Musical instruments

What makes Mozart's music so great?

William Sweetland was a Bath organ builder who flourished from c.

The two-volume Oxford Handbook of Music Performance provides a resource that musicians, scholars and educators will use as the most important and authoritative overview of work within the areas of music psychology and performance science.

As the sound-producing mechanism for the bassoon, the reed is a vital component in the sound of the entire instrument.

Die neuen Lehrpläne vermitteln alle wesentlichen Aspekte eines zeitgemäßen Instrumentalunterrichts und bilden für Beruf und Studium eine unverzichtbare Arbeits- und Orientierungshilfe.

Discoveries from the Fortepiano uncovers eighteenth-century performance practices and philosophical beliefs, enabling modern performers to craft an authentic, historically influenced style.

The Teaching of Instrumental Music, Fifth Edition introduces music education majors to basic instrumental pedagogy for the instruments and ensembles commonly found in the elementary and secondary curricula.

Paperback Original w/French flaps

Für Journalisten ist er ein Star: Alan Rusbridger, seit 20 Jahren Chefredakteur des britischen Guardian, hat seine Zeitung zum führenden kritischen englischsprachigen Blatt gemacht, auf beiden Seiten des Atlantik.

Learn how fretting and picking can entertain friends!

American organist David Craighead's influence in the United States and abroad is widespread and extensive: 37 years as professor of organ at the Eastman School of Music, 48 years as church organist at St.

Over the last century, developments in electronic music and art have enabled new possibilities for creating audio and audio-visual artworks.

Keith Jarrett ranks among the most accomplished and influential pianists in jazz history.

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

Revered Hindu religious scriptures of the Vedas speak of the use of musical instruments in worship.

In this beautifully illustrated book, a master luthier and a painter tell their story of the creation of a musical instrument.

Did you use to play the piano?

"e;Sight-Reading for Piano Made Easy"e; is a vintage guide to sight reading for the piano.

Drawing from his highly praised French work, Une simple flute, distinguished flutist and teacher Michel Debost has compiled a useful and imaginative introduction to playing the flute.

One of Europe's foremost experts on early guitar music explores this little known but richly rewarding repertoire.

This detailed portrait of George Balanchine presents new approaches to his choreography.

Djembe drum Tutorial Guide.

Classic Ragtime Music Collection constitutes an extensive library of the most well-known and universally-enjoyed works of ragtime music ever composed, reproduced from authoritative editions for the enjoyment of musicians and music students the world over.

This ebook is now available from Bloomsbury Academic.

Die Forschungsstelle Digital Organology am Musikinstrumentenmuseum der Universität Leipzig stellt nicht nur ungeheuer viele und dichte Forschungsdaten bereit, mit denen die Instrumentenkunde in ihren Kontexten überblickt und im Detail beforscht werden kann, sie fördert auch 'Edelsteine' zutage, an denen sich die Musik- und Kulturgeschichte ihrer jeweiligen Zeit exemplarisch ablesen lässt.

Thelonious Monk (1917-1982) was one of jazz's greatest and most enigmatic figures.

The comprehensive go-to guide for building keyboard skills Being able to play a tune on the piano can bring you a lifetime of sheer aesthetic pleasure and put you in serious demand at parties!

How do we develop musical creativity?

A STUNNING NEW AND COMPLETELY REVISED EDITION OF THE RICKENBACKER BIBLE FOR 2023'Knowing Martin and Paul Kelly's perfectionism and attention to detail it's no surprise that this is the ultimate and complete story of all things Rickenbacker.

CO-WINNER: The Triennial Alan Walker Book Award, sponsored by the American Liszt Society 2023A new and wide-ranging collection of essays by leading international scholars, exploring the concept and practices of virtuosity in Franz Liszt and his contemporaries.

Available for the first time in English, this book has been considered the best single encyclopedia of the violin for 20 years.

Keyboard Skills for Music Educators: Score Reading is the first textbook equip future educators with the ability to play from an open score at the keyboard.

Using a replica of Beethoven's Erard piano, scholar and performer Tom Beghin launches a striking reinterpretation of a key period of Beethoven's work.

The renowned author and performer has condensed his experiences as a pioneering teacher of this historical brass instrument at the famous Schola Cantorum Basiliensis in 3 volumes.

WINNER: 2019 CHOICE Outstanding Academic Title AwardThe first critical study of the life and distinctive artistic vision of Heinrich Neuhaus, a legendary pianist-pedagogue widely considered one of the leading shapers of the renowned Russian piano tradition.

The Russian school of violin playing produced many of the twentieth century's leading violinists - from the famed disciples of Leopold Auer such as Jascha Heifetz, Nathan Milstein, and Mischa Elman to masters of the Soviet years such as David Oistrakh and Leonid Kogan.

This book provides students and music teachers with a comprehensive overview of the flute from its origin to its use and important facts not covered in traditional method books.

En el campo de la percepción armónica, del sentido rítmico, de la producción del sonido, de la habilidad corporal o de la expresión, determinadas claves permiten tanto evitar como reparar muchas disfunciones.

This book provides students and music teachers with a comprehensive overview of the flute from its origin to its use and important facts not covered in traditional method books.

Over the last century, developments in electronic music and art have enabled new possibilities for creating audio and audio-visual artworks.

Teaching Strings in Today's Classroom: A Guide for Group Instruction assists music education students, in-service teachers, and performers to realize their goals of becoming effective string educators.

Artie Shaw, the world famous clarinet-playing bandleader who became popular during the Swing Era, was immersed in the music business as a performer for 30 years, from the summer of 1924, when he began to study saxophone, until the summer of 1954, when he stopped performing.

The Cambridge Companion to the Violin offers students, performers and scholars a fascinating and composite survey of the history and repertory of the instrument from its origins to the present day.

An invaluable guide to the available historical source material on playing the violin and viola.

From out of the dust of California's San Joaquin Valley .

This collection of 30 well-loved original compositions and arrangements for piano presents a selection of pieces by Johann Sebastian Bach that will delight any pianist.