ilość książek w kategorii: 60851
Everything I'm Cracked Up to Be: A Rock & Roll Fairy Tale
ISBN: 9780156032964 / Angielski / Miękka / 2007 / 368 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych. It was 1994: post Liz Phair, mid Courtney Love, just shy of Alanis Morissette. After seven years of slogging it out in the Boston music scene, Jen Trynin took a hard look at herself and gave making it one last shot.
It worked. Suddenly Trynin became the spark that set off one of the most heated bidding wars of the year. Major labels vied for her, to the tune of millions of dollars in deals. Lawyers, managers, and booking agents clamored for her attention. Billboard put her on the cover. Everyone knew she was the Next Big Thing. But then she wasn t. In a series of dizzying,... It was 1994: post Liz Phair, mid Courtney Love, just shy of Alanis Morissette. After seven years of slogging it out in the Boston music scene, Jen Try...
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94,90 zł |
The American Songbag
ISBN: 9780156056502 / Angielski / Miękka / 1990 / 528 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych. Sandburg was not only a poet but also a noted collector and performer of american folk music. This anthology contains words and music to 290 songs that people have sung in the making of americanca. New Introduction by Garrison Keillor; Prefatory Notes by the Author; Index.
Sandburg was not only a poet but also a noted collector and performer of american folk music. This anthology contains words and music to 290 songs tha...
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138,10 zł |
Stocktakings from an Apprenticeship
ISBN: 9780193112100 / Angielski / Twarda / 1991 / 352 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 30 dni roboczych. In these essays, the leading French composer and conductor Pierre Boulez explains many of his most significant ideas about music. The essays are divided into four parts, the first three concerned with common preoccupations (aesthetic, technical, and polemical) and the last a collection of entries intended for a music encyclopedia. Boulez offers penetrating and provocative analyses of the music of the major figures of twentieth-century music including Stravinsky, Schoenberg, Berg, Webern, Debussy, Messiaen, and Ravel. His illuminating comments arise from intimate knowledge of the music, and...
In these essays, the leading French composer and conductor Pierre Boulez explains many of his most significant ideas about music. The essays are divid...
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830,43 zł |
The Oxford Companion to Musical Instruments
ISBN: 9780193113343 / Angielski / Twarda / 1992 / 416 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 30 dni roboczych. Musical instruments, from the simplest pipes and drums to those of the utmost complexity, have formed an integral part of the cultures of all peoples of the world from the beginning of time. Their range and diversity have inspired the skill and genius of maker, composer, and player. This book is a celebration of that achievement, examining in one alphabetical sequence the astonishing variety of Western and non-Western acoustic musical instruments. Individual entries encapsulate the essential information about the instrument considered. Each entry offers a concise description and, with the aid...
Musical instruments, from the simplest pipes and drums to those of the utmost complexity, have formed an integral part of the cultures of all peoples ...
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476,54 zł |
Conducting a Choir: A Guide for Amateurs
ISBN: 9780193134072 / Angielski / Miękka / 1990 / 176 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych. Imogen Holst (1907-1984), the daughter of the composer Gustav Holst, was a much-loved source of inspiration for the many musicians and students who encountered her over the years at the Dartington Summer School of Music and the Aldeburgh Festival. In this book, originally published in 1973, she sets out clearly and concisely--and often amusingly--a wealth of practical information that will be of particular interest to the amateur conductor. She gives precise and detailed advice on the technique of conducting, how to form and train a choir, the presentation and rehearsal of music, and how to...
Imogen Holst (1907-1984), the daughter of the composer Gustav Holst, was a much-loved source of inspiration for the many musicians and students who en...
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292,72 zł |
Henry Purcell's Dido and Aeneas
ISBN: 9780193152526 / Angielski / Miękka / 1990 / 212 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 30 dni roboczych. Purcell's Dido and Aeneas stands as the greatest operatic achievement of 17th-century England, despite the fact that it was originally composed not for the public theatre but for a private girls' school in Chelsea and takes little more than an hour to perform. Ellen Harris examines the work, s historical position in the Restoration theatre, and shows that, far from being an operatic anomaly, it was deeply rooted in 17th-century English theatrical and music traditions. Her book summarises the cultural climate in which Dido and Aeneas was composed, surveying the choice of subject matter and...
Purcell's Dido and Aeneas stands as the greatest operatic achievement of 17th-century England, despite the fact that it was originally composed not fo...
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231,67 zł |
A Catalogue of French Harpsichord Music 1699-1780
ISBN: 9780193152564 / Angielski / Twarda / 1990 / 472 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 30 dni roboczych. This catalogue, the most complete bibliography of its kind, contains entries for all printed harpsichord music known to have existed in France in the period 1699-1780, including over 230 volumes and 150 manuscripts. It offers precise transcriptions of title pages, full contents, dating, locations, editions, facsimiles, evaluations in the contemporary press, identifications of dedicatees, and stylistic comments. Indexes and appendices provide alphabetical listings of individual titles as well as listings by date, medium, and composer.
This catalogue, the most complete bibliography of its kind, contains entries for all printed harpsichord music known to have existed in France in the ...
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1254,62 zł |
Beethoven's Piano Sonata in E, Op. 109
ISBN: 9780193153325 / Angielski / Twarda / 1995 / 296 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 30 dni roboczych. In this book on Beethoven's Piano Sonata in E, Op. 109, Nicholas Marston combines source studies and a Schenkerian analytical approach to produce one of the most extensive and detailed studies of a Beethoven piano sonata ever published. The study is based on a complete transcription of all the surviving autograph musical sources: the sketches, a fragmentary Urschrift, and the autograph score. Early printed editions and manuscript copies are also discussed and the text is handsomely supported by extensive transcription from the sources. After an introductory chapter in which previous work -...
In this book on Beethoven's Piano Sonata in E, Op. 109, Nicholas Marston combines source studies and a Schenkerian analytical approach to produce one ...
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891,03 zł |
Music in the Medieval English Liturgy: Plainsong & Mediaeval Music Society Centennial Essays
ISBN: 9780193161252 / Angielski / Twarda / 1993 / 426 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 30 dni roboczych. This collection of essays celebrates the work of the Plainsong and Mediaeval Music society and was written in particular to celebrate their centenary. Founded in 1888, the Society quickly established two areas of activity: to propagate information on medieval music and to revitalize the Anglican liturgy with the riches of the plainchant of the Roman Rite. Focusing on the scholarly side of the society's activities, the essays reflect the founders' interest in medieval music, both monophonic and polyphonic, and, particularly, their concern with chant. The contributors are among the most...
This collection of essays celebrates the work of the Plainsong and Mediaeval Music society and was written in particular to celebrate their centenary....
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1157,67 zł |
The New Oxford History of Music: The Age of Humanism 1540-1630, Volume IV
ISBN: 9780193163041 / Angielski / Twarda / 1968 / 1004 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 30 dni roboczych. Looks at ancient and oriental music and traces the history of western music from medieval times to the twentieth century.
Looks at ancient and oriental music and traces the history of western music from medieval times to the twentieth century.
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1545,50 zł |
The New Oxford History of Music: Opera and Church Music 1630-1750, Volume V
ISBN: 9780193163058 / Angielski / Twarda / 1975 / 892 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 30 dni roboczych. Looks at ancient and oriental music and traces the history of western music from medieval times to the twentieth century.
Looks at ancient and oriental music and traces the history of western music from medieval times to the twentieth century.
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1763,64 zł |
The Age of Enlightenment, 1745-1790
ISBN: 9780193163072 / Angielski / Twarda / 1974 / 744 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 30 dni roboczych. The Age of Enlightenment 1745-1790
The Age of Enlightenment 1745-1790
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2042,40 zł |
The New Oxford History of Music: Volume IX: Romanticism (1830-1890)
ISBN: 9780193163096 / Angielski / Twarda / 1990 / 972 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 30 dni roboczych. Romanticism--a concept more easily recognized than defined--dominated the artistic landscape of music from 1830-1890. Like the other volumes in the New Oxford History of Music series, this final volume to be published provides a detailed, scholarly critical survey of the music and composers of its period. Divided among different forms of music, the chapters, written by eminent scholars under the editorship of one of the most respected experts on nineteenth-century music, detail the work of Chopin, Schumann, Mendelssohn, Liszt, Brahms, Berlioz, Donizetti, Verdi, Wagner, Gounod, Bizet, Borodin,...
Romanticism--a concept more easily recognized than defined--dominated the artistic landscape of music from 1830-1890. Like the other volumes in the Ne...
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1775,77 zł |
The New Oxford History of Music: The Modern Age 1890-1960: Volume X
ISBN: 9780193163102 / Angielski / Twarda / 1974 / 784 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 30 dni roboczych. The New Oxford History of Music has been planned as a complete survey of music from the earliest times down to the present day, including not only the achievements of the Western world but also the contributions made by Eastern civilizations and primitive societies.
The New Oxford History of Music has been planned as a complete survey of music from the earliest times down to the present day, including not only the...
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1581,86 zł |
The New Oxford History of Music: Volume II: The Early Middle Ages to 1300
ISBN: 9780193163294 / Angielski / Twarda / 1990 / 816 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 30 dni roboczych. Drawing on the work of leading British and American scholars, this revised volume presents an informed, timely picture of music from the fourth through the fourteenth century A.D. It begins with a discussion of Christian chant in the Mediterranean and goes on to cover Gregorian chant, liturgical drama, medieval song, instrumental music, and early polyphony down to the monumental organa composed at the cathedral of Notre Dame in the twelfth century. The new edition has been revised to incorporate the wealth of new research on early music done since Hughes's first edition was published in 1954,...
Drawing on the work of leading British and American scholars, this revised volume presents an informed, timely picture of music from the fourth throug...
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1872,73 zł |
Music at Oxford in the Eighteenth and Nineteenth Centuries
ISBN: 9780193164086 / Angielski / Twarda / 2002 / 280 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 30 dni roboczych. This survey distills a wide range of documentary and musical evidence relating to a particularly rich period in the city's history. Aspects discussed include concert life, the choral tradition, the gradual establishment of an honors school of music, visiting musicians such as Handel and Haydn, Liszt and Joachim, and the role of figures such as William Crotch, Frederick Ouseley and Hubert Parry in raising the status of music and the musical profession.
This survey distills a wide range of documentary and musical evidence relating to a particularly rich period in the city's history. Aspects discussed ...
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915,27 zł |
Bel Canto: The Teaching of the Classical Italian Song-Schools, Its Decline and Restoration
ISBN: 9780193171091 / Angielski / Miękka / 1987 / 88 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych. Lucie Manen's career--as lieder and opera singer and physiotherapist--uniquely qualified her to write this manual. Here are the findings of her extensive investigations into the "lost" art of Bel Canto, its history, and its techniques.
" Lucie Manen's career--as lieder and opera singer and physiotherapist--uniquely qualified her to write this manual. Here are the findings of her extens...
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361,60 zł |
The Guitar: A Guide for Students and Teachers
ISBN: 9780193174214 / Angielski / Miękka / 1988 / 304 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 30 dni roboczych. John Williams, in his foreword to this book, points to the unique position of the guitar in the development of Western music. Its strength has always been as a popular instrument, yet it can also form a bridge between the popular and the classical tradition. In this valuable guide for players and teachers, Stimpson, himself an accomplished performer, has assembled an impressive list of experts. Their contributions bring together the various aspects of teaching, repertoire, and technique, embracing not only the classical tradition, but also the essentials of lead, bass, folk, flamenco, and...
John Williams, in his foreword to this book, points to the unique position of the guitar in the development of Western music. Its strength has always ...
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217,13 zł |
Flute Technique
ISBN: 9780193184329 / Angielski / Miękka / 1992 / 80 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 30 dni roboczych. This book by the former Professor of Flute at the Royal Academy of Music (1945-1985) and Principal Flute of the Philharmonia Orchestra (1949-1972) is designed for professional and amateur alike. It contains detailed instructions for sound production, breath control, intonation, tonguing, and dynamics and offers sound advice on phrasing, tone, vibrato, and orchestral playing. There are annotated fingering charts showing normal fingerings, alternative fingerings, and trill fingerings, and a concise account of the history of the instrument. There is a useful repertory list and an appendix by...
This book by the former Professor of Flute at the Royal Academy of Music (1945-1985) and Principal Flute of the Philharmonia Orchestra (1949-1972) is ...
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188,04 zł |
A Treatise on the Fundamental Principles of Violin Playing
ISBN: 9780193185135 / Angielski / Miękka / 1985 / 274 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 30 dni roboczych. Known principally as the father of Wolfgang Amadeus, Leopold Mozart was a distinguished musician in his own right. An excellent violinist and composer, his greatest contribution to music was his Treatise on Fundamental Principles of Violin Playing. Published at Ausburg in 1756 it was the major work of its time on the violin and it contains much that is of considerable interest and value to musicians today: notes on performance, practice, a glossary of technical terms and specific chapters on the playing of written and improvised embellishments, the trill, and special rhythmic figures. Copious...
Known principally as the father of Wolfgang Amadeus, Leopold Mozart was a distinguished musician in his own right. An excellent violinist and composer...
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588,04 zł |