Classical Opera category: 1804 books
by Steve Eckels
Language: English
Release Date: April 9, 2018
Language: English
Release Date: April 9, 2018
Romantic Arias for Classical Guitar is a collection of the world’s most beloved songs from the world of opera.
An aria is a song performed during an opera that listeners are the most familiar with. These “pop songs of opera" provide an entry point for those unfamiliar with the opera...
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 Donald Grout, Hermine Weigel Williams
Language: English
Release Date: July 18, 2003
Language: English
Release Date: July 18, 2003
When first published in 1947, A Short History of Opera immediately achieved international status as a classic in the field. Now, more than five decades later, this thoroughly revised and expanded fourth edition informs and entertains opera lovers just as its predecessors have.
The fourth edition...
by Richard King
Language: English
Release Date: December 8, 2016
Language: English
Release Date: December 8, 2016
Recording Orchestra and Other Classical Music Ensembles explores techniques and methodologies specific to recording classical music. Whether a newcomer or a seasoned engineer looking to refine their skills, this book speaks to all levels of expertise and covers every aspect of recording symphonic...
by Robert Weinberg
Language: English
Release Date: January 8, 2015
Language: English
Release Date: January 8, 2015
Some of classical music's most famous works are found in opera, and from film soundtracks to football stadiums, it reaches a vast worldwide audience. Packed full of essential information, this pocket-sized handbook explores the key styles in the genre, from the Baroque era to the modern masters, the...
Who Knew?
Answers to Questions about Classical Music you Never Thought to Ask
Language: English
Release Date: September 1, 2016
Did you ever leave an opera performance wondering why the singers use so much vibrato? Or a symphony, wondering who decided where on stage the orchestra members should sit, or why they tune their instruments to an oboe rather than an electronic tuner? Why is Tchaikovsky's 1812 Overture played on the...
The King and I
The Uncensored Tale of Luciano Pavarotti's Rise to Fame by His Manager, Friend and Sometime Adversary
Language: English
Release Date: October 19, 2004
Luciano Pavarotti’s longtime manager and friend tells all. All.
The King and I is the story of the thirty-six-year-old business relationship between Luciano Pavarotti and his manager, Herbert Breslin, during which Breslin guided what he calls, justifiably, “the greatest career in classical...
by David Dubal
Language: English
Release Date: October 24, 2003
Language: English
Release Date: October 24, 2003
The ultimate guide to classical composers and their music-for both the novice and the experienced listener
Music, according to Aaron Copland, can thrive only if there are "gifted listeners." But today's listeners must choose between classical and rock, opera and rap, and the choices...
by Maggie Cotton
Language: English
Release Date: December 6, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: December 6, 2013
Are you a fan of classical music? Can you name all the well-known composers, conductors and the compositions they are associated with? Or perhaps, you would like to learn more about them? If so, you are certain to enjoy the quotes and musical miscellany in 101 Quirky Observations on Classical Music....
The New York Times Essential Library: Opera
A Critic's Guide to the 100 Most Important Works and the Best Recordings
Language: English
Release Date: November 1, 2004
An insightful, provocative selection of the best opera performances, chosen by The New York Times's chief classical music critic in one hundred original essays
Opera intertwines the drama of the theater with the powerful emotionality of music. In this magical and illuminating guide to the best...
by Bertil van Boer
Language: English
Release Date: April 5, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: April 5, 2012
When we speak of “classical music” it often refers rather loosely to serious “art” music but at the core is really the music of the classical period running from about 1730 to 1800, give or take. This was truly one of the most glorious periods for both composition and performance and it is...
Twentieth-Century Classical Music
A Ladybird Expert Book
Language: English
Release Date: July 12, 2018
Part of the ALL-NEW LADYBIRD EXPERT SERIES.
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How did modern classical music develop over the 20th Century?
What enabled women to get their music performed in the early 1900s?
Which classical composers borrowed from jazz?
How did composers respond to politics...
Classical Seattle
Maestros, Impresarios, Virtuosi, and Other Music Makers
Language: English
Release Date: December 21, 2015
The past 50 years have seen a tremendous arts boom in Seattle, which has given the city not only internationally recognized classical music institutions but also great performance halls to showcase their work and that of visiting artists. From Igor Stravinsky’s presence as guest conductor at the...
Grand Opera
The Story of the Met
Language: English
Release Date: September 22, 2014
The Metropolitan has stood among the grandest of opera companies since its birth in 1883. Tracing the offstage/onstage workings of this famed New York institution, Charles Affron and Mirella Jona Affron tell how the Met became and remains a powerful actor on the global cultural scene. In this first...