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The Rube Goldberg Variations (Hardcover): Leonard A Temme The Rube Goldberg Variations (Hardcover)
Leonard A Temme
R508 Discovery Miles 5 080 Ships in 12 - 17 working days
Music, Science, and Natural Magic in Seventeenth-Century England (Hardcover, New): Penelope Gouk Music, Science, and Natural Magic in Seventeenth-Century England (Hardcover, New)
Penelope Gouk
R2,028 Discovery Miles 20 280 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

The role of natural magic in the rise of seventeenth-century experimental science has been the subject of lively controversy for several decades. Now Penelope Gouk introduces a new element into the debate: how music mediated between these two domains. Arguing that changing musical practice in sixteenth-century Europe affected seventeenth-century English thought on science and magic, she maps the various relationships among these apparently separate disciplines. Gouk explores these relationships in several ways. She adopts the methods of social geography to discuss the disciplinary, social, and intellectual overlapping of music, science, and natural magic. She gives a historical account of the emergence of acoustics in English science, the harmonically based physics of Robert Hooke, and the position of harmonics within Newton's transformation of natural philosophy. And she provides a gallery of images in which contemporary representations of instruments, practices, and concepts demonstrate the way in which musical models informed and transformed those of natural philosophy. Gouk shows that as the "occult" features of music became subject to the new science of experimentation, and as their causes became evident, so natural magic was pushed outside the realms of scientific discourse.

Encrypted Messages in Alban Berg's Music (Paperback): Siglind Bruhn Encrypted Messages in Alban Berg's Music (Paperback)
Siglind Bruhn
R1,617 Discovery Miles 16 170 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

First Published in 1998. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.

Beethoven the Pianist - Musical Performance and Reception (Hardcover): Tilman Skowroneck Beethoven the Pianist - Musical Performance and Reception (Hardcover)
Tilman Skowroneck
R2,693 Discovery Miles 26 930 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

The widely held belief that Beethoven was a rough pianist, impatient with his instruments, is not altogether accurate: it is influenced by anecdotes dating from when deafness had begun to impair his playing. Presenting a new, detailed biography of Beethoven's formative years, this book reviews the composer's early career, outlining how he was influenced by teachers, theorists and instruments. Skowroneck describes the development and decline of Beethoven's pianism, and pays special attention to early pianos, their construction and their importance for Beethoven and the modern pianist. The book also includes new discussions of legato and Beethoven's trills, and a complete annotated review of eyewitnesses' reports about his playing. Skowroneck presents a revised picture of Beethoven which traces his development from an impetuous young musician into a virtuoso in command of many musical resources.

Vaughan Williams and the Vision of Albion (Hardcover, Reprint of the second ed): Wilfrid Mellers Vaughan Williams and the Vision of Albion (Hardcover, Reprint of the second ed)
Wilfrid Mellers
R1,358 Discovery Miles 13 580 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

This, the second edition, was significantly revised and expanded. It incorporates a substantial amount of new material - notably three sections on the operas Hugh the Drover, Sir John in Love and The Poisoned Kiss. Also Wilfrid inserted into the final chapter A Double Man's Last Harvest, an account of the late A minor sonata for violin and piano.

The Routledge Research Companion to Modernism in Music (Paperback): Bjoern Heile, Charles Wilson The Routledge Research Companion to Modernism in Music (Paperback)
Bjoern Heile, Charles Wilson
R1,637 Discovery Miles 16 370 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Modernism in music still arouses passions and is riven by controversies. Taking root in the early decades of the twentieth century, it achieved ideological dominance for almost three decades following the Second World War, before becoming the object of widespread critique in the last two decades of the century, both from critics and composers of a postmodern persuasion and from prominent scholars associated with the 'new musicology'. Yet these critiques have failed to dampen its ongoing resilience. The picture of modernism has considerably broadened and diversified, and has remained a pivotal focus of debate well into the twenty-first century. This Research Companion does not seek to limit what musical modernism might be. At the same time, it resists any dilution of the term that would see its indiscriminate application to practically any and all music of a certain period. In addition to addressing issues already well established in modernist studies such as aesthetics, history, institutions, place, diaspora, cosmopolitanism, production and performance, communication technologies and the interface with postmodernism, this volume also explores topics that are less established; among them: modernism and affect, modernism and comedy, modernism versus the 'contemporary', and the crucial distinction between modernism in popular culture and a 'popular modernism', a modernism of the people. In doing so, this text seeks to define modernism in music by probing its margins as much as by restating its supposed essence.

Samuel Barber - A Research and Information Guide (Paperback, 2nd edition): Wayne Wentzel Samuel Barber - A Research and Information Guide (Paperback, 2nd edition)
Wayne Wentzel
R1,681 Discovery Miles 16 810 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

An annotated reference guide to Barber's life, works and achievements, it will prove valuable for anyone seeking information on him.

A Catalogue of the Works of Ralph Vaughan Williams (Hardcover, 2nd Revised edition): Michael Kennedy A Catalogue of the Works of Ralph Vaughan Williams (Hardcover, 2nd Revised edition)
Michael Kennedy
R5,940 Discovery Miles 59 400 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

This revised edition of the standard catalogue of the music and writings of Ralph Vaughan Williams includes all known published and unpublished works, with full details of instrumentation, revisions, and first performances. There is much new information on the location of manuscripts and sketches, and there are many corrections to the information and dates given in the existing text. The volume includes a bibliography of the literary works of Vaughan Williams compiled by Peter Starbuck, and an appendix of folk songs collected by the composer. The indexes have been completely updated.

His Master's Voice/De Stem van zijn Meester - The Dutch Catalogue, A Complete Numerical Catalogue of Dutch and Belgian... His Master's Voice/De Stem van zijn Meester - The Dutch Catalogue, A Complete Numerical Catalogue of Dutch and Belgian Gramophone Recordings made from 1900 to 1929 in Holland, Belgium, and elsewhere by The Gramophone Company Ltd. (Hardcover, New)
Alan Kelly, Jacques Kloters
R3,251 Discovery Miles 32 510 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

The fourth volume in the Greenwood series providing a near-definitive survey on the output of sound recordings made in Europe by The Gramophone Company (1900-1929), this work covers the Dutch area and includes a good deal of Belgian material as well. Included in the contents are examples of the work from serious artists in classical music together with popular and comic songs and social comment dealing with an era that has nearly passed out of the range of living memory. Of interest to record collectors, music archivists, reference librarians, and music and social historians.

The Gramophone Company was the major producer of sound recordings from 1900 to 1929, besides having a virtual monopoly of the major talents. It was organized into ten geographical/ethnic divisions. Four of these areas have had discographies published on them; Kelly's previous Greenwood volumes cover Italy, France, and Germany. The fourth, on Scandinavia, was published by another company.

Peter Schickele - A Bio-Bibliography (Hardcover): Tammy Ravas Peter Schickele - A Bio-Bibliography (Hardcover)
Tammy Ravas
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R2,921 Discovery Miles 29 210 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

Covers the life and works of classical music composer, Peter Schickele, who is probably best known for his humorous alter ego, P.D.Q. Bach. Schickele has walked the line between a professional composer and musical satirist for over 35 years, and his compositions have reached into virtually every genre of music from jazz to rock to folk to movie music and to classical. The major influences in his career include his love of the theater, Spike Jones, and a philosophy that no genre of music is inherently inferior. Schickele was consulted during the compilation of this volume, therefore, much of the date and premier information comes from his own resources. This volume contains a brief biography of Peter Schickele and a detailed list of his Works and Performances, a discography, a bibliography, an alphabetical index, a chronology, and a name index. Scholars who study humor in music and 21st century American composers will now have a comprehensive sourcebook on Peter Schickele and his works.

Liszt's Dante Symphony (Hardcover): Rich Disilvio Liszt's Dante Symphony (Hardcover)
Rich Disilvio
R779 R726 Discovery Miles 7 260 Save R53 (7%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days

Liszt's Dante Symphony is a thrilling tale of murder and covert spy rings amid the turbulent rise of Bismarck's Prussia, thus leading to Hitler's brutal Third Reich. Following the lives of a student of Liszt's, Angelo Di Purezza, and his son, the reader is taken on a journey of suspense that cascades over two generations. During those years Europe would experience numerous revolutions and witness two World Wars that would feature ghastly chemical weapons, atomic bombs, and deadly poison gas called Zyklon-B. Franz Liszt is joined by a huge cast of historical characters, including Napoleon III, Pope Pius IX, Rossini, Saint-Saens, Gustave Dore, Victor Hugo, Albert Einstein, Adolf Hitler and many others. The tale is an exciting amalgamation of history, politics, religion, music, the fine arts, secret codes, murder, suspense, sacrifices, and yes, even romance.

Really Easy Piano - 50 Popular Songs (Paperback): Really Easy Piano - 50 Popular Songs (Paperback)
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R525 Discovery Miles 5 250 Ships in 9 - 15 working days
Bach and the Riddle of the Number Alphabet (Hardcover, New): Ruth Tatlow Bach and the Riddle of the Number Alphabet (Hardcover, New)
Ruth Tatlow
R2,755 R2,567 Discovery Miles 25 670 Save R188 (7%) Ships in 12 - 17 working days

In 1947 the theologian and musicologist Friedrich Smend published a study which claimed that J. S. Bach regularly employed the natural-order number alphabet (A=1 to Z=24) in his works. Smend provided historical evidence and music examples to support his theory which demonstrated that by this means Bach incorporated significant words into his music, and provided himself with a symbolic compositional scheme. Since then many people have taken up Smend’s theory, interpreting numbers of bars and notes in Bach scores according to the natural-order alphabet. By presenting a thorough survey of different number alphabets and their uses in seventeenth- and eighteenth-century Germany, Dr Tatlow investigates the plausibility of Smend’s claims. Her new evidence fundamentally challenges Smend’s conclusions and the book sounds a note of caution to all who continue to use his number-alphabet theory. Dr Tatlow’s painstaking research will fascinate all those with an interest in the music of J. S. Bach and German Baroque culture, and will be of particular importance for music historians and analysts.

The "Musica" of Hermannus Contractus (Hardcover, Annotated Ed): Leonard Ellinwood The "Musica" of Hermannus Contractus (Hardcover, Annotated Ed)
Leonard Ellinwood; Revised by John L. Snyder
R3,189 Discovery Miles 31 890 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

The renowned treatise on music, by an eleventh-century monk, in a critical edition with annotated English translation, introduction, and detailed indexes. Long recognized as one of the most important medieval treatises on music, the Musica of Hermannus Contractus is here presented in a newly revised translation, with commentary reflecting the best current scholarship. A polymath and monk, Hermannus Contractus (1013-54) contributed to the important advancements made in European arts and sciences in the first half of the eleventh century, writing on history, astronomy, and time-keeping devices,among other topics, and composing several chants. His music theory, founded on a systematic treatment of traditional concepts and terminology dating back to the ancient Greeks, is concerned largely with the organization of pitchin Gregorian chant. Hermann's approach stems from Germanic species-based thought, and is marked by a distinction between aspects of form and aspects of position, privileging the latter. He expresses this in terms imported from then-new developments in Italian music theory, thus acting as a nexus for the two traditions. Numerology and number symbolism play significant roles in Hermann's theories, and his critiques of other theorists offer insights into medieval intellectual life. Hermann also uses chant citations and exercises to help his readers apply theory to practice. John L. Snyder's revised edition of Ellinwood's long-standard 1952 text and translation offers a new introduction, including codicological descriptions of the sources; a critical edition of the Latin text with an annotated English translation on facing pages; appendices detailing the documents pertaining to Hermann's life, his citations of plainsong, and his original diastematic notation system; and greatly expanded indexes. Snyder's Musica will serve as the standard version of this major historical document for years to come. Leonard Ellinwood (1905-94) served in the Library of Congress cataloging divisions in music and in the humanities for thirty-five years. He published scholarly works and editions of both medieval music and church music. John L. Snyder is Professor of Music Theory and Musicology at the University of Houston's Moores School of Music.

A Treatise of Musick. Speculative, Practical and Historical. [Facsimile of First Edition, 1721, Music.] (Hardcover): Alexander... A Treatise of Musick. Speculative, Practical and Historical. [Facsimile of First Edition, 1721, Music.] (Hardcover)
Alexander Malcolm
R1,107 Discovery Miles 11 070 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

This is a facsimile of the first edition, printed for the Author, in Edinburgh in 1721.

The Power of Music - An Exploration of the Evidence (Hardcover, Hardback ed.): Susan Hallam, Evangelos Himonides The Power of Music - An Exploration of the Evidence (Hardcover, Hardback ed.)
Susan Hallam, Evangelos Himonides
R1,516 Discovery Miles 15 160 Ships in 12 - 17 working days
Bach'S Dialogue with Modernity - Perspectives on the Passions (Hardcover): John Butt Bach'S Dialogue with Modernity - Perspectives on the Passions (Hardcover)
John Butt
R2,781 R2,488 Discovery Miles 24 880 Save R293 (11%) Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Providing a detailed analysis of Bach's Passions, this 2010 book represents an important contribution to the debate about the culture of 'classical music', its origins, priorities and survival. The angles from which each chapter proceeds differ from those of a traditional music guide, by examining the Passions in the light of the mindsets of modernity, and their interplay with earlier models of thought and belief. While the historical details of Bach's composition, performance and theological context remain crucial, the foremost concern of this study is to relate these works to a historical context that may, in some threads at least, still be relevant today. The central claim of the book is that the interplay of traditional imperatives and those of early modernity renders Bach's Passions particularly fascinating as artefacts that both reflect and constitute some of the priorities and conditions of the western world.

The International Who's Who in Classical/Popular Music Set 2022 (Hardcover, 7th edition): Europa Publications The International Who's Who in Classical/Popular Music Set 2022 (Hardcover, 7th edition)
Europa Publications
R33,925 Discovery Miles 339 250 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Combining the International Who's Who in Classical Music and the International Who's Who in Popular Music, this two-volume set provides a complete view of the whole of the music world. Within the International Who's Who in Classical Music, each biographical entry comprises personal information, principal career details, repertoire, recordings and compositions, and full contact details where available. Appendices provide contact details for national orchestras, opera companies, music festivals, music organizations and major competitions and awards. The International Who's Who in Popular Music boasts detailed entries, including full biographical information, such as principal career details, recordings and compositions, honours and contact information.

Ives Studies (Hardcover, New): Philip Lambert Ives Studies (Hardcover, New)
Philip Lambert
R2,764 R2,471 Discovery Miles 24 710 Save R293 (11%) Ships in 12 - 17 working days

The essays in Ives Studies are concerned with Charles Ives (1874SH1954), an American composer of symphonic, choral, and chamber music who was an early pioneer of twentieth-century musical modernism. Ten leading scholars address issues that have been at the forefront of a recent surge in Ives scholarship, including the hotly debated chronology of his work, the nature of his compositional philosophy and style, and his place in music history.

Edward Elgar and the Nostalgic Imagination (Hardcover): Matthew Riley Edward Elgar and the Nostalgic Imagination (Hardcover)
Matthew Riley
R2,762 R2,469 Discovery Miles 24 690 Save R293 (11%) Ships in 12 - 17 working days

During his lifetime, and in the course of the twentieth century, Edward Elgar and his music became sites for a remarkable variety of nostalgic impulses. These are manifested in his personal life, in the content of his works, in his critical and biographical reception, and in numerous artistic ventures based on his character and music. Today Elgar enjoys renewed popularity in Britain, and nostalgia of various forms continues to shape our responses to his music. From one viewpoint, Elgarian nostalgia might be dismissed as escapist, regressive and reactionary, and the revival in Elgar's fortunes regarded as the symptom of a pernicious 'heritage industry' in post-colonial, post-industrial Britain. While there is undeniably a grain of truth to that view, Matthew Riley's careful treatment of the topic reveals a more complex picture of nostalgia, and sheds new light on Elgar and his cultural significance in the twentieth and twenty-first centuries.

Priest of Music - The Life of Dimitri Mitropoulos (Hardcover, New): William R Trotter Priest of Music - The Life of Dimitri Mitropoulos (Hardcover, New)
William R Trotter
R1,117 Discovery Miles 11 170 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

A biography of the conductor Mitropoulos. He was an advocate of difficult modern music and an early champion of Mahler; his performances brought the Minneapolis Symphony Orchestra into the first rank of American orchestras.

Woody Guthrie: A Life (Paperback, Main): Joe Klein Woody Guthrie: A Life (Paperback, Main)
Joe Klein
R432 Discovery Miles 4 320 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

'A really great book.' Bruce Springsteen With a foreword by Billy Bragg. Few artists have captured the American experience of their time as wholly as folk legend Woody Guthrie. Singer, songwriter and political activist, Guthrie drew a lifetime of inspiration from his roots on the Oklahoma frontier in the years before the Great Depression. His music -- scathingly funny songs and poignant folk ballads -- made heard the unsung life of field hands, migrant workers, and union organisers, and showed it worthy of tribute. Though his career was tragically cut short by the onset of a degenerative disease that ravaged his mind and body, the legacy of his life and music had already made him an American cultural icon, and has resounded with every generation of musician and music lover since. In this definitive biography, renowned journalist Joe Klein creates an unforgettable portrait of a man as gifted, restless and complicated as the American landscape he came from.

An Introduction to the Skill of Musick. The Grounds and Rules of Musick...Bass Viol...The Art of Descant. Seventh Edition.... An Introduction to the Skill of Musick. The Grounds and Rules of Musick...Bass Viol...The Art of Descant. Seventh Edition. [Facsimile 1674, Music] (Hardcover)
John Playford, Thomas Campion
R672 Discovery Miles 6 720 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Facsimile reprint of "The Seventh edition, Corrected and Elarged. Printed by W. Godbid, for J. Playford at his Shop in the Temple near the Church. 1674."

Twelve-Tone Music in America - Music in the Twentieth Century, 25 (Hardcover): Joseph N. Straus Twelve-Tone Music in America - Music in the Twentieth Century, 25 (Hardcover)
Joseph N. Straus
R2,631 Discovery Miles 26 310 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Most histories of American music have ignored the presence of twelve-tone music before and during the Second World War, and virtually all have ignored its presence after 1970, even though so many major composers continued (and continue) to compose serially. This book provides a comprehensive history of twelve-tone music in America, and compels a revised picture of American music since 1925 as a dynamic steady-state within which twelve-tone serialism has long been, and still remains, a persistent presence: a vigorous and unbroken tradition for more than eighty years. Straus outlines how, instead of a rigid orthodoxy, American twelve-tone music is actually a flexible, loosely-knit cultural practice. The book provides close readings of thirty-seven American twelve-tone works by composers including Copland, Babbitt, Stravinsky and Carter, among many others, who represent a typically American diversity of background and life circumstances, and strips away the many myths surrounding twelve-tone music in America.

The Present State of Music in Germany, the Netherlands, and United Provinces, v. 1 (Hardcover, Facsimile of the first ed,... The Present State of Music in Germany, the Netherlands, and United Provinces, v. 1 (Hardcover, Facsimile of the first ed, 1773)
Charles Burney; Notes by Travis & Emery
R1,188 Discovery Miles 11 880 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

This is a facsimile reprint of the 1773 edition. Originally in two volumes but now bound as one. There is a small bibliography provided by the publisher.

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