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The pieces in this anthology capture the characteristic simplicity
and sincerity of all of Whitlock's music. His rare facility as an
organist shines through in his ingenious use of the instrument's
resources and his instinctive feeling for colour and sound.
Whitlock's style is personal and intimate and the pieces charming
and melodious.
Brighten the world with music For pianists of all ages, this deluxe
collection contains sheet music for 40 of the most beautiful songs
ever written. Popular ballads, timeless standards, classic show
tunes and graceful movie themes assure a lifetime of musical
pleasure.
Titles: Angel Eyes (Jim Brickman) * As Time Goes By (from
Casablanca) * At Last (Etta James) * Because You Loved Me (Celine
Dion) * Bewitched, Bothered and Bewildered (Cole Porter) * Bridge
over Troubled Water (Simon and Garfunkel) * Canon in D (Pachelbel)
* Come Rain or Come Shine * Days of Wine and Roses * Endless Love
(Diana Ross and Lionel Richie) * Falling Slowly (from Once) * Hero
(Mariah Carey) * Home (Michael Bubl?) * How Could I Ever Know?
(from The Secret Garden) * How Deep Is Your Love (Bee Gees) * How
Do I Live (LeAnn Rimes) * Killing Me Softly with His Song (Roberta
Flack) * La Vie en Rose (Edith Piaf) * Laura (Johnny Mercer) *
Leaving on a Jet Plane (Peter, Paul, and Mary) * Love Story (Where
Do I Begin) * Love Will Lead You Back (Taylor Dayne) * Misty
(Johnny Mathis) * The Notebook (from The Notebook) * On the Street
Where You Live (Lerner/Loewe) * Open Arms (Journey) * Over the
Rainbow (Judy Garland) * People (Barbra Streisand) * The Prayer
(Andrea Bocelli and Celine Dion) * The Promise (Jim Brickman) *
Right Here Waiting (Richard Marx) * The Shadow of Your Smile
(Mandel/Webster) * Summertime (Gershwins) * Take My Breath Away
(from Top Gun) * Un-Break My Heart (Toni Braxton) * Valentine
(Martina McBride and Jim Brickman) * Wind Beneath My Wings (Bette
Midler) * You Light Up My Life (Debby Boone) * You Needed Me (Anne
Murray) * You Raise Me Up (Josh Groban).
Alma Moodie's letters from 1918 to 1943 span two of the most
tumultuous decades of modern German history. They document the
responses of an individual professional musician to the
vicissitudes of her public and private life: the challenges of
post-war economic and political instability in the Weimar Republic,
the impact of the Great Depression, the exclusionist cultural
policies of the Third Reich and the perils of war. Australian-born,
Moodie gives voice to the vulnerabilities of her position, living
alone and constantly on tour as an unaccompanied, female virtuoso.
She describes the profound satisfactions of her career triumphs,
the joys and tensions of her marriage and her deep love for her
children. Weaving through the narrative is the miracle of her
ability as a virtuoso violinist, an ability that commanded the
admiration and respect of many of the leading cultural figures of
the day. Famous conductors, prominent musicians, contemporary
composers, writers and art connoisseurs all fell under the spell of
her sensational playing and lively personality. Originally written
in three languages, the letters are made available here for the
first time in English translation. Extensive annotations place the
letters in their historical context while short essays by
specialists in their fields reflect on particular themes.
The perfect companion to the 'Guitar Chords' book, 'Advanced Guitar
Chords' is a handy resource for guitarists who feel they are able
to take the next step. The simple and clean layout provides 360
chords shown as chord boxes, covering chords that are played
further up the neck and in 3rd position, along with more extensive
provision of augmented and diminished chords. Ideal for playing
genres such as jazz, this no-nonsense, easy-to-carry, spiral-bound
book will fit into a gig bag, flight case or handbag with the
minimum of fuss and will help musicians become more complete
guitarists.
Developed to increase the speed and ease of getting around the
drumset using rudiments as the foundation. The cross sticking and
drum-to-drum patterns used in this book will increase the student's
coordination skills, familiarity of the drumset, and soloing
vocabulary. An exceptional way to incorporate rudiments into the
drumset performer's practice routine.
Join the superhero world of Lang Lang and come on a piano adventure
with The Lang Lang Piano Method Level 3. Level 3 continues the
progression by: extending the note range to an octave exploring
different keys including more hands-together in pieces. The five
progressive books in The Lang Lang Piano Method provide a unique
and imaginative way for complete beginners to learn the piano with
the world's most successful concert pianist, Lang Lang. There's
plenty to play all around the keyboard right from the start. Fun,
imaginative pieces develop the left and right hands equally and
supporting audio features exclusive performances by Lang Lang of
the concert pieces. Musicianship is developed through theory pages
and listening to exclusive performances by Lang Lang of piano
classics for children. "I've written The Lang Lang Piano Method to
inspire today's kids with my passion for the piano." Lang Lang
The drum kit is ubiquitous in global popular music and culture, and
modern kit drumming profoundly defined the sound of
twentieth-century popular music. The Cambridge Companion to the
Drum Kit highlights emerging scholarship on the drum kit, drummers
and key debates related to the instrument and its players.
Interdisciplinary in scope, this volume draws on research from
across the humanities, sciences, and social sciences to showcase
the drum kit, a relatively recent historical phenomenon, as a site
worthy of analysis, critique, and reflection. Providing readers
with an array of perspectives on the social, material, and
performative dimensions of the instrument, this book will be a
valuable resource for students, drum kit studies scholars, and all
those who want a deeper understanding of the drum kit, drummers,
and drumming.
The first detailed study of the working relationship and productive
friendship between Ralph Vaughan Williams (1872-1958) and Adrian
Boult (1889-1983). From 1918 onwards, Boult became one of Vaughan
Williams's most important interpreters, giving the world premieres
of the Pastoral, Fourth and Sixth Symphonies, performing almost all
his major works (not only at home but with some of the world's
greatest orchestras), and working in close collaboration with the
composer on major projects including the first complete recording
of Vaughan Williams's symphonies. Boult continued to be the most
devoted advocate of Vaughan Williams's music to the end of his long
career. As this book shows, Boult's scores include numerous
annotations derived from conversations and correspondence with
Vaughan Williams and these provide important evidence of the
composer's wishes including adjustments to orchestration, comments
on interpretation, dynamics, phrasing and revisions to Vaughan
Williams's notoriously unreliable metronome marks. The evidence of
these scores is considered alongside the extensive correspondence
between Vaughan Williams and Boult, Boult's private diaries and
other relevant documents including contemporary press reports. The
book includes three substantial supplements: a detailed description
of Boult's marked scores, a comprehensive list of Boult's Vaughan
Williams performances and a discography including surviving
recordings of unpublished broadcasts. It will be indispensable
reading for scholars and students of Vaughan Williams and
historical conducting, Vaughan Williams enthusiasts and those
interested in the history of recorded music.
Short, clear chapters each focus on a single topic, presenting
necessary information thoroughly and clearly, in a manner that's
easy for students to grasp Large number of musical examples allows
students to better understand techniques by seeing them in multiple
contexts Companion website provides video demonstrations that help
students understand techniques in action
Core Classics is a collection of seven books of music from the
piano canon, selected and graded by leading educationalists. Each
volume contains a rich selection of engaging pieces to form the
backbone of any pianist's repertoire. With pieces from Beethoven,
Haydn, Mozart and many more, this book includes an abundance of
much-loved music. Each book is authoritatively graded, with pieces
gradually increasing in difficulty throughout. The books are
equally valuable for learners working towards a grade exam, between
grades, or playing for leisure, building technical skills and
confidence. Perfect for learners exploring repertoire for the
own-choice piece in ABRSM's Performance Grade exams
In Learning to Listen, Gary Burton shares his fifty years of
experiences at the top of the jazz scene. A seven-time Grammy award
winner, Burton made his first recordings at age 17, has toured and
recorded with a who's who of famous jazz names, and is one of only
a few openly gay musicians in jazz. Burton is a true innovator,
both as a performer and an educator. His autobiography is one of
the most personal and insightful jazz books ever written.
Compositional Process in Elliott Carter's String Quartets is an
interdisciplinary study examining the evolution and compositional
process in Elliott Carter's five string quartets. Offering a
systematic and logical way of unpacking concepts and processes in
these quartets that would otherwise remain opaque, the book's
narrative reveals new aspects of understanding these works and
draws novel conclusions on their collective meaning and Carter's
place as the leading American modernist. Each of Carter's five
string quartets is driven by a new idea that Carter was exploring
during a particular period, which allows for each quartet to be
examined under a unique lens and a deeper understanding of his
oeuvre at large. Drawing on key ideas from a variety of subjects
including performance studies, philosophy, music cognition, musical
meaning and semantics, literary criticism, and critical theory,
this is an informative volume for scholars and researchers in the
areas of music theory and musicology. Analyses are supplemented
with sketch study, correspondence, text manuscripts, and other
archival sources from the Paul Sacher Stiftung, the Library of
Congress, and the New York Public Library.
"How to Play Piano" contains everything the new or intermediate
piano player needs to know to really get to grips with making music
on this most popular of instruments. Highly practical, it leads you
from the basics to more complex techniques, covering playing with
the left hand, right hand and both together, along with a basic
introduction to reading music. The clear text is accompanied by
illustrative photos and diagrams, and the guide is complemented by
some classic practice pieces to try your hand(s) at, such as "Fur
Elise" and "Pachelbel's Canon", as well as a glossary and further
reading.
One of the most admired qualities of Claude Debussy's music has
been its seemingly effortless evocation and assimilation of exotic
musical strains. He was the first great European composer to
discern the possibilities inherent in the gamelan, the ensemble
consisting mainly of tuned percussion instruments that originated
in Java. Echoes from the East: The Javanese Gamelan and its
Influence on the Music of Claude Debussy argues Debussy's encounter
with the gamelan in 1889 at the Paris Exposition Universelle had a
far more profound effect on his work and style than can be grasped
by simply looking for passages and pieces in his output that sound
"Asian" or "like a gamelan." Kiyoshi Tamagawa recounts Debussy's
individual experience with the music of Java and traces its echoes
through his entire compositional career. Echoes from the East adds
a commentary on the modern-day issue of cultural appropriation and
a survey of Debussy's contemporaries and successors who have also
attempted to merge the sounds of the gamelan with their own
distinctive musical styles.
Originally published in 2003, Charles Edward Horn's Memoirs of His
Father and Himself is an annotated collection of the memoirs of
Charles Edward Horn. They include an account of Horn's father,
Charles Frederick Horn, who arrived penniless in London in 1782 and
rose to become music master to Queen Charlotte. Today he is most
remembered for his pioneering publications of J.S. Bach's music in
England. Charles Edward Horn's memoir covers his activities in
England and Ireland and provide numerous details of English musical
life in the Georgian era not previously known to scholars. They are
supplemented in this book by transcripts of four other
autobiographical accounts of the Horns, a summary of their extant
correspondence and a chronology of their activities.
Piano Star is an exciting series for young pianists, offering a
rich selection of new repertoire to help players build confidence
and musical skills. Piano Star 2 is at ABRSM Prep Test level and
provides alternative repertoire for that assessment and includes
compositions by David Blackwell, Edmund Jolliffe, Mike Cornick,
Aisling Greally, Christopher Norton, Mark Tanner, Sarah Watts,
Alasdair Spratt, Andrew Eales, Heather Hammond, Karen Marshall,
Nicholas Scott-Burt, Nancy Litten, Paul Harris, Alan Bullard, and
Peter Gritton. Key features of the series: - Solo pieces, plus a
number of duets - A rich mix of musical styles, with techniques
introduced progressively - Fun extension activities - Beautifully
illustrated
Join the superhero world of Lang Lang and come on a piano adventure
with The Lang Lang Piano Method Level 2. Level 2 builds on the
first book by introducing: eighth notes (quavers) simple hands
together and thumb-under technique. The five progressive books in
The Lang Lang Piano Method provide a unique and imaginative way for
complete beginners to learn the piano with the world's most
successful concert pianist, Lang Lang. There's plenty to play all
around the keyboard right from the start. Fun, imaginative pieces
develop the left and right hands equally and supporting audio
features exclusive performances by Lang Lang of the concert pieces.
Musicianship is developed through theory pages and listening to
exclusive performances by Lang Lang of piano classics for children.
"I've written The Lang Lang Piano Method to inspire today's kids
with my passion for the piano." Lang Lang
Slur, ornament and reach development exercises.
Previously available only in three separate books, Howard Shore's
award-winning music for The Lord of the Rings trilogy is now
available as a deluxe single volume of solo piano sheet music.
Adorned with gorgeous color stills from the motion pictures, this
is the ultimate musical tour of Middle-earth for intermediate and
advanced pianists.
Neuhaus taught at the Moscow Conservatory and his pupils included
some of the greatest pianists of the twentieth century: Emil
Gilels, Sviatoslav Richter, Nina Svetlanova, Alexei Lubimov and
Radu Lupu. His legacy continues today and many teachers around the
world regard this book as the most authoritative on the subject of
piano playing.
Contains 40 exercises by Hanon and 40 by Schmitt to cover the
various aspects of finger technique necessary to acquire agility
and strength of fingers, freedom of execution, clarity and perfect
control of finger-work and touch and many other qualities. Designed
for piano students of all grades, these exercises can successfully
be practiced by students after one year of piano study.
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