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Afterthoughts of a Pianist/Teacher

A Collection of Essays and Interviews

par Donald Isler ...

“This is a book I would readily recommend to any performer, teacher, student, or lover of the piano,” says pianist and composer John Musto. Pianist and professor Lisa Yui writes, “Donald Isler’s collection of articles and interviews are delightful! They are written in the charming and breezy style of Huneker, Loesser, and Hough (three of the most esteemed writers on the piano and pianists), but ... En savoir plus

$4.85 CAD

“This is a book I would readily recommend to any performer, teacher, student, or lover of the piano,” says pianist and composer John Musto. Pianist and professor Lisa Yui writes, “Donald Isler’s collection of articles and interviews are delightful! They are written in the charming and breezy style of Huneker, Loesser, and Hough (three of the most esteemed writers on the piano and pianists), but
... En savoir plus
The 100 Greatest Composers and Their Musical Works

An Introduction to the Fascinating World of Classical Music

par Gary A. Smook ...

His fascinating exploration takes you inside the rich music and colorful lives of the world’s greatest classical composers. From Bach to Stravinsky and beyond, you will learn how the unique life stories of these gifted composers are reflected in the musical masterpieces that we enjoy to this day.Designed as an introductory book on classical music, this comprehensive collection presents ... En savoir plus

$12.59 CAD

His fascinating exploration takes you inside the rich music and colorful lives of the world’s greatest classical composers. From Bach to Stravinsky and beyond, you will learn how the unique life stories of these gifted composers are reflected in the musical masterpieces that we enjoy to this day.Designed as an introductory book on classical music, this comprehensive collection presents
... En savoir plus
The Prize Racket: 'I was charmed...' – Marian Keyes

par Isabel Rogers ...

Collections Livre 4 - The Stockwell Park Orchestra Series
With a huge reward on the line, the Stockwell Park Orchestra will need to play on a whole new scale to win big...After a brief and disastrous Resident Poet episode, Stockwell Park Orchestra is invited to take part in a TV competition for classical music. For a £50,000 prize some competitors are tempted to stretch the genre to ‘crossover’ and beyond.Can a full concert orchestra compete with jazz ... En savoir plus

$4.49 CAD

With a huge reward on the line, the Stockwell Park Orchestra will need to play on a whole new scale to win big...After a brief and disastrous Resident Poet episode, Stockwell Park Orchestra is invited to take part in a TV competition for classical music. For a £50,000 prize some competitors are tempted to stretch the genre to ‘crossover’ and beyond.Can a full concert orchestra compete with jazz
... En savoir plus
The Northern Silence

Journeys in Nordic Music and Culture

par Andrew Mellor ...

An essential exploration of Nordic composers and musicians, and the distinctive culture that continues to shape themOnce considered a musical backwater, the Nordic region is now a musical powerhouse. Conductors from Denmark and Finland dominate the British and American orchestral scene. Interest in the old masters Sibelius and Grieg is soaring and progressive pop artists like Björk continue to ... En savoir plus

$26.99 CAD

An essential exploration of Nordic composers and musicians, and the distinctive culture that continues to shape themOnce considered a musical backwater, the Nordic region is now a musical powerhouse. Conductors from Denmark and Finland dominate the British and American orchestral scene. Interest in the old masters Sibelius and Grieg is soaring and progressive pop artists like Björk continue to
... En savoir plus
The War on Music

Reclaiming the Twentieth Century

par John Mauceri ...

A prominent conductor explores how aesthetic criteria masked the political goals of countries during the three great wars of the past centuryThis book offers a major reassessment of classical music in the twentieth century. John Mauceri argues that the history of music during this span was shaped by three major wars of that century: World War I, World War II, and the Cold War.Probing why so few ... En savoir plus

$25.19 CAD

A prominent conductor explores how aesthetic criteria masked the political goals of countries during the three great wars of the past centuryThis book offers a major reassessment of classical music in the twentieth century. John Mauceri argues that the history of music during this span was shaped by three major wars of that century: World War I, World War II, and the Cold War.Probing why so few
... En savoir plus
Popular Classics for Classical Guitar Volume 1

Teach Yourself How to Play Classical Guitar Sheet Music (Free Audio Available)

par LearnToPlayMusic.com, Jason Waldron ...

Collections series Progressive
Teach yourself how to play classical guitar sheet music by the world’s greatest classical composers, carefully arranged for the classical guitar player.***Comes with online access to free audio demonstrating all examples. Hear how each one is played by a teacher, then play along.***"As a fairly new classical guitar player I am finding this series […] extremely useful. […] contains numbers such as ... En savoir plus

$7.82 CAD

Teach yourself how to play classical guitar sheet music by the world’s greatest classical composers, carefully arranged for the classical guitar player.***Comes with online access to free audio demonstrating all examples. Hear how each one is played by a teacher, then play along.***"As a fairly new classical guitar player I am finding this series […] extremely useful. […] contains numbers such as
... En savoir plus
Inherit the Truth 1939-1945

The Documented Experiences of a Survivor of Auschwitz and Belsen

par Anita Lasker-Wallfisch ...

This is the story of the destruction of a talented Jewish family, and of the survival against all the odds of two young sisters. It is one of the most moving stories to emerge from the Second World War. Anita and her elder sister Renate defied death at the hands of the Gestapo and the SS over a period of two and a half years when they were sucked into the whirlpool of Nazi mass extermination, ... En savoir plus

$12.95 CAD

This is the story of the destruction of a talented Jewish family, and of the survival against all the odds of two young sisters. It is one of the most moving stories to emerge from the Second World War. Anita and her elder sister Renate defied death at the hands of the Gestapo and the SS over a period of two and a half years when they were sucked into the whirlpool of Nazi mass extermination,
... En savoir plus
Discover Early Music

par Lucien Jenkins ...

The Middle Ages began with the collapse of the Roman world. This left a military and political system in ruins but a cultural world-view largely intact. Artistically rich and varied in themselves, the medieval centuries also sparked both the artistic Renaissance and the religious Reformation that followed. Rich but musically lost? Buildings and statues endure, but how can we ever really know ... En savoir plus

$7.74 CAD

The Middle Ages began with the collapse of the Roman world. This left a military and political system in ruins but a cultural world-view largely intact. Artistically rich and varied in themselves, the medieval centuries also sparked both the artistic Renaissance and the religious Reformation that followed. Rich but musically lost? Buildings and statues endure, but how can we ever really know
... En savoir plus
Clair de Lune Easy Elementary Piano Sheet Music

par Claude Debussy ...

From Debussy's famous "Suite Bergamasque for Easy / Novice PianoEasy Note Style Sheet MusicLetter Names of Notes embedded in each Notehead!Quality Custom Made Original Sheet Music Arrangements ... En savoir plus

$3.59 CAD

From Debussy's famous "Suite Bergamasque for Easy / Novice PianoEasy Note Style Sheet MusicLetter Names of Notes embedded in each Notehead!Quality Custom Made Original Sheet Music Arrangements
... En savoir plus
The Lives and Times of the Great Composers

par Michael Steen ...

'A glorious plum-pudding of a book, to be consulted, with pleasure and profit, over and over again' Sir Jeremy IsaacsMichael Steen's 'Great Composers' was originally published in 2003. A lifetime's work and almost 1000 pages long, it has since become 'the' reference point and key read on the biographical backgrounds to classical music's biggest names.Authoritative and hugely detailed - but ... En savoir plus

$10.52 CAD

'A glorious plum-pudding of a book, to be consulted, with pleasure and profit, over and over again' Sir Jeremy IsaacsMichael Steen's 'Great Composers' was originally published in 2003. A lifetime's work and almost 1000 pages long, it has since become 'the' reference point and key read on the biographical backgrounds to classical music's biggest names.Authoritative and hugely detailed - but
... En savoir plus
Classical Guitar Lessons for Beginners

Teach Yourself How to Play Guitar (Free Video Available)

par LearnToPlayMusic.com, Brett Duncan ...

Collections series Progressive Beginner
Teach yourself how to play guitar with our easy classical guitar lessons for beginners.***Comes with online access to free guitar videos and audio for all examples. See and hear how each one is played by a teacher, then play along with the backing band. Also includes music score animation for easy music learning.***"Best teacher on paper! I’ve always wanted to learn how to play a guitar. It amazes ... En savoir plus

$7.82 CAD

Teach yourself how to play guitar with our easy classical guitar lessons for beginners.***Comes with online access to free guitar videos and audio for all examples. See and hear how each one is played by a teacher, then play along with the backing band. Also includes music score animation for easy music learning.***"Best teacher on paper! I’ve always wanted to learn how to play a guitar. It amazes
... En savoir plus
Puccini's Madama Butterfly - Opera Journeys Libretto Series

par Burton D. Fisher ...

A newly translated LIBRETTO with foreign language and english translation side-by-side, AND Music Highlight Examples. ... En savoir plus

$10.43 CAD

A newly translated LIBRETTO with foreign language and english translation side-by-side, AND Music Highlight Examples.
... En savoir plus
Verdi's La Traviata - Opera Journeys Libretto Series

par Burton D. Fisher ...

A newly translated LIBRETTO with foreign language and english translation side-by-side, AND Music Highlight Examples. ... En savoir plus

$10.43 CAD

A newly translated LIBRETTO with foreign language and english translation side-by-side, AND Music Highlight Examples.
... En savoir plus
Puccini's La Boheme - Opera Journeys Libretto Series

par Burton D. Fisher ...

A newly translated LIBRETTO with foreign language and english translation side-by-side, AND Music Highlight Examples. ... En savoir plus

$10.61 CAD

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

par 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. ... En savoir plus

$5.60 CAD ou Gratuit avec Kobo Plus

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.
... En savoir plus
Canine Confessions

par Bernadette Griffin ...

Montreal in the 1970s. The Vietnam War is still sparking controversy. The second tide of feminism still washes in on women as Daisy, a flaxen-haired cocker spaniel, recounts in touching, albeit humorous, detail, the story of her life as it intersects with her humans. Through Daisy, we meet Harry and Monique, their three children, and significant others, and experience all of the turmoil swirling ... En savoir plus

$6.29 CAD

Montreal in the 1970s. The Vietnam War is still sparking controversy. The second tide of feminism still washes in on women as Daisy, a flaxen-haired cocker spaniel, recounts in touching, albeit humorous, detail, the story of her life as it intersects with her humans. Through Daisy, we meet Harry and Monique, their three children, and significant others, and experience all of the turmoil swirling
... En savoir plus
Lost Secrets of Master Musicians

A Window Into Genius

par David Jacobson ...

What were the “secret” techniques and musical insights that enabled performers such as Jascha Heifetz, Nathan Milstein, Sergei Rachmaninoff, Vladimir Horowitz, and Glenn Gould to achieve such unsurpassed levels of musical expression and technical skill? And, if we could rediscover this knowledge, how might this impact musical education and our understanding, creation and performance of classical ... En savoir plus

$11.05 CAD

What were the “secret” techniques and musical insights that enabled performers such as Jascha Heifetz, Nathan Milstein, Sergei Rachmaninoff, Vladimir Horowitz, and Glenn Gould to achieve such unsurpassed levels of musical expression and technical skill? And, if we could rediscover this knowledge, how might this impact musical education and our understanding, creation and performance of classical
... En savoir plus
The Classical Music Lover's Companion to Orchestral Music

par Robert Philip ...

An invaluable guide for lovers of classical music designed to enhance their enjoyment of the core orchestral repertoire from 1700 to 1950Robert 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, ... En savoir plus

$24.38 CAD

An invaluable guide for lovers of classical music designed to enhance their enjoyment of the core orchestral repertoire from 1700 to 1950Robert 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,
... En savoir plus
Puccini: His Life and Music

par Julian Haylock ...

Puccini is one of the most beloved of all opera composers La Bohème, Tosca, Madama Butterfly and Turandot play to packed opera houses the world over. In his lifetime he achieved an international celebrity accorded to only a few, yet the critics were rarely impressed. He was nevertheless a creative artist of profound sensitivity and dramatic flair who developed a unique form of free-flowing opera ... En savoir plus

$11.05 CAD

Puccini is one of the most beloved of all opera composers La Bohème, Tosca, Madama Butterfly and Turandot play to packed opera houses the world over. In his lifetime he achieved an international celebrity accorded to only a few, yet the critics were rarely impressed. He was nevertheless a creative artist of profound sensitivity and dramatic flair who developed a unique form of free-flowing opera
... En savoir plus
Tchaikovsky

The Man and his Music

par 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 ... En savoir plus

$14.39 CAD

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
... En savoir plus
Rossini's Barber Of Seville - Opera Journeys Libretto Series

par Burton D. Fisher ...

A newly translated LIBRETTO with foreign language and english translation side-by-side, AND Music Highlight Examples. ... En savoir plus

$10.43 CAD

A newly translated LIBRETTO with foreign language and english translation side-by-side, AND Music Highlight Examples.
... En savoir plus
Ludovico Einaudi: Graded Pieces For Piano (Grade 3 - Grade 4 - Grade 5)

par Chester Music ...

This exclusive folio presents 20 of Ludovico Einaudi’s most popular piano works in special arrangements matched to the grade criteria of the major examination boards. Designed as a progressive course for intermediate players, Einaudi’s pieces have been adapted to make them accessible to students, while retaining their unique beauty.Each piece is preceded by companion exercises which focus on ... En savoir plus

$15.11 CAD

This exclusive folio presents 20 of Ludovico Einaudi’s most popular piano works in special arrangements matched to the grade criteria of the major examination boards. Designed as a progressive course for intermediate players, Einaudi’s pieces have been adapted to make them accessible to students, while retaining their unique beauty.Each piece is preceded by companion exercises which focus on
... En savoir plus
Mozart's Don Giovanni - Opera Journeys Libretto Series

par Burton D. Fisher ...

A newly translated LIBRETTO with foreign language and english translation side-by-side, AND Music Highlight Examples. ... En savoir plus

$10.43 CAD

A newly translated LIBRETTO with foreign language and english translation side-by-side, AND Music Highlight Examples.
... En savoir plus
Chamber Music (Illustrated Edition)

par James Joyce ...

James Joyce (1882 1941) was an Irish novelist and poet who is widely considered to be one of the most influential writers in the modernist avant-garde of the early 20th century. Joyce is best known for Ulysses (1922), a landmark novel which perfected his stream of consciousness technique and combined nearly every literary device available in a modern re-telling of The Odyssey. Other major works ... En savoir plus

$1.11 CAD

James Joyce (1882 1941) was an Irish novelist and poet who is widely considered to be one of the most influential writers in the modernist avant-garde of the early 20th century. Joyce is best known for Ulysses (1922), a landmark novel which perfected his stream of consciousness technique and combined nearly every literary device available in a modern re-telling of The Odyssey. Other major works
... En savoir plus

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