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Melvin Berger: Guide To Chamber Music

Third, Corrected Edition. This guide presents 231 of the best-known, most frequently performed pieces of chamber music by 55 outstanding composers including Bartok string quartets, Beethoven piano trios and string quartets, Haydn string quartets and works by Barber, Mozart, Debussy, Borodin, Aretsky and Mendelssohn. For each composer a brief biography is followed by discussions of the individual compositions in chronological order. A practical sourcebook for chamber music players, performers and teachers.

Pyotr Ilyitch Tchaikovsky: Guide To The Practical Study Of Harmony

Written during the composer?s years as a professor at the renowned Moscow Conservatory, this volume presents a clear and thorough introduction to the study of harmony - a complete course in writing music featuring numerous examples and exercises. It functions equally well as a classroom text, an adjunct to private instruction, or as a guide to individual musicians. Out of print for several decades and exceedingly rare in its original edition, the Guide to Practical Study of Harmony holds an intrinsic historical interest. This is the unabridged republication of the classic 1900 edition and is an excellent manual which remains as useful and instructive today as it was at the turn of the 20th century.

Sergius Kagen: On Studying Singing

Sergius Kagen. An invaluable guide for the student, parent or teacher.

Violin Making - A Historical And Practical Guide

Adam Carse: Musical Wind Instruments

This comprehensive guide presents an informative overview of wind instruments used in European Orchestra, and in the military, and other wind bands during the past 400 years.

Forsyth Choral Orchestration Bk

This book is geared toward organists seeking a brief, convenient guide to developing technical grounding for thescoring of compositions. It takes readers bar by barthrough a complete Choral orchestration.

Malwine Bree: The Leschetizy Method

Malwine Bree. A guide to fine and correct piano playing. A pupil of Czerny, Leschetizky went on to instruct an entire generation of world class pianists, including Paderewski, Schnabel and Moiseiwitsch.

Max Reger: Modulation

Modulation - the change from one key to another - is a subject of critical importance to performers and composers in their study of harmony. This concise guide by a progressive early modernist offers valuable insights and instruction. Suitable for musicians at all levels. Newly typeset and engraved.

Henry Purcell: The Fairy Queen

Based on Shakespeare's A Midsummer Night's Dream, this work by one of England's greatest composers features all the fine qualities for which Henry Purcell is celebrated - wonderful invention, keen dramatic instinct, and lively characterizations. Highlights include the lovely soprano air, O let me weep, a series of songs about the seasons, and the magnificent bass solo, Next winter comes slowly. Reproduced from an early authoritative score, it is certain to be prized by musicians and music lovers alike.

Lillie H. Philipp: Piano Technique: Tone, Touch, Phrasing and Dynamics

This well-known pianist and teacher's guide to sound piano technique covers tone production, fingering, pedaling, chords, sight-reading, and more. Its 63 musical excerpts include works by such masters as Beethoven, Chopin, Schumann, Mendelssohn, and Liszt. Numerous exercises, complemented by 64 black-and-white photographs, demonstrate a variety of technical, stylistic, and musical approaches.

Beethoven's Piano Playing: With An Essay On the Execution of the Trill

Beethoven's Piano Playing was originally written as an introduction to a critical edition of Beethoven's Piano concertos.This incredibly informative performance guide is the work of pianist, composer, and conductor Franz Kullak.Beethoven's Piano Playing contains more than 100 annotated and analysed musical examples along with biographical information about Beethoven and general rules for the performance of the concertos.

Ernst Bacon: Notes On The Piano

An accomplished composer, pianist, writer, and teacher presents an easy and entertaining guide for players at all levels of expertise. Ernst Bacon offers valuable tips on working, listening, and playing habits in five sections that cover "The Performer," "The Learner," "The Player and Writer," "The Observer," and "Technically Speaking." This edition features an informative Introduction by virtuoso pianist and professor Sara Davis Buechner.

The Art Of Piano Pedaling: Two Classic Guides

Two of the greatest pianists of the last century - Anton Rubenstein and Teresa Carreno - left behind them works detailing the role of good pedaling in Piano performance, respectively - 'Guide to the use of the Pianoforte Pedals' and 'Possibilities of Tone-Colour by Artistic Use of the Pedals'. These two approaches are here published in one volume. Essential reading for all pianists.

A First Book Of Jazz: 21 Arrangements For The Beginning Pianist

Accessible to novices of all ages, these 21 easy-to-play melodies for the piano include George Gershwin's "I'll Build a Stairway to Paradise," "Alexander's Ragtime Band" by Irving Berlin, Jerome Kern's "They Didn't Believe Me," and "Bethena" by Scott Joplin. Additional selections include "Frankie and Johnny," "Hello! Ma Baby," "Ja-Da," "Indiana," "'Taint Nobody's Business If I Do," and other jazz standards.Suitable for the true beginner, these arrangements are simpler and more melodic than other versions. They include suggestions for fingering and are arranged in order of increasing difficulty.Dover Original.

P.M. Marafioti: Caruso's Method Of Voice Production: The Scientific Culture Of The Voice

The greatest tenor of his day, Caruso possessed remarkable breath control and enunciation along with an intense quality of vocal pathos. This guide explains clearly and scientifically how singers can emulate his phenomenal vocal production. Written by a noted laryngologist who devoted most of his career to Caruso, it includes detailed diagrams, instructions, and exercises.Reprint of the D. Appleton & Company, New York, 1922 edition.

Joseph De Marliave: Beethoven's Quartets

A highly readable and accessible bar-by-bar, theme-by-theme guide to the monumental quartets of Beethoven. All 16 quartets and the Grosse Fuge are dissected and examined. Rather than simply deconstructing the formal technicalities of the pieces, Joseph De Marliave concentrates on mood and general effects, with illustrations of Beethoven's major themes allowing the reader to follow their development from the point of view of a listener. Comprehensive background detail is included for all works, including quotations, remarks from Beethoven himself, and opinion from contemporaries and patrons. A complete and authoritative study of an important body of work.

Franz Schubert: Complete Chamber Music For Pianoforte And Strings

Reproduced directly from the famous Breitkopf and Härtel series, this volume includes the famous "Trout" quintet (1819), the Quartet in F Major (1816), and three delightful trios for pianoforte, violin, and cello. Noteheads are reproduced in a size large enough to be read easily while you play, and ample space between staves and in the margins allows room for any notes, harmonic analyses, fingerings, or annotations that you may wish to record. This edition is practical for almost any use, whether as a study guide, a reference, or as a companion for your greater musical enjoyment.Reprint of Pianoforte-Quintett, Quartett und Trios, Breitkopf & Härtel, Leipzig, 1886.

Laure-Cinthie Damoreau: Classic Bel Canto Technique

An indispensable guide for modern singers, this volume provides an in-depth insight into authentic 19th century vocal instruction. In her thorough treatment of the subject, Mme. Damoreau - who had played leading roles in operas by Rossini, Auber, Spontini and Meyerbeer, and had taught at the Paris Conservatoire for 22 years - offers numerous exercises with instructions for their effective use. Studies for scales, turns and trills, vocalises, solfeggio styles, and other exercises assist in training the voice, teaching sight-reading, and ensuring a clear and firm articulation of vowels and consonants without displacing the voice. The book concludes with an array of virtuoso passages, cadenzas and embellished passages from the author's own operatic repertoire.

Elementary Studies for the Trumpet

Description Preeminent cornetist, feature soloist, bandmaster, and composer Herbert L. Clarke (1867–1945) lays the foundation for a lifetime of trumpet mastery in this beginner’s guide. Clarke presents a thorough exploration of trumpet dynamics, artistry, and the subtle nuances of musical expression using thirty lessons and 116 simple exercises designed to build up the “embouchure,” a term applied to forming the lips, positioning the mouthpiece, strengthening and training the facial muscles, and acquiring endurance to produce a pure tone. Perfect for honing skills and building a solid repertoire, these annotated studies are arranged in order of complexity — crucial for players of all ages, from students to teachers and anyone serious about trumpet performance.

Peterson Ukulele Method

Even if you've never so much as touched a musical instrument before, this tried-and-true guide will have you strumming away in no time. Professor J. Kalani Peterson, an expert instructor, shares his simple methods for teaching yourself to play the ukulele. His explanations are so complete and accurate that you don't need any musical background to learn how to read musical notation. You'll also find essential details like how to tune and hold the instrument. In addition to many exercises and scales to practice, the book includes explanations of important musical terms and a repertoire of more than a dozen songs, including Aloha Oe, Auld Lang Syne, La Paloma, and otherfavorites.

Gustav Mahler: The Ruckert Lieder And Other Orchestral Songs (Full Score)

This volume comprises some of Gustav Mahler ’s most significant and intimate work, featuring authoritative editions of his orchestral settings of five poems by Friedrich Rückert and two songs to texts from Des Knaben Wunderhorn (The Boy’s Miraculous Horn). Contents include songs to Rückert’s “ Blicke mir nicht in die Lieder ” (Look not, love, on my work unended!); “ Ich atmet’ einen linden Duft ” (I breathed the breath of blossoms red); “ Ich bin der Welt abhanden gekommen ” (O garish world, long since thou hast lost me); “ Liebst du um Schönheit ” (Lovst thou but beauty); and “ Um Mitternacht ” (At midnight hour). From the Wunderhorn texts – a rich source of poetic materials that occupied Mahler for fourteen years- come “ Der Tamboursg’sell ” (The drummer-boy) and “ Revelge ” (The dead drummer). English versions of all seven songs by John Bernhoff are included in the front matter of this publication. Original Dover (2002) compilation of seven songs published separately in authoritative early editions.

Ivan Galamian: Principles Of Violin Playing And Teaching

A celebrated instructor explains his philosophy of teaching and practice methods, including the appropriate combination of technique and interpretation. Ivan Galamian, a longtime Juilliard professor, incorporates aspects of both the Russian and French schools in a system both ingenious and logical. His tutelage has produced astonishing results with students, many of whom rank among the world's most acclaimed concert artists and orchestral concertmasters. Suitable for violin teachers and students of all ages and levels, this guide presents general principles and offers practical suggestions related to posture, holding the instrument and bow, vibrato movements, intonation, tone production, bowing patterns, double stops, trills, and many other facets of playing and practice. This edition features a new Introduction by Sally Thomas, violin virtuoso and Galamian's former student.

Clarence G. Hamilton: Touch And Expression In Piano Playing

This brief yet comprehensive guide shows pianists how to produce every possible variety of tone, including note values, pulsation, phrases and their combination, dynamic contrasts and shadings, tempo, colour, and style. The two-part treatment addresses kinds of touch and the application of touch to expression, offering methods for achieving more sensitive execution in practice and performance.An essential volume for all piano students and teachers, this book emphasizes the relationship between techniques of touch and the expression of the composer's intention. The author excerpts and analyses portions of famous piano works and explains the uses of distinctive musical styles ? repeats and irregular measures, rhythms, and accents ? to assist students in their interpretation. He also includes hand and finger techniques for varied effects.Reprint of the Oliver Ditson Company, Boston, 1927 edition.

Sex and Broadcasting : A Handbook on Starting a Radio Station for the Community

A goldmine ... wiser and funnier than almost any book in the field … the richest account yet published of the ways in which broadcasting is experienced, by both listener and broadcaster ... this is a wonderful book. — The Times (London) Literary Supplement Nominally a guide to starting a home-grown, community radio station, this idiosyncratic book offers much more than that, including a passionate defense of noncommercial broadcasting. Lorenzo W. Milam, a pioneer in the development of listener-supported community radio, shares his enthusiasm and insights in a volume that has already inspired a generation of broadcasters and listeners and is poised to do the same for thepodcasting generation. Although the details may change, the desire to communicate directly and honestly with a wider audience is a constant, and this impulse is fueled by Milam's splendidly eccentric handbook.

Slave Songs Of The United States

First published in 1867, this landmark book represented the first systematic effort to collect and preserve the songs sung by the plantation slaves of the Old South. To ensure authenticity, the editors notated most of the melodies and words directly from the singers themselves. The result was a rare musical treasury containing complete music and lyrics for over 130 songs, arranged by geographical region. Among them are: Roll, Jordan, Roll: Jehovah, Hallelujah: I hear from Heaven to-day: Michael, row the boat ashore: Turn sinner, turn O: Nobody knows the trouble I've had: No Man can hinder me: Heave away: Charleston Gals: I'm gwine to Alabamy: I want to die like-aLazarus die: Belle Layotte: On to Glory Jacob's Ladder: My Father, how long?: Musieu Bainjo: Lean on the Lord's side: God got plenty o' room. The book presents the melody lone and all the known verses to each song. The editors also include directions for singing, along with a commentary on each song's history, its possible variations, what some of its key references mean and other pertinent details. A new preface to the Dover edition by Harold Courlander appraises the book's importance in American musical and cultural history.