Musical instruments

Adaptive Strategies for Small-Handed Pianists brings together information from biomechanics, ergonomics, physics, anatomy, medicine, and piano pedagogy to focus on the subject of small-handedness.

Improvisation is a performance practice that animates and activates diverse energies of inspiration, critique, and invention.

This book is the first to explore the interconnections between ecology and performance in South Asia.

The wood used by master craftsmen to create many of the world's legendary stringed instruments-violins and cellos, mandolins and guitars-comes from seven near-mythic European forests.

Rolling Stones Gear is the first book to historically document all of the Rolling Stones' musical equipment.

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

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Clarinetist Kenny Davern ranked among the best jazz musicians for over 50 years.

Based on primary sources, many of which have never been published or examined in detail, this book examines the music of the late seventeenth-century composers, Biber, Schmeltzer and Muffat, and the compositions preserved in the extensive Moravian archives in Kromeriz.

"e;Maia Bang Violin Method"e; is s a classic guide to playing the violin based on a method of playing created by Leopold Auer.

This vintage book contains the sheet music and lyrics for a variety of traditional British dances, including country dances, Morris dances, jigs, reels, and more.

Research in the field of keyboard studies, especially when intimately connected with issues of performance, is often concerned with the immediate working environments and practices of musicians of the past.

Franz Liszt (1811 - 1886) was a seminal 19th-century composer, virtuoso, teacher, conductor, and author from Hungary.

Strategies, Tips, and Activities for the Effective Band Director: Targeting Student Engagement and Comprehension is a resourceful collection of highly effective teaching strategies, solutions, and activities for band directors.

This book presents an introduction to more than a dozen different types of Balinese gamelan, each with its own established tradition, repertoire and social or religious context.

Studies in English Organ Music is a collection of essays by expert authors that examines key areas of the repertoire in the history of organ music in England.

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

Notes for Clarinetists: A Guide to the Repertoire offers important historical and analytical information about thirty-five of the best-known pieces written for the instrument.

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

Transformational Piano Teaching: Mentoring Students from All Walks of Life examines the concept of the piano teacher as someone who is more than just a teacher of a musical skill, but also someone who wields tremendous influence on the development of a young person's artistic and empathic potential, as well as their lifelong personal motivational framework.

As the first book of its kind, Nancy Lee Harper's Portuguese Piano Music: An Introduction and Annotated Bibliography fills the gap in the historical record of Portuguese piano music from its start in the 18th century to the present.

Art Tatum defined the limits of the possible in jazz piano.

The twentieth-century revival of early music unfolded in two successive movements rooted respectively in nineteenth-century antiquarianism and in rediscovery of the value of original instruments.

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

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A contributory volume covering the history and current scene of electronic music.

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.

Processing audio in the spectral domain has become a practical proposition for a variety of applications in computer music, composition, and sound design, making it an area of significant interest for musicians, programmers, sound designers, and researchers.

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

A state-of-the-art overview of the analysis of electroacoustic music, which includes discussions of a wide range of works.

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Inventing the American Guitar is the first book to describe the early history of American guitar design in detail.

Notation in Johannes Brahms's sonata scores tells violinists and pianists far more than merely what pitches to play and how long to play them--if read carefully, these scores reveal an immense amount of expression, both of musical and human essences.

Wenn man ihn heute auf den internationalen Bühnen erlebt und seinen himmlischen Klängen lauscht, kann man es nicht glauben: Albrecht Mayer, der weltbekannte Oboist, der heute mit seinem "Schicksalsinstrument" das Publikum verzaubert, war einst ein stotternder, eigenwilliger Junge, von dem niemand ahnte, welches Potenzial in ihm schlummert.

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

First emerging in North America and Europe in the late 1920s, contemporary percussion practices have transitioned from the fringes of contemporary music to the forefront over the past 90 years.

The key to fast and fun piano proficiency!

An essential A-Z guide to the full range of sociological thought, Sociology: The Key Concepts is an important addition to the established and successful Key Concepts series.

Developing Expression in Brass Performance and Teaching helps university music teachers, high school band directors, private teachers, and students develop a vibrant and flexible approach to brass teaching and performance that keeps musical expression central to the learning process.

Die Geschichte der Orgel ist eng mit den Wegen und manchmal auch Irrwegen der europäischen Kultur verbunden.

The violinist Jascha Heifetz (1901-1987) is considered among the most influential performers in history and still maintains a strong following among violinists around the world.

All children must have an opportunity to share the joy of choral music participation - whether in school, church, or community choirs.

Richard Wagner is mainly known as a music dramatist, but his piano pieces are also worth discovering and allow the voice of the dramatist to be heard in echoes.

Gretsch electric guitars have a style all their own - a glitzy, wacky, retro charm that over the years has drawn players from all kinds of popular music, from timeless stars to unknown teens.

No other instrument has witnessed such a dramatic rise to popularity--and precipitous decline--as the accordion.

This is book two of "e;Play That Tune"e;, a series of books that presents a selection of simple songs for the piano.

Frank Zappa was an unremitting musical innovator and experimenter, always looking for ways to exploit the latest advances in technology.