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Lords of Chaos - The Bloody Rise of the Satanic Metal Underground (Paperback, 2nd New edition): Michael Moynihan, Didrick... Lords of Chaos - The Bloody Rise of the Satanic Metal Underground (Paperback, 2nd New edition)
Michael Moynihan, Didrick Soderlind 1
R563 R529 Discovery Miles 5 290 Save R34 (6%) Ships in 18 - 22 working days

Bands including Dead, Euronymous, and Varg Vikernes--along with sociologists, police officers, theologians, and occultists--recount how the satanic Black Metal, a spin-off of the heavy metal underground, devolved into acts of church burning, murder, and suicide in Scandinavia.

Art Song in the United States, 1759-2011 - An Annotated Bibliography (Hardcover, Fourth Edition): Judith E. Carman, William K.... Art Song in the United States, 1759-2011 - An Annotated Bibliography (Hardcover, Fourth Edition)
Judith E. Carman, William K. Gaeddert, Rita M. Resch
R4,515 Discovery Miles 45 150 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

This fourth edition of Art Song in the United States, 1759 2011 covers songs for solo voice and piano by American composers from the mid-18th through the early 21st centuries. The book is structured as an annotated bibliography with approximately 2,850 numbered entries listed alphabetically by composer and title and indexed in various ways to help teachers and singers locate the particular song they require for practice or performance. This edition adds eleven years worth of new works, anthologies, and collections (about 450 new entries), reflecting the relatively recent outpouring of song compositions by American composers and a wealth of new song anthologies and collections. This bibliography features information on each song or song cycle or set. Users will find critical data on the poet, publisher and copyright date, key, vocal range, vocal tessitura, meter(s), tempo, length, difficulty of vocal line and piano score, most suitable voice type, mood and subject of the text, and brief description of the vocal line and piano score. It also includes commentary on special difficulties for performers and possible uses of the song in programming. In addition, individual titles of composite works are given, and those that appear in collections are indexed to the list of collections in the front matter. Composer, poet, special characteristics/subject, and title indexes and even discographic lists recordings where available all aid researchers in finding songs. The primary audiences for this bibliography are voice teachers and singers in search of appropriate art songs for their students or themselves, as well as libraries with collecting interests in music and American literature."

YEAR OF WONDER: Classical Music for Every Day (Paperback): Clemency Burton-Hill YEAR OF WONDER: Classical Music for Every Day (Paperback)
Clemency Burton-Hill 1
R509 R455 Discovery Miles 4 550 Save R54 (11%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days

'A magnificent treasury . . . a fascinating tour de force.' Observer 'Year of Wonder is an absolute treat - the most enlightening way to be guided through the year.' Eddie Redmayne Classical music for everyone - an inspirational piece of music for every day of the year, celebrating composers from the medieval era to the present day, written by award-winning violinist and BBC Radio 3 presenter Clemency Burton-Hill. Have you ever heard a piece of music so beautiful it stops you in your tracks? Or wanted to discover more about classical music but had no idea where to begin? Year of Wonder is a unique celebration of classical music by an author who wants to share its diverse wonders with others and to encourage a love for this genre in all readers, whether complete novices or lifetime enthusiasts. Clemency chooses one piece of music for each day of the year, with a short explanation about the composer to put it into context, and brings the music alive in a modern and playful way, while also extolling the positive mindfulness element of giving yourself some time every day to listen to something uplifting or beautiful. Thoughtfully curated and expertly researched, this is a book of classical music to keep you company: whoever you are, wherever you're from. 'The only requirements for enjoying classical music are open ears and an open mind.' Clemency Burton-Hill Playlists are available on most streaming music platforms including Apple Music and Spotify.

Cesar Franck - His Life and Times (Hardcover, New): R. J. Stove Cesar Franck - His Life and Times (Hardcover, New)
R. J. Stove
R1,570 Discovery Miles 15 700 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

Cesar Franck (1822 1890), Belgian born and French domiciled, was one of the most remarkable composers of the 19th century. A number of his works are commonly recorded such as his Symphony in D Minor, Symphonic Variations, Violin Sonata, and the ever-popular Panis Angelicus and yet 38 years have elapsed since a biography of him appeared in English. Now with Cesar Franck: His Life and Times, R. J. Stove fills this gap in the history of late 19th-century classical music with a full-length study of the man and his music. Drawing on sources never before cited in English, Stove paints a far more detailed picture of this great musician and deeply loved man, whose influence in both his native and adopted lands was exceptional. Stove carefully delves into intimate matters of Franck s life, including his resilience in the face of his exploitation as a child prodigy at the piano, his development from a shy and harassed piano teacher into one of the most sought-after luminaries of Paris s Conservatoire, and the truth behind Franck s alleged affair with one of his students. Throughout his study, Stove interweaves panoramic surveys of the political and social scene in Belgium and France, contextualizing Franck s achievements in his historical milieu, from his rise as a recognized master of the organ to his dealings with significant composers such as Liszt, Gounod, Saint-Saens, Massenet, Chabrier, and others. Cesar Franck: His Life and Times is an engagingly written biography sure to interest classical music listeners of all stripes."

The Best Classical Music Ever (Paperback): Hal Leonard Corp The Best Classical Music Ever (Paperback)
Hal Leonard Corp
R735 R674 Discovery Miles 6 740 Save R61 (8%) Ships in 18 - 22 working days

Solo arrangements of 86 all-time favorites by 39 composers. Includes: Jesu, Joy of Man's Desiring (Bach) * Symphony No. 5 (Beethoven) * Habanera (Bizet) * The Girl with the Flaxen Hair (Debussy) * Panis Angelicus (Franck) * William Tell Overture (Rossini) * Gymnopedie No. 1 (Satie) * By the Beautiful Blue Danube (Strauss) * and more.

Classical Recording - A Practical Guide in the Decca Tradition (Paperback): Caroline Haigh, John Dunkerley, Mark Rogers Classical Recording - A Practical Guide in the Decca Tradition (Paperback)
Caroline Haigh, John Dunkerley, Mark Rogers
R1,331 Discovery Miles 13 310 Ships in 9 - 17 working days

Classical Recording: A Practical Guide in the Decca Tradition is the authoritative guide to all aspects of recording acoustic classical music. Offering detailed descriptions, diagrams, and photographs of fundamental recording techniques such as the Decca tree, this book offers a comprehensive overview of the essential skills involved in successfully producing a classical recording. Written by engineers with years of experience working for Decca and Abbey Road Studios and as freelancers, Classical Recording equips the student, the interested amateur, and the practising professional with the required knowledge and confidence to tackle everything from solo piano to opera.

13 Pieces Op. 76, No.2 - Etude - Piano (Paperback): Jean Sibelius 13 Pieces Op. 76, No.2 - Etude - Piano (Paperback)
Jean Sibelius
R239 R221 Discovery Miles 2 210 Save R18 (8%) Ships in 18 - 22 working days

(Music Sales America). Work for solo piano dating from 1911.

London Chamber Orchestra - 101 Years of Transformation (Hardcover): Jessica Duchen London Chamber Orchestra - 101 Years of Transformation (Hardcover)
Jessica Duchen; Foreword by HRH The Duchess of Cornwall
R730 R635 Discovery Miles 6 350 Save R95 (13%) Ships in 9 - 17 working days

Agile, flexible and never afraid of controversial innovations (such as abandoning traditional 'black tie' evening dress for its players or giving amplified concerts with creative lighting at the Hammersmith Apollo), the LCO has surfed the waves of history. It has travelled from the early days of broadcasting - which other orchestras shunned, fearing it spelt the end of 'live' music - through the difficult days of the Second World War, when London's largest concert hall was bombed, and the thrill of being invited to play at the wedding of the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge in 2011, to a triumphant return and reinvention after the Covid-19 pandemic when its comeback programmes included Concerto for Turntables by the composer Sergei Prokofiev's grandson Gabriel Prokofiev, featuring DJ Mr Switch. Author and music critic Jessica Duchen traces the LCO's history from the beginning under its founding conductor, the entrepreneurial Anthony Bernard from London's East End, whose contacts included Britain's first female MP, the American Nancy Astor (who kindly lent her house for the orchestra's first concert) and leading composers like Edward Elgar and Ralph Vaughan Williams, up to its current Artistic Director, Christopher Warren-Green, who ensures the LCO continues to delight its devoted audiences at home and abroad with an eclectic and diverse programme of music. Over the years it has performed dozens of world or UK premieres by composers including Stravinsky, Falla, Delius and even Mozart. This engaging book teems with entertaining stories: the composer who relished riding naked on a motor bike in the Gloucestershire countryside, the oboe player who taught her daughter's boyfriend, Paul McCartney, to play the recorder for a much-loved Beatles song, and the times the LCO travelled the length and breadth of the US in a country & western tour bus straight out of Nashville. It adds up to a fascinating celebration of over 100 years of classical music, as well as giving unique insider glimpses into this vibrant and much loved orchestra.

Gottschalk: Collected Works for Piano (Paperback): Gottschalk: Collected Works for Piano (Paperback)
R578 R542 Discovery Miles 5 420 Save R36 (6%) Ships in 18 - 22 working days

Being an American Romantic composer, Gottschalk was one of the first classically trained pianists to incorporate examples of Creole, Latin American, and Afro American dance rhythms within European musical forms.

Music at German Courts, 1715-1760 - Changing Artistic Priorities (Paperback): Samantha Owens, Barbara Reul, Janice Stockigt Music at German Courts, 1715-1760 - Changing Artistic Priorities (Paperback)
Samantha Owens, Barbara Reul, Janice Stockigt; Contributions by Alina Zorawska-Witkowska, Barbara Reul, …
R1,262 Discovery Miles 12 620 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

Music at German Courts serves to illustrate the extraordinary diversity of eighteenth-century German court music establishments without losing sight of what these Kapellen had in common. What was musical life at German courts really like during the eighteenth century? Were musical ensembles as diverse as the Holy Roman Empire's kaleidoscopic political landscape? Through a series of individual case studies contributed by leading scholars from Germany, Poland, the United States, Canada, and Australia, this book investigates the realities of musical life at fifteen German courts of varied size (ranging from kingdoms to principalities), religious denomination, and geographical location. Significant shifts that occurred in the artistic priorities of each court are presented through a series of "snapshots"- in effect "core sample" years - which highlight both individualand shared patterns of development and decline. What emerges from the wealth of primary source material examined in this volume is an in-depth picture of music-making within the daily life of individual courts, featuring a cast ofmusic directors, instrumentalists, and vocalists, together with numerous support staff drawn from across Europe. Music at German Courts serves to illustrate the extraordinary diversity of eighteenth-century German court music establishments without losing sight of what these Kapellen had in common. SAMANTHA OWENS is Associate Professor in Musicology at the University of Queensland, Brisbane, Australia. BARBARA M. REUL is Associate Professor of Musicology at Luther College, University of Regina, Canada. JANICE B. STOCKIGT is a Principal Fellow of the University of Melbourne, Australia. Contributors: DIETER KIRSCH, URSULA KRAMER, MICHAEL MAUL, MARYOLESKIEWICZ, SAMANTHA OWENS, RASHID-S. PEGAH, BAERBEL PELKER, BARBARA M. REUL, WOLFGANG RUF, BERT SIEGMUND, JANICE B. STOCKIGT, MICHAEL TALBOT, RUEDIGER THOMSEN-FUERST, ALINA ZORAWSKA-WITKOWSKA, STEVEN ZOHN

Wagnerism - Art and Politics in the Shadow of Music (Paperback): Alex Ross Wagnerism - Art and Politics in the Shadow of Music (Paperback)
Alex Ross
R720 R620 Discovery Miles 6 200 Save R100 (14%) Ships in 18 - 22 working days
The Music in the Data - Corpus Analysis, Music Analysis, and Tonal Traditions (Paperback): Christopher White The Music in the Data - Corpus Analysis, Music Analysis, and Tonal Traditions (Paperback)
Christopher White
R1,314 Discovery Miles 13 140 Ships in 9 - 17 working days

Putting forward an extensive new argument for a humanities-based approach to big-data analysis, The Music in the Data shows how large datasets of music, or music corpora, can be productively integrated with the qualitative questions at the heart of music research. The author argues that as well as providing objective evidence, music corpora can themselves be treated as texts to be subjectively read and creatively interpreted, allowing new levels of understanding and insight into music traditions. Each chapter in this book asks how we define a core music-theory topic, such as style, harmony, meter, function, and musical key, and then approaches the topic through considering trends within large musical datasets, applying a combination of quantitative analysis and qualitative interpretation. Throughout, several basic techniques of data analysis are introduced and explained, with supporting materials available online. Connecting the empirical information from corpus analysis with theories of musical and textual meaning, and showing how each approach can enrich the other, this book provides a vital perspective for scholars and students in music theory, musicology, and all areas of music research.

Expanding the Canon - Black Composers in the Music Theory Classroom (Paperback): Melissa Hoag Expanding the Canon - Black Composers in the Music Theory Classroom (Paperback)
Melissa Hoag
R1,308 Discovery Miles 13 080 Ships in 9 - 17 working days

Provides examples that instructors can readily apply in their teaching, enabling deeper inclusion of Black composers in the music theory curriculum on a practical level This book includes discussion of a wide variety of genres, including: jazz and popular music (including R&B, funk, and pop), string quartets, piano pieces, concertos, symphonies, and art songs Addresses Black composers and musicians working in a wide range of musical styles, including classical and popular works

Classical Music - A Beginner's Guide (Paperback, New): Julian Johnson Classical Music - A Beginner's Guide (Paperback, New)
Julian Johnson
R335 Discovery Miles 3 350 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

What does classical music mean to the Western World? How has it transformed over the centuries? With such a rich tradition, what relevance does it have today? Julian Johnson inspires readers to explore the field, and examines how music is related to some of the big ideas of Western experience including spirituality, emotion, the weight of history, and self identity.

Hearing Rhythm and Meter - Analyzing Metrical Consonance and Dissonance in Common-Practice Period Music (Paperback): Matthew... Hearing Rhythm and Meter - Analyzing Metrical Consonance and Dissonance in Common-Practice Period Music (Paperback)
Matthew Santa
R1,488 Discovery Miles 14 880 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

Hearing Rhythm and Meter: Analyzing Metrical Consonance and Dissonance in Common-Practice Period Music is the first book to present a comprehensive course text on advanced analysis of rhythm and meter. This book brings together the insights of recent scholarship on rhythm and meter in a clear and engaging presentation, enabling students to understand topics including hypermeter and metrical dissonance. From the Baroque to the Romantic era, Hearing Rhythm and Meter emphasizes listening, enabling students to recognize meters and metrical dissonances by type both with and without the score. The textbook includes exercises for each chapter and is supported by a full-score anthology. PURCHASING OPTIONS Textbook (Print Paperback): 978-0-8153-8448-9 Textbook (Print Hardback): 978-0-8153-8447-2 Textbook (eBook): 978-1-351-20431-6 Anthology (Print Paperback): 978-0-8153-9176-0 Anthology (Print Hardback): 978-0-367-34924-0 Anthology (eBook): 978-1-351-20083-7

Sicilienne Op.78 (Book): Gabriel Faure Sicilienne Op.78 (Book)
Gabriel Faure; Edited by Robert Bigio
R217 R206 Discovery Miles 2 060 Save R11 (5%) Ships in 18 - 22 working days

Faure's Sicilienne from Pelleas et Melisande for flute and Piano, edited and arranged by Robert Bigio.

The Classic FM Puzzle Book 365 (Paperback): Classic FM, Alexander Armstrong The Classic FM Puzzle Book 365 (Paperback)
Classic FM, Alexander Armstrong
R488 Discovery Miles 4 880 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

*** With a foreword by Alexander Armstrong. Do you know your Chopin from your Schubert? Your concerto from your cadenza? The Classic FM Puzzle Book 365 will sharpen your musical knowledge with a fun and stimulating puzzle to challenge and entertain you every single day of the year. From quizzes to wordsearches, logic tests to missing symbols - via emojis, sudoku, crosswords and more - our classical music experts have created a compendium of 365 puzzles to keep you guessing the whole year round.

Concert and Contest Collection for BB Tenor Saxophone - Solo Book Only (Paperback): H Voxman Concert and Contest Collection for BB Tenor Saxophone - Solo Book Only (Paperback)
H Voxman
R217 Discovery Miles 2 170 Ships in 18 - 22 working days

This top-rated collection of solo literature from the celebrated Rubank catalog is known by teachers and students everywhere. Each book offers a superb variety of solos customized for that instrument, and most state solo/ensemble contest lists include several solos from this collection. (Piano accompaniment sold separately.) Now available: Performance/Accompaniment CD (04002515) Solo Book with Performance/Accompaniment CD (04002516) Now students can perform these acclaimed solos with high quality recordings. Includes full performances by professional players, as well as piano accompaniment tracks.

Hasse Suite - Trombone Solo with Piano - Grade 4 (Paperback): Johann Adolph Hasse Hasse Suite - Trombone Solo with Piano - Grade 4 (Paperback)
Johann Adolph Hasse; Edited by William Gower
R190 R174 Discovery Miles 1 740 Save R16 (8%) Ships in 18 - 22 working days
From My Book of Melodies (Book): Alma Deutscher From My Book of Melodies (Book)
Alma Deutscher
R513 Discovery Miles 5 130 Ships in 9 - 17 working days
Suite - Flute Solo with Piano (Paperback): Charles-Marie Widor Suite - Flute Solo with Piano (Paperback)
Charles-Marie Widor; Contributions by James Galway
R435 R401 Discovery Miles 4 010 Save R34 (8%) Ships in 18 - 22 working days
Grand Fantasy on Mignon - Flute Solo with Piano (Paperback): Paul Taffanel Grand Fantasy on Mignon - Flute Solo with Piano (Paperback)
Paul Taffanel; Contributions by James Galway
R374 R347 Discovery Miles 3 470 Save R27 (7%) Ships in 18 - 22 working days
L'Art Du Chant, Dedie a Madame de Pompadour. (Facsimile of 1755 Edition). (French, Hardcover): Jean Antoine Berard L'Art Du Chant, Dedie a Madame de Pompadour. (Facsimile of 1755 Edition). (French, Hardcover)
Jean Antoine Berard; Notes by Travis and Emery
R664 Discovery Miles 6 640 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Concerto No. 1 in Eb - National Federation of Music Clubs 2014-2016 Selection Piano Duet (Paperback): Franz Liszt Concerto No. 1 in Eb - National Federation of Music Clubs 2014-2016 Selection Piano Duet (Paperback)
Franz Liszt; Edited by Rafael Joseffy
R341 R319 Discovery Miles 3 190 Save R22 (6%) Ships in 18 - 22 working days
Impromptus - Piano Solo (Paperback): Frederic Chopin Impromptus - Piano Solo (Paperback)
Frederic Chopin; Edited by C Mikuli
R324 Discovery Miles 3 240 Ships in 18 - 22 working days

inch....this work is likely to become a standart work very quickly and is to be recommended to all schools where recorder studies are undertaken inch. (Oliver James, Contact Magazine) A novel and comprehensive approach to transferring from the C to F instrument. 430 music examples include folk and national songs (some in two parts), country dance tunes and excerpts from the standard treble repertoire ofBach, Barsanti, Corelli, Handel, Telemann, etc. An outstanding feature of the book has proved to be Brian Bonsor's brilliantly simple but highly effective practice circles and recognition squares designed to give, in only a few minutes, concentrated practice on the more usual leaps to and from each new note and instant recognition of random notes. Quickly emulating the outstanding success of the descant tutors, these books are very popular even with those who normally use tutors other than the Enjoy the Recorder series.

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