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Rudolf Serkin - A Life (Hardcover): Stephen Lehmann, Marion Faber Rudolf Serkin - A Life (Hardcover)
Stephen Lehmann, Marion Faber
R2,125 Discovery Miles 21 250 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

This book is the first biography of 20th-century pianist Rudolf Serkin, providing a narrative of Serkin's life with emphasis on his European roots and the impact of his move to America. With the help of interviews, the authors focus on three key aspects of Serkin's work, particularly as it unfolded in America: his art and career as a pianist, his activities as a pedagogue, including his long association with the Curtis Institute in Philadelphia, and his key role in institutionalizing a redefinition of musical values in America through his work as artistic director of the Marlboro Music School and Festival in Vermont. The book concludes with a discography by Paul Farber that documents an essential part of Serkin's achievement.

The Sleeping Child (Sheet music, Vocal score): Bob Chilcott The Sleeping Child (Sheet music, Vocal score)
Bob Chilcott
R145 Discovery Miles 1 450 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

for soprano solo and SATB (with divisions) unaccompanied In this gentle lullaby, poet Charles Bennett reflects upon the promise held in the dreams of a sleeping child, a life that has just begun. The choir opens and closes the carol, providing a rich cushion of harmony on which the soprano soloist sits as they narrate the central section through an arching, soaring melody.

Beyond Britten: The Composer and the Community (Hardcover): Peter Wiegold, Ghislaine Kenyon Beyond Britten: The Composer and the Community (Hardcover)
Peter Wiegold, Ghislaine Kenyon; Contributions by Amoret Abis, Christopher Fox, Colin Matthews, …
R1,316 Discovery Miles 13 160 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

Leading composers, producers and writers consider the role of the composer in the community in Britain today and over the last fifty years. With his Aspen award lecture (1964), Benjamin Britten expressed a unique commitment to community and place. This book revisits this seminal lecture, but then uses it as a starting point of reflection, inviting leading composers, producers and writers to consider the role of the composer in the community in Britain in the last fifty years. Colin Matthews, Jonathan Reekie and John Barber reflect on Britten's aspirations as a composer and the impact of his legacy, and Gillian Moore surveys the ideals of composers since the 1960s. Eugene Skeef and Tommy Pearson discuss the influence of the London Sinfonietta, while Katie Tearle reviews the tradition of community opera at Glyndebourne. Nigel Osborne and Judith Webster explore the role of music as therapy, and James Redwood, Amoret Abis, Sean Gregory and Douglas Mitchell look at music in the classroom and creative workshops. John Sloboda, Detta Danford and Natasha Zielazinski discuss collaboration in music-making and ways of facilitating exchanges between the composer and the audience, while Christopher Fox and Howard Skempton examine the role of modernism and the use of 'other', radical techniques to stimulate new dialogues between composer and community. Peter Wiegold and Amoret Abis interview Sir Harrison Birtwistle, John Woolrich and Phillip Cashian, and Wiegold discusses his formative experiences in encountering music-making in other cultures. All of these approaches to the role and identity of the composer throw a different light on how we address 'the composer and the community': the varied, sometimes contradictory, motivations of composers; the role of music in 'enhancing lives'; the concept of 'outreach' and the different ways this is pursued; and, finally, the meaning of 'community'. Underpinning each are genuine questions about the relationship of arts to society. This book will appeal not only to composers, performers and practitioners of contemporary music but to anyone interested in the changes in twentieth-century music practice, music in education, and the role of music and the arts in the wider community and society.

Charm (Sheet music, Vocal score): Kerry Andrew Charm (Sheet music, Vocal score)
Kerry Andrew
R145 Discovery Miles 1 450 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

for SSAA unaccompanied Setting the modernized words of an Anglo-Saxon metrical charm, this thrilling piece is unusual, dramatic, and beguiling. Featuring a whispered list of potion ingredients for the intro and outro, it also includes whistling, modal touches, and some very funky riffs-to be performed with freedom, energy, and imagination!

First Flight (Sheet music): Cecilia McDOWALL First Flight (Sheet music)
Cecilia McDOWALL
R397 Discovery Miles 3 970 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

This inventive work, composed in 2019, owes its title to that year's two great anniversaries connected to manned flight: the 50th anniversary of the first moon landing and the 500th anniversary of the death of Leonardo da Vinci. A wide range of highly effective textures and atmospheric harmonies draws the player and the listener through a journey that eventually reaches D major for the gloriously affirmative ending.

O Danny boy (Sheet music, Vocal score): Bob Chilcott O Danny boy (Sheet music, Vocal score)
Bob Chilcott
R145 Discovery Miles 1 450 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

for SATB and piano Written for the BBC Last night of the Proms, this sensitive setting of the well-known Irish folk song does justice to the beauty of the original melody. Chilcott's harmonic subtleties add to the poignancy of the lyrics, expressing and elevating the sentiments of loss and longing.

Children, go where I send thee (Sheet music, Vocal score): Ryan Murphy Children, go where I send thee (Sheet music, Vocal score)
Ryan Murphy
R161 Discovery Miles 1 610 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

for SATB and piano (with opt bass and drums) Optional parts for bass and drum set enliven this joyous arrangement for choir and piano of a traditional spiritual. Propelled by a light swing tempo, the mood grows more and more euphoric with each succeeding stanza of text, and the uplifting music surges towards an opulent conclusion.

Go, tell it on the mountain (Sheet music, Vocal score): Ryan Murphy Go, tell it on the mountain (Sheet music, Vocal score)
Ryan Murphy
R188 Discovery Miles 1 880 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

for SATB and piano or orchestra Pulsating rhythms in the piano part underpin this energetic arrangement of a traditional spiritual. The voice parts progress from a forthright rendition of the famous tune at the beginning to bold and exciting harmonies by the end. The arrangement would provide a high-spirited and rousing climax for any Christmas concert.

There are angels hov'ring round (Sheet music, Vocal score): Ryan Murphy There are angels hov'ring round (Sheet music, Vocal score)
Ryan Murphy
R129 Discovery Miles 1 290 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

for SATB and piano or orchestra This arrangement for choir and piano of a traditional American spiritual conjures a deep fervency, belying its simple appearance. The opening instruction is 'With hushed awe', and that encapsulates perfectly the gentle radiance of the tender lyrics and the music's highly singable lines.

A Winter Day (Sheet music, Vocal score): Sarah Quartel A Winter Day (Sheet music, Vocal score)
Sarah Quartel
R158 Discovery Miles 1 580 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

for SSAA, piano, and cello This bright, sparkling celebration of nature is inspired by the snowy and icy winters of the composer's native Canada. The text, by Lucy Maud Montgomery, is brought to life through vibrant melodies, a rippling piano part, and a rich, poignant line for solo cello. This piece was originally published in a version for SATB, solo cello, and piano as part of the five-movement work A Winter Day.

William Thomas McKinley - A Bio-Bibliography (Hardcover, New): Jeffrey Sposato William Thomas McKinley - A Bio-Bibliography (Hardcover, New)
Jeffrey Sposato
R2,225 Discovery Miles 22 250 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

The first full-length volume on the life work of one of the most well-known and prolific masters of our time, "William Thomas McKinley: A Bio-Bibliography" provides both musicologists and performers with a guide toward further exploration of the composer and his music. Included within are a complete biography on McKinley, the man and performer; a discography of both McKinley's compositions and his performances; and an in-depth catalog of his works. Each entry of the catalog contains a complete manuscript description, a detailed listing of any sketches or drafts which exist, a piece-specific bibliography, a complete performance history, and editorial notes. Also included are the composer's own writings about his works in the form of his program notes. Program notes by other authors are included as well, as they are the product of interviews with the composer.

The book has been organized with easy access and a larger audience of performers, musicologists, and other interested parties firmly in mind. The works numbering system has been completely restructured from previous bio-bibliographies in order to provide performers with quicker access to works for their particular instrument or group of instruments. Works are cross-listed in several ways and the book is thoroughly indexed, making for easy information access.

The Parting Glass (Sheet music, SATB vocal score): Sarah Quartel The Parting Glass (Sheet music, SATB vocal score)
Sarah Quartel
R145 Discovery Miles 1 450 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

for SATB unaccompanied The Parting Glass is a traditional Scottish song, often sung as a farewell at the end of a get-together. Sarah Quartel's arrangement features close harmonies, idiomatic Scotch snap rhythms, and effective interjectory moments in what is a largely homophonic setting. The arrangement was made for the composer's friend Matt Jones, who served with the Canadian Military in Afghanistan in 2010-11; his deployment and eventual safe return inspired the setting of the piece. With its valedictory message, The Parting Glass would make a fitting end to a performance, perhaps as an encore item.

Oh, watch the stars (Sheet music, Vocal score): Mack Wilberg Oh, watch the stars (Sheet music, Vocal score)
Mack Wilberg
R157 Discovery Miles 1 570 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

for SATB (with divisions) and piano or orchestra This is a beautiful, sensitive arrangement of the African-American spiritual and folk hymn Oh, watch the stars. The text reflects on the beauty of creation, and alternative verses by David Warner celebrating Christ's birth have been included for performance during the Christmas season. Wilberg artfully retains the understated feel and simplicity of the original spiritual while demonstrating hallmarks of his unique style, such as rich harmonies, contrasting keys and textures, and effective obbligato instrumental fills.

Szymanowski, Eroticism and the Voices of Mythology - Royal Musical Association Monographs 11 (Hardcover, New Ed): Stephen Downes Szymanowski, Eroticism and the Voices of Mythology - Royal Musical Association Monographs 11 (Hardcover, New Ed)
Stephen Downes
R4,206 Discovery Miles 42 060 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

The desire to voice the artistic revelation of the truth of a precarious, multi-faceted, yet integrated self lies behind much of Szymanowski's work. This self is projected through the voices of deities who speak languages of love. The unifying figure is Eros, who may be embodied as Dionysus, Christ, Narcissus or Orpheus, and the gospel he proclaims tells of the resurrection and freedom of the desiring subject. This book examines Szymanowski's exploration of the relationship between the authorial voice, mythology and eroticism within the context of the crisis of the modern subject in Western culture. Stephen Downes analyses mythological and erotic aspects of selected songs from the composer's early career, moving to an interpretation of the voice of the homoerotic lover, embodied as a mad muezzin, in terms of heroic notions of Orphic elegy. Discussing the encounters of King Roger with the voices of Narcissus, the Siren and Dionysus, Downes shows how the composer uses the unifying Christ/Eros figure as a means of indicating that the King might be transformed from anguished despot to loving expressive subject. The book ends with an examination of Szymanowski's desire to fuse Slavonic and Middle-Eastern mythological inspirations in an attempt to fulfil a utopian vision of a pan-European culture bound together by the spirit of Eros.

Circlesong (Sheet music, Upper Voices Part): Bob Chilcott Circlesong (Sheet music, Upper Voices Part)
Bob Chilcott
R172 Discovery Miles 1 720 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

for Upper voices, SATB, and piano or 2 pianos and percussion (4 players) A work filled with ambition, Circlesong is a musical portrayal of the human life cycle as captured in the indigenous poetry of North America. Based on poetry from the Chinook, Comanche, Dakota, Eskimo, Iroquois, Kwakiutl, Navajo, Ojibwa, Pueblo, Seminole, Sioux, and Yaqui traditions, the thirteen movements, in seven parts, mark the different stages of life, from birth and childhood to adulthood, middle age and death. With energetic percussion accompaniment, climactic moments for tutti choir, tender unaccompanied passages and solo song, Circlesong is a work of impressive drama, variety, and depth. This is the upper voices part for Circlesong. The vocal scores are available for sale separately and instrumental parts for the two pianos/percussion version are available on hire.

Lead, kindly Light (Sheet music, Vocal score): John Rutter Lead, kindly Light (Sheet music, Vocal score)
John Rutter
R145 Discovery Miles 1 450 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

for SATB choir unaccompanied With a text by John Henry Newman, Lead, kindly Light is a short, moving piece perfectly suited for our current times. Step-like movement in the melody reflects the speaker seeking light in the darkness, slow but steady in their way out of the 'encircling gloom'.

Wake, Love, Wake! (Sheet music, Vocal score): Joan Szymko Wake, Love, Wake! (Sheet music, Vocal score)
Joan Szymko
R145 Discovery Miles 1 450 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

for SATB unaccompanied Setting a beautiful text by Rabindranath Tagore, Wake, love, wake explores evocative imagery and metaphors through sonorous harmonies and freedom in tempo. The resulting piece is romantic, stirring, and atmospheric-perfect for concert performance. Also published in Breath of Song.

International Who's Who in Classical Music 2003 (Hardcover, Rev Ed): Europa Publications International Who's Who in Classical Music 2003 (Hardcover, Rev Ed)
Europa Publications; Edited by David M. Cummings; Series edited by Elizabeth Sleeman
R7,382 Discovery Miles 73 820 Ships in 10 - 15 working days


A complete biographical reference work covering all aspects of the classical music world.
* Over 8,000 detailed biographical entries
* Covers the Classical and Light Classical fields
* Entries range from composers to conductors and managers
* Includes up-and-coming musicians as well as well- established names.
Contents
* Profiles composers, musicians, singers, arrangers, writers, conductors, soloists and managers throughout the world
* Includes listings of orchestras and festivals
* Lists music libraries, conservatoires, music organizations and opera companies
* Details major competitions and awards
* Lists Masters of the King's/Queen's music.

French Cultural Politics and Music - From the Dreyfus Affair to the First World War (Hardcover): Jane F. Fulcher French Cultural Politics and Music - From the Dreyfus Affair to the First World War (Hardcover)
Jane F. Fulcher
R4,571 Discovery Miles 45 710 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

This book argues that French musical meanings and values in the years from 1898 to 1914 are best explained not in terms of contemporary artistic movements, but rather in terms of the political culture, which was undergoing subtle but profound transformation as nationalist leagues enlarged the arena of political action. Applying recent insights from French history, sociology, political anthropology, and literary theory, the book reveals how nationalists used critics, educational institutions, concert series and lectures to disseminate their values through a discourse on French music; and it demonstrates how the Republic and Left responded to this challenge through their own discourses on French musical values. Against this background Fulcher traces the impact of this politicized musical culture on composers such as d'Indy, Charpentier, Magnard, Debussy, and Satie.

Samuel Barber - A Bio-Bibliography (Hardcover, Annotated edition): Don A. Hennessee Samuel Barber - A Bio-Bibliography (Hardcover, Annotated edition)
Don A. Hennessee
R2,233 Discovery Miles 22 330 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

Hennessee provides a biographical overview of the life of Samuel Barber, one of America's foremost composers, as well as comprehensive bibliographical information about his complete oeuvre. The volume consists of four main sections: a brief biography, a complete list of works and performances, a discography, and an annotated bibliography. A complete index of personal and corporate names and titles concludes the volume.

The Gershwin Style - New Looks at the Music of George Gershwin (Hardcover, New): Wayne Schneider The Gershwin Style - New Looks at the Music of George Gershwin (Hardcover, New)
Wayne Schneider
R4,028 Discovery Miles 40 280 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

George Gershwin is at once one of America's most popular and least appreciated composers. In this important new work, some of America's leading experts on popular music have contributed articles about Gershwin and the rediscovery of both his songs and his concert music.

Vaughan Williams on Music (Hardcover): David Manning Vaughan Williams on Music (Hardcover)
David Manning
R1,571 Discovery Miles 15 710 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

Almost fifty years since his passing, the music of Ralph Vaughan Williams continues to captivate audiences around the world, evoking the sound and spirit of folksong, and the image of rural landscape. In Vaughan Williams on Music, we read the composer in his own words, as he pursues two related ambitions: to create his own musical language, and to make early twentieth-century England a musical nation. Music lovers, students, and researchers alike will find in this volume a substantial collection of the composer's writings which either went unpublished or have been unavailable since their initial publication. The book contains 102 items written by the composer between 1897 and the year of his death, 1958, including articles for musical magazines, transcripts of broadcasts, obituary notices, and program notes. This wide-ranging material illuminates Vaughan Williams's work as a composer, and highlights his numerous other roles as an active supporter of amateur music-makers, a leader in the folksong revival, educator, performer, campaigner for English music, and polemicist. By addressing a variety of topics, Vaughan Williams reveals the complex and volatile political, musical, and cultural contexts in which he worked over a period of six decades. In these circumstances, Vaughan Williams demonstrates the breadth of his knowledge and the depth of his understanding, and his commitment to communicating with a wide audience. His writings are purposely accessible to reach this audience, permeated with central themes of originality, folksong, a sense of history, and the importance of self-expression. Moreover, the collection reveals the emergence of Vaughan Williams's aesthetics of music during the early 1900s, as he came to terms with the legacy of Brahms and Wagner in order to develop his personal musical idiom. Vaughan Williams on Music is a significant resource for scholars of both British music and the history of British culture, as well as an enjoyable read for all who love Vaughan Williams's music.

The Jukebox Musical - An Interpretive History (Paperback): Kevin Byrne, Emily Fuchs The Jukebox Musical - An Interpretive History (Paperback)
Kevin Byrne, Emily Fuchs
R1,205 Discovery Miles 12 050 Ships in 9 - 17 working days

- A comprehensive guide to musicals that are based on musicians' existing back catalogues - how they work, why they work and why they are so successful. - Written for musical theatre students at all levels - primarily on the 150 BA degrees across the UK and North America. - The first book to address this relatively new genre of musical theatre, doing so with in-depth and wide ranging analysis.

The New Percy Grainger Companion (Paperback): Penelope Thwaites The New Percy Grainger Companion (Paperback)
Penelope Thwaites; Contributions by Alan Woolgar, Astrid Britt Krautschneider, Barry Peter Ould, Brian. Allison, …
R986 Discovery Miles 9 860 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

A new collection with contributions from performing musicians and Grainger scholars and a detailed Catalogue of Works. In the thirty years since his Centenary in 1982 it has become even clearer that Percy Grainger [1882-1961] - composer, pianist and revolutionary - was a man born out of his time. Many of his ideas, both musical and social, sit farmore easily in our contemporary world. Those thirty years have also seen a notable expansion of interest in Grainger's music. Innumerable recordings have been made, including the first complete Grainger recording survey by Chandos in its monumental Grainger Edition. The growth of the internet has made it possible, as never before, for Grainger's music to be heard widely. The central theme of The New Percy Grainger Companion is to give information and help from established musicians for performing and listening to this life-celebrating repertoire. The Companion's fully detailed, up-to-date Catalogue of Works - the most complete of any existing catalogue - givesinvaluable assistance. Authoritative contextual chapters in the Companion offer some surprising new background information, together with thoughtful evaluations which signal a new twenty-first century perspective in Grainger scholarship. PENELOPE THWAITES is recognised internationally as a leading Grainger exponent. Her research, performances and extensive Grainger discography over four decades reflect a unique understanding of the manand his music. Contributors: BRIAN ALLISON, TERESA BALOUGH, ROGER COVELL, KAY DREYFUS, LEWIS FOREMAN, PAUL JACKSON, JAMES JUDD, JAMES KOEHNE, ASTRID BRITT KRAUTSCHNEIDER, BARRY PETER OULD, STEWART MANVILLE, MURRAY MCLACHLAN, TIMOTHY REYNISH, BRUCE CLUNIES ROSS, DESMOND SCOTT, PETER SCULTHORPE, GEOFFREY SIMON, RONALD STEVENSON, STEPHEN VARCOE, DAVID WALKER

Harry Partch - A Biography (Hardcover, New): Bob Gilmore Harry Partch - A Biography (Hardcover, New)
Bob Gilmore
R2,208 Discovery Miles 22 080 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

Visionary composer, theorist, and creator of musical instruments, Harry Partch (1901-1974) was a leading figure in the development of an indigenously American contemporary music. A pioneer in his explorations of new instruments and new tunings, Partch created multimedia theater works that combine sight and sound in a compelling synthesis. He is acknowledged as a major inspiration to postwar experimental composers as diverse as Gyoergy Ligeti, Lou Harrison, Philip Glass, and Laurie Anderson, and his book Genesis of a Music, first published in 1949, is now considered a classic. This book is the first to tell the complete story of Partch's life and work. Drawing on interviews with many of Partch's associates and on the complete archives of the Harry Partch Estate, Bob Gilmore provides a full and sympathetic portrait of this extraordinary creative artist. He describes Partch's complicated relationships with friends, patrons, the musical establishment, and the world at large. He traces Partch's upbringing in the remote desert towns of the Southwest, his explosive encounter with formal music education in Los Angeles, and his revolutionary course as a composer that began with an interest in the musicality of speech patterns. After immersing himself in hobo subculture during the Depression, Partch came to occupy a lonely and uncompromising position as a cultural outsider. Richly fascinating in themselves, Partch's compositions, writings, and life also have much to reveal about American society and the creative impulses of the artistic avant-garde.

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