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In this book, Steve Khan shares his approach to chord construction
on guitar, an area in which he has become famous. He has taken a
complex subject and broken it down into simple building blocks and
small study units. Players will learn to extend their sense of
harmony by the superimposition of chord forms which are familiar,
as well as a world of new ones. With two CDs full of performed
examples, play-along tracks, and five completely new compositions
by Steve Khan available only in this package.
The Suzuki MethodA(R) of Talent Education is based on Dr. Shinichi
Suzuki's view that every child is born with ability, and that man
is the son of his environment. According to Dr. Suzuki, a
world-renowned violinist and teacher, the greatest joy an adult can
know comes from developing a child's potential so he/she can
express all that is harmonious and best in human beings. Students
are taught using the "mother-tongue" approach. Suzuki Cello School
materials include: Cello Parts (Vol. 1-10) * Piano Accompaniments
(Vol. 1-8) * Cassettes (Vol. 1-3, 7, & 8 performed by Tsuyoshi
Tsutsumi, Vol. 4-6 performed by Ron Leonard) * Compact Discs (Vol.
1-3, 7, & 8 performed by Tsuyoshi Tsutsumi, Vol. 4-6 performed
by Ron Leonard). Suzuki MethodA(R) Core Materials available for
piano, violin, viola, cello, string bass, flute, harp, guitar, and
recorder.
Danny Elfman's Piano Quartet comprises thematic variations for
piano and string trio cast in five movements: Ein Ding,
Kinderspott, Duett fur Vier, Ruhig and Die Wolfsjungen. The idea
behind the work stems from a familiar children's playground taunt
which can be heard in the second movement. The work playfully
cycles through a variety of moods and textures, from the agitated
intensity of the first movement so reminiscent of the composer's
iconic film music, through to the delicate Adagio, all culminating
in Elfman's energetic and impassioned finale.
Leading authorities explore, in direct and accessible language,
chamber-music masterpieces by twenty-one prominent composers since
1900. Modern composers as diverse as Bela Bartok, Maurice Ravel,
Benjamin Britten, and John Cage have confided some of their most
personal and intense thoughts to the medium of the string quartet.
The resulting repertoire has won the allegiance of string
players-and of listeners in the concert hall and at home. Yet,
until now, no book has addressed the language of these remarkable
works, their interactions with the masterpieces of Beethoven and
others, and theirnew approaches to musical expression. Intimate
Voices, organized in rough chronological order, offers the
observations and intuitions of twenty leading authorities on
quartets by twenty-one composers from eleven countries.Its two
volumes-available separately or together-comprise an indispensable
guide to amateur and professional chamber musicians, scholars,
students, and anyone seeking a deeper acquaintance with the great
achievements of twentieth-century music. Edited by Evan Jones,
Associate Professor of Music Theory, Florida State University
College of Music. Volume 1: Debussy and Ravel [Marianne Wheeldon];
Sibelius [Joseph Kraus]; Bartok [JosephN. Straus]; Hindemith [David
Neumeyer]; Schoenberg [Matthew R. Shaftel]; Berg [Dave Headlam];
Webern [David Clampitt]; Villa-Lobos [Eero Tarasti]; Prokofiev
[Neil Minturn] Volume 2: Shostakovich [Patrick McCreless]; Britten
[Christopher Mark]; Ligeti [Jane Piper Clendinning]; Berio [Richard
Hermann]; Xenakis [Evan Jones]; Scelsi [Eric Drott]; Cage (David W.
Bernstein]; Babbitt [Andrew Mead]; Carter [Jonathan W. Bernard];
Mel Powell [Jeffrey Perry]; Shulamit Ran [Robert W. Peck]
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