Art music, orchestral and formal music

The state of contemporary music is dizzyingly diverse in terms of style, media, traditions, and techniques.

The state of contemporary music is dizzyingly diverse in terms of style, media, traditions, and techniques.

Musical Bows of Southern Africa brings together current scholarly research that documents a rich regional diversity as well as cultural relationships in bow music knowledge and contemporary practices.

Musical Bows of Southern Africa brings together current scholarly research that documents a rich regional diversity as well as cultural relationships in bow music knowledge and contemporary practices.

From the mid-20th century to present, the Brazilian art, literature, and music scene have been witness to a wealth of creative approaches involving sound.

From the mid-20th century to present, the Brazilian art, literature, and music scene have been witness to a wealth of creative approaches involving sound.

Drawing on newly available archival material, key works, and correspondence of the era, Australian Music and Modernism defines "e;Australian Music"e; as an idea that emerged through the lens of the modernist discourse of the 1960s and 70s.

Drawing on newly available archival material, key works, and correspondence of the era, Australian Music and Modernism defines "e;Australian Music"e; as an idea that emerged through the lens of the modernist discourse of the 1960s and 70s.

It's hard to think of a solo female recording artist who has been as revered or as reviled over the course of her career as Tori Amos.

It's hard to think of a solo female recording artist who has been as revered or as reviled over the course of her career as Tori Amos.

Kramer was one of the most visionary musical thinkers of the second half of the 20th century.

Kramer was one of the most visionary musical thinkers of the second half of the 20th century.

LEO SMITH-cellist, journalist, composer, and teacher-was one of the most picturesque and frequently idolized artists on the Canadian scene.

LEO SMITH-cellist, journalist, composer, and teacher-was one of the most picturesque and frequently idolized artists on the Canadian scene.

The last few years have seen a tremendous increase in almost every area of musical life in Canada; more orchestras are playing longer seasons; Canadian composers are winning recognition at home and abroad; opera is coming into its own; the National Arts Centre in Ottawa is now a reality; as are various other centres for the arts; and interest in music among local groups, and among young people especially, is continually growing.

Canadian music has come of age in the twentieth century.

Over the past twenty-five years Europe and North America have witnessed an enormous revival of interest in early music.

As Timothy McGee says in his introduction, 'It is not an exaggeration to say that John Beckwith has been the single most important influence on Canadian music over the past forty years.

School and Amateur Orchestras is devoted to a discussion of school and amateur orchestras and consideration of instruments that are normally associated with them.

The Future of Music was first published under the title TERPANDER or Music and the Future in 1926 in a series "e;"e;To-day and Tomorrow"e;"e; (Kegan Paul, Trench, Trubner & Co.

An inspiring collection of poems, meditations, and lyrics by one of the world's most revered musical legendsBob Marley's music defined a movement and forever changed a nation.

The Oxford Handbook of the British Musical provides a comprehensive academic survey of British musical theatre offering both a historical account of the musical's development from 1728 and a range of in-depth critical analyses of the unique forms and features of British musicals, which explore the aesthetic values and sociocultural meanings of a tradition that initially gave rise to the American musical and later challenged its modern pre-eminence.

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Sandy Clyburn, (fictitious), was orphaned at five, during Londons Blitz), 1943.

Conducting an orchestra is something that is seen as well as heard, but it is quite misunderstood when it comes to knowing what this person actually does for a living.

Ludwig van Beethoven's chamber works are some of his most revered compositions.

An expansive and insightful exploration of one of the most iconic and electrifying artists ever, this book reveals the stunning, multi-generational influence and appeal of Prince and his revered musicfrom celebrated journalist, author, and host of the popular podcast The Tour Show.

For decades, eighteenth-century Paris had been declining into a baroque backwater.

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Since the thirteenth century, the sitara stringed, plucked instrument of Indiahas transformed into an instrument beloved by millions in its country of origin as well as all over the world.

Characterized by an interdisciplinary approach, these essays highlight the relationship between music and poetry in Italian secular works of the late sixteenth and early seventeenth centuries, examine the role of images in shedding light on the cultural context in which these and other works came into being (music iconography), and explore the binaries and similarities of the arts in this period.

Why do so many of us listen to classical music, and how can you get the most from listening to it?

Andras Schiff is one of the most important pianists of our time.

'A delight to read' Philip Pullman'Essential reading .

British Literature and Classical Music explores literary representations of classical music in early 20th century British writing.

British Literature and Classical Music explores literary representations of classical music in early 20th century British writing.

From Stage to Studio: Performances versus Recordings in Classical Music presents a cultural study of classical music-making through the analysis of live and studio performances of orchestral and operatic repertoire conducted by Sir Charles Mackerras.

An intimate conversation about music and creativity, between the internationally bestselling writer Haruki Murakami and world-class conductor, Seiji Ozawa.

Many of the earliest books, particularly those dating back to the 1900s and before, are now extremely scarce and increasingly expensive.

This early work by E.

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The 33 Variations on a waltz by Anton Diabelli, Op.

This book contains the complete vocal score of "e;Iolanthe; or, The Peer and the Peri"e;.

This vintage book is a fascinating treatise on ballet.

This vintage book contains a collection of stories based upon Wagner's operas told by Gladys Davidson.