The Jazz Life
ISBN: 9780306800887 / Angielski / Miękka / 255 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. The last few years have witnessed an enormous resurgence in the popularity of jazz, after some lean times in the sixties when many potential jazz fans turned to rock. Now the pendulum is on the backswing, and vintage and modern jazz as well as "jazz rock" are attracting huge new audiences. One factor involved in the comeback of jazz among blacks and whites alike is the rise of black consciousness, with its search for roots in the American experience. Nat Hentoff's The Jazz Life explores the social, economic, and psychological elements that make up the context of modern jazz. Among the...
The last few years have witnessed an enormous resurgence in the popularity of jazz, after some lean times in the sixties when many potential jazz fans...
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Indivisible by Four: A String Quartet in Pursuit of Harmony
ISBN: 9780374527006 / Angielski / Miękka / 320 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. The Guarneri Quartet is fabled for its unique longevity and high-spirited virtuosity. Here is its story from the inside--a story filled with drama, humor, danger, compassion, and, of course, glorious music. A player who studies and performs the exalted string-quartet repertoire has opted for a very special life. Arnold Steinhardt, tracing his own development as a student, orchestra player, and budding young soloist, gives a touching account of how he and his intrepid colleagues were converted to chamber music despite the daunting odds against success. And he reveals, as no one has... The Guarneri Quartet is fabled for its unique longevity and high-spirited virtuosity. Here is its story from the inside--a story filled with drama,... |
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Piano Concertos Nos. 23-27: In Full Score. with Mozart's Cadenzas for No.s 23 and 27 and the Concert Rondo in D
ISBN: 9780486236001 / Angielski / Nuty / 310 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. This volume contains Mozart's last five piano concertos: No. 23 in A Major, K488; No. 24 in C Minor, K491; No. 25 in C Major, K503; No. 26 in D Major, K537; and No. 27 in B-flat Major, K595. As a bonus in the piano-plus-orchestra genre, the brief "Concert Rondo in D Major, K382, " has been added along with Mozart's own cadenzas for Nos. 23 and 27. This volume contains Mozart's last five piano concertos: No. 23 in A Major, K488; No. 24 in C Minor, K491; No. 25 in C Major, K503; No. 26 in D Maj... |
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141,29 zł |
Symphonie Fantastique And Harold In Italy: Full Score
ISBN: 9780486246574 / Angielski / Nuty / 320 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Hector Berlioz (1803 1869), considered the father of modern orchestration, possessed an intuitive musical genius all the more remarkable for his limited formal musical education. A brilliant colorist, a master of the unexpected rhythmic break, he brought a new symphonic richness to Romantic music. Hector Berlioz (1803 1869), considered the father of modern orchestration, possessed an intuitive musical genius all the more remarkable for his li... |
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Symphonies Nos. 1, 2, 3 and 4 in Full Score
ISBN: 9780486260334 / Angielski / Miękka / 272 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Beethoven's symphonies are among this greatest works in the opinion of many, the greatest orchestral compositions in the history of music. Perfect in their fusion of emotion and form, filled with drama and great beauty, they are among the best-known and best-loved works in all classical music. This volume contains complete scores for Symphony No. 1 in C Major, Op. 21; Symphony No. 2 in D major, Op. 36; Symphony No. 3 in E-flat Major ("Eroica"), Op. 55; Symphony No. 4 in B-flat Major, Op. 60. Beethoven's symphonies are among this greatest works in the opinion of many, the greatest orchestral compositions in the history of music. Perfect ... |
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Symphony No. 7
ISBN: 9780486273396 / Angielski / Book / 272 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Among the most popular of Mahler's symphonic works, the 7th Symphony has neither a "program" nor a folk-song theme. It is a purely instrumental composition, both hopeful and romantic in feeling. The restrained mood and thematic economy of the symphony make it one of the least extravagant of the composer's works; it is also one of the most enjoyable. Among the most popular of Mahler's symphonic works, the 7th Symphony has neither a "program" nor a folk-song theme. It is a purely instrumental com... |
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170,98 zł |
Brigg Fair and Other Favorite Orchestral Works in Full Score
ISBN: 9780486298511 / Angielski / Miękka / 208 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. The unusual harmonies and forms in the music of Frederick Delius (1862-1934) set the English composer's work apart from the main currents of musical influence. One of the most important figures in the revival of English music at the turn of the twentieth century, Delius composed original pastoral pieces. His distinctive compositions combine psychological and pictorial elements to offer studies of the effect of nature on the soul.
This edition provides music lovers with the opportunity to study and enjoy the scores of six of Delilus' most popular orchestral works. His brilliant stylizations... The unusual harmonies and forms in the music of Frederick Delius (1862-1934) set the English composer's work apart from the main currents of musical i...
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60,44 zł |
Messiaen: Quatuor Pour La Fin Du Temps
ISBN: 9780521584975 / Angielski / Twarda / 128 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. This book is about one musical work, the popular Quartet for the End of Time by the great French composer Olivier Messiaen. Like virtually all of his works, the Quartet combines the striking technical achievement of Messiaen's rich and attractive musical style with a deeply felt theological inspiration. Anthony Pople's book provides an introduction to Messiaen's style through an examination of this great work, showing how it came to be composed while Messiaen was a prisoner-of-war and premiered under extraordinary conditions in Stalag VIIIA in 1941. He gives an in-depth assessment of each of...
This book is about one musical work, the popular Quartet for the End of Time by the great French composer Olivier Messiaen. Like virtually all of his ...
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371,31 zł |
For the End of Time: The Story of the Messiaen Quartet
ISBN: 9780801472978 / Angielski / Miękka / 184 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. The clarinetist Rebecca Rischin has written a captivating book. . . . Her research dispels several long-cherished myths about the 1941 premiere. . . . Rischin lovingly brings to life the other musicians Etienne Pasquier, cellist; Henri Akoka, clarinetist; and Jean Le Boulaire, violinist who played with Messiaen, the pianist at the premiere." Alex Ross, The New Yorker "This book offers a wealth of new information about the circumstances under which the Quartet was created. Based on original interviews with the performers, witnesses to the premiere, and documents from the prison camp, this...
The clarinetist Rebecca Rischin has written a captivating book. . . . Her research dispels several long-cherished myths about the 1941 premiere. . . ....
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104,91 zł |
The Art of Quartet Playing
ISBN: 9780801494567 / Angielski / Miękka / 246 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. How do four instrumentalists with strong individual tastes and temperaments manage to forge a distinctive approach to the music they play? This extraordinary book ushers readers into the workshop of one of the world's most accomplished string quartets. In rich and probing conversations with their longtime friend and musicologist and conductor David Blum, the members of the Guarneri String Quartet, both individually as a group, tell what it is like to play together.
How do four instrumentalists with strong individual tastes and temperaments manage to forge a distinctive approach to the music they play? This extrao...
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84,69 zł |
The Pursuit of High Culture: John Ella and Chamber Music in Victorian London
ISBN: 9781843832980 / Angielski / Twarda / 424 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. This monograph investigates the promotion and consumption of high musical culture among leisured society in Victorian London, by focusing on the activities of the concert manager John Ella and his Musical Union (1845-81), an eminent, long-lived institution for chamber music, much feted across Europe in its day. It combines a biography of Ella with a social-economic history of the Musical Union, its players, repertoire and audiences, and sets them against the gradually shifting contexts for London concerts, chamber music and cultural life. Ella's extraordinary life story, which began in...
This monograph investigates the promotion and consumption of high musical culture among leisured society in Victorian London, by focusing on the activ...
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565,09 zł |
Music for Three or More Pianists: A Historical Survey and Catalogue
ISBN: 9780810846579 / Angielski / Miękka / 476 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Now in paperback. In-depth coverage of the relatively unknown music for multiple pianos_music that was hugely popular in the 19th century and that is starting to regain that popularity.
Now in paperback. In-depth coverage of the relatively unknown music for multiple pianos_music that was hugely popular in the 19th century and that is ...
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560,93 zł |
Real Repertoire for Violin Duets
ISBN: 9780571529070 / Angielski / Miękka / 999 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Eight intermediate duets for violin from the 18th Century selected by Mary Cohen and published as part of the Real Repertoire Series. The series introduces players to a wealth of original works by great composers, and this duets book complements Real Repertoire for Violin (0-571-52155-X).
Titles: Ignace Joseph Pleyel: Op. 8, No. 5 * George Philipp Telemann: TWV 40:119 * Ignace Joseph Pleyel: Op. 48, No. 1 * Michael Joseph Gebauer: Op. 10, No. 11 * Joseph Haydn (attrib.): Allegretto Scherzando * Jean-Marie Leclair: Allegro * Ignace Joseph Pleyel: Op. 48, No. 5 * Joseph Haydn (attrib.):... Eight intermediate duets for violin from the 18th Century selected by Mary Cohen and published as part of the Real Repertoire Series. The series intro...
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54,02 zł |
The Best of Weather Report
ISBN: 9780793524150 / Angielski / Book / 144 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. (Transcribed Score). A collection of 14 of their very best, including: Mysterious Traveller * Birdland * Palladium * Mr. Gone * Badia/Boogie Woogie Waltz Medley * Brown Street * 8:30.
(Transcribed Score). A collection of 14 of their very best, including: Mysterious Traveller * Birdland * Palladium * Mr. Gone * Badia/Boogie Woogie Wa...
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121,23 zł |
Chamber Music: A Research and Information Guide
ISBN: 9780415994187 / Angielski / Twarda / 780 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Chamber Music: A Research and Information Guide is a reference tool for anyone interested in chamber music. It is not a history or an encyclopedia but a guide to where to find answers to questions about chamber music. The third edition adds nearly 600 new entries to cover new research since publication of the previous edition in 2002. Most of the literature is books, articles in journals and magazines, dissertations and theses, and essays or chapters in Festschriften, treatises, and biographies. In addition to the core literature obscure citations are also included when they are... Chamber Music: A Research and Information Guide is a reference tool for anyone interested in chamber music. It is not a history or an ency... |
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Linear Jazz Improvisation Method Book I
ISBN: 9780578001685 / Angielski / Miękka / 108 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. This text-only volume provides a comprehensive introduction to the core concepts and techniques of the Linear Jazz Improvisation Method. Using a wealth of examples from the jazz repertory, the book avoids theoretical terminology and focuses on the four essential elements present in every composition: melody, guide-tone lines, root progression, and rhythm. Understanding these "building blocks" of improvisation, you will be ready to put them into practice throughout your course of study.
This text-only volume provides a comprehensive introduction to the core concepts and techniques of the Linear Jazz Improvisation Method. Using a wealt...
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240,29 zł |
The Allemande and the Tanz
ISBN: 9780521116572 / Angielski / Miękka / 268 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. This is the second of two volumes devoted to the evolution of the Allemande, the Balletto, and the Tanz from 1540 to 1750.
This is the second of two volumes devoted to the evolution of the Allemande, the Balletto, and the Tanz from 1540 to 1750.
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Four Play: Parts
ISBN: 9780571519941 / Miękka / 999 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Four Play is the essential gig album for string quartet, masterfully arranged by Carlo Martelli. The volume includes music by the great composers as well as theme songs and soundtracks from TV and film, this diverse collection is guaranteed to breathe fresh air into your program. So whether you are performing at a wedding, busking, or simply playing for fun Four Play will be ideal.
Titles: Take the A Train * Adagietto from Symphony No 5 * Toccata * The Harry Lime Theme from The Third Man * Sinfonia and Final Duet from L'incoronazione di Poppea * La Paloma * Theme from Pride and Prejudice... Four Play is the essential gig album for string quartet, masterfully arranged by Carlo Martelli. The volume includes music by the great composers as w...
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97,28 zł |
Music from Behind the Bridge: Steelband Spirit and Politics in Trinidad and Tobago
ISBN: 9780195321234 / Angielski / Miękka / 328 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. A symbol of Trinidadian culture, the steelband has made an extraordinary transformation since its origins-from junk metal to steel orchestra, and from disparaged underclass pastime to Trinidad and Tobago's national instrument. Now, Shannon Dudley gives the first discerning look at the musical thinking that ignited this transformation, and the way it articulates with Afro-Trinidadian tradition, carnival, colonial authority, and nationalist politics. Music from behind the Bridge tells the story of the steelband from the point of view of musicians who overcame disadvantages of poverty...
A symbol of Trinidadian culture, the steelband has made an extraordinary transformation since its origins-from junk metal to steel orchestra, and from...
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191,18 zł |
Music for Brass : William Walton Edition vol. 21
ISBN: 9780193683198 / Angielski / Miękka / 168 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. This volume brings together all the music Walton wrote for brass throughout his life, from the various fanfares, often written for ceremonial occasions, to the more extended work, The First Shoot, a piece which the editor of this volume, Elgar Howarth, was instrumental in bringing to life. The volume includes full critical apparatus and selected facsimiles of manuscript pages.
This volume brings together all the music Walton wrote for brass throughout his life, from the various fanfares, often written for ceremonial occasion...
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1104,97 zł |