A Concise Guide To Orchestral Music

Author : David Fligg
Publisher : Mel Bay Publications
ISBN 13 : 1619110423
Total Pages : 255 pages
Book Rating : 4.27/5 ( download)

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Download or read book A Concise Guide to Orchestral Music written by David Fligg and published by Mel Bay Publications. This book was released on 2012-02-28 with total page 255 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Orchestral works are the central pillars of classical music. In A Concise Guide to Orchestral Music, 1700 to the Present Day, David Fligg evaluates this great music, and explores why so many masterpieces continue to fascinate music lovers. As well as discussing individual composers, the book places orchestral music within a historical context, providing essential reading for music students, and enthusiasts of all ages.

Author : David Daniels
Publisher : Metuchen, N.J. : Scarecrow Press
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 442 pages
Book Rating : 4.68/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Orchestral Music written by David Daniels and published by Metuchen, N.J. : Scarecrow Press. This book was released on 1982 with total page 442 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Familiar to conductors, orchestra managers, and music librarians, this compact sourcebook provides information necessary to plan orchestral programs and organize rehearsals. The third edition features 4500 compositions that cover the standard repertoire for American orchestras (a 30% increase over the second edition), clearer entries, and a more useful system of appendixes.

Author : DK
Publisher : Penguin
ISBN 13 : 0744033470
Total Pages : 354 pages
Book Rating : 4.72/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Complete Classical Music Guide written by DK and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2020-08-11 with total page 354 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Packed with photographs, composer biographies, analyses of major works, and essential information on every musical genre, style, form, instrument, and ensemble, DK's Complete Classical Music Guide is a portable encyclopedic guide to more than one thousand years of Western classical music. From Bach to Berlioz, Glinka to Gershwin, Stravinsky to Shostakovich, and everyone in between, the Complete Classical Music Guide contains more than three hundred composer profiles, and offers a clear definition of the particular styles and characteristics of seven key eras: Early Music (1000-1600); The Baroque Era (1600-1750); The Classical Era (1750-1820); The Romantic Era (1810-1920); Romantic Opera (1810-1920); National Schools (1830-1950); and Modern Music (1900-). The Complete Classical Music Guide also includes a timeline that charts the evolution of musical styles and forms, instruments, and provides explanations of the building blocks of music — melody, harmony, rhythm, texture, form, tempo, and dynamics. Previously published as Eyewitness Companion: Classical Music, this book has been reformatted and designed and now comes packaged in an exclusive presentation slipcase.

Author : Chris Woodstra
Publisher : Hal Leonard Corporation
ISBN 13 : 9780879308650
Total Pages : 1620 pages
Book Rating : 4.56/5 ( download)

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Download or read book All Music Guide to Classical Music written by Chris Woodstra and published by Hal Leonard Corporation. This book was released on 2005 with total page 1620 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Offering comprehensive coverage of classical music, this guide surveys more than eleven thousand albums and presents biographies of five hundred composers and eight hundred performers, as well as twenty-three essays on forms, eras, and genres of classical music. Original.

Author : Jonathan D. Green
Publisher : Scarecrow Press
ISBN 13 : 9780810860469
Total Pages : 356 pages
Book Rating : 4.65/5 ( download)

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Download or read book A Conductor's Guide to Nineteenth-century Choral-orchestral Works written by Jonathan D. Green and published by Scarecrow Press. This book was released on 2008 with total page 356 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This text serves as a field guide to the principal choral-orchestral repertoire of the nineteenth century. It provides conductors with the information they will need to make programming decisions, and it provides scholars with a starting point for research on these works.

Author : Ethan Mordden
Publisher : Oxford University Press, USA
ISBN 13 : 0195040414
Total Pages : 588 pages
Book Rating : 4.18/5 ( download)

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Download or read book A Guide to Orchestral Music written by Ethan Mordden and published by Oxford University Press, USA. This book was released on 1986 with total page 588 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This authoritative guide gives the non-musician the fundamentals of orchestral music. It begins with a general introduction to the symphony and various musical styles and then describes, chronologically, over seven hundred pieces--from Vivaldi to twentieth-century composers. Mordden also includes a glossary of musical terms and other useful aids for the music lover.

Author : Robert Philip
Publisher : Yale University Press
ISBN 13 : 0300120699
Total Pages : 969 pages
Book Rating : 4.91/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Classical Music Lover's Companion to Orchestral Music written by Robert Philip and published by Yale University Press. This book was released on 2018-01-01 with total page 969 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An invaluable guide for lovers of classical music designed to enhance their enjoyment of the core orchestral repertoire from 1700 to 1950 Robert Philip, scholar, broadcaster, and musician, has compiled an essential handbook for lovers of classical music, designed to enhance their listening experience to the full. Covering four hundred works by sixty-eight composers from Corelli to Shostakovich, this engaging companion explores and unpacks the most frequently performed works, including symphonies, concertos, overtures, suites, and ballet scores. It offers intriguing details about each piece while avoiding technical terminology that might frustrate the non-specialist reader. Philip identifies key features in each work, as well as subtleties and surprises that await the attentive listener, and he includes enough background and biographical information to illuminate the composer's intentions. Organized alphabetically from Bach to Webern, this compendium will be indispensable for classical music enthusiasts, whether in the concert hall or enjoying recordings at home.

Author : Perry Goldstein
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781792483455
Total Pages : 212 pages
Book Rating : 4.57/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Rudiments of Music written by Perry Goldstein and published by . This book was released on 2021-08-30 with total page 212 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Covers the basics of Western classical tonal music theory, though it is applicable to a broad range of other music as well. The book covers basic notation of pitch and rhythm, major and minor keys, intervals, chords, harmony, and other concepts essential to a fundamental understanding of tonal music.

Author : Jan Swafford
Publisher : Vintage
ISBN 13 : 0679728058
Total Pages : 626 pages
Book Rating : 4.54/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Vintage Guide to Classical Music written by Jan Swafford and published by Vintage. This book was released on 1992-12-15 with total page 626 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The most readable and comprehensive guide to enjoying over five hundred years of classical music -- from Gregorian chants, Johann Sebastian Bach, and Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart to Johannes Brahms, Igor Stravinsky, John Cage, and beyond. The Vintage Guide to Classical Music is a lively -- and opinionated -- musical history and an insider's key to the personalities, epochs, and genres of the Western classical tradition. Among its features: -- chronologically arranged essays on nearly 100 composers, from Guillaume de Machaut (ca. 1300-1377) to Aaron Copland (1900-1990), that combine biography with detailed analyses of the major works while assessing their role in the social, cultural, and political climate of their times; -- informative sidebars that clarify broader topics such as melody, polyphony, atonality, and the impact of the early-music movement; -- a glossary of musical terms, from a cappella to woodwinds; -- a step-by-step guide to building a great classical music library. Written with wit and a clarity that both musical experts and beginners can appreciate, The Vintage Guide to Classical Music is an invaluable source-book for music lovers everywhere.

Author : Genevieve Helsby
Publisher : Sourcebooks, Inc.
ISBN 13 : 1402208251
Total Pages : 178 pages
Book Rating : 4.56/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Those Amazing Musical Instruments! written by Genevieve Helsby and published by Sourcebooks, Inc.. This book was released on 2007 with total page 178 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Your guide to the orchestra through sounds and stories." front cover.