Author : F. E. Kirby
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
Page : 467 pages
File Size : 17,70 MB
Release : 2023-09-21
Category : Music
ISBN : 149308285X
This historical survey focuses on music for piano solo but also includes important compositions for piano duet and two pianos. Scholarly yet readable, it covers the entire repertoire from the Renaissance to the late 20th century and incorporates a bibliography of 1 100 sources for further study.
Author : Ruth Nurmi
Publisher : Scarecrow Press
Page : 276 pages
File Size : 35,39 MB
Release : 1986
Category : Music
ISBN : 9780810818866
Provides basic information on the harpsichord, best-known instrument of baroque music, including physical properties, kinds of harpsichords available, instruction on tuning and common maintenance problems, explanations of technique and fingering, tempo, registration, ensemble playing, and special notational problems.
Author : Howard Schott
Publisher : Courier Corporation
Page : 242 pages
File Size : 45,79 MB
Release : 2002-01-01
Category : Music
ISBN : 9780486422343
This concise volume offers both a practical manual for performers and an authoritative history of the instrument. Includes advice on mastering basic touch, fingering, articulation and phrasing, rhythm and tempo, ornaments, more.
Author : Maurice Hinson
Publisher : Indiana University Press
Page : 340 pages
File Size : 24,29 MB
Release : 1998-05-22
Category : Music
ISBN : 9780253211453
"This useful volume should be on every pianist's bookshelf." --Piano & Keyboard "... a unique and valuable tool for teachers, students, performers... " --Library Journal The Pianist's Bookshelf comes to the rescue of pianists overwhelmed by the abundance of books, videos, and other works about the piano. In this clear, easy-to-use presentation, Maurice Hinson surveys hundreds of resource materials, providing clear, practical annotations for each item, thus saving the user hours of precious library time. In addition to the main listing of entries, the book has several topical indexes.
Author : Scott Messing
Publisher : Boydell & Brewer
Page : 335 pages
File Size : 31,18 MB
Release : 2020
Category : Music
ISBN : 1580469655
Examines the history of musical self-quotation, and reveals and explores a previously unidentified case of Schubert quoting one of his own songs in a major instrumental work.
Author : Donna Louise Gunn
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 273 pages
File Size : 18,97 MB
Release : 2016
Category : Music
ISBN : 0199396647
Discoveries from the Fortepiano meets the demand for a manual on authentic Classical piano performance practice that is at once accessible to the performer and accurate to the scholarship. Uncovering a wide range of eighteenth-century primary sources, noted keyboard pedagogue Donna Gunn examines contemporary philosophical beliefs and principles surrounding Classical Era performance practices. Remarkably researched and engagingly written, Discoveries from the Fortepiano is an indispensable aid to any pianist who seeks an academically and artistically sound approach to the performance of Classical works.
Author : Stewart Gordon
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 189 pages
File Size : 18,78 MB
Release : 2014-03
Category : Music
ISBN : 0199942420
Young pianists who decide to become professional musicians have many challenges to face. Carefully balancing aspiration with reality and inspiration with organization, experienced teacher Stewart Gordon creates a blueprint for transforming dreams into achievement. He guides young pianists through the details of how to prepare musically, navigate their college years, and forge a career that will provide a livelihood.
Author : Murray Steib
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 928 pages
File Size : 32,58 MB
Release : 2013-12-02
Category : Music
ISBN : 1135942625
The Reader's Guide to Music is designed to provide a useful single-volume guide to the ever-increasing number of English language book-length studies in music. Each entry consists of a bibliography of some 3-20 titles and an essay in which these titles are evaluated, by an expert in the field, in light of the history of writing and scholarship on the given topic. The more than 500 entries include not just writings on major composers in music history but also the genres in which they worked (from early chant to rock and roll) and topics important to the various disciplines of music scholarship (from aesthetics to gay/lesbian musicology).
Author : Pamela Y. Dees
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Page : 246 pages
File Size : 31,71 MB
Release : 2002-02-28
Category : Music
ISBN : 0313017034
Designed as a practical reference guide for professional pianists and piano teachers, A Guide to Piano Music by Women Composers, Volume I, is an annotated catalogue of the available piano music in print composed by 144 women born before the 20th century. The work also features biographies and extensive bibliographical information for each composer. Arranged alphabetically by composer into categories including single works, collections, and anthologies, the music is also described in terms of grade level, genre, mood, style characteristics, and technical requirements, and ranges in difficulty from late elementary to virtuoso concert repertoire. Far too many teachers, students, professional musicians, and audiences are unaware of the contributions made by women in music, and of the beauty and merit of their specific compositions. This reference work provides an invaluable addition to the current literature.
Author : Robert M. White, M.D.
Publisher : Dorrance Publishing
Page : 399 pages
File Size : 13,74 MB
Release : 2023-05-03
Category : History
ISBN :
About the Book The purpose of Vibrant Keyboard Sonorities is to provide a comprehensive, critical evaluation, and appreciation of the 450-year history of the keyboard sonata. This history should be of interest to all those who are musicians, music historians and lovers of Classical music. This subject will be of great interest and relevance to all music lovers. Also, these volumes will serve as reference works and would be excellent introductory textbooks for college-level music students. This source of comprehensive information about the keyboard sonata is fully available through this book alone. This is the first text of its nature with information that is not fully available in one source elsewhere. About the Author Robert M. White, M.D. is a retired pathologist who pursues several hobbies and interests outside of medicine. His hobbies include playing the piano, long distance running, and avid reading. He is actively involved in his church and in several community service-oriented organizations. His real passion is Classical music, and for more than fifty years, he has been a serious student of Classical music in all of its forms. Dr. White is the author of two recently published reference books: Sounding Together: A History of the Symphony (2019) and Performing Together: A History of the Keyboard Concerto (2021). His playing of the piano since childhood has afforded his extensive knowledge of piano literature.
