Musical instruments

Many of the earliest books, particularly those dating back to the 1900s and before, are now extremely scarce and increasingly expensive.

She traces his musical roots, piano studies, repertoire, and concert career through his correspondence with family and friends and his own and his contemporaries' memoirs, using material never before available in English.

Originally published in 1934, this is an exhaustive examination of one of Bach's greatest works, and is highly recommended for inclusion on the bookshelf of anyone with an interest in this great composer.

Renowned scholars and performers present a wide range of different perspectives on Mozart''s chamber music with keyboard.

This high-quality reproduction of the original music scores features wide margins and clear note heads, making it ideal for following the music and a fantastic addition to music collections.

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Nach dem groen Erfolg des ersten Bandes der Flotentechnik fur die groe Flote werden im zweiten Band samtliche spiel- und klangtechnischen Moglichkeiten der Piccolo-, Alt- und Bassflote in systematischer Form erlautert.

A performer''s perspective on Reich''s compositions which explores the techniques developed by musicians to bring his compositions to life.

Rooted in the experience of a professional choral conductor, this book provides a guide to practical issues facing conductors of choral ensembles at all levels, from youth choruses to university ensembles, church and community choirs, and professional vocal groups.

Teaching Piano in Groups provides a one-stop compendium of information related to all aspects of group piano teaching.

An approachable introduction to the drum kit, drummers, and drumming, and the key debates surrounding the instrument and its players.

This book reveals the most popular instrument in the world as it was in the age of Elizabeth I and Shakespeare.

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

Sie wollen Gitarre spielen lernen, wissen aber nicht so recht, wo Sie anfangen sollen und wie Sie dies in Ihren den Alltag integrieren sollen?

Phillip Rehfeldt has assembled here techniques of dealing with clarinet performances as they have evolved since 1950.

Examines Liszt's piano arrangements of music originally created for other instruments, especially the symphony orchestra and the Hungarian Gypsy band.

Have you ever wondered whether musicians notice the audience or are influenced by them?

Jakob Ludwig Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy (1809 - 1847) was a German pianist, organist, composer, and conductor during the Romantic period.

This book presents a unique view of the work of the great Italian violin-makers from the 17th to the 19th centuries, based on the collection of The Royal Academy of Music in London.

Hearing Form: Musical Analysis With and Without the Score, Third Edition is a complete course package for undergraduate courses on musical forms, with comprehensive coverage from the Baroque to the Romantic.

While composers and percussionists are working more closely than ever with one another, there are few resources that address this collaborative relationship in depth.

Claude-Achille Debussy (1862 - 1918) was a seminal French composer.

In The Musical Instrument Desk Reference, Michael Pagliaro, musical instrument authority extraordinaire, provides the one-stop shop for those in need of a quick, visually-rich reference guide to band and orchestral instruments.

Drum Sound and Drum Tuning assists drummers, sound engineers, and music students in learning critical skills related to drum sound and achieving an optimised and personalised drum kit set-up.

The beginner's guide to learning the violin for any musical style Violin For Dummies helps you teach yourself to play the violin, even if you've never read a note of music.

In this book, the contributors reconsider the fundamentals of Music as a university discipline by engaging with the questions: What should university study of music consist of?

In the last forty years, many elite performers in the arts have gleaned valuable lessons and techniques from research and advances in sport science, psychomotor research, learning theory, and psychology.

Das Buch konzentriert sich auf die diatonische Mundharmonika mit zehn Tonkanälen.

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.

Many of the earliest books, particularly those dating back to the 1900s and before, are now extremely scarce and increasingly expensive.

For over a century, drummers have been turning to a variety of percussive traditions as prompts for the creation of new expressive possibilities on the drumset.

A must-have for any guitar lover!

Play your way to banjo-playing expertise Traditionally associated with country, folk, and bluegrass music, the banjo is accessible to anyone with the patience and willpower to learn it.

An invention of the Industrial Revolution, the accordion provided the less affluent with an inexpensive, loud, portable, and durable "e;one-man-orchestra"e; capable of producing melody, harmony, and bass all at once.

Originally published in 1966, this was the first book on this subject to be published for over a hundred years.

This book offers an insight into Beethoven''s career, showing in well-documented detail the rise and decline of his powers as a performer.

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

Community-Engaged Performance Tours addresses the role of performance touring as a form of classroom and community engagement.

Joaquin Rodrigo, Spain's leading composer of the second half of the twentieth century, was also a writer of considerable distinction.

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Modeled on the brilliant approach first formulated by distinguished professor music and master clarinetist Michele Gingras in her Clarinet Secrets and More Clarinet Secrets (both available from Scarecrow Press), Tracy Heavner's Saxophone Secrets provides advanced saxophonists with 60 performance secrets that will assist in their musical development.

Influenced by Robert and Clara Schumann and Joseph Joachim, Johannes Brahms not only learned to play the organ at the beginning of his career, but also wrote significant compositions for the instrument as a result of his early counterpoint study.

18th-Century Piano Music focuses on the core composers of the 18th century repertoire.

"e;Acoustic Guitar Styles"e; introduces the most popular traditional styles for the acoustic guitar.

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.

Tune in and tone down piano-shopping stress.

Community music around the world reflects the growing and diverse ways humans collectivise and express themselves in ways that articulate our cultural, social, and environmental complexity.

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