Musical instruments

Classical Concert Studies: A Companion to Contemporary Research and Performance is a landmark publication that maps out a new interdisciplinary field of Concert Studies, offering fresh ways of understanding the classical music concert in the twenty-first century.

Banjo music possesses a unique power to evoke a bucolic, simpler past.

In recent years, scholars and musicians have become increasingly interested in the revival of musical improvisation as it was known in the Renaissance and Baroque periods.

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.

Originally published in 1943 and subsequently as a revised and enlarged edition in 1978, Musical Instruments has long been held in high regard, not only for its erudition, but for its originality of approach.

This book explores the historical-cultural interactions between French concert music and American jazz across 1900–65, from both perspectives.

Shura Cherkassky's life story, like his piano playing, is provocative and captivating.

This exhaustive bibliography, reflecting current interest in electronic music, includes all available citations of books, articles, and monographs pertaining to "e;musique concrete,"e; "e;Elektronische Musik,"e; "e;tape music,"e; and "e;computer music"e; from  publications in fourteen languages.

Linguistics for Singers: An Introduction is a textbook and manual that provides singers with a foundation in linguistic features of four major singing languages-English, Italian, French, and German-and shows how these features can be used to inform vocal performance and interpretation.

Exotic venues, sold-out concerts, and the companionship of the world's most powerful people have given classical guitarist Liona Boyd a lifestyle that, like her music, is one in a million.

Stephen Bonta's research on seventeenth-century Italian music, particularly for strings, spans more than 30 years.

The Craft of Piano Playing presents a new, comprehensive and highly original approach to piano technique with a fascinating series of exercises designed to help the reader put this approach into practice.

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756 - 1791) was an extraordinarily prolific and seminal composer during the Classical era.

Reproduced in high quality with wide margins, this edition is perfect for students and musicians with an interest in Chopin's seminal work.

"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.

Johann Joachim Quantz's On Playing the Flute has long been recognized as one of the primary sources of information about eighteenth-century performance practice.

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

English keyboard music reached an unsurpassed level of sophistication in the late sixteenth and early seventeenth centuries as organists such as William Byrd and his students took a genre associated with domestic, amateur performance and treated it as seriously as vocal music.

This 1999 book is a comprehensive introduction to Beethoven''s most popular piano sonata, and Opp.

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

Scholarship on the musical traditions of Indonesia has long focused on practices from Java and Bali, including famed gamelan traditions, at the expense of the wide diversity of other musical forms within the archipelago.

In The Devil's Horn, Michael Segell traces the 160-year history of the saxophone-a horn that created a sound never before heard in nature, and that from the moment it debuted has aroused both positive and negative passions among all who hear it.

More than eighty years have passed since Edgard Varese's catalytic work for percussion ensemble, Ionisation, was heard in its New York premiere.

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.

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

A startling new portrait of Gould, including never-before-seen material.

Beethoven's piano sonatas are a cornerstone of the piano repertoire and favourites of both the concert hall and recording studio.

DAS GROßE KLAVIERBUCH mit 34 der schönsten und bekanntesten Kinderliederhits von Detlev Jöcker.

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

Commercial and Popular Music in Higher Education brings together working examples of pedagogy in emerging areas of popular and commercial music to offer practical insights and provide a theoretical framework for today's music educators.

Piano Makers in Russia in the Nineteenth Century is a richly detailed thematic study of the history of the piano in Russian society from its beginnings with the European artisans who settled in St.

The memoirs of John T.

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!

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

This book explores the emerging area of microtonality through an examination of the tuning theories of Erv Wilson.

First published in 1911, this vintage book contains a complete guide to learning and mastering fore-arm rotation for piano playing, by Tobias Matthay.

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.

The Guitar Amp Handbook: Understanding Tube Amplifiers and Getting Great Sounds, Updated Edition brings fresh information to the table to help guitarists understand everything about what makes their amps tick and how to use them to sound better than ever.

Twelve internationally-known keyboard artists entertainingly discuss their daily lives of practicing and performing in informative interviews, including reflections on learning new music, reviving repertoire, performing, controlling nerves, recording sessions, playing with ensemble groups, touring, playing in competitions, and the future of the piano.

These volumes present the recently discovered archives of the Erard firm, perhaps the largest record of musical instrument making anywhere.

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.

A practical but scholarly guide to Japanese instruments by one of the country's leading composers.

The (Well) Informed Piano addresses the technical, musical, artistic, ethical, and philosophical issues in piano methodology.