Art music, orchestral and formal music

George Frideric Handel (1685 - 1759) was a German baroque composer.

In questa tomba oscura, WoO133, is the result of a musical challenge issued in 1807-1808, when composers were invited to set the poem by Giuseppe Carpani (1752-1825), an Italian poet resident in Vienna.

Beethoven's Adelaide, Op.

Beethoven's Six variations on a Swiss song was composed between 1790 and 1792 amd published in 1798.

Johann Sebastian Bach (1685 - 1750) was a German musician and composer during the Baroque period.

Johann Sebastian Bach (1685 - 1750) was a German musician and composer during the Baroque period.

Johann Sebastian Bach (1685 - 1750) was a German musician and composer during the Baroque period.

Johann Sebastian Bach (1685 - 1750) was a German musician and composer during the Baroque period.

Bagatelle No.

First published in 1910, "e;Ships, Sea Songs and Shanties"e; is a vintage collection of traditional sailing songs, collected and published in this volume by W.

First published in 1912, this book contains the original musical notation for Charles V.

Sir Charles Villiers Stanford (1852 - 1924) was an Irish composer, conductor, and teacher of music.

This vintage book contains Charles V.

Charles Stanford's "e;Three Motets, Op.

Sir Charles Villiers Stanford (1852 - 1924) was an Irish composer, conductor, and teacher of music.

This volume contains Charles V.

String Quartet No.

Blake Set to Music: A Bibliography of Musical Settings of the Poems and Prose of William Blake by Donald Fitch offers an extensive and meticulously compiled reference work detailing the musical interpretations of William Blake's poetry.

The Variations for keyboard on a step by Ernst Christoph Dressler WoO 63 by Ludwig van Beethoven were composed in 1782.

Violin Sonata No.

Ludwig van Beethoven's Piano Concerto No.

'An alternately funny and moving book about the most important art form on Planet Earth.

Ludwig holds the last cords as the music totally dies out.

'How refreshing, to read a book about music written for a music lover and not a musicologist.

In this classic work on music biography, Sacheverell Sitwell narrates Franz Liszt's rapid ascent to European fame - and the effect that this incredible early success as a wonderfully gifted pianist had on his later life - with insight, sympathy and humanity, One of the very first studies of Liszt to be published in English, this remarkable biography uses the full force of Sitwell's poetic talent to bring this brilliant and difficult man's world vividly to life, and captures the artistic mood of the era in extraordinary detail.

A concise and beautifully evocative appreciation of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart's career and genius by the famed writer and poet Sacheverell Sitwell.

El romanticismo es la filosofa, el arte y la ciencia que dejan el campo de la razn pura y se interna en el bello jardn de los sentimientos y de las emociones que slo tienen como razn suprema el embellecimiento, la expresin de la vida en toda su plenitud.

This book presents the first study of music in convent life in a single Hispanic city, Barcelona, during the early modern era.

This book is about teaching the joy and understanding of classical music to young children.

Adorno's aesthetics are one of the most important philosophical analyses of the 20th century, but their development remains unclear.

Adorno's aesthetics are one of the most important philosophical analyses of the 20th century, but their development remains unclear.

Afrosonic Life explores the role sonic innovations in the African diaspora play in articulating methodologies for living the afterlife of slavery.

Afrosonic Life explores the role sonic innovations in the African diaspora play in articulating methodologies for living the afterlife of slavery.

Since 2006, leading opera companies have beamed their shows to thousands of cinema screens all over the world - live.

Since 2006, leading opera companies have beamed their shows to thousands of cinema screens all over the world - live.

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.