Wagner''s masterpiece'' Economist''A brilliant gallop through the master''s religious, musical and philosophical contexts'' Sue Prideaux, Spectator''Scruton is one of the finest philosopher-musicians since Schopenhauer'' Jonathan Gaisman, StandpointTrade Reviewa masterpiece, all told the best book on Wagner I have ever read -- Michael Tanner * Literary Review *After reading this book, only the most unadventurous reader would turn down the chance to see Wagner's masterpiece. * Economist *Roger Scruton is in many ways the ideal interpreter of the Ring -- Adam Lively * The Sunday Times *Highly original and penetrating ... he writes about the music authoritatively but comprehensibly... lucidly, cogently and even entertainingly -- Tim Blanning * Literary Review *Admirably lucid ... a perceptive and detailed account ... constantly enlightening commentary -- Lucy Beckett * Tablet *
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Penguin Books Ltd Benjamin Britten: A Life in the Twentieth Century
Book SynopsisPaul Kildea's Benjamin Britten: A Life in the Twentieth Century is the definitive biography of Britain's greatest modern composer - now in paperbackBenjamin Britten was Britain's greatest twentieth-century composer, who broke decisively with figures such as Elgar and Vaughan Williams and recreated English music in a fresh, modern, European form. Paul Kildea's biography has been acclaimed as the definitive account of Britten's extraordinary life, exploring his deeply held and controversial pacifism; his complex forty-year relationship with Peter Pears; and his creation of an artistic community in Aldeburgh. Above all, however, this book helps us understand the relationship of Britten's music to his life, and takes us as far into its unique alchemy as we are ever likely to go.PAUL KILDEA is a writer and conductor who has performed many of the Britten works he writes about, in opera houses and concert halls from Sydney to Hamburg. His previous books include Selling Britten (2002) and (as editor) Britten on Music (2003). He was Head of Music at the Aldeburgh Festival between 1999 and 2002 and subsequently Artistic Director of the Wigmore Hall in London, and lives in Berlin.'Must now rank as the standard work' Financial Times'Indispensable ... This is a masterly, highly readable account and the most comprehensive to date of the life and work of one of the 20th century's great musical figures' Barry Millington, Evening Standard'[A] wise, cautious, challenging book ... Kildea's verbal explorations of the music are done with level-headed sensitivity leavened by a quirky lightness of touch' Alexandra Harris, New StatesmanTrade ReviewIndispensable ... This is a masterly, highly readable account and the most comprehensive to date of the life and work of one of the 20th century's great musical figures -- Barry Millington * Evening Standard *[A] wise, cautious, challenging book ... Kildea's verbal explorations of the music are done with level-headed sensitivity leavened by a quirky lightness of touch -- Alexandra Harris * New Statesman *
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Boydell & Brewer Ltd Beethoven's Conversation Books Volume 2: Nos. 9
Book SynopsisA complete new edition of Beethoven's conversation books, now translated into English in their entirety for the first time, covering a period associated with the revolutionary style of what we call "late Beethoven". Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827) is recognized the world over as a composer of musical masterpieces exhibiting heroic strength, particularly in the face of his increasing deafness from ca. 1798. By 1818, the Viennese composer hadbegun carrying blank booklets with him, for his acquaintances to jot their sides of conversations, while he answered aloud. Often, he himself used the pocket-sized booklets to make shopping lists and other reminders, including occasional early sketches for his compositions. Today, 139 of these booklets survive, covering the years 1818 up to the composer's death in 1827 and including such topics as music, history, politics, art, literature, theatre, religion, and education as perceived on a day-to-day basis in post-Napoleonic Europe. An East German edition, begun in the 1960s and essentially complete by 2001, represents a diplomatic transcription of these documents. It is a masterpiece of pure scholarship but is difficult to use for anyone who is not a specialist. Moreover, Beethoven scholarship has moved on significantly since the long-ranging genesis of the German edition. These important booklets arehere translated into English in their entirety for the first time. The volumes in this series include an updated editorial apparatus, with revised and expanded notes and many new footnotes exclusive to this edition, and brand newintroductions, which together place many of the quickly changing conversational topics into context. Due to the editor's many years of research in Vienna, his acquaintance with its history and topography, as well as his familiarity with obscure documentary resources, this edition represents an entirely new venture in source studies - vitally informative for scholars not only in music but also in a wide variety of disciplines. At the same time, these oftenlively and compelling conversations are now finally accessible for the English-speaking music lover or history buff who might want to dip into them and hear what Beethoven and his friends were discussing at the next table. THEODORE ALBRECHT is Professor of Musicology at Kent State University, Ohio.Trade Review[T]hese volumes are welcome additions to the literature. They contain much of value for those interested in the last decade of Beethoven's life, particularly concerning his social circle, his daily routine, and his ideas and beliefs. One can only hope that the remaining ten volumes are published soon. -- Marten Noorduin * NOTES, THE QUARTERLY JOURNAL OF THE MUSIC LIBRARY ASSOCIATION *Featured in the10 must-read books for Beethoven 250, * BBC MUSIC MAGAZINE *There are several more interesting musical jottings.including several sketches for parts of the Missa Solemnis as well as numerous canons, often to scurrilous lyrics...Another rather poignant aspect of volume 2 is the appearance in the conversation books of Beethoven's poor nephew Karl...monologues also show that Beethoven was extremely interested in contemporary European politics and events...Boydell Press are again much to be thanked for their involvement in the publication of these fascinating documents which reveal so much about the composer. * THE CONSORT *A heroic feat of scholarship...these truncated conversations are extraordinary revealing. * BBC MUSIC MAGAZINE *A brilliantly accessible piece of scholarship. . . . As they flash from scene to scene, with a huge cast of characters taking turns in the spotlight, these extraordinary little books read like a film script, with a laconic but massive presence at its heart. It's a goldmine for music historians, and a riveting saga for the rest of us. -- Michael Church * BBC Music Magazine *Table of ContentsHeft 9 (March 11, 1820 - March 19, 1820) Heft 10 (March 20, 1820 - ca. April 1, 1820) Heft 11 (April 1, 1820 - April 14, 1820) Heft 12 (ca. April 18, 1820 - April 29, 1820) Heft 13 (May 1 or 2, 1820 - May 10, 1820) Heft 14 (ca. June 2, 1820 - ca. July 4, 1820) Heft 15 (ca. July 7/8, 1820 - August 19, 1820) Heft 16 (ca. August 25, 1820 - mid-September, 1820) Appendix A: Descriptions of the Conversation Books in Volume 2 Bibliography
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Faber & Faber Leonard Bernstein
Book SynopsisA new edition of Humphrey Burton''s celebrated biography of Leonard Bernstein, published to coincide with the centenary of his birth. With a new introduction by the author.Humphrey Burton''s biography remains the essential account of American music''s dominant figure.' Alex RossComposer, pianist, author, television teacher, Harvard lecturer, cultural icon, humanist and conductor without peer, Leonard Bernstein''s versatility was legendary. He captivated Broadway with such hits as On the Townand West Side Story and introduced middle America to classical music with his Young People''s Concerts on television. He composed three symphonies and a full-length opera, and he inspired the world''s leading orchestras to give some of the most memorable performances of the twentieth century.Humphrey Burton was given exclusive access to Bernstein''s rich legacy of letters and papers, and the book draws on hundreds of interviews with family, frie
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Hal Leonard Europe Limited Playalong Cello Classical Tunes
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Edition Peters Piano Works
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Bloomsbury Publishing PLC Messiah
Book SynopsisIn 1741, in just 24 days, the German-born, British-naturalized composer George Frideric Handel wrote an oratorio rich in tuneful arias and choruses of robust grandeur. Coolly received in London at first, after Handel's death Messiah enjoyed an extraordinary surge in popularity: it was performed at festivals across England; other composers rushed to rearrange it; it would be commercially recorded on more than 100 occasions. Jonathan Keates tells the story of the composition and musical afterlife of Handel's masterpiece: he considers the first performances and its place in Handel's output; he looks at the oratorio itself and its relationship with spirituality in the age of the Enlightenment; and he examines why Messiah became such an essential element in the national culture of Britain. Illustrated with beautiful images, including the original score of the work, Messiah is a richly informative and affectionate celebration of a high-point of Britain's Georgian golden age.Trade ReviewSimmers with an unashamed passion for the music itself * Sunday Telegraph *Keates appraises his works with passionate scrutiny * The Sunday Times *A brilliantly lucid guide to Handel's evolving art * Independent *
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Oxford University Press Inc Classical and Romantic Performing Practice
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