Classical Opera category: 1804 books

Sometimes termed the "Romantic Classicist," Brahms successfully merged the seemingly contradictory qualities of romanticism and classicism, blending poetry with elegance, balance, and restraint. This treasury of 38 works for solo piano, spanning forty years of Brahms's long and prolific...

In From Bach’s Goldberg to Beethoven’s Diabelli: Influence and Independence, music scholar and noted pianist Alfred Kanwischer takes readers on an extended exploration in which each of the thirty-three pieces making up Beethoven’s Diabelli Variations (Op. 120) is caringly examined and assessed...

This book presents a collection of classic wedding standards for solo keyboard accordion. The songs are presented in easy-to-read arrangements in popular keys. Each piece includes fingering suggestions and a recommendation for placement within the wedding ceremony. Arrangements vary from easy to intermediate.

In this groundbreaking book, prize-winning pianist and noted educator William Westney helps readers discover their own path to the natural, transcendent fulfillment of making music. Drawing on experience, psychological insight, and wisdom ancient and modern, Westney shows how to trust yourself and...

Ma che cosa è mai la musica classica? Sappiamo darne una definizione? In che cosa è diversa dalla musica tout court? Se pensate che in questo libro troverete le risposte a queste domande, ecco, vi state sbagliando. L’autore non ha queste certezze, non dà definizioni: il suo mestiere è quello...

Although he is the son of J. S. Bach, C. P. E. Bach is an important composer in his own right, this long-awaited annotated bibliography presents a complete listing of the works of C. P. E. Bach. This volume in the Routledge Music Bibliographies series includes many different aspects of his work: the editing of his father's masterpieces, his concert

Mahler's seventh symphony ranks among the composer's most popular and accessible works. Possessing neither a "program" nor folk-song theme, it is a purely instrumental composition, both hopeful and romantic in mood, with a harmonic and stylistic structure that evokes the daily journey from dusk till dawn. Convenient miniature score study edition.

As the official publication of the American Bach Society, Bach Perspectives has pioneered new areas of research in the life, times, and music of Bach since its first appearance in 1995. In a series long known for its major essays by leading Bach scholars and performers, Bach Perspectives, Volume 6...

 Correspondence capturing Dreiser's own take on his long and eventful life In addition to his novels, short stories, plays, poetry, and a flood of journalism, Theodore Dreiser is estimated to have written an astonishing 20,000 letters. A Picture and a Criticism of Life presents a selection...

Original Musicscores to the Soundtrack of "Nocturnes For Piano", music by Klaus Bruengel. The label "Scores &Parts" produces eBooks containing musical scores and parts. The eBooks can be effectively used on stage, with an iPad or Kindle, to read music whilst playing an Instrument. Klaus Bruengel is a professional composer and arranger, working for the label "Scores And Parts".

The music contained was arranged and composed especially for the treble/alto recorder. The student will find these selections not only instructive and useful, but also pleasant and entertaining; an excellent book for the developing treble/alto recorder player. Piano accompaniment included for each song.

These easy duets are especially arranged for violin. Contained are works written by the greats: Beethoven, Handel, Brahms and Tchaikovsky. Also carefully selected are a few beautiful folksongs from around the world and the author's originals; all wonderful additions to any musician's repertoire.

Cello/Solos. Twenty-four solos for cello based on famous classic melodies by Praetorius, Brahms, Mozart, Rimsky-Korsakov, Faure, Chopin, Grieg, Dvorak, Beethoven, and Corelli as well as several folk songs and original pieces by the author. This music is specially arranged for the beginning-level pupil.

Twenty-four solos for alto (treble) recorder based on famous classic melodies by Beethoven, Brahms, Chopin, Corelli, Dvorak, Faure, Grieg, Mozart, and others as well as several folk songs and original pieces by the author. This music is specially arranged for the beginning-level pupil. Piano accompaniment included.