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Boydell & Brewer Ltd The LaSalle Quartet: Conversations with Walter
Book SynopsisThe definitive study of the LaSalle Quartet, for forty years the premier exponent of 'the new music' for string quartet. The LaSalle Quartet (1946-1987) was the premier exponent of 'the new music' for string quartet. Founded in 1946 at the Julliard School in New York, it became famous for its performances of works by the Second Viennese School and its commissioning of many new pieces by contemporary post-war composers. As a result, the quartets by Lutoslawski, Ligeti and Nono have since entered the standard repertory, sitting comfortably next to those by Schoenberg, Berg andWebern. The LaSalle Quartet's brilliant advocacy of the quartets by Alexander Zemlinsky resulted in best-selling recordings for Deutsche Grammophon. In an informative and critical dialogue between new and old, the LaSalleQuartet was also an incisive interpreter of the classical quartet repertory; many of its recordings are still in print. Its record as a teaching quartet is equally impressive, numbering among its students at the University of Cincinnati the Alban Berg, Brahms, Prazak, Artis, Buchberger, Ponche and Vogler Quartets. The LaSalle Quartet's founder and first violinist, Walter Levin, is himself a highly influential teacher whose students have included the conductor James Levine and the violinist Christian Tetzlaff, as well as many third-generation string quartets. This book, based on extensive interviews with Walter Levin conducted by Robert Spruytenburg over five years, is in equal measure autobiography, history of the Quartet, reminiscences of the contemporary composers who figured so prominently in its career, and penetrating commentary on the LaSalle Quartet's wide-ranging repertory. All these aspectsare artfully woven into a uniquely valuable, informative and entertaining document of musical life in the twentieth century. ROBERT SPRUYTENBURG lives in Basel. He was introduced to Walter Levin in 1988 and took part inhis chamber music courses. Since 2003, Spruytenburg has been working on the LaSalle Quartet's archives located at the Paul Sacher Foundation in Basel. He is a frequent contributor to classical music programmes for Swiss radio.Trade ReviewAn absolutely magnificent book! The information is totally fascinating ... A thoroughly engaging book for professionals students and amateurs alike. * STRINGENDO *Charming, revealing and compelling ... an essential addition to the literature on 20th-Century music, one that should be on the reading list of all string players who aspire to a professional career. Warmly recommended. [Five stars out of five, Editor's choice] * CLASSICAL MUSIC *
£31.50
Hal Leonard Corporation Coldplay
Book Synopsis(Instrumental Play-Along). 12 Coldplay favorites arranged for instrumentalists to enjoy. The audio tracks available online using the unique code printed inside the book include accompaniment tracks so you can sound like a pro while playing! Songs include: Clocks * Every Teardrop Is a Waterfall * Fix You * In My Place * Lost! * Paradise * The Scientist * Speed of Sound * Trouble * Violet Hill * Viva La Vida * Yellow.
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Hal Leonard Corporation Easy Instrumental Play Along Disney Cello Book
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Headstock Books No Bull Music Theory for Guitarists: Master the Essential Knowledge all Guitarists Need to Know
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Headstock Books No Bull Barre Chords for Guitar: Learn and Master the Essential Barre Chords that all Guitar Players Need
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Headstock Books The CAGED System for Guitar: A Fretboard Mastery Method for Lead and Solo Guitarists
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Cuento de Luz SL El alma del violn
Book SynopsisThroughout this beautiful book, inspired by the true story of Gaspar Borchardt, we will experience how magic, music, nature, and spirituality come together in the same story to leave us with a marvelous message.A master craftsman in love with his work, whose creations are extraordinary, has a dream to fulfill: he wants to make the violin with the most exquisite wood in the world.Wood from a tree that seems more like a legend, located in almost extinct forests, will make this adventure a unique experience.It won''t be easy. Still, on the way to fulfilling his dream, the protagonist will leave us with a great lesson: love for the things we do, respect for nature, the value of art and music as a priceless heritage, and having the courage to pursue our dreams until we make them come true.Inspirado en la historia real de Gaspar Borchardt. Un lutier enamorado de su trabajo, cuyas creaciones son extraordinarias, tiene un sueño que cumplir: desea fabric
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Taylor & Francis Practicing Music by Design Historic Virtuosi on Peak Performance
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Taylor & Francis Teaching Strings in Todays Classroom
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Taylor & Francis Teaching Strings in Todays Classroom
Book SynopsisTeaching Strings in Todayâs Classroom: A Guide for Group Instruction assists music education students, in-service teachers, and performers to realize their goals of becoming effective string educators. It introduces readers to the school orchestra environment, presents the foundational concepts needed to teach strings, and provides opportunities for the reader to apply this information. The author describes how becoming an effective string teacher requires three things of equal importance: content knowledge, performance skills, and opportunities to apply the content knowledge and performance skills in a teaching situation. In two parts, the text addresses the unique context that is teaching strings, a practice with its own objectives and related teaching strategies. Part I (Foundations of Teaching and Learning String Instruments) first presents an overview of the string teaching environment, encouraging the reader to consider how context impacts teaching, followed byTable of ContentsPart I: Foundations of Teaching and Learning String Instruments / 1. An Introduction to the Orchestra Classroom / 2. Fundamentals of Teaching String Instruments / 3. Preparing Your Classroom / 4. Instrument Position / 5. Developing the Left Hand / 6. Developing the Right Hand / 7. Tone Production / 8. Basic Articulations / 9. Bowing Guidelines / Part II: Understanding Fingerings / 10. Violin and Viola Fingerings / 11. Cello Fingerings / 12. Bass Fingerings / 13. Intermediate and Advanced Techniques
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Cambridge University Press The Early History of the Viol Cambridge Musical Texts and Monographs
Book SynopsisThis book traces the development of the viol from its late medieval Spanish origins to the sixteenth century, when it became the most widely played bowed instrument in western Europe. Ian Woodfield examines the two most important ancestors of the instrument, the Moorish rahab and the vihuela de mano. From these two instruments emerged an early form of viol, the Valencian vihuela de arco, which spread rapidly across the Mediterranean during the papacy of Rodrigo Borgia. The viol was enthusiastically accepted by the d'Este and Gonzaga families and other Italian arbiters before migrating across the Alps and into the rest of Europe. The author discusses all aspects of the viol during its Renaissance hey-day: the growing perfection of viol design at the hands of Italian craftsmen; the gradual evolution of tuning systems; the development of advanced playing techniques and the wide range of music, both solo and consort. The final chapter examines the growth of a viol playing tradition in sixtTrade Review'There is no doubt that this book is now the authoritative treatment of the subject, and will remain so for some time to come.' The Times Literary SupplementTable of ContentsList of illustrations; Acknowledgements; Abbreviations; Introduction; 1. The medieval viol; 2. The Moorish rabab in Aragon; 3. The vihuela de mano; 4. The Valencian viol: its structure, playing techniques and music; 5. The introduction of the viol into Italy; 6. The viol in early sixteenth-century Germany; 7. The structural development of the Italian viol in the sixteenth century; 8. Italian viol tunings; 9. Viol-playing techniques in sixteenth-century Italy; 10. Music for solo viol in sixteenth-century Italy; 11. The viol consort and its music in sixteenth-century Italy; 12. The viol consort in late sixteenth-century Germany; 13. The viol in France and the Low Countries; 14. The viol in sixteenth-century England; Conclusion; Notes; Bibliography; Index.
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Cambridge University Press The Cambridge Companion to the Violin Cambridge Companions to Music
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Cambridge University Press The Early Violin and Viola
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Cambridge University Press The Early Violin and Viola A Practical Guide Cambridge Handbooks to the Historical Performance of Music
Book SynopsisThis practical guide is intended for all violinists and viola players who wish to give - or to understand and appreciate - historically aware performances of early music for their instruments. It comprises discussion of the literature, history and repertory of the violin and viola, the myriad relevant primary sources and their interpretation, and the various aspects of style and technique that combine to make up well-grounded, period performances. It also considers various related family instruments, contains practical advice on the acquisition of appropriate instruments, and offers suggestions for further reading and investigation. Many of the principles outlined are put into practice in case studies of six works composed c.1700âc.1900, the core period which forms this series' principal (though not exclusive) focus. Music by Corelli, Bach, Haydn, Beethoven, Mendelssohn and Brahms is examined with a view to recreating performances as faithful as possible to the composer's original inteTrade Review'A pleasure to navigate.' Early MusicTable of Contents1. Historical performance in context; 2. The repertory and principal sources; 3. Equipment; 4. Technique; 5. The language of musical style; 6. Historical awareness in practice 1: three eighteenth-century case studies: Corelli, Bach and Haydn; 7. Historical awareness in practice 2: three nineteenth-century case studies: Beethoven, Mendelssohn and Brahms; 8. Related family members.
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Cambridge University Press The Cambridge Companion to the Cello
Book SynopsisThis is a compact and authoritative survey of the cello. It deals with the history and construction of the cello and bow, discusses the careers of the most distinguished cellists through history, surveys the repertory and reviews teaching methods, technical developments and issues of performance practice.Table of ContentsList of illustrations; Notes on the contributors; Preface; Acknowledgements; List of abbreviations, fingering and notation; 1. The cello: origins and evolution John Dilworth; 2. The bow: its history and development John Dilworth; 3. Cello acoustics Bernard Richardson; 4. Masters of the Baroque and Classical eras Margaret Campbell; 5. Nineteenth-century virtuosi Margaret Campbell; 6. Masters of the twentieth century Margaret Campbell; 7. The concerto Robin Stowell and David Wyn Jones; 8. The sonata Robin Stowell; 9. Other solo repertory Robin Stowell; 10. Ensemble music: in the chamber and the orchestra Peter Allsop; 11. Technique, style and performing practice to c. 1900 Valerie Walden; 12. The development of cello teaching in the twentieth century R. Caroline Bosanquet; 13. The frontiers of technique Frances-Marie Uitti; Appendix: principal pedagogical literature; Glossary of technical terms; Notes; Select bibliography; Index.
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Cambridge University Press The Cambridge Companion to the Guitar Cambridge Companions to Music
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Cambridge University Press The Guitar in Tudor England
Book SynopsisThe guitar was played everywhere in the age of Elizabeth I and Shakespeare, from the royal court to the tavern. This groundbreaking book uses new literary and archival material, together with depictions in contemporary art, to explore the social and musical world of the instrument among courtiers, gentlemen and apprentices.Trade Review'The book is especially valuable because the author examines both the social and musical history of the guitar. Studies that focus just on one instrument can be sincere but dull, their pages filled with tables, measurements, stringing lists, and pretty pictures. Important information, to be sure, but missing a crucial point: these instruments were held in human hands and used for very human purposes. Here, Mr Page's book shines brightly … Readers who want to learn all things about the guitar in Tudor England could do no better than to read this superb book.' Mark Kroll, Early Music America'Christopher Page's study of the Tudor gittern presents the reviewer with a challenge, since it is impeccably conceived, comprehensively researched and exquisitely written; so what can one add beyond words of praise?' John Milsom, Early MusicTable of ContentsIntroduction; 1. Imagery; 2. Who owned a gittern?; 3. The gittern trade; 4. 'An instruction to the Gitterne'; 5. Sounding strings; 6. The gittern and Tudor song; 7. Thomas Whythorne: the autobiography of a Tudor guitarist; Conclusion; Appendices: Appendix A. The terms 'gittern' and 'cittern'; Appendix B. References to gitterns from 1542–1605; Appendix C. The probate inventory of Dennys Bucke (1584); Appendix D. Octave strings on the fourth and third course; Appendix E. The fiddle tunings of Jerome of Moravia, swept strings and the guitar; Appendix F. The mandore and the wire-strung gittern; Appendix G. The ethos of the guitar in sixteenth-century France; Appendix H. Raphe Bowle.
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Hal Leonard Corporation Bass Standards Classic Jazz Masters Series
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Hal Leonard Corporation Disney Solos
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Hal Leonard Publishing Corporation Disney Solos
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Hal Leonard Corporation Fretboard Roadmaps Slide Guitar
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Hal Leonard Corporation Fretboard Roadmaps Mandolin Partitions CD pour
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Hal Leonard Corporation John Corigliano The Red Violin Caprices For Solo
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Hal Leonard Corporation FAST TRACK BASS 1 SONGBOOK TWO BGTR BOOKCD Fast
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Hal Leonard Corporation MENOTTI FANTASIA FOR CELLO AND ORCHESTRA VLC
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Hal Leonard Corporation Christmas Carols Paperback Songs
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Hal Leonard Corporation METHODE MODERNE DE GUITARE VOLUME 1 GTR Modern
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Hal Leonard Corporation Christian Songs for Children Easy Piano
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Hal Leonard Corporation Hal Leonard Guitar Method Book 3 BookOnline Audio
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Hal Leonard Corporation Best Rock Guitar Songs Ever
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Hal Leonard Corporation Consolidation of the Paper Web Vol I
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Hal Leonard Corporation Amazing Phrasing Guitar 50 Ways to Improve Your
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Hal Leonard Corporation THE SOUND OF MUSIC INSTRUMENTAL SOLOS VIOLIN VLN
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Hal Leonard Corporation 34Deep Purple34 Greatest Hits Signature Licks
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Hal Leonard Corporation LeftHanded Guitar
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Hal Leonard Corporation RODRIGUEZ GAMBITS SIX CHESS PIECES FOR HORN AND
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Hal Leonard Corporation The Vince Guaraldi Collection Piano Artist
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Hal Leonard Corporation Willy Wonka And The Chocolate Factory PVG
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Hal Leonard Corporation Oh Brother Where Art Thou
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Hal Leonard Corporation Chord Melody Guitar Musicians Institute Private
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Hal Leonard Corporation The Carpenters Anthology
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Hal Leonard Corporation Essential Bass Techniques The Definitive
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Hal Leonard Corporation CLASSICAL GUITAR CHRISTMAS COLLECTION TAB Guitar
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Hal Leonard Publishing Corporation The Stevie Wonder Anthology
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Hal Leonard Corporation ANDRE PREVIN VIOLIN CONCERTO ANNESOPHIE
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Music Sales Ltd 7stringguitarchordbook
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