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.
Following the earlier volumes in the Studies in Musical Genesis and Structure series, Mahler's Fourth Symphony is a study of origins of one of Mahler's most popular and accessible works.
Diese Blockflötentechnik richtet sich an fortgeschrittene Altblockflötenspieler, die auf der Suche nach Material für die konsequente Arbeit an den Grundlagen ihrer instrumentalen und musikalischen Fähigkeiten sind.
This volume explores twentieth-century organ music through in-depth studies of the principal centers of composition, the most significant composers and their works, and the evolving role of the instrument and its music.
In this new edition of the classic text on the evolution of electronic music, Peter Manning extends the definitive account of the medium from its birth to include key developments from the dawn of the 21st century to the present day.
Ferdinand Ries – ein Name, der oft im Schatten seines berühmten Lehrers Ludwig van Beethoven steht, doch dessen Leben und Werk einen faszinierenden Blick auf eine der spannendsten Epochen der Musikgeschichte bietet.
The great American pianist Sidney Foster-distinguished professor of piano at Indiana University, and the first Leventritt Award winner-is remembered here by a former student for his outstanding ability and generous character.
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.
In this book, Julian Hellaby presents a detailed study of English piano playing and career management as it was in the middle years of the twentieth century.
Body as Instrument explores how musicians interact with movement-controlled performance systems, producing sounds imbued with their individual physical signature.
This volume explores twentieth-century organ music through in-depth studies of the principal centers of composition, the most significant composers and their works, and the evolving role of the instrument and its music.
Gemessen an der Rolle der mediterranen und lateinamerikanischen Länder für die Entwicklung der klassischen Gitarre scheint jene Österreichs relativ unbedeutend.
Notes for Flutists: A Guide to the Repertoire offers important historical and analytical information about three dozen of the best-known pieces written for the instrument.
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.
In this practical, project-based book, music students, educators, and coders receive the necessary tools to engage with real-world experiences in computation and creativity using the programming language Scratch.
