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Tchaikovsky

The Man and his Music

by David Brown ...

This volume uniquely combines a lively biography of one of the best-loved composers of the nineteenth century with a detailed chronological guide to much of his oeuvre, from the most popular - Swan Lake or the 1812 Overture - to the lesser known pieces. David Brown enthusiastically and sensitively guides the reader through Tchaikovsky's music in the context of his life. His writing on the music is ... Read more

$17.71 AUD

This volume uniquely combines a lively biography of one of the best-loved composers of the nineteenth century with a detailed chronological guide to much of his oeuvre, from the most popular - Swan Lake or the 1812 Overture - to the lesser known pieces. David Brown enthusiastically and sensitively guides the reader through Tchaikovsky's music in the context of his life. His writing on the music is
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Mozart's The Marriage Of Figaro - Opera Journeys Libretto Series

by Burton D. Fisher ...

A newly translated LIBRETTO with foreign language and english translation side-by-side, AND Music Highlight Examples. ... Read more

$12.07 AUD

A newly translated LIBRETTO with foreign language and english translation side-by-side, AND Music Highlight Examples.
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Dance of the Spirits Orfeo ed Euridice Beginner Piano Sheet Music

by Christoph Willibald Gluck ...

Easy Note Style Sheet MusicLetter Names of Notes embedded in each Notehead!Quality Custom Made Original Sheet Music Arrangements ... Read more

$3.12 AUD

Easy Note Style Sheet MusicLetter Names of Notes embedded in each Notehead!Quality Custom Made Original Sheet Music Arrangements
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Mozart's Don Giovanni - Opera Journeys Libretto Series

by Burton D. Fisher ...

A newly translated LIBRETTO with foreign language and english translation side-by-side, AND Music Highlight Examples. ... Read more

$12.07 AUD

A newly translated LIBRETTO with foreign language and english translation side-by-side, AND Music Highlight Examples.
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Learn to Sing!

by Stephen Worthing ...

If you are an aspiring singer, or already sing for a living, this book will guide you through advanced techniques in improving your singing, breathing and control, to further develop your talent.The book includes numerous singing exercises, developing vocals, breathing, being on stage and much more inside information. ... Read more

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If you are an aspiring singer, or already sing for a living, this book will guide you through advanced techniques in improving your singing, breathing and control, to further develop your talent.The book includes numerous singing exercises, developing vocals, breathing, being on stage and much more inside information.
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Richard Wagner

The Sorcerer of Bayreuth

by Barry Millington ...

Published for the 200th anniversary of Richard Wagners birth, and written by one of the most distinguished Wagner scholars in the world, this in-depth and highly readable account of Wagners life, work and times will be the book of the bicentenary. Richard Wagner (18131883) is one of the most influential and also one of the most polarizing composers in the history of music. Over the course of his ... Read more

$35.53 AUD

Published for the 200th anniversary of Richard Wagners birth, and written by one of the most distinguished Wagner scholars in the world, this in-depth and highly readable account of Wagners life, work and times will be the book of the bicentenary. Richard Wagner (18131883) is one of the most influential and also one of the most polarizing composers in the history of music. Over the course of his
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Puccini's Madama Butterfly - Opera Journeys Libretto Series

by Burton D. Fisher ...

A newly translated LIBRETTO with foreign language and english translation side-by-side, AND Music Highlight Examples. ... Read more

$12.07 AUD

A newly translated LIBRETTO with foreign language and english translation side-by-side, AND Music Highlight Examples.
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Pucciini's Tosca - Opera Journeys Mini Guide Series

by Burton D. Fisher ...

A comprehensive guide that includes Principal Characters in the Opera, Brief Story Synopsis, Story Narrative with Music Examples, and Burton D. Fisher's in depth and insightful Commentary and Analysis. ... Read more

$10.29 AUD

A comprehensive guide that includes Principal Characters in the Opera, Brief Story Synopsis, Story Narrative with Music Examples, and Burton D. Fisher's in depth and insightful Commentary and Analysis.
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Phantom of the Baroque Opera

Its Host of the Contemporary Era

by Vivaldi Venkat ...

The focus of Phantom of the baroque Opera is the parallel drawn between the sea piracy of the baroque and renaissance eras and the cyber piracy of the contemporary digital era. International frameworks to deal with sea piracy then and cyber piracy now remain ambiguous for any law enforcement entities to prosecute. Despite heavy resources deployed to combat this menace in the past; in today’s world ... Read more

$3.84 AUD

The focus of Phantom of the baroque Opera is the parallel drawn between the sea piracy of the baroque and renaissance eras and the cyber piracy of the contemporary digital era. International frameworks to deal with sea piracy then and cyber piracy now remain ambiguous for any law enforcement entities to prosecute. Despite heavy resources deployed to combat this menace in the past; in today’s world
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Father Lee's Opera Quiz Book

by M. Owen Lee ...

Series series Heritage
How well do you think you know your opera? Match wits with Metropolitan Opera quiz master Father Owen Lee in forty-five opera-related puzzles, including straight-forward quizzes, anagrams, vertical patterns, crostics, and crossword puzzles. Each puzzle has a theme, such as baseball and opera, movies and opera, and operas set in Paris. Forty-three of the puzzles have been collected from Father Lee ... Read more

$38.80 AUD

How well do you think you know your opera? Match wits with Metropolitan Opera quiz master Father Owen Lee in forty-five opera-related puzzles, including straight-forward quizzes, anagrams, vertical patterns, crostics, and crossword puzzles. Each puzzle has a theme, such as baseball and opera, movies and opera, and operas set in Paris. Forty-three of the puzzles have been collected from Father Lee
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Richard Wagners Wohnorte in Sachsen

Die Orte, an denen das Operngenie seine Jugend und jungen Jahre verbrachte

by Ulrike Eichhorn ...

Richard Wagner war Sachse. In Leipzig geboren, in Dresden aufgewachsen und als Komponist und Kapellmeister an der Semperoper erfolgreich, war Richard Wagner auch Bewohner sächsischer Städte und Besucher sächsischer Landschaften. Sie inspirierten und beflügelten ihn. Obgleich viele Jahre vergangen sind, lassen sich Spuren seiner Wohnorte verfolgen. ... Read more

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Richard Wagner war Sachse. In Leipzig geboren, in Dresden aufgewachsen und als Komponist und Kapellmeister an der Semperoper erfolgreich, war Richard Wagner auch Bewohner sächsischer Städte und Besucher sächsischer Landschaften. Sie inspirierten und beflügelten ihn. Obgleich viele Jahre vergangen sind, lassen sich Spuren seiner Wohnorte verfolgen.
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Parsifal: Story and Analysis of Wagner's Great Opera

by H. R. Hawreis ...

According to Wikipedia: "Wilhelm Richard Wagner (22 May 1813, Leipzig, Germany 13 February 1883, Venice, Italy) was a German composer, conductor, theatre director and essayist, primarily known for his operas (or "music dramas", as they were later called). Unlike most other great opera composers, Wagner wrote both the scenario and libretto for his works." "Franz Liszt (October 22, 1811 July 31, ... Read more

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According to Wikipedia: "Wilhelm Richard Wagner (22 May 1813, Leipzig, Germany 13 February 1883, Venice, Italy) was a German composer, conductor, theatre director and essayist, primarily known for his operas (or "music dramas", as they were later called). Unlike most other great opera composers, Wagner wrote both the scenario and libretto for his works." "Franz Liszt (October 22, 1811 July 31,
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New Illustrated Lives of Great Composers: Bach

by Tim Dowley ...

A new and fascinating biography of the most outstanding composer in musical history, covering Bach's earliest efforst in Eisenach, his cultural inheritance, his series of posts as organist or musician, and his stormy career in Leipzig.It also traces the significant stages of development in his family and his music. Reproductions of engraving and portraits of the time help to recreate the era in ... Read more

$14.44 AUD

A new and fascinating biography of the most outstanding composer in musical history, covering Bach's earliest efforst in Eisenach, his cultural inheritance, his series of posts as organist or musician, and his stormy career in Leipzig.It also traces the significant stages of development in his family and his music. Reproductions of engraving and portraits of the time help to recreate the era in
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Rossini's The Barber of Seville

A Short Guide to a Great Opera

by Michael Steen ...

Series series Great Operas
The première in 1816 in Rome of Gioachino Rossini's famous opera was a fiasco comparable to those of Wagner's Tannhäuser and Bizet's Carmen. But Il barbiere di Siviglia was soon recognised as being among the greatest of comic operas, comparable to those of Mozart. Even Beethoven was enthusiastic.Figaro, Seville's barber, is confident of a good pay-off for facilitating the elopement of Rosina with ... Read more

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The première in 1816 in Rome of Gioachino Rossini's famous opera was a fiasco comparable to those of Wagner's Tannhäuser and Bizet's Carmen. But Il barbiere di Siviglia was soon recognised as being among the greatest of comic operas, comparable to those of Mozart. Even Beethoven was enthusiastic.Figaro, Seville's barber, is confident of a good pay-off for facilitating the elopement of Rosina with
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Mozart's Don Giovanni

A Short Guide to a Great Opera

by Michael Steen ...

Series series Great Operas
With a wealth of famous tunes and meticulous characterisation, Don Giovanni is an undisputed masterpiece created by Mozart out of a thread-bare fairground gig. The Don – for whom both sexes have a sneaking admiration – gatecrashes proceedings, serenading and seducing as he goes. As wily as he is insatiable, he outclasses all who are out to get him, including a jealous bumpkin and the down-at-heel ... Read more

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With a wealth of famous tunes and meticulous characterisation, Don Giovanni is an undisputed masterpiece created by Mozart out of a thread-bare fairground gig. The Don – for whom both sexes have a sneaking admiration – gatecrashes proceedings, serenading and seducing as he goes. As wily as he is insatiable, he outclasses all who are out to get him, including a jealous bumpkin and the down-at-heel
... Read more
Tchaikovsky's Eugene Onegin

A Short Guide to a Great Opera

by Michael Steen ...

Series series Great Operas
The great Russian poet Pushkin's novel in verse tells the story of Tatyana, a love-struck country girl who unwisely wrote to the arrogant city-slicker Yevgeny Onegin professing her love. The tale resonated with Tchaikovsky when he found himself callously dismissing the suit of a student who similarly approached him out of the blue: within weeks, Tchaikovsky then married her! It was a disastrous ... Read more

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The great Russian poet Pushkin's novel in verse tells the story of Tatyana, a love-struck country girl who unwisely wrote to the arrogant city-slicker Yevgeny Onegin professing her love. The tale resonated with Tchaikovsky when he found himself callously dismissing the suit of a student who similarly approached him out of the blue: within weeks, Tchaikovsky then married her! It was a disastrous
... Read more
Mozart's The Magic Flute

A Short Guide to a Great Opera

by Michael Steen ...

Series series Great Operas
Even Salieri, the notorious villain of Peter Shaffer's drama Amadeus, admired Mozart's comic opera Die Zauberflöte (The Magic Flute), which was premièred in Vienna a few weeks before Mozart's death in December 1791. Though sometimes enjoyed as a children's opera, this is not a pantomime: rooted in Freemasonry, the Enlightenment and the Age of Reason, it promotes the ideals of progress, virtue, ... Read more

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Even Salieri, the notorious villain of Peter Shaffer's drama Amadeus, admired Mozart's comic opera Die Zauberflöte (The Magic Flute), which was premièred in Vienna a few weeks before Mozart's death in December 1791. Though sometimes enjoyed as a children's opera, this is not a pantomime: rooted in Freemasonry, the Enlightenment and the Age of Reason, it promotes the ideals of progress, virtue,
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Die Walküre

Der Ring des Nibelungen

by Richard Wagner, Richard Wagner, Rosmarie König ...

Series series Opern der Welt
Dieses Buch, eine umfassende Einführung in Richard Wagners "Walküre", den ersten Abend der Tetralogie "Der Ring des Nibelungen", enthält das vollständige Textbuch mit zahlreichen Notenbeispielen. Kurt Pahlen kommentiert das Werk durch musikbezogene Hinweise sowie Erläuterungen zur inneren und äußeren Handlung. Eine das Geschehen zusammenfassende Inhaltsangabe und ein Abriss der ... Read more

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Dieses Buch, eine umfassende Einführung in Richard Wagners "Walküre", den ersten Abend der Tetralogie "Der Ring des Nibelungen", enthält das vollständige Textbuch mit zahlreichen Notenbeispielen. Kurt Pahlen kommentiert das Werk durch musikbezogene Hinweise sowie Erläuterungen zur inneren und äußeren Handlung. Eine das Geschehen zusammenfassende Inhaltsangabe und ein Abriss der
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The Faber Pocket Guide to Wagner

by Michael Tanner ...

Richard Wagner remains, almost 130 years after his death, the most controversial composer in the history of music. Creator of huge and hugely ambitious operas, which have an immense immediate impact, as well as providing food for endless thought and discussion, Wagner has had an influence on many fields outside music. In this lively pocket guide, Michael Tanner gives concise accounts of all his ... Read more

$12.66 AUD

Richard Wagner remains, almost 130 years after his death, the most controversial composer in the history of music. Creator of huge and hugely ambitious operas, which have an immense immediate impact, as well as providing food for endless thought and discussion, Wagner has had an influence on many fields outside music. In this lively pocket guide, Michael Tanner gives concise accounts of all his
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Verdens bedste opera

20 danskere fortæller om deres yndlingsopera

by Div . ...

Opera kan forekomme svært, elitært og uforståeligt. Det er overvægtige kvinder og pompøse mænd med alt for meget gelé i håret, der synger alt for højt og længe på et uforståeligt sprog. Det er noget for boa-behængte fruer og homoseksuelle med alt for let til tårer. Sådan lyder fordommene, og der er sikkert flere, hvor de kommer fra. Men opera er meget andet. Engang var det datidens popmusik. En ... Read more

$13.26 AUD

Opera kan forekomme svært, elitært og uforståeligt. Det er overvægtige kvinder og pompøse mænd med alt for meget gelé i håret, der synger alt for højt og længe på et uforståeligt sprog. Det er noget for boa-behængte fruer og homoseksuelle med alt for let til tårer. Sådan lyder fordommene, og der er sikkert flere, hvor de kommer fra. Men opera er meget andet. Engang var det datidens popmusik. En
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Operabogen. Bind 1

by Gerhard Schepelern ...

Operabogen er den perfekte guide til alverdens operaer helt tilbage fra operaens opståen og op til slutningen af det tyvende århundrede. De to bind omfatter til sammen 192 operaer og beskriver endvidere en lang række af historiens største komponister. Bogen er en spændende guide for de helt store operaelskere.Bind 1 beskriver operaer fra A til O ordnet efter komponistens navn. Gerhard Schepelern ... Read more

$21.67 AUD

Operabogen er den perfekte guide til alverdens operaer helt tilbage fra operaens opståen og op til slutningen af det tyvende århundrede. De to bind omfatter til sammen 192 operaer og beskriver endvidere en lang række af historiens største komponister. Bogen er en spændende guide for de helt store operaelskere.Bind 1 beskriver operaer fra A til O ordnet efter komponistens navn. Gerhard Schepelern
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Life of Chopin

by Franz Liszt ...

This classic text represents the definitive account of the life of the great Polish pianist/composer, Frederic Chopin. The story is told by his friend and colleague, the legendary Hungarian pianist, Franz Liszt-the ideal man to relate the brief, but brilliant life of Chopin.Liszt's proximity to the subject and insightful accounts make this biography resonate as few can. ... Read more

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This classic text represents the definitive account of the life of the great Polish pianist/composer, Frederic Chopin. The story is told by his friend and colleague, the legendary Hungarian pianist, Franz Liszt-the ideal man to relate the brief, but brilliant life of Chopin.Liszt's proximity to the subject and insightful accounts make this biography resonate as few can.
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The Original Portrayal of Mozart’s Don Giovanni

by Magnus Tessing Schneider ...

The Original Portrayal of Mozart’s Don Giovanni offers an original reading of Mozart’s and Da Ponte’s opera Don Giovanni, using as a lens the portrayal of the title role by its creator, the baritone Luigi Bassi (1766–1825).Although Bassi was coached in the role by the composer himself, his portrayal has never been studied in depth before, and this book presents a large number of new sources (first ... Read more

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The Original Portrayal of Mozart’s Don Giovanni offers an original reading of Mozart’s and Da Ponte’s opera Don Giovanni, using as a lens the portrayal of the title role by its creator, the baritone Luigi Bassi (1766–1825).Although Bassi was coached in the role by the composer himself, his portrayal has never been studied in depth before, and this book presents a large number of new sources (first
... Read more
The Divine Claudia

The Life and Career of Claudia Muzio

by Dan H. Marek ...

“Muzio was a case apart: you cannot classify her, for in the end you have been so emotionally destroyed by her performance, you did not even know anymore what kind of instrument she had”. So spoke Lucrezia Bori, the beloved soprano of the Metropolitan Opera. Bori was echoing the opinion of many of Claudia Muzio’s contemporaries and successors such as Eva Turner, Rosa Ponselle, and Mafalda Favero ... Read more

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“Muzio was a case apart: you cannot classify her, for in the end you have been so emotionally destroyed by her performance, you did not even know anymore what kind of instrument she had”. So spoke Lucrezia Bori, the beloved soprano of the Metropolitan Opera. Bori was echoing the opinion of many of Claudia Muzio’s contemporaries and successors such as Eva Turner, Rosa Ponselle, and Mafalda Favero
... Read more

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