Charles Munch

Charles Munch
Author: D. Kern Holoman
Publisher: OUP USA
Total Pages: 345
Release: 2012-01-19
Genre: Biography & Autobiography
ISBN: 0199772703

A mesmerizing figure in concert, Charles Munch was celebrated for his electrifying public performances. He was a pioneer in many arenas of classical music--establishing Berlioz in the canon, perfecting the orchestral work of Debussy and Ravel, and leading the world to Roussel, Honegger, and Dutilleux. This is the first full biography of a giant of twentieth-century music, tracing his dramatic survival in occupied Paris, his triumphant arrival at the Boston Symphony Orchestra, and his later years, when he was a leading cultural figure in the United States, a man known and admired by Presidents Truman, Eisenhower, and Kennedy.

I Am a Conductor

I Am a Conductor
Author: Charles Munch
Publisher: Greenwood
Total Pages: 152
Release: 1978
Genre: Biography & Autobiography
ISBN:

Number Munch!

Number Munch!
Author: Charles Reasoner
Publisher: Just for Kids Press
Total Pages: 32
Release: 2009-07
Genre: Animals
ISBN: 9781934650141

Colorful illustrations of 1 biting beaver, 2 chomping cows, 3 gobbling geese, etc., present the numbers from 1 to 13.

Hooked on Classics

Hooked on Classics
Author: Kenneth A. Christensen
Publisher: Dorrance Publishing
Total Pages: 1078
Release: 2024-08-21
Genre: Music
ISBN:

Drawing on his love and his own appreciation for classical music, Kenneth A. Christensen works to help educate and inspire fellow music lovers regarding numerous composers and their contributions to music throughout the years. Including composer biographies, suggested list of recordings, and music history, Hooked on Classics will surely help amateur music lovers to gain a better, firmer understanding of music. About the Author Kenneth A. Christensen is a private music teacher and church soloist from Crystal Lake, IL. He has won a Lifetime Achievement Award from Marquis Who's Who in America in 2020. He is a graduate of Crystal Lake South High School and McHenry County College in Crystal Lake, IL, and Elmhurst University in Elmhurst, IL. He has served as cantor and assistant choir director to St. John's Lutheran Church in Algonquin, IL and Shepherd of the Hills Lutheran Church in McHenry, IL. He is a prolific composer as well as the author of sixteen books.

Choral-Orchestral Repertoire

Choral-Orchestral Repertoire
Author: Jonathan D. Green
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield
Total Pages: 747
Release: 2019-12-05
Genre: Music
ISBN: 1442244674

Choral-Orchestral Repertoire: A Conductor’s Guide, Omnibus Edition offers an expansive compilation of choral-orchestral works from 1600 to the present. Synthesizing Jonathan D. Green’s earlier six volumes on this repertoire, this edition updates and adds to the over 750 oratorios, cantatas, choral symphonies, masses, secular works for large and small ensembles, and numerous settings of liturgical and biblical texts for a wide variety of vocal and instrumental combinations. Each entry includes a brief biographical sketch of the composer, approximate duration, text sources, performing forces, available editions, and locations of manuscript materials, as well as descriptive commentary, a discography, and a bibliography. Unique to this edition are practitioner’s evaluations of the performance issues presented in each score. These include the range, tessitura, and nature of each solo role and a determination of the difficulty of the choral and orchestral portions of each composition. There is also a description of the specific challenges, staffing, and rehearsal expectations related to the performance of each work. Choral-Orchestral Repertoire is an essential resource for conductors and students of conducting as they search for repertoire appropriate to their needs and the abilities of their ensembles.

Newsletter

Newsletter
Author: American Symphony Orchestra League
Publisher:
Total Pages: 290
Release: 1949
Genre: Music
ISBN:

The Boston Composers Project

The Boston Composers Project
Author: Boston Area Music Libraries
Publisher: MIT Press
Total Pages: 818
Release: 1983
Genre: Music
ISBN: 9780262021982

The bibliography lists nearly 5,000 compositions by 200 composers of jazz and "art" music, indicating where scores or realizations can be purchased, rented, or borrowed, and which Boston area libraries have them in their collections.