Johann Sebastian Bach Volume I. This monumental study of Johann Sebastian Bach ranks among the great classics of musicology. Since its first publication in 1873-80, it has remained the basic work on Bach and the foundation of later research and study. The three-part treatment describes in chronological sequence practically everything that is known of the composer's life: his ancestry, his immediate family, his associations, his employers, and the countless occasions on which his musical genius emerged. Author Philipp Spitta accompanies this biographical material with quotations from primary sources: correspondence, family records, diaries, official documents, and more. In addition to biographical data, Spitta reviews Bach's musical production, with analyses of more than 500 pieces, covering all the important works. More than 450 musical excerpts are included in the main text, and a 43-page musical supplement illustrates longer passages. Despite the scholarly nature of this work, it also has the rare distinction of being a study that can be read with considerable enjoyment and great profit by every serious music lover, with or without a substantial background in the history of music or musical theory.

How long should I practice? Which pieces should I study? How can I develop a singing tone? All violinists ponder these questions striving to make the most of their practice and performances. This enlightening and encouraging book holds the answers offering a series of interviews with the most celebrated Violin teachers and performers of the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries.Twenty-four famous violinists reveal the secrets to their success sharing the lessons of their artistry and experience. In addition to aesthetic and technical aspects of playing they discuss their personal conceptions of Violin mastery. Eugene Ysaye reminisces about his studies withVieuxtemps and Wieniawski and Leopold Auer emphasizes the importance of fostering students' individual talents. Maud Powell describes her pioneering role as a female orchestral musician and Jascha Heifetz voices his views on technical mastery and temperament. Hints and advice from other masters include tips on efficient practice improving bow technique and refining intonation. A rare find in the musical literature this book is essential reading for every serious violinist.Reprint of the Frederick A. Stokes 1919 edition.

Le Sfere (8). Par PESTALOZZA L.. Il racconto di un viaggio musicale, ma anche di un viaggio tra i costumi e i paesaggi di e intorno a sette città sovietiche diverse, lontane. A partire da Kalinin, Mosca, Leningrado, Volgograd, Riga, Baku, Tblisi, la Musica in Urss diventa fonte di informazione sulla vita musicale sovietica, sui suoi protagonisti, sulle tendenze compositive che si affiancano e spesso si contrappongono; sul pubblico, su come si fa e si consuma ogni genere di musica, colta, rock, jazz e leggera. Di estremo interesse per il lettore i dati e le notizie su come e chi organizza la musica in Urss, su chi la produce e come lavorano compositori, esecutori professionisti e amatori; sulla capillarepresenza di club e case di cultura dove si organizzano spettacoli e concerti di ogni genere./ Livre / Biographie

Le Sfere (2). Par VARESE EDGARD. Gli scritti di Edgar Varèse, qui presentati in un'ampia raccolta di articoli, saggi, interviste, lettere, sono tutti percorsi da un'ardita idea di musica, dalla tensione intellettuale del musicista dominato dal bisogno, singolarmente estetico, di 'superare i limiti'. La raccolta, aperta da una rapida autobiografia, si estende dagli scritti della giovinezza fino al colloquio di poco prima della morte con Gunther Schuller, ancora e sempre pieno di illuminazioni verso il futuro./ Livre / Biographie

Par PROD'HOMME J-G.. BIBLIOTHEQUE DES GRANDS MUSICIENSBach par Alberto BassoBeethoven par Jean et Brigitte MassinBellini par Pierre BrunelBerlioz par Henry BarraudBrahms par Claude RostandCouperin par Philippe BeaussantDebussy par Edward Lockspeiser et Harry HalbreichMahler (T. 1, 2 et 3) par Henry-Louis de La GrangeMozart par Jean et Brigitte MassinOffenbach par David RissinPoulenc par Henri HellSchubert par Brigitte MassinStravinsky par André BoucourechlievWagner par Martin Gregor-DellinCOLLECTION MUSICIENS D'AUJOURD'HUIdirigée par Brigitte MassinPierre Boulez par Dominique JameuxPierre Henry par Michel ChionOlivier Messiaen par Harry HalbreichIannis Xenakis par Nouritza MatossianAUTRES LIVRES DE MUSIQUELe dernier puritain (Ecrits I)par Glenn GouldGlenn Gould, un homme du futurpar Geoffrey PaysantLes grands interprêtes romantiquespar Claude NanquetteHistoire concise de la musique modernepar Paul GriffithsLes grands Opéras du Répertoirepar Alexis PayneHistoire de la Musique par Emile VuillermozLe chant retrouvé par André TubeufRuggero Raimondi par Sergio SegaliniTeresa Berganza par Sergio SegaliniElisabeth Schwarzkopf par Sergio SegaliniLa vie et l'amour d'une femmepar Régine CrespinMaria Callas, par-delà  sa légendepar Ariana StassinopoulosLavelli, opéra et mise à  mortpar J. Lavelli et A. SatgeLe Ring à  Bayreuthpar Elisabeth BouillonUn thétre pour la vie par Giorgio StrehlerUne histoire du jazz par J. Ernst Berendt / / Date parution : 1985-04-17/ Livre / Livres