Musical instruments

Many musicians are put off using MIDI by the very books meant to explain it.

With Hit Me, Fred, sensational sideman Fred Wesley Jr.

Percussion is an attempt-in the author's words-to make sense of "e;senseless beating,"e; to grasp how rhythm makes sense in music and society.

Tony Allen is the autobiography of legendary Nigerian drummer Tony Allen, the rhythmic engine of Fela Kuti's Afrobeat.

As the 1970s gave way to the 80s, New York's party scene entered a ferociously inventive period characterized by its creativity, intensity, and hybridity.

In his brief career Jimi Hendrix transformed rock music, established himself as the greatest guitarist of all time, and left a rich legacy of original songs and dazzling recordings.

Modeled on the brilliant approach first formulated by distinguished professor of music and master clarinetist Michele Gingras in Clarinet Secrets and More Clarinet Secrets (both available from Scarecrow Press), Music Secrets for the Advanced Musician: A Scarecrow Press Music Series is designed for instrumentalists, singers, conductors, composers, and other instructors and professionals seeking a quick set of pointers to improve their work as performers and producers of music.

Steel Drums and Steelbands: A History is a vivid account of the events that led to the ';accidental' invention of the steel drum: the only acoustic musical instrument invented in the 20th century.

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.

The work of multiple scholars is combined in this single volume, bringing together in conversation the traditions of brass instrumentalism and jazz idiom.

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.

Gifted harpist Edna Phillips (1907-2003) joined the Philadelphia Orchestra in 1930, becoming not only that ensemble's first female member but also the first woman to hold a principal position in a major American orchestra.

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Glenn Gould (1932-1982) was a giant of twentieth-century classical music, but one whose eccentricities have sometimes obscured the moral seriousness of his approach to art.

Glenn Gould (1932-1982) was a giant of twentieth-century classical music, but one whose eccentricities have sometimes obscured the moral seriousness of his approach to art.

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.

The work is the result of over thirty years of oral fieldwork among the last Gaels in Cape Breton, for whom piping fit unself-consciously into community life, as well as an exhaustive synthesis of Scottish archival and secondary sources.

The great American pianist Sidney Fosterdistinguished professor of piano at Indiana University, and the first Leventritt Award winneris remembered here by a former student for his outstanding ability and generous character.

A Pianist's Dictionary is an exploration of the world of the classical pianist and piano professor.

This book traces the unique and remarkable life of Shony Alex Braun.

Este clásico del repertorio técnico pianístico, compuesto por Hermann Berens, está diseñado específicamente para fortalecer y desarrollar la destreza de la mano izquierda.

Have you ever wanted to set up and maintain the playability of your guitar by yourself?

The definitive biography of guitar icon and Grammy Award-winning artist Bill Frisell.

The title of this collection of essays refers to a tailor's mannequin that Alfred Brendel spotted in a shop window in Arezzo, a small Tuscan town.

Winner of the Royal Philharmonic Award for Storytelling 2020'A rich, endlessly fascinating book.

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

'This book distils what, at my advanced age, I feel able to say about music, musicians, and matters of my pianistic profession.

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.

Bud Powell was not only one of the greatest bebop pianists of all time, he stands as one of the twentieth century's most dynamic and fiercely adventurous musical minds.

Horace Silver is one of the last giants remaining from the incredible flowering and creative extension of bebop music that became known as "e;hard bop"e; in the 1950s.

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

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

Construida en base a 23 sonidos dispuestos simétricamente alrededor de un eje central, esta quinta sonata desarrolla su forma en 23 secciones: once iniciales, una sección central, y once que reflejan a las primeras como un espejo.

A classic study of Bach''s organ works, fully revised in 2003 to take account of recent scholarship.

Will enrich readers'' understanding of the history of the string quartet, the music and its interpretation.

A guide containing practical help on both the aquisition and playing of historical clarinets.

Investigates one of the greatest yet least understood repertories of Western keyboard music.

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

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

Discusses performance issues on keyboard instruments relevant to music from the seventeenth to the nineteenth centuries.

Study of ''characteristic'' symphonies, discussing works by Beethoven, Haydn and Dittersdorf.

Do you learn faster by seeing and doing than by wading through tedious instructions?

Learn everything ukulele from chord progressions to playing pop, folk, and holiday favorites and, yes, even Hawaiian music!

How to get a good sound, read music, and master a variety of styles-including classical, pop, jazz, and Latin Listening to a trumpet trilla series of high notes during a military march or wail longingly during a blues rendition-is a pleasure second to none.

How to get a good sound, read music, and master a variety of styles-including classical, pop, jazz, and Latin Listening to a trumpet trilla series of high notes during a military march or wail longingly during a blues rendition-is a pleasure second to none.

Master the most popular woodwind Want to play the clarinet?

Master the most popular woodwind Want to play the clarinet?

Whether you're playing blues, rock, classical, or folk-all the chords you'll need are here Even Eric Clapton started with a few basic chords.