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Beethoven: Variations on a Life

by Mark Evan Bonds ...

Despite the ups and downs of his personal life and professional career-even in the face of deafness-Beethoven remained remarkably consistent in his most basic convictions about his art. This inner consistency, the music historian Mark Evan Bonds argues, provides the key to understanding the composer's life and works. Beethoven approached music as he approached life, weighing whatever occupied him ... Read more

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Despite the ups and downs of his personal life and professional career-even in the face of deafness-Beethoven remained remarkably consistent in his most basic convictions about his art. This inner consistency, the music historian Mark Evan Bonds argues, provides the key to understanding the composer's life and works. Beethoven approached music as he approached life, weighing whatever occupied him
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Beethoven's Early Chamber Music: A Listening Guide

by Terence O'Grady ...

Beethoven's early chamber music is, for many listeners, largely an unexplored treasure trove of fresh, often highly creative, sometimes surprising music. This listening guide will help the interested listener experience this music more fully, by providing detailed examples of what to expect and what to listen for among Beethoven's chamber works up to and including the famous string quartets of Op. ... Read more

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Beethoven's early chamber music is, for many listeners, largely an unexplored treasure trove of fresh, often highly creative, sometimes surprising music. This listening guide will help the interested listener experience this music more fully, by providing detailed examples of what to expect and what to listen for among Beethoven's chamber works up to and including the famous string quartets of Op.
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Rossini

by Andrea Chegai ...

Rossini aveva 37 anni e 39 opere alle spalle quando si ritirò dalle scene teatrali dopo avervi esercitato un'egemonia incontrastata. Eclettico, altalenante tra comico e tragico, e prolifico sperimentatore di generi, raggiunse e impose uno stile sovraregionale, nella fedeltà a un ideale di bellezza ineffabile che la sua musica sempre inseguì: una musica che diede voce ai suoi personaggi esprimendo, ... Read more

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Rossini aveva 37 anni e 39 opere alle spalle quando si ritirò dalle scene teatrali dopo avervi esercitato un'egemonia incontrastata. Eclettico, altalenante tra comico e tragico, e prolifico sperimentatore di generi, raggiunse e impose uno stile sovraregionale, nella fedeltà a un ideale di bellezza ineffabile che la sua musica sempre inseguì: una musica che diede voce ai suoi personaggi esprimendo,
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Inherit the Truth 1939-1945

The Documented Experiences of a Survivor of Auschwitz and Belsen

by 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, ... Read more

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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,
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Ludwig van Beethoven

The Piano Sonatas; History, Notation, Interpretation

by Jan Marisse Huizing ...

Translated by Gerald R. Mettam ...

A comprehensive and immersive survey of thirty-five Beethoven piano sonatasBeethoven’s piano sonatas are among the iconic cornerstones of the classical music repertoire. Jan Marisse Huizing offers an in-depth study of the sonatas using available autographs, first editions, recordings, and nearly three hundred musical examples.Digging into the historical background and historical performance ... Read more

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A comprehensive and immersive survey of thirty-five Beethoven piano sonatasBeethoven’s piano sonatas are among the iconic cornerstones of the classical music repertoire. Jan Marisse Huizing offers an in-depth study of the sonatas using available autographs, first editions, recordings, and nearly three hundred musical examples.Digging into the historical background and historical performance
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Kalimba Easy Arrangements - Classical Music Themes - 2

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by Reynhard Boegl ...

Series Book 15 - Kalimba Songbooks
Songbook with 10 Classical Music Themes - book 2, easy arranged (melody with ornaments) for the Kalimba with 17 tines.No knowledge of music notes is required - play by numbers / symbols!The MP3 sounds are available online in a player with adjustable playback speed (web address in the book).The sounds and other links are accessible with the iOS and Android app and your interne... ... Read more

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Songbook with 10 Classical Music Themes - book 2, easy arranged (melody with ornaments) for the Kalimba with 17 tines.No knowledge of music notes is required - play by numbers / symbols!The MP3 sounds are available online in a player with adjustable playback speed (web address in the book).The sounds and other links are accessible with the iOS and Android app and your interne...
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Becoming an Orchestral Musician

A Guide for Aspiring Professionals

by Richard Davis ...

Becoming an Orchestral Musician takes you on a journey into the musical profession. It is the first comprehensive guide for professional musicians on how to succeed in joining an orchestra or ensemble, and how to survive as an orchestral musician. Such crucial topics as how to obtain the right tuition, music college versus university, auditioning, nerves, the secrets of ensemble playing and ... Read more

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Becoming an Orchestral Musician takes you on a journey into the musical profession. It is the first comprehensive guide for professional musicians on how to succeed in joining an orchestra or ensemble, and how to survive as an orchestral musician. Such crucial topics as how to obtain the right tuition, music college versus university, auditioning, nerves, the secrets of ensemble playing and
... Read more
Chamber Music

An Extensive Guide for Listeners

by Lucy Miller Murray ...

In Chamber Music: An Extensive Guide for Listeners,Lucy Miller Murray transforms her decades of program notes for some of the world’s most distinguished artists and presenters into the go-to guide for the chamber music novice and enthusiast. Offering practical information on the broad array of chamber music works from the Classical, Romantic, and Modern periods—and an artful selection from the ... Read more

$94.76 USD

In Chamber Music: An Extensive Guide for Listeners,Lucy Miller Murray transforms her decades of program notes for some of the world’s most distinguished artists and presenters into the go-to guide for the chamber music novice and enthusiast. Offering practical information on the broad array of chamber music works from the Classical, Romantic, and Modern periods—and an artful selection from the
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La Fuzzy Bird Sonata di Takashi Yoshimatsu

by Guido Picariello ...

Il libro approfondisce la figura del compositore giapponese Takashi Yoshimatsu con particolare attenzione alla sua "Fuzzy Bird" Sonata per Sassofono e Pianoforte. ... Read more

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Il libro approfondisce la figura del compositore giapponese Takashi Yoshimatsu con particolare attenzione alla sua "Fuzzy Bird" Sonata per Sassofono e Pianoforte.
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Duets for Chromatic Harmonica - 20 pieces from the "Notebook of Anna Magdalena Bach"

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by Reynhard Boegl ...

Songbook with 20 pieces from the "Notebook of Anna Magdalena Bach", notated as duets for the Chromatic Harmonica.After the death of his first wife, the German composer Johann Sebastian Bach married Anna Magdalena Wilcken in 1721. In 1725 he gave her a valuable music book with a precious cover and gold initials. Presumably in connection with the domestic music-making in the large Bach family, a ... Read more

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Songbook with 20 pieces from the "Notebook of Anna Magdalena Bach", notated as duets for the Chromatic Harmonica.After the death of his first wife, the German composer Johann Sebastian Bach married Anna Magdalena Wilcken in 1721. In 1725 he gave her a valuable music book with a precious cover and gold initials. Presumably in connection with the domestic music-making in the large Bach family, a
... Read more
Coherence in New Music: Experience, Aesthetics, Analysis

by Mark Hutchinson ...

What does it mean to talk about musical coherence at the end of a century characterised by fragmentation and discontinuity? How can the diverse influences which stand behind the works of many late twentieth-century composers be reconciled with the singular immediacy of the experiences that they can create? How might an awareness of the distinctive ways in which these experiences are generated and ... Read more

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What does it mean to talk about musical coherence at the end of a century characterised by fragmentation and discontinuity? How can the diverse influences which stand behind the works of many late twentieth-century composers be reconciled with the singular immediacy of the experiences that they can create? How might an awareness of the distinctive ways in which these experiences are generated and
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Vocal Chamber Music

A Performer's Guide

by Barbara Winchester, Kay Dunlap ...

This invaluable resource is a revised edition of an essential index to vocal works composed for at least one solo voice and one instrument (other than piano or guitar) up to twelve solo voices and twelve solo instruments. The book includes a brief introduction on how to teach vocal chamber music, with tips on running a successful ensemble.Vocal Chamber Music: A Performer's Guide, 2nd Edition is a ... Read more

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This invaluable resource is a revised edition of an essential index to vocal works composed for at least one solo voice and one instrument (other than piano or guitar) up to twelve solo voices and twelve solo instruments. The book includes a brief introduction on how to teach vocal chamber music, with tips on running a successful ensemble.Vocal Chamber Music: A Performer's Guide, 2nd Edition is a
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Trent’s Hustle Guide: A Real-World Guide to Building Your Creative Business Without Permission

by Trent Mattingly Sr. ...

Are you a musician, writer, designer, or creator tired of waiting for gatekeepers to give you the green light? In "Trent's Hustle Guide," Trent Mattingly Sr. (aka T. Cimarron) shares battle-tested strategies to launch and grow your creative empire using just your phone, free tools, and unbreakable persistence—no fancy equipment, investors, or permission required.Drawing from his own journey of ... Read more

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Are you a musician, writer, designer, or creator tired of waiting for gatekeepers to give you the green light? In "Trent's Hustle Guide," Trent Mattingly Sr. (aka T. Cimarron) shares battle-tested strategies to launch and grow your creative empire using just your phone, free tools, and unbreakable persistence—no fancy equipment, investors, or permission required.Drawing from his own journey of
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Quintet and Quartets for Piano and Strings

by Johannes Brahms ...

Series series Dover Chamber Music Scores
By 1853 Brahms had emerged as a force in music and would afterward be acknowledged as the greatest master of the symphonic form of the last half of the century. In that generation of composers, only Dvořák (for whom he had a special regard and to whom he gave invaluable aid) produced as much chamber music as the prolific Brahms. This prodigious outpouring, perhaps more than any other aspect of ... Read more

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By 1853 Brahms had emerged as a force in music and would afterward be acknowledged as the greatest master of the symphonic form of the last half of the century. In that generation of composers, only Dvořák (for whom he had a special regard and to whom he gave invaluable aid) produced as much chamber music as the prolific Brahms. This prodigious outpouring, perhaps more than any other aspect of
... Read more
Musica al presente

Su Stravinskij

by Massimiliano Locanto, Gianfranco Vinay ...

«Io non vivo nel passato e neppure nell'avvenire. Sono nel presente.» Così, nel 1935, Stravinskij chiudeva la sua autobiografia, esprimendo il rifiuto di ogni spinta utopistica verso un futuro idealizzato ma anche il bisogno di non attardarsi su risultati artistici già acquisiti. Di non ripetere il proprio passato, anche a costo di ripercorrere quello altrui, rivisitando altri autori, altre ... Read more

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«Io non vivo nel passato e neppure nell'avvenire. Sono nel presente.» Così, nel 1935, Stravinskij chiudeva la sua autobiografia, esprimendo il rifiuto di ogni spinta utopistica verso un futuro idealizzato ma anche il bisogno di non attardarsi su risultati artistici già acquisiti. Di non ripetere il proprio passato, anche a costo di ripercorrere quello altrui, rivisitando altri autori, altre
... Read more
Chamber Music

A Listener's Guide

by James Keller ...

Oxford's highly successful listener's guides--The Symphony, The Concerto, and Choral Masterworks--have been widely praised for their blend of captivating biography, crystal clear musical analysis, and delightful humor. Now James Keller follows these greatly admired volumes with Chamber Music. Approaching the tradition of chamber music with knowledge and passion, Keller here serves as the often ... Read more

$31.58 USD

Oxford's highly successful listener's guides--The Symphony, The Concerto, and Choral Masterworks--have been widely praised for their blend of captivating biography, crystal clear musical analysis, and delightful humor. Now James Keller follows these greatly admired volumes with Chamber Music. Approaching the tradition of chamber music with knowledge and passion, Keller here serves as the often
... Read more
The Modern Brass Ensemble in Twentieth-Century Britain

by John Miller ...

Whereas the British 'brass band' originated in the nineteenth century and rapidly developed into a nationwide working-class movement, the perceived modern 'brass ensemble' has a less clear foundation and identity. This book is the first to focus exclusively on the performance, practice, repertoire and context of the 'brass ensemble' in the musical world.Following World War II, the brass quintet ... Read more

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Whereas the British 'brass band' originated in the nineteenth century and rapidly developed into a nationwide working-class movement, the perceived modern 'brass ensemble' has a less clear foundation and identity. This book is the first to focus exclusively on the performance, practice, repertoire and context of the 'brass ensemble' in the musical world.Following World War II, the brass quintet
... Read more
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

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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
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Playing Together - Ensembles Volume 3

by Richard von Fuchs ...

Ensembles: septets for a variety of instruments arranged by Richard von Fuchs. ... Read more

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Ensembles: septets for a variety of instruments arranged by Richard von Fuchs.
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CPE Bach, Quartet in G Major for Keyboard, Flute, and Viola, Wq 95 Allegretto Adagio Presto

by Dr. Eric Kinsley ...

This is an Urtext edition of the Quartet in G major for Keyboard, Flute, viola. and cello by CPE Bach. Written in the last year of CPE Bach's life this beautifully crafted work is highly imaginative and mature in the classical style. The transverse flute plays a prominent role, especially interesting since the flute was the instrument for which Carl so successfully composed for all his life. The ... Read more

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This is an Urtext edition of the Quartet in G major for Keyboard, Flute, viola. and cello by CPE Bach. Written in the last year of CPE Bach's life this beautifully crafted work is highly imaginative and mature in the classical style. The transverse flute plays a prominent role, especially interesting since the flute was the instrument for which Carl so successfully composed for all his life. The
... Read more
Music for String Quartet, 2 Violins, Viola, and Cello Volume 6

by Richard von Fuchs ...

Seven original string quartets, with individual parts, by Dr. Richard von Fuchs and 2 arrangements of music by John Denver and Edvard Grieg.They are for students and intermediate level players. ... Read more

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Seven original string quartets, with individual parts, by Dr. Richard von Fuchs and 2 arrangements of music by John Denver and Edvard Grieg.They are for students and intermediate level players.
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The Music of Friends: 75 Years of the Chamber Music Conference and Composers’ Forum of the East

by David W. Webber ...

Each summer, 350 musicians-amateur and professional, performers and composers-leave behind their day-to-day lives to gather for an intense week or more making music together. What makes this experience so compelling?The Music of Friends is a celebration of the history and ethos of this collective endeavor, formally known as the Chamber Music Conference and Composers' Forum of the East, Inc. The ... Read more

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Each summer, 350 musicians-amateur and professional, performers and composers-leave behind their day-to-day lives to gather for an intense week or more making music together. What makes this experience so compelling?The Music of Friends is a celebration of the history and ethos of this collective endeavor, formally known as the Chamber Music Conference and Composers' Forum of the East, Inc. The
... Read more
Der Schwan

Sanfte Elegie für Alt-Saxophon

by Camille Saint-Saëns ...

Spiel eines der elegantesten und bekanntesten Stücke von Camille Saint-Saëns auf deinem Alt-Saxophon. In dieser speziell für Saxophon arrangierten Fassung erklingt „Der Schwan“ in der saxophongerechten Tonart As-Dur. Die sanfte, fließende Melodie im ruhigen 6/8-Takt schafft eine schwerelose, fast träumerische Atmosphäre und lädt zu viel Ausdruck und Klangschönheit ein. Das Leadsheet ist bewusst ... Read more

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Spiel eines der elegantesten und bekanntesten Stücke von Camille Saint-Saëns auf deinem Alt-Saxophon. In dieser speziell für Saxophon arrangierten Fassung erklingt „Der Schwan“ in der saxophongerechten Tonart As-Dur. Die sanfte, fließende Melodie im ruhigen 6/8-Takt schafft eine schwerelose, fast träumerische Atmosphäre und lädt zu viel Ausdruck und Klangschönheit ein. Das Leadsheet ist bewusst
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Chamber Music (Illustrated Edition)

by 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 ... Read more

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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
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