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Boydell & Brewer Ltd Maurice Duruflé: The Man and His Music
Book SynopsisA deeply researched biography of the great French organist, who composed some of the best-loved works in the organ repertory -- and the masterful Requiem. Maurice Duruflé: The Man and His Music is a new biography of the great French organist and composer (1902-86), and the most comprehensive in any language. James E. Frazier traces Duruflé's musical training, his studies withTournemire and Vierne, and his career as an organist, church musician, composer, recitalist, Conservatoire professor, and orchestral musician. Frazier also examines the career and contributions of Duruflé's wife, the formidable organist Marie-Madeleine Duruflé-Chevalier. Duruflé brought the church's unique language of plainsong into a compelling liaison with the secular harmonies of the modern French school (as typified by Debussy, Ravel, and Dukas)in works for his own instrument and in his widely loved masterpiece, the Requiem Op. 9 for soloists, chorus, organ, and orchestra. Drawing on the accounts of those who knew Duruflé personally as well as on Frazier's own detailed research, Maurice Duruflé offers a broad sketch of this modest and elusive man, widely recognized today for having created some of the greatest works in the organ repertory -- and the masterful Requiem. James E. Frazier holds advanced degrees in philosophy, organ, theology, and sacred music from St. Alphonsus College, Mt. St. Alphonsus Seminary, Hartt School of Music, the Yale University Divinity School, and the Yale Institute of Sacred Music. He served Episcopal churches in Hartford, Connecticut, and St. Paul, Minnesota, as organist and director of music. For ten years he was director of music for the Archdiocese of St. Paul and Minneapolis.Trade ReviewA mine of information . . . a veritable tale of our times. -- Andrew Thomson * MUSICAL TIMES *Provides significant insight into Duruflé's works and the relatively secretive life he and his wife led. . . . Frazier's research is excellent. . . . An important contribution. -- Brian Doherty * CHOICE *Frazier's exploration of arabesque in architecture and music and his treatment of musical luminosity are memorably insightful and reveal a thoughtful understanding of Duruflé's work. . . . An interesting and well-constructed view of Duruflé's world, and a highly informative text as well. -- Steven Plank * CHOIR & ORGAN *A work of unprecedented scope and depth, . . . [Frazier's book] is a biography abundantly rich in detail; though it declines the tone of a hagiography, it is obviously a labor of love. . . . Frazier skillfully illuminates the contexts in which Duruflé's life unfolded . . . [and] Frazier's survey of Duruflé's compositions is particularly strong. . . . A special pleasure of the book is the chapter on [Duruflé's future wife, and a world-renowned organist,] Marie-Madeleine Chevalier . . . Frazier's book will no doubt stand as a defining work in Duruflé scholarship and nurture scholars of 20th-century French organ music for years to come. -- Lawrence Archbold * AMERICAN ORGANIST *One of the best musical biographies I have read for many years: sound in musical and, for the most part, in historical judgment . . . , sympathetic without being sycophantic, and most gracefully written. Duruflé deserves no less. -- Roger Nichols * GRAMOPHONE *[Frazier] sees Duruflé as a compelling figure, given over to the same foibles and doubts we all have. Frazier's ability to obtain primary sources lends credence to his observations. This is a superb work, one to be valued by music historians and organists alike. -- Donald Metz * AMERICAN RECORD GUIDE, *This substantial study . . . although sympathetic . . . is not a work of hagiography. . . .[The author argues that] the somewhat short-lived revival of Gregorian chant in the French church . . . [during] Duruflé's composing life was a happy coincidence from which music was the main beneficiary [notably through the widely beloved Requiem]. . . . The very considerable value of this book lies in its personal evaluation of a man whose personality is likely to remain something of a mystery but whose music has already transcended his life. -- Bret Johnson * TEMPO *Table of ContentsDuruflé's Childhood and Early Education Life at the Cathedral Choir School Lessons with Charles Tournemire Lessons with Louis Vierne The Conservatoire Student Duruflé's Distinctions The Contested Successions at Notre-Dame and Sainte Clotilde Duruflé's Peforming Career The Orchestral Musician The Poulenc Organ Concerto Professor of Harmony at the Paris Conservatoire Marie-Madeleine Chevalier Overview of Duruflé's Compositions Duruflé's Compositions: Their Genesis and First Performance Duruflé's Role in the Plainsong Revival The Vichy Commissions The Requiem The Musical History of Saint Étienne-du-Mont The Organs at Saint Étienne-du-Mont Duruflé as Organist and Teacher Duruflé and Organ Design The Church in Transition The North American Tours The Man Duruflé
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Boydell & Brewer Ltd Piano-Playing Revisited: What Modern Players Can
Book SynopsisA guide, linked to an online suite of video examples, to how historical instruments influenced the composers of keyboard music, and a way to look at their scores with fresh eyes and ears. Today's pianists are expected to play music of three centuries on a single instrument: Steinway's design from the late 1800s. Other types of pianos, such as Mozart's Walter or Chopin's Pleyel, are increasingly being copied or restored, but they are played almost exclusively by specialists in "Historical Performance." David Breitman has been introducing Oberlin Conservatory students to historical keyboards since 1991, and in this book he focuses on the music he cares about most deeply and the problems he has found most perplexing. He begins by acknowledging the dilemma of confronting historical repertoire with modern instruments, then shows how to apply insights from period instruments to practical problems on any piano, including the relationship between melody and accompaniment and the use of the pedal. The central portion of the book discusses the pianos and piano music of Haydn and Mozart, Beethoven, Schubert, and Chopin, as well as the special place of the clavichord in eighteenth-century keyboard culture. A wide range of musical examples demonstrates how composers were influenced by the instruments they knew, and how that understanding can help today's performers. The book concludes with a passionate plea for individual creativity and autonomy, authentic voices for our own time. A suite of videos, including demonstrations of representative musical examples as well as of the moderator pedal and clavichord action, can be found here: https://vimeo.com/showcase/8046349.Trade Review[A] thoughtful and well-researched journey into how we should play classical music [...] Every pianist could benefit from reading it. -- BRIOTable of ContentsPreface Music Making Then and Now With Broad Strokes (An Overview) The Early Days of the Piano: Haydn and Mozart Beethoven and the Evolving Piano Schubert Chopin The Clavichord Epilogue: Creativity in the performance of old music Appendix: Overtone structure of the Steinway and Walter, compared Glossary of Terms Notes Bibliography Index of Works Discussed in the Text General Index
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Boydell & Brewer Ltd The Songs of Jean Sibelius: Poetry, Music,
Book SynopsisA landmark in Sibelius scholarship, this is the first book that presents all of Sibelius's solo art songs in their musical and aesthetic context. Indispensable for scholars and performers alike. This is the first book to discuss the complete solo art songs of Jean Sibelius and to locate them in their musical, literary and artistic context. The book is organized around the poets Sibelius set to music and the literary themes associated with them, thus providing invaluable information for the scholar, student and performer. The musical and aesthetic contextualisation of the songs will help to enable new interpretations on the performance stage.Table of Contents1. Wrestling with the text 2. Sibelius and the poems of the idealistic realist Runeberg 3. Idle wishes and summer nights 4. Diamonds and tears - Runeberg's contemporaries in Finland 5. Longing for the eternal - 19th-century poets from Sweden 6. Realism and emerging symbolism 7. Solace of the harp, song to my tongue - other 19th -century poets in Sweden 8. Rapid riders and hoodwinked women 9. Betrayal, urbanity and decadence 10. O, kämst du doch! 11. A last Kalevala excursion Appendix List of Sibelius's songs by opus number Alphabetical list of Sibelius's songs without opus numbers Alphabetical list of Sibelius's songs by English title Alphabetical list of Sibelius's poets Text of the two lost songs, op. 72 nos. 1 and 2 Text to the melodrama Ett ensamt skidspår (Gripenberg) Bibliography
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Hal Leonard Publishing Corporation A Charlie Brown ChristmasTM
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Alfred Publishing Co Inc.,U.S. Eighteen Little Preludes Book CD Kalmus CD
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Alfred Publishing Co Inc.,U.S. Six Sonatinas Op 36 Book CD Kalmus CD Editions
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Bookvault Publishing Organs and Organists Their Inside Stories
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Hal Leonard Europe Limited The Tarantino Collection: Guitar Tab (with Chord
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Taylor & Francis Ltd Keyboard Skills for the Practical Musician
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Taylor & Francis The Player Piano and Musical Labor
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Taylor & Francis Ltd Muzio Clementi and British Musical Culture
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Taylor & Francis Ltd Perspectives on Early Keyboard Music and Revival in the Twentieth Century
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Taylor & Francis Ltd The Genesis and Development of an English Organ Sonata Royal Musical Association Monographs
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Taylor & Francis TwentiethCentury Organ Music
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Taylor & Francis EighteenthCentury Keyboard Music
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Taylor & Francis Ltd Interpreting Mozart
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Taylor & Francis Interpreting Mozart The Performance of His Piano Works
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Taylor & Francis Ltd The Chamber Organ in Britain 16001830
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Cambridge University Press Bach The Goldberg Variations
Book SynopsisBach's spectacular Goldberg Variations represent a high point in the whole repertory of keyboard music, particularly for the harpsichord. This book takes a detailed look at their historical origins, what their exceptionally intricate plan is, what kind of impact they have had, and how their mysterious beauty has been created.Trade ReviewPeter Williams manages to pack in an extraordinary amount of information about the work's background, compositional techniques and structures, and reception history. His consideration of the work's relationships to a large amount of other music is particularly remarkable. The writing style is fresh and engaging and the material presented clearly and concisely. We can safely say that Williams's book will be the fundamental work on its subject for years to come.' Eighteenth-Century MusicTable of ContentsIntroduction; 1. Background and genesis; 2. Overall shape; 3. The movements; 4. Questions of reception; Appendix: the intended harpsichord.
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Cambridge University Press The Keyboard in Baroque Europe Musical Performance and Reception
Book SynopsisTwelve of today's most distinguished scholar-performers offer essays in this volume on new and intriguing aspects of baroque keyboard music. Topics include fresh evidence on music of the seventeenth century (Frescobaldi, Froberger and Purcell), the place of the keyboard in concerted music and on comparative teaching methods (Couperin, Marpurg and Roeser), studies of the repertoire of J. S. Bach and his sons (including ornamentation in C. P. E. Bach and the Polonaises of Wilhelm Friedemann), and writing on the later eighteenth century (including Mozart) and on matters of repertoire and performance practice (continuo playing, improvisation). The volume gives a balanced picture of the latest theories and discoveries in keyboard music, of interest to both academic and performing musicians, and includes a new arrangement for keyboard of Bach's D minor Violin Partita, published here for the first time.Trade ReviewReview of the hardback: 'The very experienced writers know how to relate particular issues to broader contexts, so there is much for the enthusiast, and several of the articles will henceforth be standards on my reading lists.' The British Clavichord SocietyReview of the hardback: 'May this collection encourage by example and stimulate further generations of Leonhardt's under-gardeners to labour for their art.' The ConsortTable of ContentsPart I. Seventeenth-Century Keyboard Music: 1. On Frescobaldi's recreation of the Chaconne and the Passacaglia Alexander Silbiger; 2. Hanß Jacob Froberger's travels 1649–1653 Rudolf Rasch; 3. New perspectives on Lynar A 1 Pieter Dirksen; 4. Creating the corpus: the 'Complete Keyboard Music' of Henry Purcell Christopher Hogwood; Part II. The Early Eighteenth Century: 5. Towards a genealogy of the keyboard concerto John Butt; 6. Couperin, Marpurg and Roeser: A Germanic Art de Toucher le Clavecin, or a French Wahre Art? Davitt Moroney; Part III. The Bach Family: 7. Invention, composition and the improvement of nature: apropos Bach the teacher and practical philosopher Christoph Wolff; 8. Is there an anxiety of influence discernible in J. S. Bach's Clavierübung I? Peter Williams; 9. 'Toward the most elegant taste': developments in keyboard accompaniment from J. S. to C. P. E. Bach David Schulenberg; 10 '… welche dem größten Concerte gleichen': the polonaises of Wilhelm Friedemann Bach Peter Wollny; Part IV. The Later Eighteenth Century: 11. Schnellen: a quintessential articulation technique in eighteenth-century keyboard playing Menno van Delft; 12. Mozart's non-metrical keyboard preludes Robert D. Levin; Part V. Musical envoi: 13. J. S. Bach: Keyboard Partita in A Minor after BWV 1004 Lars Ulrik Mortensen.
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Cambridge University Press The Early Pianoforte Cambridge Musical Texts and Monographs
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Cambridge University Press Beethoven the Pianist Musical Performance and Reception
Book SynopsisPresenting a picture of Beethoven's formative years and early career, this study shows how the composer was influenced by teachers, theorists and instruments. Skowroneck pays special attention to Beethoven's trills and legato, and thoroughly revises the idea that Beethoven treated his pianos roughly and with impatience throughout his career.Trade Review'This book is essential reading for anyone who wants the latest research on Beethoven's piano playing, plus a comprehensive collection of all the significant documentation relating to this subject. There should be a copy in every major library and on the bookshelves of all pianists who wish to play Beethoven's music in the way he envisaged.' Barry Cooper, University of ManchesterTable of ContentsIntroduction; Part I. Beethoven, his Playing and his Instruments: 1. Beethoven's early training; 2. Beethoven the pianist; 3. Beethoven's first decade in Vienna; 4. The 1803 Érard Grand Piano; Part II. Sound Ideal and Performance: 5. The builder's influence; 6. The player's influence; Part III. Sound Ideal, Notation and Stylistic Change: 7. Common touch and legato; 8. The performance of Beethoven's trills; Epilogue; Bibliography.
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Cambridge University Press Stravinskys Piano Genesis of a Musical Language Music since 1900
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Cambridge University Press Bachs Feet The Organ Pedals in European Culture Musical Performance and Reception
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Cambridge University Press The Making of the Victorian Organ Cambridge Musical Texts and Monographs
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Cambridge University Press Chopin The Four Ballades Cambridge Music Handbooks
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Cambridge University Press Musorgsky Pictures at an Exhibition Cambridge Music Handbooks
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Cambridge University Press Chopin The Piano Concertos Cambridge Music Handbooks
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Cambridge University Press Chopin The Piano Concertos Cambridge Music Handbooks
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Cambridge University Press The Cambridge Companion to Chopin Cambridge Companions to Music
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Cambridge University Press Ives Concord Sonata
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Cambridge University Press Ives Concord Sonata Piano Sonata No 2 Cambridge Music Handbooks
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Cambridge University Press Beethoven The Moonlight and other Sonatas Op 27 and Op 31 Cambridge Music Handbooks
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Cambridge University Press Beethoven The Moonlight The Moonlight and Other Sonatas Op 27 and Op 31 Cambridge Music Handbooks
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Cambridge University Press A History of Pianoforte Pedalling
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Cambridge University Press Organ in Western Culture Cambridge Studies in Medieval and Renaissance Music
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Cambridge University Press Engaging Bach The Keyboard Legacy from Marpurg to Mendelssohn Musical Performance and Reception
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Cambridge University Press The History of the English Organ
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Cambridge University Press The Making of the Victorian Organ Cambridge Musical Texts and Monographs
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Cambridge University Press Harmony in Chopin
Book SynopsisChopin's oeuvre holds a secure place in the nineteenth-century repertoire, beloved by audiences, performers and aesthetes. In Harmony in Chopin, David Damschroder integrates Schenkerian structural analyses with his innovative perspective on harmony to analyse the composer's works and provide a new way to examine and understand their compositional style.Table of ContentsPreface; Part I. Methodological Orientation: The Mazurkas: 1. The architecture of a tonic pillar: twenty-seven regular tonic pillars from the mazurkas; 2. Between the tonic pillars: tonal trajectories in twenty-seven mazurkas; 3. Irregular pillars in the mazurkas: alternatives to the perfect authentic cadence; Part II. Masterpieces: 4. Étude in C Minor, op. 10, no. 12, in response to Graham H. Phipps; 5. Nocturne in C# Minor (op. 27, no. 1), in response to Felix Salzer; 6. Preludes in E Major and E Minor (op. 28, nos. 9 and 4), in response to Fred Lerdahl; 7. Prelude in G Minor (op. 28, no. 22), in response to Alison Hood; 8. Prelude in C# Minor (op. 45), in response to Jean-Jacques Eigeldinger and to Charles J. Smith; 9. Ballade in F Minor (op. 52), in response to Edward Laufer; 10. Barcarolle in F# Major (op. 60), in response to John Rink.
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Cambridge University Press A History of Stringed Keyboard Instruments
Book SynopsisA wide-ranging history of the piano, clavichord, and harpsichord, from their origins in the fourteenth century to the present. It will interest scholars, keyboard instrument players, makers and technicians, as well as those who simply enjoy listening to over five centuries of keyboard music.Table of Contents1. Origins of keyboard instruments; 2. Principles of design and construction; 3. The Henri Arnaut manuscript; 4. The renaissance; 5. The Baroque period; 6. Invention of the piano; 7. The classical period; 8. The romantic era; 9. Stagnation and revival; Bibliography; Index.
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Cambridge University Press The Spectral Piano
Book SynopsisThe most influential compositional movement of the past fifty years, spectralism was informed by digital technology but also extended the aesthetics of pianist-composers such as Liszt, Scriabin and Debussy. In The Spectral Piano, Marilyn Nonken explores these shared fascinations and the parallels between the movement's contemporary aesthetics and psychological research.Trade Review'Marilyn Nonken belongs to a generation of new music performers who bring subtlety, nuance and even humour to complex music; hers is the leading recording of the piano music of Tristan Murail, who is one of the composers featured in her new book, The Spectral [Piano]. A great value of Dr Nonken's study is that she sets the Spectral movement in a wide historical context, going back indeed to Liszt and Scriabin; another that she demonstrates the influence of Murail and Gérard Grisey (together with their teacher Messiaen) on composers beyond France, arguing convincingly for the far-reaching influence and implications of Spectral concerns. What is particularly welcome is that here is a scholar whose writing carries particular authority, based as it is on her experience of understanding and communicating the music as its performer.' Peter Hill, University of Sheffield'Marilyn Nonken's new book on spectral music for the piano is a screaming success … Few books can boast as much, and it is gratifying to encounter an international concert performer who can make so engaging a discourse around her core repertoire.' Bob Gilmore, TempoTable of Contents1. An intimate history; 2. Itinerary; 3. Protospectralists at the piano; 4. The first generation; 5. The spectral effect; 6. Spectral music and its pianistic expression Hugues Dufourt.
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Cambridge University Press French Organ Music in the Reign of Louis XIV
Book SynopsisPonsford takes a fresh approach to French Baroque organ music by analysing each genre chronologically and tracing influences from Italian and French secular music. The study enhances understanding of French influence on J. S. Bach, and will appeal to all those who play, study and admire this unique repertory.Trade Review'Here is a book the organ world has been waiting for: an authoritative account of French Baroque organ music from Louis Couperin to Clérambault, based on an examination of the repertoire by genre rather than simply by composer, thus revealing many new insights. Moreover, the links between stylistic analysis and performance practice make the book essential reading for both performers and scholars.' Kenneth Gilbert'David Ponsford's analytical book on French classical organ music is a very welcome addition to the small number of works in English on this subject … The book is well indexed and I suspect that the work's true value will be as a reference tool for organists wrestling with performance issues for specific composers and pieces. This book is a must-have for any serious organist.' William McVicker, Choir and Organ'An invaluable aid to understanding and appreciating its subject.' Early MusicTable of Contents1. Introduction; 2. Genre; 3. The conventions of notes inégales; 4. Ornaments; 5. Fingering; 6. The influence of Italian music; 7. Plein jeu; 8. Fugue; 9. Duo; 10. Récit de dessus; 11. Récit en taille; 12. Récit de basse; 13. Trio; 14. Fond d'orgue; 15. Grand jeu.
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Cambridge University Press Stravinskys Piano
Book SynopsisGraham Griffiths places Stravinsky's reinvention in the early 1920s, as both neoclassical composer and concert-pianist, at the centre of a fundamental reconsideration of the composer's entire output - viewed from the unprecedented perspective of his relationship with the piano.Trade Review'… an eloquently written monograph that traces the influence of Stravinsky's pianism on his compositional process … Stravinsky's Piano is a resounding success that will be celebrated by the Stravinsky community for years to come.' Music and Letters'This is a well-written, engaging book that delves into technical discussion of compositional processes while remaining eminently readable … Highly recommended. Upper-division undergraduates, graduate students, faculty, and professionals.' K. Boyd, Choice'With this extremely readable book, Griffiths has made a significant contribution to Stravinsky research. His focus on the concept of 'pal'tserazvitiye' is particularly fascinating. His next research project is eagerly awaited.' Mai Ikehara, Ongakugaku: Journal of the Musicological Society of JapanTable of ContentsIntroduction; 1. Becoming a Russian musician; 2. Becoming a neoclassicist; 3. Stravinsky's piano workshop; 4. Departures and homecomings; Conclusions.
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Oxford University Press Inc Contemporary Class Piano
Book SynopsisKnown for its richly diversified styles of repertoire and ensemble pieces and its abundance of creative materials, Contemporary Class Piano, Ninth Edition, includes the widest-ranging repertoire of solo and ensemble pieces available in any beginning piano text. Elyse Mach presents an abundant solo and ensemble repertoire-which includes classical pieces and folk, jazz, dance, and blues tunes-providing ample opportunities for students to improvise, transpose, harmonize, and compose accompaniments.Trade ReviewThis text is a comprehensive resource for beginning class piano. The diverse repertoire and extensive supplementary materials assist teachers in tailoring instruction to meet diverse student needs, and in facilitating creative and innovative musical expression." -Heather Waters, Adelphi UniversityThis textbook is very comprehensive and easy to use. It is great for class piano as a text that covers all students need to learn in the course, adaptable for all levels, and easy to use for students in varying levels even in the same class, as the text covers all the fundamental keyboard skills." -Quynh Nguyen, Hunter College
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Oxford University Press Includes CD Learning Piano
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University of Illinois Press The Accordion in the Americas
Book SynopsisAn invention of the Industrial Revolution, the accordion provided the less affluent with an inexpensive, loud, portable, and durable 'one-man-orchestra' capable of producing melody, harmony, and bass all at once. Imported from Europe into the Americas, the accordion with its distinctive sound became a part of the aural landscape for millions of people but proved to be divisive: while the accordion formed an integral part of working-class musical expression, bourgeois commentators often derided it as vulgar and tasteless. This rich collection considers the accordion and its myriad forms, from the concertina, button accordion, and piano accordion familiar in European and North American music to the exotic-sounding South American bandoneon and the sanfoninha. Capturing the instrument''s spread and adaptation to many different cultures in North and South America, contributors illuminate how the accordion factored into power struggles over aesthetic values between elites aTrade Review"An excellent collection of ethnomusicology scholarship that will be of interest to those who like world music, ethnography, or unusual instruments."--Library Journal"This book should help lift the accordion's reputation to the place it deserves for its role in music history. Highly recommended."--Choice"The Accordion in the Americas offers a history rich in insights drawn from the complex intertwining of society, race and culture in American music-making."--Times Literary Supplement"The Accordion in the Americas tells of the symbolism of the accordion and the role the instrument and its genres play in a variety of cultures. Few world instruments are as pervasive as the accordion and few are as under-represented in scholarly literature."--Journal of Folklore Research"Ridiculed as the old-world instrument of minority ethnic groups, the accordion has also been largely dismissed as a topic of historical or folkloristic inquiry. This edited volume rights this wrong and traces the accordion from its central European roots to 11 regional forms in the Americas. In this volume, the accordion has received its due recognition and respect as a folk instrument."--Journal of American Folklore"An in-depth introduction to the mechanical, musical, and social workings of free-reed instruments in the New World."--Journal of the Society for American Music"This cultural study of the accordion makes a major contribution to understanding the instrument's important social function within different ethnic cultures. The impressive group of contributors illuminates the importance of studying mass culture and indicates the accordion's enduring significance to many cultural and personal identities."--Victor R. Greene, author of A Singing Ambivalence: American Immigrants between Old World and New, 1830–1930Table of ContentsIntroduction 1 HELENA SIMONETTChapter 1 From Old World to New Shores 19 HELENA SIMONETTChapter 2 Accordion Jokes: A Folklorist's View 39 RICHARD MARCHChapter 3 From Chanky-Chank to Yankee Chanks: The Cajun Accordion as Identity Symbol 44 MARK F. DeWITTChapter 4 'Garde ici et 'garde la-bas: Creole Accordion in Louisiana 66 JARED SNYDERChapter 5 "Tejano and Proud": Regional Accordion Traditions of South Texas and the Border Region 87 CATHY RAGLANDChapter 6 Preserving Territory: The Changing Language of the Accordion in Tohono O'odham Waila Music 112 JANET L. STURMANChapter 7 Accordions and Working-Class Culture along Lake Superior's South Shore 136 JAMES P. LEARYChapter 8 Play Me a Tarantella, a Polka, or Jazz: Italian Americans and the Currency of Piano-Accordion Music 156 CHRISTINE F. ZINNIChapter 9 The Klezmer Accordion: An Outsider among Outsiders 178 JOSHUA HOROWITZChapter 10 Beyond Vallenato: The Accordion Traditions in Colombia 199 EGBERTO BERMUDEZChapter 11 "A Hellish Instrument": The Story of the Tango Bandoneon 233 MARIA SUSANA AZZIChapter 12 No ma'se oye el fuinfuan: The Noisy Accordion in the Dominican Republic 249 SYDNEY HUTCHINSONChapter 13 Between the Folds of Luiz Gonzaga's Sanfona: Forro Music in Brazil 268 MEGWEN LOVELESSChapter 14 The Accordion in New Scores: Paradigms of Authorship and Identity in William Schimmel's Musical "Realities" 295 MARION S. JACOBSON Glossary 315 Contributors 319 Index 323
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