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  • The Study of Fugue

    by Alfred Mann ...
    Series series Dover Books On Music: Analysis
    Classic study comprises two parts. The first is a comprehensive historical survey of writings on the fugue from the beginning of fugal teaching (c. 1350) to the present. Part Two explores in depth four 18th-century studies which are its classical presentations: Steps to Parnassus, J. J. Fux (1725), A Treatise on Fugue, F. W. Marpurg (1753–54), Fundamental and Practical Essay on Fugal Counterpoint, ... Read more

    S$ 18.08 SGD

  • Not Another Love Song

    by Julie Soto ...
    An instant USA Today bestseller! 'I'll never look at a cello quite the same way…' Jodi Picoult #1 New York Times bestseller 'Sexual tension so palpable, it'll snag you by the chin and call you a good girl' Ashley Posten, The Dead RomanticsGwen Jackson is a musical prodigy – but she fought hard for everything she now has.Xander Thorne comes from musical royalty. He’s a genius – but it all f... ... Read more

    S$ 12.09 SGD

  • Absolutely on Music

    Conversations

    by Haruki Murakami, Seiji Ozawa ...
    Translated by Jay Rubin ...
    A deeply personal, intimate conversation about music and writing between the internationally acclaimed, best-selling author and the former conductor of the Boston Symphony Orchestra.In Absolutely on Music, internationally Haruki Murakami sits down with his friend Seiji Ozawa, the revered former conductor of the Boston Symphony Orchestra, for a series of conversations on their shared passion: music ... Read more

    S$ 10.24 SGD

  • Mozart

    The Reign of Love

    by Jan Swafford ...
    From the acclaimed composer and biographer Jan Swafford comes the definitive biography of one of the most lauded musical geniuses in history, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart.At the earliest ages it was apparent that Wolfgang Mozart’s singular imagination was at work in every direction. He hated to be bored and hated to be idle, and through his life he responded to these threats with a repertoire of ... Read more

    S$ 19.61 SGD

  • The Cello Suites

    J. S. Bach, Pablo Casals, and the Search for a Baroque Masterpiece

    by Eric Siblin ...
    An award-winning journey through Johann Sebastian Bach's six cello suites and the brilliant musician who revealed their lasting genius.One fateful evening, journalist and pop-music critic Eric Siblin attended a recital of Johann Sebastian Bach's Cello Suites—an experience that set him on an epic quest to uncover the mysterious history of the entrancing compositions and their miraculous reemergence ... Read more

    S$ 17.87 SGD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • The Joy of Playing, the Joy of Thinking

    Conversations about Art and Performance

    by Charles Rosen, Catherine Temerson ...
    Translated by Catherine Zerner ...
    Brilliant, practical, and humorous conversations with one of the twentieth-century’s greatest musicologists on art, culture, and the physical pain of playing a difficult passage until one attains its rewards.Throughout his life, Charles Rosen combined formidable intelligence with immense skill as a concert pianist. He began studying at Juilliard at age seven and went on to inspire a generation of ... Read more

    S$ 21.90 SGD

  • Every Good Boy Does Fine

    A Love Story, in Music Lessons

    by Jeremy Denk ...
    NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • A beautifully written, witty memoir that is also an immersive exploration of classical music—its power, its meanings, and what it can teach us about ourselves—from the MacArthur “Genius” Grant–winning pianistLONGLISTED FOR THE ANDREW CARNEGIE MEDAL • “Jeremy Denk has written a love letter to the music, and especially to the music teachers, in his life.”—Conrad Tao, ... Read more

    S$ 17.43 SGD

  • Die Mahlers in New York

    by Joseph Horowitz ...
    »Gustav Mahler war für Amerika nicht bestimmt. Fernab seines gewohnten Ambientes wirft Mahlers holprige New Yorker Karriere – an der Metropolitan Opera und bei den New Yorker Philharmonikern (1907–1911) – ein überdeutliches Schlaglicht auf seine Eigenheiten. Über den Menschen Mahler lernt man in Manhattan Dinge, die in Wien oder Budapest nicht so leicht zu beobachten waren. Das ist meine erste ... Read more

    S$ 44.98 SGD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Musikalsk rejsefører gennem Østrig

    by Inger Sørensen ...
    ”For mange mennesker er Østrig simpelthen musikkens land, og det er da også iøjnefaldende, at en stor del af de vigtigste begivenheder inden for de sidste 250 års musikhistorie, har udspillet sig på østrigsk jord. Navne som Haydn, Mozart, Beethoven, Schubert, Brahms, Bruckner, Mahler, Schönberg, Berg og Webern skulle være tilstrækkelige til at underbygge denne påstand.”Musikhistoriker Inger ... Read more

    S$ 14.16 SGD

  • The Time by the Sea

    Aldeburgh 1955-1958

    by Ronald Blythe ...
    The Time by the Sea is about Ronald Blythe's life in Aldeburgh during the 1950s. He had originally come to the Suffolk coast as an aspiring young writer, but found himself drawn into Benjamin Britten's circle and began working for the Aldeburgh Festival. Although befriended by Imogen Holst and by E M Forster, part of him remained essentially solitary, alone in the landscape while surrounded by a ... Read more

    S$ 13.72 SGD

  • Beethoven

    Anguish and Triumph

    by Jan Swafford ...
    Sunday Times Classical Music Book of the Year'Magisterial, warm, and engaging . . . A triumph of scholarship and musical affinity . . . Jan Swafford is to be saluted.' IndependentJan Swafford's biographies of composers Charles Ives and Johannes Brahms have established him as a revered music historian, capable of bringing his subjects vibrantly to life. His magnificent new biography of Ludwig van ... Read more

    S$ 21.35 SGD

  • The Faber Pocket Guide to Haydn

    by Richard Wigmore ...
    Joseph Haydn is one of the greatest and most innovative of all composers, yet in some ways he is still curiously misunderstood. This engaging new Pocket Guide assesses what Haydn's music means to us today, and challenges some of the myths that have grown up around the composer. With suggestions for further reading and recommended CD recordings, Richard Wigmore's crisp and concise guide presents ... Read more

    S$ 11.76 SGD

  • Music for Life

    100 Works to Carry You Through

    by Fiona Maddocks ...
    How does music reflect the key moments in our lives? How do we choose the works that inspire, delight, comfort or console? Fiona Maddocks selects 100 classical works from across nine centuries, arguing passionately, persuasively and at times obstinately for their inclusion, putting each work in its cultural and musical context, discussing omissions, suggesting alternatives and always putting the ... Read more

    S$ 13.72 SGD

  • Flute Sonata in B-flat Major Wq.125 (H.552) - For Flute

    by Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach ...
    Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach (1714 – 1788), was a German Classical period musician and composer, the fifth child and second (surviving) son of Johann Sebastian Bach and Maria Barbara Bach. C. P. E. Bach was an influential composer working at a time of transition between his father's baroque style and the classical and romantic styles that followed it. His personal approach, an expressive and often ... Read more

    S$ 9.80 SGD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Carl Czerny – School of the Virtuoso for Piano, Op.365

    Complete Advanced Studies for Technical Mastery and Expressive Performance

    by Carl Czerny ...
    A legendary path to true virtuosity at the piano.Carl Czerny (1791–1857), one of history’s greatest piano pedagogues and a direct student of Beethoven, created the School of the Virtuoso, Op.365 as a comprehensive training course for advanced pianists. More than a set of drills, this collection fuses technical brilliance with musical expression, preparing performers for the demands of Romantic and ... Read more

    S$ 10.49 SGD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Carl Czerny – 110 Easy Progressive Exercises for Piano, Op.453

    A Complete Technical Journey from Beginner to Advancing Student

    by Carl Czerny ...
    Step-by-step technical growth from the master of piano pedagogy.Carl Czerny (1791–1857), pupil of Beethoven and one of history’s most influential piano teachers, created the 110 Progressive Exercises, Op.453 to provide a structured, comprehensive path for developing technique. First published in 1837, this classic has trained generations of pianists, from first learners to advancing students ... Read more

    S$ 8.99 SGD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Favorite Hymns for Classical Guitar

    by Joseph Castle ...
    Twenty easy solos on hymn favorites. Easy to read and play, these selections are excellent for the beginning to intermediate guitarist. The selections will work well as short preludes and can be used in worship services. Selections include: O Sacred Head, Now Wounded; For the Beauty of the Earth; Still, Still with Thee; Come Thou Almighty King; O God Our Help in Ages Past and more. ... Read more

    S$ 19.17 SGD

  • George Gershwin: His Life & Music

    by Ean Wood ...
    "In the summer of 1937 George Gershwin died suddenly from a brain tumour at the age of 38. His tragically early death stunned the world. A composer of classical and popular music, he had summed up the unique qualities of what is meant by ""American music"". This book sheds fresh light on the man and includes exclusive interviews with musicians who knew him, material from the Gershwin family ... Read more

    S$ 14.60 SGD

  • Concerto RV 439 op. 10 n. 2 - La notte

    Trascrizione per flauto e pianoforte di Leonardo Carrieri

    by Antonio Vivaldi - Leonardo Carrieri ...
    Il concerto opera 10 n. 2 RV 439, detto La notte, fa parte di un gruppo di sei concerti per flauto che Vivaldi compose nel 1728.Il presente concerto consta di 6 movimenti:-Largo-Presto (Fantasmi)-Largo-Presto-Largo (Il sonno)-AllegroLa partitura originale prevede due violini, viola, organo e basso continuo. La presente trascrizione è basata sulla partitura originale e la rispetta il più possibile. ... Read more

    S$ 2.98 SGD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • César Franck

    Entre raison et passion

    by Franck Besingrand ...
    La célébration du bicentenaire de la naissance de César FRANCK (1822-1890), né à Liège, fixé à Paris et naturalisé français, se veut d’être à la hauteur de ce compositeur de premier plan. La restitution de sa place exacte dans le contexte historique et artistique de son époque se révèle passionnant　: nous y découvrirons nombre de paradoxes, images d’Epinal entourant la personnalité, l’œuvre et la ... Read more

    S$ 41.63 SGD

  • The Three Apostles of Russian Music

    The Soviet Avant-Garde

    by Gregor Tassie ...
    The Three Apostles of Russian Music looks at three figures in the Soviet avant-garde who led modernist music in the 1920s. Mosolov, Popov, and Roslavets were popular composers who are now unfortunately forgotten. These remarkable musicians produced compositions like the sensational machine music Foundry by Mosolov. The first symphony by Popov attracted musicians in Europe and America but was ... Read more

    S$ 42.61 SGD

  • Dieses Verlangen nach Schönheit

    Gespräche über Musik

    by Menahem Pressler, Holger Noltze ...
    Lange war Menahem Pressler vor allem als Pianist des Beaux Arts Trios bekannt - 53 Jahre hatte das Ensemble Bestand. Nach der Auflösung des weltberühmten Trios schloss Pressler eine faszinierende Karriere als Solist an: mit Konzerten und Aufnahmen, die Lektionen in Schönheit sind. Im Gespräch mit dem Musikjournalisten Holger Noltze entwickelt sich das Porträt des leidenschaftlichen Künstlers ... Read more

    S$ 20.98 SGD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Béatrice et Bénédict

    by Hector Berlioz ...
    Béatrice et Bénédict est un opéra comique en 2 actes du compositeur et critique musical français Hector Berlioz (1803 – 1869).Ce livre numérique présente l'édition intégrale et comporte une table des matières dynamique. Il est parfaitement mise en page pour une lecture sur liseuse électronique. ... Read more

    S$ 2.97 SGD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • The Last Trojan Hero

    A Cultural History of Virgil's Aeneid

    by Philip Hardie ...
    “I sing of arms and of a man: his fate had made him fugitive: he was the first to journey from the coasts of Troy as far as Italy and the Lavinian shores.” The resonant opening lines of Virgil's Aeneid rank among the most famous and consistently recited verses to have been passed down to later ages by antiquity. And after the Odyssey and the Iliad, Virgil's masterpiece is arguably the greatest ... Read more

    S$ 38.90 SGD