An Annotated Guide to Wind Chamber Music

An Annotated Guide to Wind Chamber Music
Author: Rodney Winther
Publisher: Alfred Music
Total Pages: 452
Release: 2004-08-25
Genre: Music
ISBN: 9781457449970

Wind chamber music has become an important part of the contemporary wind band program during the past half century, and now a most complete reference text has been written to provide any and all necessary information concerning repertoire. Winther lists over 500 works by instrumentation and provides guidance on timings, difficulty level, publisher sources, available recordings and his own insight into rehearsing and programming each individual work. This book will soon be required reading for every wind conductor and performer!

Beethoven's Chamber Music in Context

Beethoven's Chamber Music in Context
Author: Angus Watson
Publisher: Boydell Press
Total Pages: 322
Release: 2012
Genre: Music
ISBN: 1843837161

A noted violinist and conductor, Watson is particularly well suited for his chosen task: outlining the historical context and character of more than 50 of the chamber works that Beethoven composed during his years in Vienna. Avoiding the pitfalls of becoming too critical or "academic," the author characterizes each composition in general terms only, and does not discuss changing styles of performance. Instead, Watson provides information on a work's historical background and character, and on the musical points of interest in each movement. He pays special attention to the influence of Beethoven's large-scale compositions on his chamber music, and on the composer's increasing mastery of improvisation. Filling a hole in scholarship on Beethoven's compositions, this book will be greatly appreciated by professional and amateur musicians.

Complete Wind Chamber Music

Complete Wind Chamber Music
Author: David Moritz Michael
Publisher: A-R Editions, Inc.
Total Pages: 442
Release: 2006-01-01
Genre: Music
ISBN: 089579599X

l + 386 pagesPerformance parts available.

The Piano in Chamber Ensemble, Third Edition

The Piano in Chamber Ensemble, Third Edition
Author: Maurice Hinson
Publisher: Indiana University Press
Total Pages: 853
Release: 2021-07-27
Genre: Music
ISBN: 0253056748

In this expanded and updated edition, The Piano in Chamber Ensemble: An Annotated Guide features over 3200 compositions, from duos to octets, by more than 1600 composers. Maurice Hinson and Wesley Roberts catalog published works for piano with two or more instruments with information on performance level, length, individual movements, overall style, and publisher. Divided into sections according to the number and types of instruments involved, The Piano in Chamber Ensemble then subdivides entries according to the actual scoring. Keyboard, string, woodwind, brass, and percussion players and teachers will find a wealth of chamber works from all periods in this invaluable guide.

Chamber Music

Chamber Music
Author: John H Baron
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 797
Release: 2010-06-10
Genre: Art
ISBN: 1135848289

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 the only studies in a particular field. In addition to being printed, this volume is also for the first time available online. The online environment allows for information to be updated as new research is introduced. This database of information is a "live" resource, fully searchable, and with active links. Users will have unlimited access, annual revisions will be made and a limited number of pages can be downloaded for printing.

A Player's Guide to Chamber Music

A Player's Guide to Chamber Music
Author: Paul Jeffery
Publisher: The Crowood Press
Total Pages: 291
Release: 2017-09-14
Genre: Music
ISBN: 0719825075

Chamber music includes some of the world's greatest music. It is widely played in homes, without an audience, by players who are mostly amateurs, and much of the repertoire is playable even by those of quite moderate ability. A Player's Guide to Chamber Music gives advice on what music is available and helps the player to identify what is suitable. It covers chamber music from the seventeenth to the later twentieth century and all instrumental combinations including strings, piano, wind instruments, duet sonatas and baroque ensembles. All the significant composers and musical aspects of playing are covered along with works suitable for inexperienced players. Illustrated with 63 black & white illustrations.