String instruments

In the hierarchy of British jazz & rock musicians, the electrifying guitarist, composer, and bandleader John McLaughlin arguably holds an unassailable position at the very top.

"Violintechnik intensiv" ist ein dreibändiges Kompendium zu allen technischen Aspekten des Geigenspiels und wendet sich an Orchestermusiker, Studenten, jugendliche Spieler und Laienmusiker und gibt vielfältige Anregungen für den Violinunterricht.

This modern, high-quality reproduction is perfect for students and would make for a worthy addition to any music collection.

Carola Nielinger-Vakil examines selected works by Nono in the historical context of Italy and Germany after 1945.

Discover the magic of classical guitar with this fun and easy guide The perfect starting point to learning classical guitar, Classical Guitar For Dummies, walks you through the steps, techniques, and styles you ll need to finger-pick your way around some of the most beautiful songs ever written.

Ludwig van Beethoven (1770 - 1827) was a seminal German composer.

Learn to: Select the right classical guitar for you Develop correct hand position and posture Tune your guitar Play along with exercises and pieces on the audio CD The fun and easy way to start playing classical guitar!

Drawing on the principles of Francesco Geminiani and four decades of experience as a baroque and classical violinist, Stanley Ritchie offers a valuable resource for anyone wishing to learn about 17th-18th-and early 19th-century violin technique and style.

Jimmy was a down-at-heel guitarist in New York, relying on his latest lovers to support him while he tried to emulate his hero Bob Dylan.

In 1958 Gibson introduced an electric guitar called the Les Paul Standard, a solidbody electric with mahogany body, two pickups, and a three-colour sunburst maple top, priced at $280.

Tatjana Goldberg reveals the extent to which gender and socially constructed identity influenced female violinists' 'separate but unequal' status in a great male-dominated virtuoso lineage by focussing on the few that stood out: the American Maud Powell (1867-1920), Australian-born Alma Moodie (1898-1943), and the British Marie Hall (1884-1956).

The fun and easy way to learn to play the mandolin The newest addition to the highly successful Dummies instrument-instruction line, Mandolin For Dummies gives you easy-to-follow, step-by-step instruction on learning to play the mandolin.

Do you learn faster by seeing and doing than by wading through tedious instructions?

A comprehensive introduction to the electric guitar''s history and cultural impact, for students, guitar fans, and researchers.

Uses the rare depictions of musical instruments and musical sources found on the Eglantine Table to understand the musical life of the Elizabethan age and its connection to aspects of culture now treated as separate disciplines ofhistorical study.

Nach den Lehrplänen Klavier und Querflöte ist nun der neue Lehrplan für die Gitarre erschienen.

Originally published in 1930, this little book is not an exposition of the art of violin-playing, nor does it claim to teach a system of technical study.

The Classical Guitar Companion is an anthology of guitar exercises, etudes, and pieces organized according to technique or musical texture.

Since the nineteenth century, the distinct tones of kika kila, the Hawaiian steel guitar, have defined the island sound.

This is the first history of the harp in Scotland to be published.

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David Damschroder''s new analytical perspective sheds fresh light on Beethoven''s harmonic structures.

Originally published in 1921, this book was written in an attempt to, 'give the serious teacher and student the practical benefit of the knowledge acquired during a lifetime's playing the violin, including mechanical means and technical procedure as well as the ideas and ideals of art'.

This vintage book contains a comprehensive guide to playing the piano, focusing on the basic techniques and elemental principles.

This book provides the first scholarly history of the viola d'amore, a popular bowed string instrument of the Baroque era, with a unique tone produced by a set of metal sympathetic strings.

The fourth volume of the Violinissimo series features the most important studies for the early years of violin lessons.

A "e;fun, often hilarious"e; memoir by the queen of heavy metal and Runaways guitarist, packed with "e;plenty of colorful '80s rocker stories"e; (Philadelphia Inquirer).

Beethoven's Cello is the ideal companion for cellists, pianists, musicologists and chamber-music devotees desiring a comprehensive understanding of this beloved repertoire.

Performed on an acoustic steel-string guitar with open tunings and a finger-picking technique, Hawaiian slack key guitar music emerged in the mid-nineteenth century.

Practice makes perfect with this hands-on resource for mandolin players of all skill levels If you're looking for an accessible practice-based book to improve your playing, you've come to the right place.

For the Love of It is a story not only of one intimate struggle between a man and his cello, but also of the larger struggle between a society obsessed with success and individuals who choose challenging hobbies that yield no payoff except the love of it.

Playing with Ease is a book about ergonomic technique for the guitar, as well as other instruments.

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

Improve your guitar-playing rhythm, feel, and timing If you want to improve your timing, sharpen your technique, or get inspired by new ideas, Guitar Rhythm & Technique For Dummies breaks down the basics of reading, counting, strumming, and picking rhythms on guitar to make you an ace on the axe in no time.

Pedro de Alcantara's The Integrated String Player: Embodied Vibration is a practical guide for all string players: violinists and violists, cellists and bassists, but also gamba players and anyone who makes music drawing a bow across a string.

Renowned music historians Floyd and Margaret Grave present a fresh perspective on a comprehensive survey of the works.

The Spanish master Andres Segovia was one of the great masters of the guitar.

Gemessen an der Rolle der mediterranen und lateinamerikanischen Länder für die Entwicklung der klassischen Gitarre scheint jene Österreichs relativ unbedeutend.

Originally published in 1920, this neat little book is the result of the authors desire to tabulate in a concise form, his own ideas on violin playing, with regard to both the technical and the interpretive aspects of the subject.

Master chords and start strumming with this updated edition of The Everything Guitar Chords Book that features over 2,000 chords, perfect for every style of music, making it a must-have for beginners and seasoned guitarists alike.

Perfect for any student of the violin, full of helpful and easy to follow exercises that will have you enjoying and progressing in your play.

The Spanish guitarist Narciso Yepes (1927-1997) was one of the great masters of his instrument and was regarded as the greatest guitarist of Spain, apart from Andres Segovia and Emilio Pujol.

Edvard Grieg, der bedeutendste Komponist Norwegens, schuf eine einzigartige Verbindung zwischen den Klängen seiner Heimat und den Idealen der europäischen Romantik.

Nach den Lehrplänen Klavier und Querflöte ist nun der neue Lehrplan für die Gitarre erschienen.

The first detailed contextual study of Beethoven''s middle-period quartets, encompassing reception history, early performance practices, aesthetic contexts and theatrical impetus.

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