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iUniverse From Drums to Harp
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£15.04
Alfred Music Twilight Waltz
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£50.36
Alfred Music Bahumba
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Alfred Music Mar Y Cielo
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Alfred Music Spring March
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£41.25
Boydell & Brewer Ltd French Organ Music from the Revolution to Franck
Book SynopsisEssays by prominent scholars and organists examine the music of Franck and other nineteenth-century French organist-composers through stylistic analysis, study of compositional process, and exploration of how ideas about organ technique and performance-practice traditions developed and became codified. Nineteenth-century French organ music attracts an ever-increasing number of performers and devotees. The music of Cesar Franck and other distinguished composers-Boëly, Guilmant, Widor-and the impact upon this repertoire of the organ-building achievements of Aristide Cavaillé-Coll, are here explored through stylistic analysis, the study of the compositional process, and the exploration of how ideas about organ technique and performance practice traditions developed and became codified. New consideration is also given to the political and cultural contexts within which Franck and other French organist-composers worked. Contributors: Kimberley Marshall, William J. Peterson,Benjamin van Wye, Craig Cramer, Jesse E. Eschbach, Karen Hastings-Deans, Marie-Louise Jaquet-Langlasi, Daniel Roth, Edward Zimmerman, Lawrence Archbold, Rollin SmithTrade ReviewExcellent scholarship; highly recommended for all academic collections. * CHOICE *Lawrence Archbold and William J. Peterson have amassed the quintessential scholarly compendium. . . . For recitalists, informed teachers, and students of the Romantic period, this is required reading and study. * AMERICAN ORGANIST *An enormous amount of scholarly investigation has gone into this volume. . . a thoroughly admirable piece of work. * MUSIC AND LETTERS *Table of ContentsPart 1 From the revolution to Franck: evolutionary schemes -organists and their revolutionary music, Kimberly Marshall and William J. Peterson; organ music in the Mass of the Parisian rite to 1850 with emphasis on the contributions of Boely, Benjamin Van Wye; Boely's "Quatorze Preludes sur des Cantoques de Denisot" op.15, and the creation of a French "Christmas" "Orgelbuchlein", Craig Cramer; Lemmens, his "Ecole d'orgue" and 19th-century organ methods, William J. Peterson. Part 2 Franck - the texts: Paris, Bibliotheque Nationale, MS 8707 - a new source for Franck's registrational practices and its implications for the published registrations of his organ works, Jesse E. Eschbach; from manuscript to publication - Franck's "Choral" no.1, Karen Hastings-Deans. Part 3 Franck - issues in performance: the organ works of Franck - a survey of editorial and performance problems, Marie-Louise Jaquet-Langlais; some thoughts on the interpretation of the organ works of Franck, on his organ and on the Lemmens tradition, Daniel Roth. Part 4 Widor and his contemporaries: "Why should we not do the same with our Cathlic melodies?" - Guilmant's "L'Organiste liturgiste" op.65, Edward Zimmerman and Lawrence Archbold; Widor's "Symphonie romane", Lawrence Archbold; the organ of the Trocadero and its players, Rollin Smith.
£26.39
Cambria Press Music in Ancient China: An Archaeological and Art
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£125.96
HALE07 Rockschool Guitar Grade 7 2024
Book SynopsisRockschool Guitar Grade 7 2024.
£23.75
HALE07 Rockschool Bass Grade 3 2024
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£21.59
HALE07 Rockschool Bass Grade 7 2024
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£999.99
Indiana University Press Sound in Motion
Book SynopsisAn insightful and imaginative study to deepen the performer's approach to musicTrade ReviewWell-written and opinionated treatise on almost every aspect of the art of musicianship, taking as its basis the methods of Tabuteau, but moving well beyond into discussions of auditioning, intonation, and an extended section on the Baroque performance movement.September 11, 2008 * PBDB Book Review *What is phrasing? What is line? What is music? Logically and with acute attention to detail, Sound in Motion takes the reader on a philosophical journey rooted in the teachings of Marcel Tabuteau, John deLancie, John Minsker, and Sol Schoenbach, the timeless performances of Maria Callas, deLancie, and others, as well as McGill's own career as an orchestral bassoonist. * The Double Reed *The book takes a modern look at Marcel Tabuteau's classic method. * Los Angeles Times *. . . offers a clean, modern take on Tabuteau's legacy, strong advice for aspiring wind players, and a range of observations that should inspire or provoke any serious musician. . . . Recommended. * Choice *Table of ContentsContentsPrefaceAcknowledgmentsPart 1. A Style Is BornPart 2. What Is Music?Fun?Magic?Feeling?Talent?Selflessness?ProfessionalismMotionPart 3. Note GroupingSound Writing (?)What Is Note Grouping?Basic GroupingHarmonic GroupingRhythmic GroupingMotivic GroupingRange and ScalingThe Tabuteau Number SystemWhy Does Grouping Sound Natural?Part 4. The Larger PictureSound ConnectionType and FunctionSkeletal StructureWhat Is Phrasing?RepetitionWhat Is Line?The Four Elements of MusicPart 5. Wind TechniquesBreathingThe Long ToneThe Singing IntervalThe FingersScalesUsing the WindArticulationPart 6. ControversyToneIntonationVibratoOrnamentsWas There a Baroque Style of Playing?Music SpeaksPortato: Herald of a New Romanticism"Technique" vs. "Musicality"Part 7. The ProfessionPracticingAuditioningOrchestral ProtocolPerformingAccompanyingTeachingPart 8. The SearchPostscriptAppendix 1. Recommended RecordingsAppendix 2. Further StudyAppendix 3. To Clip or Not to ClipNotesBibliographyIndexAbout the Author
£19.79
Taylor & Francis Ltd Keyboard Skills for the Practical Musician
Book SynopsisKeyboard Skills for the Practical Musician provides undergraduate music majors in class piano courses with the techniques and fundamentals they need to flourish into independent, versatile musicians who play with confidence and sensitivity. Organized by skill (rather than level), the topics sequenced in this textbook offer endless flexibility for instructors while guiding students in a step-by-step approach through the development of essential keyboard skillssuch as reading, harmonization, improvisation, and accompanimentsupporting concepts learned in music theory, ear training, private lessons, methods classes, and ensemble courses. One can draw from many sections of the book in any given class or semester, covering a wide range of piano skills that foster abilities frequently used in a myriad of musical professions.Features: Over 400 sightreading, transposition, and score reading examples, along with 125 harmonization Melodies Project assignmentTable of ContentsPART I – Skills / 1. Keyboard Theory / 2. More Keyboard Theory – Scales, Broken Chords and Arpeggios, and Choral Warmups / 3. Sightreading and Transposition / 4. Harmonization / 5. Improvisation / 6. Blues Improvisation / 7. Chorales / 8. Score Reading / 9. Accompaniment / PART II – Repertoire / 10. Solo Repertoire / 11. Duet Repertoire / 12. Ensemble Repertoire
£47.49
Hal Leonard Corporation Beatles Gear: All the Fab Four's Instruments from
Book SynopsisThis ultimate guide to all the gear used by the Beatles details exactly which guitars drums amplifiers and keyboards the Fab Four embraced throughout their brief but revolutionary career from their earliest days as the Quarry Men to the dissolution of the Beatles in 1970. It provides fascinatingly fresh insights into Beatle history exploding myths and uncovering dozens of new stories along the way. John Paul George and Ringo's moves from cheap early instruments to the pick of 1960s technology are carefully and entertainingly documented in an easy-to-read narrative fully illustrated with many previously unseen photographs a cache of rare memorabilia and a unique collection of specially photographed instruments used by the Beatles.ÞAs we continue to find new ways to explore their sound from vivid remasters of their original recordings to cutting-edge video games the Beatles remain at the forefront of popular music. This landmark book is perfect for the fan absorbed by music rather than hairstyles for the tribute-band member with an eye for detail and for any reader with an abiding interest in the 1960s. With a foreword by acclaimed Beatle author Mark Lewisohn ÊBeatles GearÊ tells it like it was.
£39.10
Hal Leonard Corporation Rolling Stones Gear: All the Stones' Instruments
Book SynopsisÊRolling Stones GearÊ is the first book to historically document all of the Rolling Stones' musical equipment. It's also the story of the Rolling Stones but with a new twist: their history as told through the instruments they used. This book covers not only the group's personal background but also every tour and studio session from their inception in 1962 to date with detailed documentation illustrating what instruments and equipment were used during these periods. Every song recorded by the band including demos and out-takes are also documented with input from within the Stones' ranks as well as from people who were involved with the band. This lavishly illustrated book contains hundreds of photographs and rare images many of which have never been published including the Rolling Stones' actual guitars and equipment which were specially photographed for this book and are seen here for the first time. Whether you are a musician a Stones fan or just the casual reader you will learn many new facts about the band from their monumental fifty-year existence.Þ±Win the brands of the Rolling Stones!± Check out this fabulous Guitar Player Magazine contest!
£51.27
Boydell & Brewer Ltd Composing for Japanese Instruments
Book SynopsisA practical but scholarly guide to Japanese instruments by one of the country's leading composers. The unique sounds of the biwa, shamisen, and other traditional instruments from Japan are heard more and more often in works for the concert hall and opera house. Composing for Japanese Instruments is a practical orchestration and instrumentation manual with contextual and relevant historical information for composers who wish to learn how to compose for traditional Japanese instruments. Widely regarded as the authoritative text on the subject in Japan and China, it contains hundreds of musical examples, diagrams, photographs, and fingering charts. Many of the musical examples can be heard on a companion website. The book also contains valuable appendices, one of works author Minoru Miki composed using Japanese traditional instruments, and one of works by other composers -- including Toru Takemitsu and Henry Cowell -- using these instruments. Minoru Miki was a composer of international renown, recognized in Japan as a pioneer in writing for Japanese traditional instruments. Marty Regan is associate professor of music at Texas A&M University. Philip Flavin is associate professor at the Osaka University of Economicsand Law and adjunct senior research associate of Monash University in Melbourne, Australia.Trade ReviewThe standard reference work on the subject. A fascinating book. Helpful advice on what may bother or help a player of a specific traditional Japanese instrument. [Now that the book has been reprinted without CDs,] we can listen to [the] musical examples on-line. The five and a half page introduction should be required reading for anyone interested in any traditional Japanese art form, as it deals with what makes Japanese music Japanese, and by extension what makes Japanese art and aesthetics Japanese. * NOSTALGIA (LUTE & EARLY GUITAR SOCIETY OF JAPAN *An invaluable resource for all composers, scholars, and performers who are interested in Japanese instruments. The aptly chosen examples from both traditional repertoire and Miki's own contemporary pieces, clear charts for ranges and fingerings, and in-depth discussion of idiomatic performance techniques go a long way to help demystify these beautiful instruments. I wish I had this book many, many years ago. -- Ken Ueno, Rome Prize-winning composer and Professor at the University of California, BerkeleyComposing for Japanese Instruments is a well-organized and systematic manual on how to approach, listen to, and compose for traditional Japanese instruments. When Minoru Miki first published it in 1996, he brought alive the arcane world of traditional Japanese instruments and music for a new generation of Japanese composers. Now, with the English edition, composers and scholars from around the world will have the same opportunity to discover and utilize the rich musical possibilities inherent in these beautiful instruments. --, Shakuhachi performer, Artistic Director, The International House of Japan, Inc. -- Christopher Yohmei BlasdelThis is the book I've always wished to have. It is not only complete in teaching about Japanese instruments but also challenging and inspiring for those of us who have an interest in new sounds and ways of making music. --Hyo-shin Na, composer * . *A most welcome addition to the few items available in English concerning Japanese musical instruments. -- Philip Gelb, composer and shakuhachi playerTable of ContentsWind Instruments String Instruments (Lutes) String Instruments (Zithers) Percussion Instruments Afterword Appendix I: Works for Japanese Instruments by Minoru Miki Appendix II: Contemporary Works for Traditional Japanese Instruments by Composers Other than Minoru Miki, 1981-2015 Notes Glossary Index
£28.04
Hal Leonard Corporation The Easy Sixties Fake Book C Instruments Fake
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Hal Leonard Corporation The Big Book of Gospel Songs Piano Vocal Guitar
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£22.49
Hal Leonard Corporation The Easy Seventies Fake Book
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£27.54
Allegro Editions Concerto No. 1, Op. 107 By Dmitri Shostakovich.
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£16.69
Museum Tusculanum Press Musikkens tjenere: Forsker, Instrument, Musiker -
Book SynopsisMusikkens tjenere - Forsker, Instrument, Musiker - Musikhistorisk Museums 100 års Jubilæumsskrift
£29.69
Oxford University Press The Symphony A Listeners Guide
Book SynopsisIn The Symphony, renowned critic Michael Steinberg offers music lovers a monumental guide to this most celebrated of musical forms, with perceptive commentaries on some 118 works by 36 major composers.Trade Reviewa treat for those addicted to reading the program notes before the concert begins * Booklist *an essential book for any concertgoer and any new or veteran fan of classical music * Michael Tilson Thomas, Music Director, The San Francisco Symphony *
£28.97
Oxford University Press Drummin Men The Heartbeat of Jazz The Heartbeat of Jazz the Swing Years
Trade Review[The author's] breezy prose and insight into the quintessentially American lives of his subjects make Drummin' Men well worth reading. * The New York Times Book Review *A brilliant account of a very important period in the history of American music. * Max Roach *A splendid achievement. * Artie Shaw *A book that illuminates not only the pantheon of jazz drummers in classical jazz but also makes clear the very essence of the jazz spirit. * Nat Hentoff *
£22.49
Oxford University Press Drummin Men The Heartbeat of Jazz The Bebop Years
Book SynopsisA book on jazz's central modern music style: bebop. Focusing on jazz drumming, it shows how deftness, speed, fury, precision, and adventure changed the music's beat and was instrumental in establishing bebop, Korall weaves an account of the music that makes it one of the classic books on the subject.Trade Review"Korall's eagerly awaited sequel to his swing-era treatise is a lively, fascinatingly detailed text composed of narrative, exegesis, interviews and musical examples. Korall tells you exactly what these tub-thumpers did to make their music sound the way it did, from the obscure Lou Fromm to the familiar Kenny Clarke."--Seattle Times/Post-Intelligencer"If you want to know what modern drumming is all about, this is your book. Burt Korall has done a remarkable job, and I strongly recommend it."--Artie Shaw"Nobody writes about jazz drumming like Burt Korall. He gets inside the important drummers, the jazzmen who played with them, the arrangers and the leaders, to capture the excitement, the feel, even the sound of the Bebop Era. What an achievement!"--Dom Cerulli, The Jazz Word"Attention drummers, jazz lovers, bebop lovers, and students of jazz history! Run--I repeat, run--do not walk to your local bookstore and purchase this absolutely wonderful book."--Allegro"Korall digs deep into the hippest period in drumming history. A fascinating must-read for any drummer of style or lover of modern jazz."--William F. Miller, Editorial Director, Modern Drummer Magazine"Burt Korall uses the topic of bebop drumming to range across the larger territory of music. Masterly in concept, scope and detail, his book tells the stories of the great bop drummers, and Korall is a superb story teller."--Doug Ramsey, author of Jazz Matters: Reflections on the Music and Some of its Makers"Unexpected coverage of artists like Tiny Kahn, Stan Levey, Shadow Wilson, and Don Lamond provide diversity and a greater understanding of how bop drumming evolved. It is a readable tome that would appeal to jazz enthusiasts and jazz scholars alike."--Library Journal
£32.29
Tellwell Talent Doc Tate Nevaquaya
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St. Martin's Publishing Group How to Play Keyboards
Book SynopsisHow to Play Keyboards offers an exciting new way to learn to play. Its easy-to-follow instructions and systematic approach enable you to start playing popular tunes on your keyboard within minutes-even if you''ve never played a musical instrument before. You''ll learn keyboard basics like:--fingering--chords--special effects--playing by ear--how to read sheet music--playing with drum backingand much more.Filled with a wealth of instruction and inspiration, How to Play Keyboards is like having your own personal tutor.
£12.59
iUniverse A Violinists Handbook A Simpler Manual to Learn the Instrument
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iUniverse Teaching Kids Recorder
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Hal Leonard Corporation Teach Yourself to Play Guitar
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Alfred USA accentonachievementbk2
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Alfred Publishing Company Band Expressions Book One Student Edition
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Warner Chitty Chitty Bang Bang Movie Selections
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Henry Holt & Company Inc Piano The Making of a Steinway Concert Grand
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Vida Publishers Himnos de Gloria Y Triunfo Tapa Rústica
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Vida Publishers Himnos de Gloria Y Triunfo Tapa Rústica
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Rowman & Littlefield Publishers Synth Gods Keyboard Presents
Book SynopsisGUITAR PLAYER PRESENTS GUITAR HEROES OF THE '70S
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Brookside Suzuki Strings, LLC Music Practice Makeover
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Lulu Press Electronic Labelling for Hauptwerk Organs
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Legare Street Press Paint
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Legare Street Press Minutes of the One Hundred and Twentyeighth Session of the South Carolina Annual Conference of the Methodist Episcopal Church South Held in Rock Hill South Carolina November 26December 1 1913
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Legare Street Press Montreal 1909
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Legare Street Press Catalogue No. 16 Springsummer R. H. Macy Co.
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Legare Street Press High Grade Chairs Rockers.
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Legare Street Press List of Registered Motor Vehicles To 19031905
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Legare Street Press Calendar 18871888
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Legare Street Press Modern Music and Musicians for Vocalists. Encyclopedic Editor in Chief
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