A Guide To Orchestral Music
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| Author | : Ethan Mordden |
| Publisher | : Oxford University Press, USA |
| Total Pages | : 588 |
| Release | : 1986 |
| Genre | : Music appreciation |
| ISBN | : 0195040414 |
This authoritative guide gives the non-musician the fundamentals of orchestral music. It begins with a general introduction to the symphony and various musical styles and then describes, chronologically, over seven hundred pieces--from Vivaldi to twentieth-century composers. Mordden also includes a glossary of musical terms and other useful aids for the music lover.
| Author | : David Daniels |
| Publisher | : Metuchen, N.J. : Scarecrow Press |
| Total Pages | : 442 |
| Release | : 1982 |
| Genre | : Music |
| ISBN | : |
Familiar to conductors, orchestra managers, and music librarians, this compact sourcebook provides information necessary to plan orchestral programs and organize rehearsals. The third edition features 4500 compositions that cover the standard repertoire for American orchestras (a 30% increase over the second edition), clearer entries, and a more useful system of appendixes.
| Author | : Robert Philip |
| Publisher | : Yale University Press |
| Total Pages | : 969 |
| Release | : 2018-12-04 |
| Genre | : Music |
| ISBN | : 0300242727 |
An invaluable guide for lovers of classical music designed to enhance their enjoyment of the core orchestral repertoire from 1700 to 1950 Robert Philip, scholar, broadcaster, and musician, has compiled an essential handbook for lovers of classical music, designed to enhance their listening experience to the full. Covering four hundred works by sixty-eight composers from Corelli to Shostakovich, this engaging companion explores and unpacks the most frequently performed works, including symphonies, concertos, overtures, suites, and ballet scores. It offers intriguing details about each piece while avoiding technical terminology that might frustrate the non-specialist reader. Philip identifies key features in each work, as well as subtleties and surprises that await the attentive listener, and he includes enough background and biographical information to illuminate the composer’s intentions. Organized alphabetically from Bach to Webern, this compendium will be indispensable for classical music enthusiasts, whether in the concert hall or enjoying recordings at home.
| Author | : Christopher Adey |
| Publisher | : Faber & Faber |
| Total Pages | : 882 |
| Release | : 2012-04-26 |
| Genre | : Music |
| ISBN | : 0571287344 |
A comprehensive guide to the techniques of orchestral playing and the development of non-professional orchestras, Orchestral Performance covers all areas of orchestral music-making - instrumental technique and combination, ensemble, layout, repertoire and presentation. Christopher Adey - renowned specialist in the training of student orchestras - explores the responsibilities of both players and conductor, exposing many of the inadvertent results of interpretation with regard to sound and projection, and broadening the musical communication to which the less experienced orchestra can aspire. Written in a lively and authoritative style, this unique book is essential reading for performing musicians of all standards, instrumental teachers and aspiring conductors, and all who have any dealings with the performance of youth or student orchestras throughout the world, as well as anyone interested in what orchestral performance entails. 'A labour of love and wisdom.' Times Educational Supplement 'A treasure house of facts, advice, and hints. I could not put it down ... clearly written from the heart and from an obvious enthusiasm for the non-professional orchestra and orchestral musician.' Classical Music 'This is a thoroughly readable book, full of illustrations and containing the thoughts of someone with a wealth of experience.' Music Teacher
| Author | : Fred Plotkin |
| Publisher | : Hyperion |
| Total Pages | : 0 |
| Release | : 2002-09-18 |
| Genre | : Music |
| ISBN | : 9780786886272 |
A Paperback Original. The author who has taught tens of thousands of people to love opera now introduces readers to the rich and soul-stirring world of classical music. For anyone who is aching to discover classical music, this comprehensive and accessible book is the ideal teacher. Writing in the clear and highly entertaining prose that made Opera 101 the standard text in its field, Fred Plotkin -- music expert, teacher, lecturer, and famous author -- presents classical music in a way that respects both the reader and the art form. In Classical Music 101: --The reader will discover how to become an expert listener, which is essential for learning to love classical music. --A thousand years of music are explored, with emphasis on great works in all styles. Significant composers will be profiled in depth, including Beethoven, Mozart, Bach, Tchaikovsky, Dvorak, and many more. --Important musicians, such as pianist Emanuel Ax, singer Marilyn Horne, and conductor James Levine, speak about their art in interviews. Classical Music 101, the newest addition to a highly successful series intended for readers who don't consider themselves dummies or idiots, will help the person drawn to the finer things in life (and readers who don't know how to approach them) discover the glories of music.
| Author | : Richard Davis |
| Publisher | : Giles de La Mare |
| Total Pages | : 252 |
| Release | : 2004 |
| Genre | : Education |
| ISBN | : |
A guide for professional musicians on how to succeed in joining an orchestra or ensemble, and how to survive as an orchestral musician during their career.
| Author | : Chris Woodstra |
| Publisher | : Hal Leonard Corporation |
| Total Pages | : 1620 |
| Release | : 2005 |
| Genre | : Music |
| ISBN | : 9780879308650 |
Offering comprehensive coverage of classical music, this guide surveys more than eleven thousand albums and presents biographies of five hundred composers and eight hundred performers, as well as twenty-three essays on forms, eras, and genres of classical music. Original.
| Author | : Sigmund Spaeth |
| Publisher | : |
| Total Pages | : 546 |
| Release | : 2012-02-01 |
| Genre | : Music |
| ISBN | : 9780985172169 |
A GUIDE TO GREAT ORCHESTRAL MUSIC - Originally published in 1943 This guide is meant to be a practical book of facts, for both reading and reference. It is written for the layman or average listener as well as the informed music-lover. The compositions themselves have been selected on the basis of frequence of their performance by the leading orchestras. Time alone determines the permanent value of a piece of music.
| Author | : Genevieve Helsby |
| Publisher | : Sourcebooks, Inc. |
| Total Pages | : 178 |
| Release | : 2007 |
| Genre | : Juvenile Nonfiction |
| ISBN | : 1402208251 |
"Your guide to the orchestra through sounds and stories." front cover.
| Author | : Jan Swafford |
| Publisher | : Vintage |
| Total Pages | : 626 |
| Release | : 1992-12-15 |
| Genre | : Music |
| ISBN | : 0679728058 |
The most readable and comprehensive guide to enjoying over five hundred years of classical music -- from Gregorian chants, Johann Sebastian Bach, and Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart to Johannes Brahms, Igor Stravinsky, John Cage, and beyond. The Vintage Guide to Classical Music is a lively -- and opinionated -- musical history and an insider's key to the personalities, epochs, and genres of the Western classical tradition. Among its features: -- chronologically arranged essays on nearly 100 composers, from Guillaume de Machaut (ca. 1300-1377) to Aaron Copland (1900-1990), that combine biography with detailed analyses of the major works while assessing their role in the social, cultural, and political climate of their times; -- informative sidebars that clarify broader topics such as melody, polyphony, atonality, and the impact of the early-music movement; -- a glossary of musical terms, from a cappella to woodwinds; -- a step-by-step guide to building a great classical music library. Written with wit and a clarity that both musical experts and beginners can appreciate, The Vintage Guide to Classical Music is an invaluable source-book for music lovers everywhere.
