This is far and away the best short guide to Mahler's music written expressly for music lovers by great scholar who had unparalleled gift for lucid and attractive exposition. The book contains the full text in both German and in English of all of the poems set by Mahler in his songs and symphonies. For this new second edition the translations have been carefully revised and the composer David Matthews has contributed a new preface.

This superbly-illustrated biography traces Schubert's brief but astonishingly fertile career against the colourful background of metternich's Vienna. Included are extracts from some of his most memorable works in simple keyboard arrangements.Composer's World is a new series of picture illustrating the life and times of the world's greatest composers. With full colour pictures words and music it places each composer's life and work within the circumstances that shaped their career.

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.

The definitive biography and critical study of Jean-Philippe Rameau (1683-1764) this volume deals at length not only with with the composer's musical achievements but also with aspects of his life and workthat made him one of the most important cultural figures in eighteenth-century France. Fascinating incidents include his central position in a musical controversy that excited the enmity of Rousseau Diderot and theEncyclopedists; his friendship and collaboration with Voltaire; and his position as the author of a treatise on harmony that endured for two centuries. This critical evaluation focuses chiefly on Rameau's musical works devoting entire chapters to his operas and ballets as well as his chamber music cantatas and motets and minor works. Additional topics include his links to Lully his influence on Gluck and the nature and importance of hisacoustic and harmonic theories. Supplements include more than 300 musical examples numerous useful approaches indexes an extensive bibliography and a new introduction by the distinguished musicologist and historian PhilipGossett.

Guidelines On History Of Music Grades 6 To 8 takes a look at how European music has developed since the 1600s and it covers all the periods and movements in music required by most examining syllabi. It complements the other two books in the series. The list of composers in chronological order at the back of the book will prove to be an invaluable guide.

Building on the renaissance in Mendelssohn scholarship of the last two decades Rethinking Mendelssohn critically engages with the composer's music and aesthetics as well as the interpretation of his works in relation to contemporaneous culture.

Few composers since the mid-twentieth century have escaped Mahler's influence. This book is the first discussion of Mahler's ten completed symphonies to offer music lovers a comprehensive overview of the music as it strikes today's listeners. The book caters to the novice as well as the expert as David Hurwitz describes what the listener will hear section by section. He explains how each work is arranged how the various parts relate to one another and how one work leads to the next. The emphasis throughout is on the experience of listening and how each symphony embodies Mahler's dictum that the symphony 'must embrace the world. It must contain everything'. Hurwitz describes the emotional extravagance that lies at the root of Mahler's popularity the consistency of his symphonic thinking and his dazzling and revolutionary use of orchestral instruments to create an expressive musical language that is varied in content and immediate in impact.

The most contemporary music dictionary on the market comprising: Notation and theory terms Instruments including folk and ethnic Pop music electronic music and music business terms. More than 450 capsule biographies of composers and musicians noting dates of birth and death nationality historical period areas of composition and major works. Also includes Instant at-a-glance summaries of the essentials of music: Notation signs and symbols Scales modes and keysignatures.

As do all great artists Shostakovich creates in his art a personal language of universal appeal. In Shostakovich Symphonies and Concertos acclaimed author David Hurwitz describes the musical elements of that language: what it sounds like how it works expressively as opposed to providing a mere technical analysis. In this first book of its kind Hurwitz closely examines fifteen Shostakovich symphonies and six concertos in chronological order offering a wonderfully descriptive guided tour of the music as it unfolds in real time revealing its genius and how it fits in the tradition of Western classical music. The accompanying full-length BIS records CD contains afine performance of Shostakovich's popular Fifth Symphony which illustrates the various elements of the composer's individual style.

Fundamentals of Notation Sight Singing and Music Theory-Music theory has an unfair reputation as an arcane complicated subject. But it can be easy to learn and beneficial for a successful career in singing. In Music Essentials for Singers and Actors award-winning composer Andrew Gerle offers an accessible presentation conveying an in-depth practical method for learning the fundamentals of music theory and sight singing for aspiring and working singers alike. Gerle leads readers step by step through every aspect of written music using examples pulled entirely from real-world Broadway scores. He delves deeply into each concept working thoroughly through its basis in theory and connecting it to the music that we hear and singevery day. His incremental and methodical approach demystifies abstract concepts and his unique 1-START method for score analysis teaches singers to scan a new song for large-scale patterns encouraging them to read musical words instead of single notes. Gerle also shows how to focus on the visual graphical nature of musical notation learning to read music as a series of shapes - a technique useful for all readers but especially those with dyslexia and other visual learning challenges. Each chapter is accompanied by downloadable audio examples and exercises to lock in newly learned concepts.

The third book in the Student's Series is unique because it provides concise easily understood information normally found only in large expensive volumes. This handy-sized text includes background material on the major periodsof music history as well as interesting facts on well-known composers from each period. Excellent drawings of most composers are also included. Works well for both individual and classroom use.

The great Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart composed more than 600 works of every musical genre - symphonies concertos chamber works even operas. In this book the first of two David Hurwitz guides the reader/listener through the master's chamber and orchestral music a body of work unique in style expressive range emotional depth formal perfection and sheer beauty. This music doesn't sound like anyone else's. Only Mozart could have written it. Hurwitz's insightful text and the accompanying full-length CD shows us what makes Mozart's music so unique and special - and how to enjoy its many delights. This book is the first of a two-volume set covering Mozart'sorchestral and vocal work.

Par TOSTIVINT JEAN-MICHEL. Volume 2 : mesures composées. 60 exercices très progressifs pour lire et pratiquer le rythme facilement. Méthode de travail, généralités (pulsation, tempo, mesures, chiffrage, liaisons...), étude des noires pointées, des blanches pointées et des rondes pointées. Division du temps par 3 (formules en croches), par 6 (formules en doubles croches), par 9 (triolets de doubles croches), figures de silences. Mélanges, dynamiques et tableau récapitulatif. Sur le CD audio, les exercices sont enregistrés avec les bons tempos d'étude. BONUS TRACK ! Tous les exercices en fichiers MIDI jouables sur l'instrument de votre choix à tous les tempos. Méthode 60 pages avec CD 1 heure. / Niveau : Débutant à Intermédiaire / Méthode en français / Théorie / Théorie Solfège

The Eddie Cochran Story-Outrageously talented remarkably handsome internationally renowned and dead at the age of 21. More than 40 years after the tragic car crash that killed him Eddie Cochran remains one of the rock 'n' roll's most lamented what ifs. A trailblazing guitarist gifted vocalist hit-making composer and arranger and budding whiz-kid producer Cochran quickly ascended from Midwestern obscurity in the late '50s to become one of nascent rock 'n' roll's leading lights. He penned or recorded many of the most recognized songs in rock history Summertime Blues Nervous Breakdown Somethin' Else C'mon everybody Twenty Flight Rock Sittin' in theBalcony songs whose distinctive sound and defiant often wryly humorours lyrics have been eagerly digested analyzed and lovingly reinterpreted by generations of rockers after him from The Beatles to the Sex Pistols The Who to U2. Three Steps to Heaven: The Eddie Cohran Story co-authored by Cochran's nephew a gifted musicion in his own right is the first American biography of this uniquely American rock legend who was among the first to be inducted into the Rock 'n' Roll Hall of Fame. The book is a detailded portrait of Cochran's personal and professional triumphs and travails with fascinating insights into the rock pieoner life that only a family member could provide. Bobby Cochran reveals the dynamics of a musical family and the amazing and tragic parallels between his own life story and that of his Uncle Eddie. Bobby Cochran is an award-winning producer and guitarist who has worked with Steppenwolf the Flying Burrito Brothers Leon Russell the Grateful Dead's Bob Weir and Adrian Legg.

Second Edition-This book defines Baroque music simply and explains how it began developed and influenced later musicians with chapters on major genres and a survey of the lives and music of the two leading composers of the late Baroque Bach and Handel.This book suggests listening viewing and further reading material to complement the main topics within the book and is an ideal resource for those wanting to explore the many aspects of Baroque music.This second edition has been fully revised and updated with expanded sections on the major genres and works of the Baroque era.Written to provide a solid foundation for pupils of all levels who are studyingBaroque music Baroque Music in Focus would also be useful for any readers with an interest in the topic.Hugh Benham read Music and English at Southampton University where he was awarded a Ph.D. for his study of the music of John Taverner. He is a chair of examiners for GCE Music an in-service trainer church organist and writer and formerly taught music in a sixth-form college.Hugh has contributed to Music Teacher and Classroom Music magazines and is the author of Baroque Music in Focus (Rhinegold 2007). His other writing includes two books on English church music including John Taverner: his Life and Music (Ashgate 2003) articles on early music contributions to The New Grove Dictionary of Music and Musicians (2001) and Die Musik in Geschichte und Gegenwart and a complete edition of Taverner for Early English Church Music.