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Concert Works for Piano and Orchestra - Version with Second Piano - Chopin National Edition (Paperback): Frederic Chopin Concert Works for Piano and Orchestra - Version with Second Piano - Chopin National Edition (Paperback)
Frederic Chopin; Edited by Jan Ekier, Pawel Kaminski
R868 R767 Discovery Miles 7 670 Save R101 (12%) Ships in 18 - 22 working days
Trio Op. 8 for Piano, Violin and Cello - Chopin National Edition 24a, Vol. XVII (Paperback): Trio Op. 8 for Piano, Violin and Cello - Chopin National Edition 24a, Vol. XVII (Paperback)
R597 R546 Discovery Miles 5 460 Save R51 (9%) Ships in 18 - 22 working days
The Great Composers - The Lives and Music of the Great Classical Composers (Abridged, Hardcover, Abridged edition): Jeremy... The Great Composers - The Lives and Music of the Great Classical Composers (Abridged, Hardcover, Abridged edition)
Jeremy Nicholas
R304 Discovery Miles 3 040 Ships in 4 - 6 working days

From the romantic agonies of Hector Berlioz to the lonely labours of Anton Bruckner, and from the cosmopolitan triumphs of George Frideric Handel to the politically fraught career of Dmitri Shostakovich in the Soviet Union, the lives of the great composers are as varied and multifaceted as the works of creative genius they produced. Writing with verve and passion, broadcaster and writer Jeremy Nicholas presents, in chronological order, elegant, informative and often affectionate biographical profiles of 50 of the greatest composers in the history of classical music. The biographies not only describe the life, artistic development and creative output of each composer, but also set the composers and their works in a broader historical and cultural context. Furthermore, shortlists of 'must-hear' masterpieces for each composer give the reader all the information they need to begin to build a brilliant classical music collection. Taken together, the 50 profiles in The Great Composers amount to a concise history of 500 years of classical music. Accessible and entertaining, but also informative and authoritative, this is the perfect introduction to the world of classical music for the general reader.

2 Danzas Espanolas "La Vida Breve" - Original Piano Solo Version (Paperback): Takejiro Hirai, Rie Hirai 2 Danzas Espanolas "La Vida Breve" - Original Piano Solo Version (Paperback)
Takejiro Hirai, Rie Hirai
R383 R357 Discovery Miles 3 570 Save R26 (7%) Ships in 18 - 22 working days

(Piano Solo). Based on the original edition and its reprints. With added editorial fingering and pedaling, editorial notes, an article on the life and works of de Falla, and more.

Classical Favorites - Big-Note Piano the Phillip Keveren Series (Paperback): Hal Leonard Corp Classical Favorites - Big-Note Piano the Phillip Keveren Series (Paperback)
Hal Leonard Corp; Contributions by Phillip Keveren
R298 R279 Discovery Miles 2 790 Save R19 (6%) Ships in 18 - 22 working days
Playing with History - The Historical Approach to Musical Performance (Book, New): John Butt Playing with History - The Historical Approach to Musical Performance (Book, New)
John Butt
R624 Discovery Miles 6 240 Ships in 4 - 6 working days

Why do we feel the need to perform music in a historically informed style? Is this need related to wider cultural concerns? In this challenging study, John Butt sums up recent debates on the nature of the early music movement, calling upon a seemingly inexhaustible fund of ideas gleaned from historical musicology, analytic philosophy, literary theory, historiography and theories of modernism and postmodernism. He develops the critical views of both supporters and detractors, claiming ultimately that it has more intellectual and artistic potential than its detractors may have assumed.

Aftermath - Medium Voice, Violin, Cello, and Piano Archive Edition (Paperback): Aftermath - Medium Voice, Violin, Cello, and Piano Archive Edition (Paperback)
R752 R656 Discovery Miles 6 560 Save R96 (13%) Ships in 18 - 22 working days

(Boosey & Hawkes Chamber Music). Medium voice, cello, violin, and piano

20th Century Italian Composers - For Piano (Paperback): Hal Leonard Corp 20th Century Italian Composers - For Piano (Paperback)
Hal Leonard Corp; Edited by Alfonso Alberti
R557 R511 Discovery Miles 5 110 Save R46 (8%) Ships in 18 - 22 working days

(MGB). Ten intermediate-level pieces by modern Italian composers. Includes works by Busoni, Casella, Castelnuovo-Tedesco, Petrassi, Respighi, Rota, and others. With a detailed introduction and notes on each piece.

Chopin: 12 Studies for Piano, Op. 25 (Paperback): Alfred Cortot Chopin: 12 Studies for Piano, Op. 25 (Paperback)
Alfred Cortot
R585 R529 Discovery Miles 5 290 Save R56 (10%) Ships in 18 - 22 working days
Dmitri Shostakovich Catalog of Works - 2nd Edition (Paperback, annotated edition): Dmitri Shostakovich Catalog of Works - 2nd Edition (Paperback, annotated edition)
R778 R682 Discovery Miles 6 820 Save R96 (12%) Ships in 18 - 22 working days

(Misc). This ultimate reference on the works of Dmitri Shostakovich presents a chronological list of works, annotated with commentary and citing available publications. There is also a systematic index of works, grouping like compositions by format (stage works, orchestral works, piano solo, etc.), an index of opus numbers, an alphabetical index of works, and an alphabetical index of key names of librettists, arrangers, translators, performers, conductors and others associated with the music of Shostakovich. Since the publication of the first edition of this catalog in 2005, a considerable number of volumes of the sccessively published DSCH Complete Edition have been issued. Of the 150 volumes planned, therefore, 33 are available. Thus it is now possible to document, for example, the early film musicto "New Babylon," Op. 18 and to "Odna," Op. 26.

Choral Music on Record (Book): Alan Blyth Choral Music on Record (Book)
Alan Blyth
R1,035 Discovery Miles 10 350 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

Following the successful volumes of Song on Record, this 1991 book surveys all the recordings of major choral works from the Monteverdi Vespers to Britten's War Requiem. Discussion of the various interpretations on record is preceded, in each chapter, by informed criticism of the work concerned, including - where appropriate - a clarification of editions, revisions, etc. (all the many changes in Messiah are, for instance, described in detail). The coverage of recordings is exhaustive and its value is enhanced by detailed discographies, with numbers of each recording. Each contributor is an authority within his or her specialist area and, collectively, their insights and observations make the book invaluable to record collectors, music lovers and all with an interest in changing tastes and styles of musical performance.

I Don't Belong Anywhere - Gyorgy Ligeti at 100 (Hardcover): Wolfgang Marx I Don't Belong Anywhere - Gyorgy Ligeti at 100 (Hardcover)
Wolfgang Marx
R3,556 Discovery Miles 35 560 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Inventions, Bwv 772-786 - Piano (Paperback): Alfred Kreutz Inventions, Bwv 772-786 - Piano (Paperback)
Alfred Kreutz
R186 R175 Discovery Miles 1 750 Save R11 (6%) Ships in 18 - 22 working days

In the introduction of his Inventions and Sinfonias, J.S. Bach set out the aim of these pieces, formulating a dual purpose: the keyboard player should, on the one hand, practice contrapuntual playing in two or three onligatory voices and develop a "cantabile" style; at the same time he should also be given an introduction to the study of composition, and learn how a piece can be developed from an invented theme (Inventio) by means of imitative techniques.

Pumping Nylon (Second Edition) - A Classical Guitarist's Technique Handbook (Paperback, 2nd ed.): Scott Tennant Pumping Nylon (Second Edition) - A Classical Guitarist's Technique Handbook (Paperback, 2nd ed.)
Scott Tennant
R740 Discovery Miles 7 400 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Kammermusik No. 3, Op. 36, No. 2 - Obbligato Cello and 10 Solo Instruments Study Score (Paperback): Kammermusik No. 3, Op. 36, No. 2 - Obbligato Cello and 10 Solo Instruments Study Score (Paperback)
R604 R538 Discovery Miles 5 380 Save R66 (11%) Ships in 18 - 22 working days

New urtext edition. Includes an appendix with the first version of movement I. Signal (1925).

Kammermusik No. 4, Op. 36, No. 3 - Violin Concerto Study Score (Paperback): Kammermusik No. 4, Op. 36, No. 3 - Violin Concerto Study Score (Paperback)
R637 R566 Discovery Miles 5 660 Save R71 (11%) Ships in 18 - 22 working days

(Schott). New urtext edition. Includes an appendix with the first version of movement I. Signal (1925).

Ludwig Senfl (C.1490-1543) - A Catalogue Raisonne of the Works and Sources: Vol. 1: Catalogue of the Works (Paperback): B... Ludwig Senfl (C.1490-1543) - A Catalogue Raisonne of the Works and Sources: Vol. 1: Catalogue of the Works (Paperback)
B Lodes, S Troster, S Gash
R2,125 Discovery Miles 21 250 Ships in 18 - 22 working days
Country Music Originals - The Legends and the Lost (Paperback): Tony Russell Country Music Originals - The Legends and the Lost (Paperback)
Tony Russell
R494 Discovery Miles 4 940 Ships in 18 - 22 working days

Graced by more than 200 illustrations, many of them seldom seen and some never before published, this sparkling volume offers vivid portraits of the men and women who created country music, the artists whose lives and songs formed the rich tradition from which so many others have drawn inspiration. Included here are not only such major figures as Jimmie Rodgers, The Carter Family, Fiddlin' John Carson, Charlie Poole, and Gene Autry, who put country music on America's cultural map, but many fascinating lesser-known figures as well, such as Carson Robison, Otto Gray, Chris Bouchillon, Emry Arthur and dozens more, many of whose stories are told here for the first time. To map some of the winding, untraveled roads that connect today's music to its ancestors, Tony Russell draws upon new research and rare source material, such as contemporary newspaper reports and magazine articles, internet genealogy sites, and his own interviews with the musicians or their families. The result is a lively mix of colorful tales and anecdotes, priceless contemporary accounts of performances, illuminating social and historical context, and well-grounded critical judgment. The illustrations include artist photographs, record labels, song sheets, newspaper clippings, cartoons, and magazine covers, recreating the look and feel of the entire culture of country music. Each essay includes as well a playlist of recommended and currently available recordings for each artist. Finally, the paperback edition now features an extensive index.

Ghost Aria from "Therese Raquin" - Tenor and Piano (Paperback): Ghost Aria from "Therese Raquin" - Tenor and Piano (Paperback)
R270 R252 Discovery Miles 2 520 Save R18 (7%) Ships in 18 - 22 working days
Between Sisters - For Soprano, Flute, Vibraphone and Piano (Paperback): Alvin Singleton Between Sisters - For Soprano, Flute, Vibraphone and Piano (Paperback)
Alvin Singleton
R424 R388 Discovery Miles 3 880 Save R36 (8%) Ships in 18 - 22 working days
Puccini's La Boheme (Paperback): Alexandra Wilson Puccini's La Boheme (Paperback)
Alexandra Wilson
R585 Discovery Miles 5 850 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

Giacomo Puccini's La Boheme is one of the most frequently performed operas in the world. But how did it come to be so adored? In this book, author Alexandra Wilson traces La Boheme's rise to fame and demonstrates that its success grew steadily through stage performances, recordings, filmed versions and the endorsements of star singers. More recently, popular songs, film soundtracks and musicals that draw on the opera's music and themes added further to its immense cultural impact. This cultural history offers a fresh reading of a familiar work. Wilson argues that La Boheme's approach to realism and its flouting of conventions of the Italian operatic tradition made it strikingly modern for the 1890s. She explores how Puccini and his librettists engaged with gender, urban poverty and nostalgia-themes that grew out of the work's own time and continue to resonate with audiences more than 120 years later. Her analysis of the opera's depiction of Paris reveals that La Boheme was not only influenced by the romantic mythologies surrounding the city to this day but also helped shape them. Wilson's consideration of how directors have reinvented this opera for a new age completes this fascinating history of La Boheme, making it essential reading for anyone interested in this opera and the works it inspired.

More Piano Sight-Reading - Additional Material for Piano Solo and Duet (Paperback): John Kember More Piano Sight-Reading - Additional Material for Piano Solo and Duet (Paperback)
John Kember
R484 R454 Discovery Miles 4 540 Save R30 (6%) Ships in 18 - 22 working days

(Piano). This new volume provides supplementary material to Piano Sight-Reading 1 . It utilizes an approach based on independent learning and the recognition of rhythmic and melodic patterns. A total of 175 exercises in a range of musical styles and keys including duets to encourage players to develop musicianship and to have fun playing with teachers, family or friends. Tunes are progressive with "hands together" exercises in the final section.

E. T. A. Hoffmann's Musical Writings - Kreisleriana- the Poet and the Composer- Music Criticism (Book, New Ed): E. T. A... E. T. A. Hoffmann's Musical Writings - Kreisleriana- the Poet and the Composer- Music Criticism (Book, New Ed)
E. T. A Hoffmann; Edited by David Charlton; Translated by Martyn Clarke
R1,215 Discovery Miles 12 150 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

This book contains the first complete translation in English of E. T. A. Hoffmann’s major musical writings, complementing the well-known Tales. It offers, therefore, a long-awaited opportunity to assess the thought and influence of one of the most famous of all writers on music and the musical links with his fiction. Containing the first complete appearance in English of Kreisleriana, it reveals a masterpiece of imaginative writing whose title is familiar to musicians (from Robert Schumann’s piano cycle) and whose profound humour and irony can now be fully appreciated. This volume offers translations aiming at the greatest fidelity to Hoffmann, as well as musical accuracy in the reviews. David Charlton’s three introductory essays provide extensive information on the background to Romantic music criticism; on the origins and internal structure of Kreisleriana; and on Hoffmann and opera. A concluding essay by the late Friedrich Schnapp lists Hoffmann’s planned reviews and those mistakenly attributed to him.

Transient Bell for Piano - SJ 1172 (Paperback): Transient Bell for Piano - SJ 1172 (Paperback)
R382 R350 Discovery Miles 3 500 Save R32 (8%) Ships in 18 - 22 working days

(Piano). "The sound of a bell is the voice of the Buddha," says Japanese composer Atsuhiko Gondai. In this single movement work for solo piano, he intends to capture Oshikicho or "transitory tone" of an ancient Japanese bell. Advanced level.

The Mostly Mozart Guide to Mozart (Paperback): Carl Vigeland The Mostly Mozart Guide to Mozart (Paperback)
Carl Vigeland
R386 R366 Discovery Miles 3 660 Save R20 (5%) Ships in 18 - 22 working days
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