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This lively and highly informative contribution to the Menuhin
Music Guides covers all aspects of percussion - the instruments,
the percussion section within the orchestra and the use of
percussion in chamber music and as a solo instrument. James Holland
is not afraid to attack composers, conductors and music publishers
as he puts the percussionist's point of view. Among his comments on
how to interpret a percussion score and lay out and play a vast
array of complex instruments are detailed analyses of Walton's
'Facade' and works by Gerhard and Stockhausen.
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Lipatti (Paperback, 2nd Revised edition)
Dragos Tanasescu, Grigore Bargauanu; Volume editing by Carola Grindea; Translated by Carola Grindea; Foreword by Yehudi Menuhin
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R545
Discovery Miles 5 450
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Features the life and work of Dinu Lipatti. This book deals with
Lipatti as pianist, composer and teacher. It includes many
quotations from letters written by him, many musical examples, a
list of works and two cadenzas for the Mozart Piano Concerto in C
(K467). This publication is a valuable foundation from which to
understand the complete devotion and musicianship of one of the
most gifted pianists/composers the world has ever heard. Much of
this book is devoted to understanding Dinu Lipatti's music, his
teaching, composing and those important in his musical development.
Louis Kentner covers all aspects of the piano in this comprehensive
and fascinating dissertation. As well as practical material there
are pages of instruction on technique including a chapter on the
use of the pedal, some hints on singing tone and legato, advice on
practising, and a do-it-yourself guide to basic tuning. Kentner
provides a penetrating analysis of much of Chopin's and Liszt's
piano music and contributes a unique and detailed study of
Beethoven's thirty-two piano sonatas. The book includes some
selected further reading and a discography.
The A Z of String Players surveys the lives, careers and recordings
of over 300 string players from the past and present. Many great
string players who have made recordings are included, from Accardo
to Zukerman. The text covers artists from the earliest recording
processes to contemporary, cutting-edge technology. In this clear
and straight-forward publication, the artists are listed
alphabetically, with a summary of their career, notable recordings,
biography and critical appraisal of their recorded legacy. In
addition, four compact discs present a selection of recordings from
69 artists. This package will appeal to enthusiast and scholar
alike as a readable, informed and fascinating work of reference.
"Music, be it Beethoven, Bartok or the Beatles," writes Yehudi
Menuhin, "brings us together in a sharing of sound and feeling"
which transcends boundaries. Thus, through the stories, poems and
accounts in this anthology, we may join African slaves in
19th-century New Orleans as they create their spontaneous, vital,
rhythmic music; and may walk with the exiled Bartok as he remembers
the joyful honesty, and the vigorous tenderness, of the songs of
Hungary. Exemplified in these stories is the deep attachment of
composer and musicians to the land of their roots - "the lands that
gave them their ears, their voices, the particular musical language
they use." Here are stories illustrating the music of men and women
living 'in tune' with the earth: Aborigine and Inuit, Bushman and
American Indian; a woman singing to the Hebridean seals, whose
voices answer hers; a Celtic prince entranced by 'the music of the
world'. Here are composers and conductors, makers and lovers of
music from other times and other countries, other cultures and
other landscapes. The lilt of Gypsy music and the haunting chants
of the Balkans; girls dancing in Rhodes, and children dancing in a
Japanese grove; the songs of a Somerset soldier and of the peasants
in Russia; the discipline and complex beauty of Indian music and
the deep sense of melody in Hasidic tales: all these illuminate the
infinite range of music, within which we may, each retaining
perfect individuality, share a universe "in which music and life
are one and the same thing".
Yehudi Menuhin shares with the reader his unique store of
understanding about the violin, about how to exercise and practise,
about the techniques of performance. His reflections on the nature
and scope of his instrument are profoundly illuminating and his
theories on interpretation particularly valuable. A section on the
violinist as teacher/student contains a fascinating transcript of a
lesson with Yehudi Menuhin, who also writes separately about the
violinist as orchestral player, leader, chamber music player,
recitalist and soloist. William Primrose writes the distinguished
monograph on the viola and describes the instrument as 'a violin
with a college education'. He was an acknowledged technical master
of the viola who, along with Lionel Tertis, was one of the finest
exponents of this beautiful instrument of the 20th century. Denis
Stevens, the British musicologist and specialist in early music,
provides and interesting chapter on the history of the violin and
looks in detail at the monumental challenge that is Bach's Six
Solos for Violin without Bass Accompaniment better known as the
Sonatas and Partitas for Violin.
In this classic yoga best-seller a world-renowned yoga master
shares the techniques of breathing together with a comprehensive
background of yoga philosophy. B. K. S. Iyengar is a legend who has
practiced yoga in a unique way, and today "Iyengar Yoga" is taught
around the world by certified instructors.
Renowned yoga guru B. K. S. Inyegar brings his considerable
experience and knowledge to bear on the topic of pranayama, the
yogic technique of breathing. The book lays out a 200-week plan
that requires only 15 to 30 minutes daily. Nearly 200 photographs
demonstrate how each exercise should be performed, and a glossary
of terms of more than 30 pages is an invaluable reference for those
new to the practice and unfamiliar with the language. Of particular
appeal to yoga enthusiasts and individuals interested in
meditation, "Light on Pranayama" is a guide that illuminates the
path to better physical and mental well-being. "El renombrado guru
de yoga B. K. S. Inyegar aplica su considerable experiencia y
conocimiento al pranayama, la tecnica yoguica de respiracion. El
libro presenta un programa de 200 semanas que requiere solo 15 a 30
minutos al diario. Casi 200 fotografias demuestran como se deben
realizar los ejercicios, y un glosario de mas de 30 paginas es una
referencia valiosa para los principiantes de la practica que no
esten familiarizados con la jerga. De interes particular para los
entusiastas del yoga y los individuos interesados en la meditacion,
"Luz sobre el pranayama" es una guia que ilumina el sendero hacia
una mejor salud fisica y mental. "
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