Best of the Great Late Romantic Composers for Flute and Guitar


Book Description

40 beautiful pieces for flute and guitar (in standard notation and tablature), featuring the best of Tchaikovsky, Dvorák, Grieg, Fauré and Elgar.




Best of the Great Romantic Composers for Flute and Guitar


Book Description

The great Romantic composers' most beautiful melodies arranged for flute and classical guitar (in standard notation and tablature). Includes: Ave Maria (Schubert), Liebestraum (Liszt), May Breezes (Mendelssohn), Moonlight Sonata (Beethoven), Nocturne, Op. 9, No. 2 (Chopin), Of Strange Lands and People (Schumann), Waltz, Op. 39, No. 15 (Brahms), Waltz of the Flowers (Tchaikovsky).




The Romantic Flute


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(World's Greatest Classical Music). This clean edition of newly engraved works for flute and piano contains ten of the flutist's favorite Romantic masterpieces. Pieces include: Serenade in D Major (selected movements) (Beethoven) * Entr'acte from Carmen (Bizet) * Variations on a Theme by Rossini (Chopin) * The Swan (Saint-Saens) * Divertissement (Kuhnau) * Three Romances (Schumann) * and more. Information about the composers and individual pieces, and a foreword by the editor supplement the volume.




Colorless Tsukuru Tazaki and His Years of Pilgrimage


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An instant #1 New York Times Bestseller One of the most revered voices in literature today gives us a story of love, friend­ship, and heartbreak for the ages. Colorless Tsukuru Tazaki and His Years of Pilgrimage is the remarkable story of a young man haunted by a great loss; of dreams and nightmares that have unintended consequences for the world around us; and of a journey into the past that is necessary to mend the present. A New York Times and Washington Post notable book, and one of the Financial Times, St. Louis Post-Dispatch, Slate, Mother Jones, The Daily Beast, and BookPage's best books of the year




The Huge Book of Classical Guitar Solos in TAB


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Every guitarist needs a solid collection of classical pieces to successfully perform at weddings, private parties, restaurants, and other venues. The Huge Book of Classical Guitar Solos in TAB is your ticket to playing any of these occasions with ease. With over 150 solo guitar arrangements of the best-known classical pieces, this collection features both standard music notation and TAB to make learning the pieces quick and easy. It includes compositions from various parts of the world and numerous periods in music history---from the Renaissance to ragtime. With this book, you will be ready for every solo gig that comes your way.




Classical Fake Book (Songbook)


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(Fake Book). A comprehensive reference for all classical music lovers, the second edition of this fake book features 250 pieces added since the last edition. Imagine having one handy volume that includes everything from Renaissance music to Vivaldi to Mozart to Mendelssohn to Debussy to Stravinsky, and you have it here! We have included as much of the world's most familiar classical music as possible, assembling more than 850 beloved compositions from ballets, chamber music, choral music, concertos, operas, piano music, waltzes and more. Featuring indexes by composer, title and genre, as well as a timeline of major classical composers, this encyclopedic fake book is great to use for playing and performing, but it's also a terrific resource for concert-goers, music students and music lovers. The chords of the harmony are indicated, and lyrics, in the original language, are included where appropriate.




Lives of the Great Composers 3e


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Schonberg brings the reader closer to an identification with the composers he discusses and thus closer to an understanding of their music. The book consequently places more emphasis on biographical details and less upon technical analysis of the music.




Great Composers in Watercolor


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In Great Composers in Watercolor, artist Douglas Lew offers authentic, refreshing, and imaginative portraits of the great composers of seven historical periods. The urge to connect with a famous person's face and his life is a universal desire. Vivaldi, Handel, Bach, Mozart, and Beethoven are just a few of the many composers Lew highlights in his collection of watercolor paintings, combining a brief history of each musician with a likeness of their face created using minimal brush strokes and inspired colors. With a free flowing, organic, and transparent style, Lew uses the elements of shape, texture, and color to enliven and enrich the rendition. Suitable for a coffee table or as a gift for music and art lovers alike, Great Composers in Watercolor brings to life the faces behind the beautiful music appreciated for centuries. "Doug Lew captures the era and melodic essence of each composer ... each work is a historical gem." -James Riccardo, concert violinist and music director of the Health Sciences Orchestra of the University of Minnesota "Doug's paintings bring these composers to life with the faithfulness all great musicians strive to achieve in performance." -David Herring, bass trombone, Minnesota Orchestra




The 100 Greatest Composers and Their Musical Works


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His fascinating exploration takes you inside the rich music and colorful lives of the world’s greatest classical composers. From Bach to Stravinsky and beyond, you will learn how the unique life stories of these gifted composers are reflected in the musical masterpieces that we enjoy to this day. Designed as an introductory book on classical music, this comprehensive collection presents biographical snapshots of the major composers in the context of distinct historical and stylistic periods and in relation to their notable contemporaries. Special attention is given to recognizing their prominent musical works. The book delineates the many forms of instrumental and vocal music; and it explores the “basics” of tonality, musical structure, performance criteria, the orchestra and its instruments, orchestration, chamber music, and the cataloguing of musical works. As well, the newcomer to classical music will find advice on building a musical library. This book is an excellent source of information about classical music in a unique and entertaining format. It will help lay the foundation for a lifelong love of classical music, through the great musical heritage of these fine composers.




The Norton/Grove Dictionary of Women Composers


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Throughout history women have been composing music, but their achievements have usually gone unrecognized.