English Keyboard Music Before The 19th Century (Caldwell)

A comprehensive and revealing history of the English keyboard art through to the 19th century. John Caldwell traces the spread of the organ and the liturgical factors that influenced the early organists, organ music and their manufacture and concludes with the development of the Pianoforte, the eclipse of the Harpsicord and the rise of the pedal organ.

Orchesography: 16th-Century French Dance from : Court to Countryside

Generally regarded as the most valuable book on 16th-century dance and music available, this volume offers detailed instructions for all of the steps involved in pavans, gavottes, galliards, and more. References to the practices of instrumental music of the 1500s appear throughout the text, in addition to 47 dance tunes with period barring and notation. 44 illustrations.

The Spiritual in Twentieth-Century Art

Counterpoint

Knud Jeppesen. The Polyphonic vocal style of the Sixteenth Century.

The History Of Musical Instruments

A comprehensive history of musical instruments ranging from prehistoric times the the twentieth century.

Jewish Music: Its Historical Development

Abraham Z. Idelsohn. Analyses the elements and characteristics of Jewish music and chronicles its development through to the 20th century.

Four-Hand Piano Music By 19th-Century Masters (ed. Ritt)

Works by Beethoven, Bizet, Debussy, Dvorak, Faure, Mendelssohn, Schubert, Schumann. Edited by Morey Ritt.

Games And Songs Of American Children (Newell)

Compiled and compared by William Wells Newell. Scores of games collected throughout the eastern half of the USA around the turn of the century.

Felix Salzer: Structural Hearing - Tonal Coherence In Music

Felix Salzer. Explores tonal organisation in Western music using 500 examples from the Middle Ages to the twentieth century. Two volumes bound as one.

Richard L. Crocker: A History Of Musical Style

Richard L. Crocker. A clear and systematic presentation to easily follow the evolution of Western musical style from Gregorian Chant to the atonal music of the mid-twentieth century.

Beethoven's Letters

The 457 letters collected here are the most important letters in the spirit that was to shape and move a century. With explanatory notes by Dr. A. C. Kalisher.

Mathilde Marchesi: Bel Canto

Mathilde Marchesi. A theoretical and practical vocal method. Basic instructions, exercises and vocalises from the renowned singing teacher of the late 19th century. Introduction discusses breathing, attack, registers, etc.

Gabriel Faure: Nocturnes And Barcarolles For Solo Piano

The music of Gabriel Fauré (1845-1924) is an important link between the innovations of late Romanticism and the experimentation of the early 20th century. A student of Saint-Saëns, he, in turn, taught Ravel and was a mentor to the young modernists of Les Six. These 12 nocturnes and 12 barcarolles, composed over a span of 40 years, document his move from Romanticism to the frontiers of 20th-century music. Reprinted from authoritative French editions.

The Classical Revolution : Thoughts on New Music in the 21st Century Revised and Expanded Edition

Rich in discussion-worthy arguments … an important contribution to musical aesthetics. — Die Tonkunst An excellent and expansive view of where we now are in the larger world of contemporary art music. - Academic Questions These essays by a prominent composer offer a thought-provoking exploration of a current trend in classical music. Author John Borstlap advocates a departure from the atonal characteristics typical of modern music and a return to more traditional forms. He notes that new classical composers are increasingly successful in the central performance culture because they offer a fresh approach to the problems that persist in contemporary music, where an establishmentwith outdated ideas still dominates the production, reception, and funding of new music. Borstlap's treatise introduces new composers, reveals instances of institutional biases, and examines issues of cultural identity, musical meaning, and the aesthetics of beauty. In order to offer readers the most up-to-date insights, this edition of TheClassical Revolution has been newly revised and expanded by the author.

Twenty-Nine Opera Arias For Alto

This rich selection of 29 alto-range opera arias spans from the dawn of Italian opera to the late nineteenth century, featuring early arias by Lully, Purcell, and Scarlatti; eighteenth-century compositions by Handel and Gluck; and latter-day works by Meyerbeer, Rossini, Donizetti, Glinka, and Verdi. This edition features a detailed and scholarly Preface by musicologist Henry E. Krehbiel and a new Introduction by Roelof Oostwoud. Alto-range vocal majors, vocal instructors, classically trained professional singers, and enthusiasts of vocal music will appreciate this well-chosen and modestly priced compilation.

Schumann, Saint-Saens And Dvorak: Great Romantic Cello Concertos

Complete scores of three great romantic cello concertos brought together in one convenient source. Spanning the last half of the nineteenth century, the compositions reveal extraordinary lyricism, imagination and individual interpretation of the concerto form.Complete and unabridged edition.

The Study Of Fugue

Alfred Mann. A classic study of the theory and practise of fugue in two parts - a comprehensive historical survey of writings as the fugue - and an exploration of the four 18th century studies which are its classical presentations.

Franz Liszt: Liszt Masterpieces For Solo Piano

One of the most influential musical forces of 19th-century Europe, Franz Liszt was the reigning piano virtuoso of his time. This volume contains a rich selection of his finest compositions for solo piano. Reprinted from authoritative early editions.

Twenty-Three Opera Arias For Soprano

This rich collection of 23 soprano-range opera arias ranges from the dawn of Italian opera through the late 1800s, featuring early opera arias by Caccini, Campra, and Bononcini; works by eighteenth-century composers Rameau, Pergolesi, Gluck, and Mozart; and selections by nineteenth-century composers, including Beethoven, Weber, Meyerbeer, Rossini, Donizetti, Bellini, Verdi, and Bizet. This edition features a detailed and scholarly Preface by musicologist Henry E. Krehbiel and a new Introduction by Roelof Oostwoud.Soprano-range vocal majors, vocal instructors, classically trained professional singers, and enthusiasts of vocal music will appreciate this well-chosen and modestly priced compilation.

Tchaikovsky: Symphonies Nos.4 - 6 For Solo Piano

With these transcriptions, intermediate to advanced pianists can re-create the texture and grandeur of these final symphonies by the 19th-century melodic masterContents4th Symphony in F Minor, Opus 365th Symphony in E Minor, Opus 646th Symphony in B Minor ('Pathetique'), Opus 74

F.J. Haydn: Complete Piano Sonatas Volume I

Complete Piano Sonatas in two volumes. This comprehensive new playing edition contains 52 sonatas by the master - a treasury of keyboard compositions in which echoes of the baroque and harbingers of romanticism blend with the lucidity and elegance of 18th-century classicism. Hoboken Nos. 1-29. Breitkopf & Hortel edition.

Rimsky-Korsakov: Capriccio Espagnol and other Concert Favorites in Full Score

A towering figure among Russian composers of the late 19th century, Rimsky-Korsakov was one of music?s master orchestrators. The 3 works in full score in this collection, Dance of the Buffoons, Capriccio Espagnol, Russian Easter Festival (Overture), display his mastery of orchestration. They are reproduced from early authoritative scores.

Serge Rachmaninoff: Piano Concertos Nos. 1, 2 and 3 In Full Score

Just as Serge Rachmaninoff ranked among the greatest pianists of the 20th century, his compositions for Piano and Orchestra won him an important position among modern composers. The major works that made his reputation include the first three Piano concertos, reprinted here in a single volume from authoritative full-score Russian editions.

Russian Piano Music - 44 Pieces By Rachmaninoff, Scriabin, Mussorgsky And Others

Nineteenth-century Europe's immersion into Romanticism fostered a "back to nature" movement in which artists turned toward folk music for inspiration. This collection spotlights the works of important Russian composers who drew upon and popularized folk melodies of their native country. Forty-four stirring pieces reflect the influence of Russia's peasant songs as well as the tonality and rhythms of music from the Russo-Greek Orthodox Church and Tartar culture. Suitable for intermediate-level pianists of all ages, this collection features contributions from Michael Glinka, hailed a century ago as "the father of Russian musical art." Additional contributors include Alexander Borodin, Modest Mussorgsky, Nikolas Rimsky-Korsakov, Alexander Scriabin, Sergei Rachmaninoff, and other composers. Reprint of the Carl Fischer, New York, 1915 edition.

Liszt : Beethoven Symphonies Nos. 1-5 Transcribed For Solo Piano

Despite having already assumed the costs for a monument to Beethoven in Bonn, Liszt's spiritual affinity for Beethoven also moved this greatest piano virtuoso of the nineteenth century to pay an even finer tribute: a superlative set of piano transcriptions of the master's nine symphonies. Liszt's brilliant and sensitive transcriptions enabled 19th century audiences and amateur pianists to become acquainted with Beethoven's works even when no orchestras were available. Indeed, the great pianist's capacity for translating orchestral effects into pianistic terms was nothing short of astonishing. This volume contains the first five of the nine works, reproduced from the original plates authorised by Liszt himself. A memorable tribute from one musical genius to another, these compositions will delight pianists and music lovers alike.