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Musical Biographies, Vol. 2 (Classic Reprint)

Author : Janet M. Green
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781333073664
Total Pages : 552 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (736 download)

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Download or read book Musical Biographies, Vol. 2 (Classic Reprint) written by Janet M. Green and published by . This book was released on 2016-07-19 with total page 552 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from Musical Biographies, Vol. 2 Head of the department of music at Wellesley College. Was born.at Warwick, Rhode Island. He studied in the public schools of Providence, then studied music under Robert Bon ner Of Providence, and in Boston had private instruction under B. J. Lang, J. D. C. Parker and S. B. Whitney. In London, England, he studied under Dr. E. H. Turpin and became Asso ciate of the Royal College of Organ ists, where he studied in 1883, and from 1885 to 1886. From 1882 to 1895 he played at the Central Baptist Church of Providence, then went to Boston and played in the Harvard Church at Brookline from 1896 to 1900. In 1900 he became professor of music at Wellesley, where he has classes in counterpoint, theory and history of music. In 1901 he received the degree of Doctor of Music from Brown University. He founded the American Guild Of Organists and the American College of Music, and is president of the Rhode Island Musi cal Association, and has been a mem ber of the Clef Club of New York and of the Harvard Musical Associa tion of Boston. He has written National Graded Course, in seven books; Studies in Melody Playin in two volumes; Music for Womens Voices; Sacred Music, several songs and anthems, and a number of arti cles for various musical periodicals. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Musical History, Biography, and Criticism, Vol. 2 (Classic Reprint)

Author : George Hogarth
Publisher : Forgotten Books
ISBN 13 : 9780267624416
Total Pages : 308 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (244 download)

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Download or read book Musical History, Biography, and Criticism, Vol. 2 (Classic Reprint) written by George Hogarth and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2018-02-02 with total page 308 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from Musical History, Biography, and Criticism, Vol. 2 In the year 1762, when Mozart was six years of age, his father carried his family to Vienna, where the two children performed before Francis the First and the Imperial court. Wagenseil, an eminent musician, was then in Vienna; and Mozart, who already knew how to value the approbation of a good master, begged that he might be present. The emperor sent for Wagen seil, and gave up to him his place beside the harpsi chord. Sir, said the young performer, I am going to play one of your concertos and you will turn the leaves for me. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

My Musical Life, Vol. 2 (Classic Reprint)

Author : Hugh Reginald Haweis
Publisher : Forgotten Books
ISBN 13 : 9780656283026
Total Pages : 342 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (83 download)

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Download or read book My Musical Life, Vol. 2 (Classic Reprint) written by Hugh Reginald Haweis and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2018-02-10 with total page 342 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from My Musical Life, Vol. 2 Beethoven was a musician only. His glory is to have carried the art of music to its extreme limits of develop ment: no one has yet gone beyond him. Wagner said, I have invented nothing. You cannot invent metre after the Greeks, or the modern drama after shakspere, or colo'uring and perspective after the Italians - there is a point at which an art ceases to grow and stands full-blown like a ﬂower. Most people admit that in music, as in other arts, that point has been reached. What then remained? This, according to richard wagner: to concentrate into one dazzling focus all the arts, and, having sounded and developed the expressional depth, and determined the peculiar function of each, to combine them at length into one perfect and indivisible whole. Words seem childishly inadequate to render all at once such a conception as this. Slowly we may master some of 299. Its details and allow them to orb into a perfect m on whole. If you stand at the foot of one of the Alps, you can see but a little portion of it a hamlet, a mping patch of vineyard, and a pine copse beyond; but as you ascend the winding path the prospect opens to right and left cascades leap by to lose themselves in the torrent below - you plunge into the gloom of a forest and emerge on to the higher meadows and pleasant scenes of pastoral life - yonder the soil grows rocky, and tumbled boulders lie around you - the cloud lifts, and a vista of mountains and valleys is suddenly Opened up, and pressing forward you leave far below the murmurs of one world, and raise your enraptured eyes to the black eagle, as he wheels aloft in the golden air beyond the stainless and eternal snows. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

A General History of the Science and Practice of Music, Vol. 2 (Classic Reprint)

Author : JOHN. HAWKINS
Publisher : Forgotten Books
ISBN 13 : 9780267624652
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (246 download)

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Download or read book A General History of the Science and Practice of Music, Vol. 2 (Classic Reprint) written by JOHN. HAWKINS and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2018-02-02 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from A General History of the Science and Practice of Music, Vol. 2 The foregoing account may suffice to shew the design and method of Morley's Introduction to Music, a work for which all who love or practice the science are under the highest obligations to its author. John Caspar Trost, organist of the church of St. Martin at Halberstadt, a learned musician of the last century, translated it into the German language, and published it in folio, with the title of Musica Practica. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

The Life of Ludwig Van Beethoven, Vol. 2 (Classic Reprint)

Author : Alexander Wheelock Thayer
Publisher : Forgotten Books
ISBN 13 : 9780484586191
Total Pages : 430 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (861 download)

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Download or read book The Life of Ludwig Van Beethoven, Vol. 2 (Classic Reprint) written by Alexander Wheelock Thayer and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2017-12-23 with total page 430 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from The Life of Ludwig Van Beethoven, Vol. 2 Chapter XI. The Year 1811 - Bettina von Arnim - The Letters between Beethoven and Goethe - The Great Trio in B-ﬂat - Music for a New Theatre in Pesth. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

General History of the Science and Practice of Music, Vol. 2 (Classic Reprint)

Author : John Hawkins
Publisher : Forgotten Books
ISBN 13 : 9780428945985
Total Pages : 550 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (459 download)

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Download or read book General History of the Science and Practice of Music, Vol. 2 (Classic Reprint) written by John Hawkins and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2018-01-12 with total page 550 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from General History of the Science and Practice of Music, Vol. 2 As to. The formulary itfelf, we meet with one called theufe ofsaruni, tranllated into Englilh by Miles Coverdale, bilhop of Exeter, in the Acts and Monuments of Fox, vol. III. Pag. 3, which in truth is but a partial reprefentation of the fubjefi; for the Ufe of Saturn not only-re gulated the form and order 05 celebrating the mafs, but prefcribed the rule and office for all the facetdotal funetions; and theta are contained in feparate and dif'tinelz volumes, as the Miﬂl'tl itfelf, printed by Richard Hamillon, anno 1554; the Manual, by Francis Regnault, at Paris, anno 1530; Hymns, with the notes, by john Kynglton and Henry Sutton, Lond. 1555 nho Primer, and other compilations; all which are exprelly (aid to be ad ufum ecclelize Sarifburienfis.' Sir Henry Spelman feems to have followed Fox rather implicitly in the explana tion which he gives of'the Ufe of Saturn in his Gloﬂary, pag. 50x. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

My Life, Vol. 2 of 2 (Classic Reprint)

Author : Richard Wagner
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781332166114
Total Pages : 376 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (661 download)

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Download or read book My Life, Vol. 2 of 2 (Classic Reprint) written by Richard Wagner and published by . This book was released on 2015-08-04 with total page 376 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from My Life, Vol. 2 of 2 Minna had been lucky enough to find quarters near Zurich which corresponded very closely with the wishes I had so emphatically expressed before leaving. The house was situated in the parish of Enge, a good fifteen minutes' walk from the town, on a site overlooking the lake, and was an old-fashioned hostelry called 'Zum Abendstern' belonging to a certain Frau Hirel, who was a pleasant old lady. The second floor, which was quite self-contained and very quiet, offered us humble but adequate accommodations for a modest rent. I arrived early in the morning and found Minna still in bed. She was anxious to know whether I had returned simply out of pity; but I quickly succeeded in obtaining her promise that she would never again refer to what had taken place. She was soon quite herself again when she began to show me the progress she had made in arranging the rooms. Our position had for some years been growing more comfortable, in spite of the fact that at this time various difficulties again arose, and our domestic happiness seemed tolerably secure. Yet I could never quite master a restless inclination to deviate from anything that was regarded as conventional. Our two pets, Peps and Papo, largely helped to make our lodgings homelike; both were very fond of me, and were sometimes even too obtrusive in showing their affection. Peps would always lie behind me in the armchair while I was working, and Papo, after repeatedly calling out 'Richard' in vain, would often come fluttering into my study if I stayed away from the sitting-room too long. He would then settle down on my desk and vigorously shuffle about the papers and pens. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works."

The Story of a Musical Life

Author : Geo; F. Root
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781330618073
Total Pages : 264 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (18 download)

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Download or read book The Story of a Musical Life written by Geo; F. Root and published by . This book was released on 2015-09-27 with total page 264 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from The Story of a Musical Life: An Autobiography October 1, 1888, was the fiftieth anniversary of my leaving home to commence my musical life. On that occasion we had a family gathering, at which were commenced the series of narrations which have grown into this book. They were mostly written in 1889, and that will account for the mention of the names of some people who have died since that time. Special prominence could have been given in this work to the orderly arrangement of such musical statistics and items of musical history as come within its scope, but such a plan would have interfered with my story, as such, so those matters have been allowed to come in as wanted, without reference to their chronological order. I do not like the appearance of self-praise that I have to assume while recording in this book certain sayings and events which refer to myself and my career. I hope the reader will see that my story would not be complete without them, and on that ground excuse the apparent egotism. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

America, the Band

Author : Jude Warne
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
ISBN 13 : 1538120968
Total Pages : 284 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (381 download)

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Download or read book America, the Band written by Jude Warne and published by Rowman & Littlefield. This book was released on 2020-05-15 with total page 284 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: As if recovering from a raucous dream of the 1960s, Gerry Beckley, Dewey Bunnell, and Dan Peek arrived on 1970s American radio with a sound that echoed disenchanted hearts of young people everywhere. The three American boys had named their band after a country they’d watched and dreamt of from their London childhood Air Force base homes. What was this country? This new band? Classic and timeless, America embodied the dreams of a nation desperate to emerge from the desert and finally give their horse a name. Celebrating the band’s fiftieth anniversary, Gerry Beckley and Dewey Bunnell share stories of growing up, growing together, and growing older. Journalist Jude Warne weaves original interviews with Beckley, Bunnell, and many others into a dynamic cultural history of America, the band, and America, the nation. Reliving hits like “Ventura Highway,” “Tin Man,” and of course, “A Horse with No Name” from their 19 studio albums and incomparable live recordings, this book offers readers a new appreciation of what makes some music unforgettable and timeless. As America’s music stays in rhythm with the heartbeats of its millions of fans, new fans feel the draw of a familiar emotion. They’ve felt it before in their hearts and thanks to America, they can now hear it, share it, and sing along.

John Milton the Elder and His Music (Classic Reprint)

Author : Ernest Brennecke Jr
Publisher : Forgotten Books
ISBN 13 : 9780282847593
Total Pages : 274 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (475 download)

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Download or read book John Milton the Elder and His Music (Classic Reprint) written by Ernest Brennecke Jr and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2017-10-21 with total page 274 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from John Milton the Elder and His Music In the embarrassing splendor of this company the elder Mil ton held a position that was far from humble. His work was rated, and printed, with the best. He was a genius in his Own right long before he had any children. That, at least, is the thesis of the present essay, a thesis which has emerged from a fresh examination of contemporary documents and from the pleasant labor of scoring and hearing all his music which is known to have survived, in print or in manuscript. More than half of it has hitherto been completely ignored. The story of his career, frag mentary and obscure as much of it is, brings us into contact with the characteristic intellectual color and humor of the age of Gloriana and James. An analysis of the music itself, ranging from the simple to the architecturally complicated and grandiose, from deep pathos and lamentation to the most winning frivolity, should dissipate the notion that a dabbling tinkerer or a dour puritan was here at work. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

The Life of Mozart, Vol. 1 of 2 (Classic Reprint)

Author : Ludwig Nohl
Publisher : Forgotten Books
ISBN 13 : 9780267960392
Total Pages : 294 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (63 download)

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Download or read book The Life of Mozart, Vol. 1 of 2 (Classic Reprint) written by Ludwig Nohl and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2018-02-06 with total page 294 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from The Life of Mozart, Vol. 1 of 2 It is well to draw the reader's attention to some of the steps which Mozart took in advancing his art, and it must be kept in mind that access to the works of others was in those days most difficult, so that he learned only by fragments what his predecessors had done. His father, Leopold Mozart, was such a teacher as few sons have ever had. He was a most excellent theoretic and practical musician, but nevertheless of a school by no means the best, his poverty and residence at Salzburg depriving him of advantages now within the reach of every schoolboy. Both Mozart and Haydn were strongly tinctured with the music of the sons of the great John Sebastian Bach, so that much of their writings might pass for inferior work by Mozart. So far as Mozart' knew, orchestral music was in embryo. The opera had reached its highest point in Gluck. Church music had passed from a correct, simple, and severe style into one loose, sensuous, and ornamental. It will be seen in this biography how he advanced in each of these branches of music. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

GENERAL HIST OF THE SCIENCE &

Author : John Sir Hawkins, 1719-1789
Publisher : Wentworth Press
ISBN 13 : 9781362325437
Total Pages : 506 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (254 download)

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Download or read book GENERAL HIST OF THE SCIENCE & written by John Sir Hawkins, 1719-1789 and published by Wentworth Press. This book was released on 2016-08-26 with total page 506 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore, you will see the original copyright references, library stamps (as most of these works have been housed in our most important libraries around the world), and other notations in the work. This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. As a reproduction of a historical artifact, this work may contain missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.

Classic Guitar Construction

Author : Irving Sloane
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780933224148
Total Pages : 104 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (241 download)

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Download or read book Classic Guitar Construction written by Irving Sloane and published by . This book was released on 1989 with total page 104 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Musical Biography

Author : JolantaT. Pekacz
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1351556959
Total Pages : 214 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (515 download)

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Download or read book Musical Biography written by JolantaT. Pekacz and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2017-07-05 with total page 214 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Musical biography has rarely been an object of theoretical and methodological reflection. Our present-day perception of the lives of prominent composers and performers of the past has been largely formed by cultural and political assumptions of nineteenth-century biographers and their twentieth-century followers. While older biographies are being scrutinized for veracity and 'updated' with new evidence, their historiographical premisses and narrative techniques remain largely unchallenged. The epistemological upheavals in the humanities since the 1960s have generated a body of theoretical thought that has undermined many of the assumptions of traditional biography. Consequently, many of these assumptions have lost their hold as viable underpinnings for present-day scholarly biography. For example, the accumulation of facts is no longer believed to bring us closer to an understanding of the subject; nor are the traditional views of the unified self and the self as a foundational idea taken for granted. This volume brings together musicologists and historians who explore, through individual case studies, the rich potential of these new theories for writing musical lives. The authors of this volume examine how the insights provided by these theories illuminate our critical reassessment of older biographies - and the interpretations of musical works these biographies were used to construe - and help forge new approaches to musical biography. The authors also explore the functions musical biographies served in different historical contexts, the relevance of biography for musical criticism, the reliability of archival evidence, the ethics of biography, the demands placed on biography by feminist and gender history, and the new possibilities offered by cinema. The contributors to this volume challenge the view that biography has little importance for music history, analysis, and criticism. Collectively, they reassert biography's centrality and relevance, and dem

A History of Western Choral Music, Volume 2

Author : Chester L. Alwes
Publisher : Oxford University Press
ISBN 13 : 0199377014
Total Pages : 473 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (993 download)

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Download or read book A History of Western Choral Music, Volume 2 written by Chester L. Alwes and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2016-08-03 with total page 473 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A History of Western Choral Music explores the various genres, key composers, and influential works essential to the development of the western choral tradition. Author Chester L. Alwes divides this exploration into two volumes which move from Medieval music and the Renaissance era up to the 21st century. Volume II begins at the transition from the Classical era to the Romantic, with an examination of the major genres common to both periods. Exploring the oratorio, part song, and dramatic music, it also offers a thorough discussion of the choral symphony from Beethoven to Mahler, through to the present day. It then delves into the choral music of the twentieth century through discussions of the major compositional approaches and philosophies that proliferated over the course of the century, from impressionism to serialism, neo-classicism to modernism, minimalism, and the avant-garde. It also considers the emerging tendency towards nationalistic composition amongst composers such as Bartók and Stravinsky, and discusses in great detail the contemporary music of the United States, and Great Britain. Framing discussion within the political, religious, cultural, philosophical, aesthetic, and technological contexts of each era, A History of Western Choral Music offers readers specialized insight into major composers and works while providing a cohesive understanding of choral music's place in Western history.

The Classical Music Lover's Companion to Orchestral Music

Author : Robert Philip
Publisher : Yale University Press
ISBN 13 : 0300242727
Total Pages : 969 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (2 download)

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Download or read book The Classical Music Lover's Companion to Orchestral Music written by Robert Philip and published by Yale University Press. This book was released on 2018-12-04 with total page 969 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An invaluable guide for lovers of classical music designed to enhance their enjoyment of the core orchestral repertoire from 1700 to 1950 Robert Philip, scholar, broadcaster, and musician, has compiled an essential handbook for lovers of classical music, designed to enhance their listening experience to the full. Covering four hundred works by sixty-eight composers from Corelli to Shostakovich, this engaging companion explores and unpacks the most frequently performed works, including symphonies, concertos, overtures, suites, and ballet scores. It offers intriguing details about each piece while avoiding technical terminology that might frustrate the non-specialist reader. Philip identifies key features in each work, as well as subtleties and surprises that await the attentive listener, and he includes enough background and biographical information to illuminate the composer’s intentions. Organized alphabetically from Bach to Webern, this compendium will be indispensable for classical music enthusiasts, whether in the concert hall or enjoying recordings at home.

Music and Friends, Or Pleasant Recollections of a Dilettante, Vol. 3 (Classic Reprint)

Author : William Gardiner
Publisher : Forgotten Books
ISBN 13 : 9780331652697
Total Pages : 402 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (526 download)

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Download or read book Music and Friends, Or Pleasant Recollections of a Dilettante, Vol. 3 (Classic Reprint) written by William Gardiner and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2017-11-28 with total page 402 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from Music and Friends, or Pleasant Recollections of a Dilettante, Vol. 3 For pages 382 and 383, read 370 and 371.[to the Sacred Melodies, which I publish ed forty years ago, I had four hundred and four subscribers, only twenty four of whom are now alive. The following, whom (with the exception of four or five) I have the honour to call my personal friends, I place upon record with the utmost pride and pleasure as subscribers to this, my last work. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.