Classical category: 3244 books
by Peter Russell
Language: English
Release Date: January 26, 2018
Language: English
Release Date: January 26, 2018
A German composer, organist, harpsichordist, violist, and violinist of the Baroque era, Johann Sebastian Bach is now generally regarded as one of the greatest composers of all time. Celebrated as the creator of the ‘Brandenburg Concertos’, ‘The Well-Tempered Clavier’, the ‘Mass in B Minor’...
by Helen Epstein
Language: English
Release Date: December 7, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: December 7, 2012
Miss DeLay: portrait of beloved violin teacher Dorothy DeLay by Helen Epstein (12,200 words)
Dorothy DeLay (1917-2002) was the first woman to become an internationally-acclaimed master teacher of the violin. Her thousands of students (at the Juilliard School in New York, the Aspen Music Festival,...
George Szell's Reign
Behind the Scenes with the Cleveland Orchestra
Language: English
Release Date: October 11, 2017
George Szell was the Cleveland Orchestra’s towering presence for over a quarter of a century. From the boardroom to the stage, Szell’s powerful personality affected every aspect of a musical institution he reshaped in his own perfectionist image.Marcia Hansen Kraus’s participation in Cleveland’s...
by Michael Steen
Language: English
Release Date: July 1, 2011
Language: English
Release Date: July 1, 2011
**'A glorious plum-pudding of a book, to be consulted, with pleasure and profit, over and over again' Sir Jeremy Isaacs **
Michael Steen's 'Great Composers' was originally published in 2003. A lifetime's work and almost 1000 pages long, it has since become 'the' reference point and key read...
by Dr. Robert Philip
Language: English
Release Date: April 10, 2004
Language: English
Release Date: April 10, 2004
Listeners have enjoyed classical music recordings for more than a century, yet important issues about recorded performances have been little explored. What is the relationship between performance and recording? How are modern audiences affected by the trends set in motion by the recording era? What is...
by Pandit Shriram Sharma Acharya
Language: English
Release Date: March 16, 2015
Language: English
Release Date: March 16, 2015
The book provides truly rare knowledge of the emergence of natural musical notes (swaras) from the eternal impulse of Nāda and consequent emanation of the Shastric (Indian Classical) Music. This Indian classical music was developed and propagated by the Vedic sages. They had recognized the linkage...
Experiencing Leonard Bernstein
A Listener's Companion
Language: English
Release Date: October 30, 2014
Leonard Bernstein is a household name. Most know him for his classic musical reworking of Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet as Broadway’s West Side Story. But Bernstein accomplished so much more as a composer, and his body of work is both broad and varied. He composed ballets (Fancy Free, Facsimile,...
Dundurn Performing Arts Library Bundle — Musicians
Opening Windows / True Tales from the Mad, Mad, Mad World of Opera / Lois Marshall / John Arpin / Elmer Iseler / Jan Rubes / Music Makers / There's Music in These Walls / In Their Own Words / Emma Albani / Opera Viva / MacMillan on Music
Language: English
Release Date: December 17, 2013
This special twelve-book bundle is a classical and choral music lover’s delight! Canada’s rich history and culture in the classical music arts is celebrated here, both in the form of in-depth biographies and autobiographies (Lois Marshall, Lotfi Mansouri, Elmer Iseler, Emma Albani and more), but...
by Tim Lihoreau
Language: English
Release Date: January 8, 2015
Language: English
Release Date: January 8, 2015
From its early inception at the French court to modern-day developments and interpretations, ballet has long had a popular following. Packed full of essential information, this pocket-sized handbook explores the history, performers, composers and music, highlighting the very best ballets and the stand-out...
by Edward Elgar
Language: English
Release Date: May 20, 2016
Language: English
Release Date: May 20, 2016
This is the complete score for Sir Edward Elgar 1899 song cycle, “Sea Pictures, Op. 37”. It consists of five songs written by a number of poets set for contralto and orchestra. The songs include: "Sea Slumber Song" by Roden Noel; "In Haven (Capri)" by Caroline Alice Elgar,...
by Delphi Classics, Peter Russell
Language: English
Release Date: September 4, 2017
Language: English
Release Date: September 4, 2017
The world’s most famous composer, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart produced masterpieces in every musical genre of his day, having a profound influence on the course of Western music. Famed for his enchanting melodies and unique range of expression, he is the most universal of all composers. Delphi’s Great...
Beethoven's Eroica
The First Great Romantic Symphony
Language: English
Release Date: December 5, 2017
An ode to Beethoven's revolutionary masterpiece, his Third Symphony
In 1805, the world of music was startled by an avant-garde and explosive new work. Intellectually and emotionally, Beethoven's Third Symphony, the "Eroica," rudely broke the mold of the Viennese Classical symphony...
A History of the Oratorio, 4 volumes, Omnibus E-book
Includes all four volumes of A History of the Oratorio
Language: English
Release Date: July 1, 2012
The University of North Carolina Press is proud to announce Howard Smither's ground-breaking four-volume A History of the Oratorio, are now available in one convenient Omnibus E-Book edition. Published as UNC Press Enduring Editions, these volumes bring Smither's landmark scholarship to a new generation...
by Michael Shaw
Language: English
Release Date: March 5, 2015
Language: English
Release Date: March 5, 2015
10 Classical Pieces With Alto Saxophone/Piano Duets
This is an Alto Saxophone sheet music book with 10 classical sheet music pieces. Each piece has two easy arrangements, one for solo Alto Saxophone, the other for Alto Saxophone and Piano when playing duets. The piano parts can be played on piano...