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The Oak (Sheet music, Vocal score): Becky McGlade The Oak (Sheet music, Vocal score)
Becky McGlade
R145 Discovery Miles 1 450 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

for SATB and cello This simple setting of words by Tennyson reflects a different side to McGlade's compositional style, without sacrificing any of her trademark characteristics. The largely homophonic vocal lines move as one, with clarity and poise in abundance, creating a bed of sound over which the cello gently glides.

Sarah Quartel Songbook - 10 songs for upper voices (Sheet music, Vocal score): Sarah Quartel Sarah Quartel Songbook - 10 songs for upper voices (Sheet music, Vocal score)
Sarah Quartel
R464 Discovery Miles 4 640 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

The Sarah Quartel Songbook brings together a selection of the composer's best-loved pieces for upper voices, including favourites such as The Birds' Lullaby, I remember, and All the way home. This is an invaluable resource both for choirs looking to explore the work of this fine choral composer for the first time and for admirers of Quartel's style hoping to find staple repertoire conveniently gathered together in one volume.

Shostakovich Studies 2 (Hardcover, New): Pauline Fairclough Shostakovich Studies 2 (Hardcover, New)
Pauline Fairclough
R2,846 Discovery Miles 28 460 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

When Shostakovich Studies was published in 1995, archival research in the ex-Soviet Union was only just beginning. Since that time, research carried out in the Shostakovich Family Archive, founded by the composer's widow Irina Antonovna Shostakovich in 1975, and the Glinka Museum of Musical Culture has significantly raised the level of international Shostakovich studies. At the same time, scholarly understanding of Soviet society and culture has developed significantly since 1991, and this has also led to a more nuanced appreciation of Shostakovich's public and professional identity. Shostakovich Studies 2 reflects these changes, focusing on documentary research, manuscript sources, film studies and musical analysis informed by literary criticism and performance. Contributions in this volume include chapters on Orango, Shostakovich's diary, behind-the-scenes events following Pravda's criticisms of Shostakovich in 1936 and a new memoir of Shostakovich by the Soviet poet Evgeniy Dolmatovsky, as well as analytical studies from a range of perspectives.

Sounds of the Metropolis - The 19th-Century Popular Music Revolution in London, New York, Paris, and Vienna (Hardcover): Derek... Sounds of the Metropolis - The 19th-Century Popular Music Revolution in London, New York, Paris, and Vienna (Hardcover)
Derek B. Scott
R1,921 Discovery Miles 19 210 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

The phrase "popular music revolution" may instantly bring to mind such twentieth-century musical movements as jazz and rock 'n' roll. In Sounds of the Metropolis, however, Derek Scott argues that the first popular music revolution actually occurred in the nineteenth century, illustrating how a distinct group of popular styles first began to assert their independence and values. London, New York, Paris, and Vienna feature prominently as cities in which the challenge to the classical tradition was strongest, and in which original and influential forms of popular music arose, from Viennese waltz and polka to vaudeville and cabaret.
Scott explains the popular music revolution as driven by social changes and the incorporation of music into a system of capitalist enterprise, which ultimately resulted in a polarization between musical entertainment (or "commercial" music) and "serious" art. He focuses on the key genres and styles that precipitated musical change at that time, and that continued to have an impact upon popular music in the next century. By the end of the nineteenth century, popular music could no longer be viewed as watered down or more easily assimilated art music; it had its own characteristic techniques, forms, and devices. As Scott shows, "popular" refers here, for the first time, not only to the music's reception, but also to the presence of these specific features of style. The shift in meaning of "popular" provided critics with tools to condemn music that bore the signs of the popular-which they regarded as fashionable and facile, rather than progressive and serious.
A fresh and persuasive consideration of the genesis of popular music on its own terms, Sounds ofthe Metropolis will appeal to students of music, cultural sociology, and history.

Franz Liszt - A Research and Information Guide (Hardcover, 2nd edition): Michael Saffle Franz Liszt - A Research and Information Guide (Hardcover, 2nd edition)
Michael Saffle
R4,973 Discovery Miles 49 730 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

Franz Liszt: A Research and Information Guide is an annotated bibliography concerning both the nature of primary sources related to the composer and the scope and significance of the secondary sources which deal with him, his compositions, and his influence as a composer and performer. The second edition includes research published since the publication of the first edition and provide electronic resources. Franz Liszt was born on 22 October 1811 at Raiding, today located in Austria's Burgenland. He received his first piano lessons from his father, Adam Liszt, an employee of the celebrated Eszterhazy family. Young Franz was quickly acclaimed a prodigy, and in 1820 a group of Hungarian magnates offered to underwrite his musical education. Shortly thereafter the Liszts moved to Vienna, where Franz studied piano and composition with Carl Czerny and Anton Salieri. Performances there earned Liszt local fame; even Beethoven expressed interest in him.

Alma Redemptoris Mater (Sheet music, Vocal score): Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina Alma Redemptoris Mater (Sheet music, Vocal score)
Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina; Edited by Mark Keane
R130 Discovery Miles 1 300 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

for SSSA unaccompanied. Palestrina's setting of the Marian motet Alma Redemptoris Mater seamlessly interweaves each of the four independent voices based on the solemn tone of the corresponding chant. Offprinted from The Oxford Book of Upper-Voice Polyphony.

Magi videntes stellam (Sheet music, Vocal score): Agostino Agazzari Magi videntes stellam (Sheet music, Vocal score)
Agostino Agazzari; Edited by Mark Keane
R145 Discovery Miles 1 450 Ships in 12 - 19 working days
O Domine Jesu Christe (Sheet music, Vocal score): Claudio Monteverdi O Domine Jesu Christe (Sheet music, Vocal score)
Claudio Monteverdi; Edited by Mark Keane
R145 Discovery Miles 1 450 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

for SSA unaccompanied. This motet in two parts is devotional in character, with each section opening with homophonic writing before elaborating on close imitative polyphonic lines. The motet demonstrates a mature writing style that would be expected of a composer years beyond the age of the young Monteverdi. The text is based on the first two stanzas of a prayer attributed to Pope Gregory I that contemplates the Passion of Our Lord. Offprinted from The Oxford Book of Upper-Voice Polyphony.

Oculus non vidit (Sheet music, Vocal score): Orlande De Lassus Oculus non vidit (Sheet music, Vocal score)
Orlande De Lassus; Edited by Mark Keane
R145 Discovery Miles 1 450 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

for SA unaccompanied This simple, charming two-part motet features long melismatic phrases that reflect the text (1 Corinthians 2: 9), such as the rising melodic line over three bars on the word 'ascended' (ascendit).

Children, go where I send thee (Sheet music, Bass and drum part): Ryan Murphy Children, go where I send thee (Sheet music, Bass and drum part)
Ryan Murphy
R335 Discovery Miles 3 350 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

for SATB and piano (with opt bass and drums) Optional parts for bass and drum set enliven this joyous arrangement for choir and piano of a traditional spiritual. Propelled by a light swing tempo, the mood grows more and more euphoric with each succeeding stanza of text, and the uplifting music surges towards an opulent conclusion.

Cross Index Title Guide to Classical Music (Hardcover): Steve Pallay Cross Index Title Guide to Classical Music (Hardcover)
Steve Pallay
R2,088 Discovery Miles 20 880 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

No index can claim to be complete, but this one covers the major works of 220 composers from the Middle Ages to the present, listing each composition under its variant names, and giving the composer's last name. Some 6,000 entries are included in this compact volume. A list of the principal sources consulted will help users locate printed editions, recordings of a work, and bibliographical and biographical information about the composers. Music Educators Journal This comprehensive reference guide will serve as a much-needed companion volume to music dictionaries, to the literature of music history, and to composer monographs. Concentrating on major composers from the Middle Ages to the twentieth century, it contains over 6,000 entries, listing each composition under its variant names, and giving the composer's last name. A section listing the principal sources consulted will aid the user in locating printed editions, recordings of a work, and biographical and bibliographical information about the composers. Compiled with both the professional and the amateur in mind, this guide will be found useful to an ever-increasing number of music devotees.

Ego flos campi (Sheet music, Vocal score): Jacobus Clemens Non Papa Ego flos campi (Sheet music, Vocal score)
Jacobus Clemens Non Papa; Edited by Mark Keane
R145 Discovery Miles 1 450 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

for SSA unaccompanied Clemens composed two settings of the Marian text Ego flos campi, one scored for mixed choir of seven voices and this other, more intimate, setting for three voices. Here the voices weave beautiful counterpoint with attractive independent melodies.

The Washington Post March (Sheet music): John Philip Sousa The Washington Post March (Sheet music)
John Philip Sousa; Arranged by Robert Gower
R402 Discovery Miles 4 020 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

John Philip Sousa's The Washington Post March was written in 1889 for the newspaper's essay-writing competition award ceremony, and very swiftly gained the wide popularity it has retained to this day. Robert Gower's well-crafted and playable arrangement will work well on pretty much any size of instrument, and will make a welcome addition to the organist's repertoire of ceremonial voluntaries for grand occasions.

Spanish for Guitar (Sheet music): Howard Wallach Spanish for Guitar (Sheet music)
Howard Wallach
R253 R232 Discovery Miles 2 320 Save R21 (8%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days

Contains some of the most popular pieces ever written for guitar, including MalagueAa, El Testamento de Amelia, Lagrima and Recuerdos de la Alhambra. Helpful playing tips and plenty of fingerings are included, making this your ultimate source for Spanish guitar pieces. Every piece is written in standard music notation and easy-to-read tablature showing exactly where each note should be played on the guitar.

Habanera, D 63 - Study score (Paperback, Sargeant ed.): Emmanuel Chabrier Habanera, D 63 - Study score (Paperback, Sargeant ed.)
Emmanuel Chabrier; Edited by Richard W. Sargeant
R253 Discovery Miles 2 530 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
International Who's Who in Classical Music 2009 (Hardcover, 25th edition): Europa Publications International Who's Who in Classical Music 2009 (Hardcover, 25th edition)
Europa Publications
R10,667 Discovery Miles 106 670 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

The International Who s Who in Classical Music 2009 is an unparalleled source of biographical information on singers, instrumentalists, composers, conductors and managers. The directory section lists orchestras, opera companies and other institutions connected with the classical music world.

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.

Entries include individuals involved in all aspects of the world of classical music: composers, instrumentalists, singers, arrangers, writers, musicologists, conductors, directors and managers.

Key features:

  • over 8,000 detailed biographical entries
  • covers the classical and light classical fields
  • includes both up-and-coming musicians and well-established names.

This book will prove invaluable for anyone in need of reliable, up-to-date information on the individuals and organizations involved in classical music.

The Sleeping Child (Sheet music, Vocal score): Bob Chilcott The Sleeping Child (Sheet music, Vocal score)
Bob Chilcott
R145 Discovery Miles 1 450 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

for soprano solo and SATB (with divisions) unaccompanied In this gentle lullaby, poet Charles Bennett reflects upon the promise held in the dreams of a sleeping child, a life that has just begun. The choir opens and closes the carol, providing a rich cushion of harmony on which the soprano soloist sits as they narrate the central section through an arching, soaring melody.

The Renaissance - The Cultural Rebirth of Europe (Hardcover): John D. Wright The Renaissance - The Cultural Rebirth of Europe (Hardcover)
John D. Wright
R646 R578 Discovery Miles 5 780 Save R68 (11%) Ships in 9 - 17 working days

Think of the Renaissance and you might only picture the work of fine artists such as Leonardo, Raphael, Michelangelo and Van Eyck. Or architecture could spring to mind and you might think of St Peter's in Rome and the Doge's Palace in Venice. Or you might consider scientists like Galileo and Copernicus. But then let's not forget the contribution of thinkers like Machiavelli, Thomas More or Erasmus. Someone else, though, might plump for music or poets and dramatists - after all, there was Dante and Shakespeare. Because when it comes to the Renaissance, there's an embarrassment of riches to choose from. From art to architecture, music to literature, science to medicine, political thought to religion, The Renaissance expertly guides the reader through the cultural and intellectual flowering that Europe witnessed from the 14th to the 17th centuries. Ranging from the origins of the Renaissance in medieval Florence to the Counter- Reformation, the book explains how a revival in the study in Antiquity was able to flourish across the Italian states, before spreading to Iberia and north across Europe. Nimbly moving from perspective in paintings to Copernicus's understanding of the Universe, from Martin Luther's challenge to the Roman Catholic Church to the foundations of modern school education, The Renaissance is a highly accessible and colourful journey along the cultural contours of Europe from the Late Middle Ages to the early modern period.

Charm (Sheet music, Vocal score): Kerry Andrew Charm (Sheet music, Vocal score)
Kerry Andrew
R145 Discovery Miles 1 450 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

for SSAA unaccompanied Setting the modernized words of an Anglo-Saxon metrical charm, this thrilling piece is unusual, dramatic, and beguiling. Featuring a whispered list of potion ingredients for the intro and outro, it also includes whistling, modal touches, and some very funky riffs-to be performed with freedom, energy, and imagination!

First Flight (Sheet music): Cecilia McDOWALL First Flight (Sheet music)
Cecilia McDOWALL
R403 Discovery Miles 4 030 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

This inventive work, composed in 2019, owes its title to that year's two great anniversaries connected to manned flight: the 50th anniversary of the first moon landing and the 500th anniversary of the death of Leonardo da Vinci. A wide range of highly effective textures and atmospheric harmonies draws the player and the listener through a journey that eventually reaches D major for the gloriously affirmative ending.

O Danny boy (Sheet music, Vocal score): Bob Chilcott O Danny boy (Sheet music, Vocal score)
Bob Chilcott
R145 Discovery Miles 1 450 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

for SATB and piano Written for the BBC Last night of the Proms, this sensitive setting of the well-known Irish folk song does justice to the beauty of the original melody. Chilcott's harmonic subtleties add to the poignancy of the lyrics, expressing and elevating the sentiments of loss and longing.

A Set of Chinese Folk Songs - Eight pieces for solo viola (Sheet music): Zhou Long A Set of Chinese Folk Songs - Eight pieces for solo viola (Sheet music)
Zhou Long
R479 Discovery Miles 4 790 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

for solo viola Conceived as a set, these eight songs are drawn from several Chinese regions (Shaanbei, Shaanxi, Yunnan, Jiangsu, Sichuan, Hunan, and Shanxi) and represent the three main genres of mountain song, work song, and the more structured performance song aimed at professional singers. In this new arrangement for solo viola the music has been carefully refashioned for Western instruments, with writing that includes stylistic bowing and fingering to match the original style. Suitable for students at early to intermediate level, these compelling short pieces are accompanied by illuminating programme notes with a synoposis of each song.

A Set of Chinese Folk Songs - Eight pieces for solo violin (Sheet music): Zhou Long A Set of Chinese Folk Songs - Eight pieces for solo violin (Sheet music)
Zhou Long
R479 Discovery Miles 4 790 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

for solo violin Conceived as a set, these eight songs are drawn from several Chinese regions (Shaanbei, Shaanxi, Yunnan, Jiangsu, Sichuan, Hunan, and Shanxi) and represent the three main genres of mountain song, work song, and the more structured performance song aimed at professional singers. In this new arrangement for solo violin the music has been carefully refashioned for Western instruments, with writing that includes stylistic bowing and fingering to match the original style. Suitable for students at early to intermediate level, these compelling short pieces are accompanied by illuminating programme notes with a synoposis of each song.

Children, go where I send thee (Sheet music, Vocal score): Ryan Murphy Children, go where I send thee (Sheet music, Vocal score)
Ryan Murphy
R162 Discovery Miles 1 620 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

for SATB and piano (with opt bass and drums) Optional parts for bass and drum set enliven this joyous arrangement for choir and piano of a traditional spiritual. Propelled by a light swing tempo, the mood grows more and more euphoric with each succeeding stanza of text, and the uplifting music surges towards an opulent conclusion.

There are angels hov'ring round (Sheet music, Vocal score): Ryan Murphy There are angels hov'ring round (Sheet music, Vocal score)
Ryan Murphy
R128 Discovery Miles 1 280 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

for SATB and piano or orchestra This arrangement for choir and piano of a traditional American spiritual conjures a deep fervency, belying its simple appearance. The opening instruction is 'With hushed awe', and that encapsulates perfectly the gentle radiance of the tender lyrics and the music's highly singable lines.

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