Instruments in the History of Western Music

Instruments in the History of Western Music
Author: Karl Geiringer
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2024-11
Genre: Music
ISBN: 9781032895468

Originally published in 1943 and subsequently as a revised and enlarged edition in 1978, Musical Instruments has long been held in high regard, not only for its erudition, but for its originality of approach. By relating the instruments to their time and each other, epoch by epoch, the author sheds fresh light on their evolution and enables the reader to follow their ups and downs against the changing background of taste and fashion. Each chapter is introduced with an account of the musical forms and artistic trends of the period, before considering in detail the instruments that gave them expression. The reader is carried along, from the magical-sacred beginnings of music, through the instruments of antiquity, the experiments of the Middle Ages and the Renaissance, the refined instruments of the Baroque and classical periods, down to those of the Romantic age and its aftermath, including the modern era with its electronic synthesizers. The book is completed by an Appendix on the acoustics of music and amply illustrated by nearly 100 pictures and diagrams.

A History of Performing Pitch

A History of Performing Pitch
Author: Bruce Haynes
Publisher: Scarecrow Press
Total Pages: 628
Release: 2002-11-06
Genre: History
ISBN: 0810841851

Haynes (U. of Montreal) traces the history of musical pitch standards over the last four centuries, linking frequency values to pitch names and telling where, when, and why various pitch levels have been used. With a focus on Italy, France, Germany, the Netherlands and the Hapsburg lands, he covers the pitches of about 1,400 historical instruments and how the design and function influenced and were influenced by changes in pitch. In addition, he studies the effect of pitch differences on musical notation and choice of key. The author has also written a book on the oboe, the instrument that plays the "A" to which a symphony orchestra tunes. Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR

Claudio Monteverdi: Orfeo

Claudio Monteverdi: Orfeo
Author: John Whenham
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Total Pages: 236
Release: 1986-02-27
Genre: Biography & Autobiography
ISBN: 9780521284776

A detailed study of the earliest opera to have gained a foothold in the modern repertoire, the book begins with a historical section in which all the known evidence about the creation and early performances of Orfeo is drawn together and evaluated. The second section of the book includes a detailed history of the rediscovery of the opera; an influential essay by Joseph Kerman is reprinted here, together with a review by Romain Rolland of the first modern performance of Orfeo. The final section includes essays by a conductor and a producer who have staged notable performances of the opera in recent years. They explain their approaches to the work, and offer solutions to some of the problems it poses in performance.

Six duets for two violins

Six duets for two violins
Author: Emanuele Barbella
Publisher:
Total Pages: 48
Release: 1992
Genre: Score Publishers # (music) : 64079 Performers' Editions
ISBN:

Baroque Counterpoint

Baroque Counterpoint
Author: Christoph Neidhofer
Publisher: State University of New York Press
Total Pages: 624
Release: 2024-01-01
Genre: Music
ISBN: 143849324X

This book teaches Baroque compositional techniques through writing and improvisation exercises and analysis of repertoire examples. It provides readers with a historical outlook by focusing largely on principles taught in treatises from the period 1680–1780. This expanded edition includes new sections with keyboard exercises that provide training in Partimento performance as it was practiced at the time, helping students master Baroque style from the inside. While the focus of the book is on fugue, it also treats chorale preludes, stylized dances, inventions, and trio sonatas. The volume is divided into two parts—basic and advanced— which could be taught in a two-semester sequence. There are various options to introduce material from Part II into Part I for a one-semester course.

Haydn

Haydn
Author: Karl Geiringer
Publisher: Univ of California Press
Total Pages: 440
Release: 1982
Genre: Biography & Autobiography
ISBN: 9780520043176

This definitive study of the life and works of Joseph Haydn represents half a century of research. As a curator of the Gesellschaft der Musikfreunde in Vienna, Dr. Geiringer was in charge of one of the world's leading Hayden collections. His scholarly investigations took him to various monasteries, to libraries in Eisenstadt, Prague, Berlin, Paris, London, and Washington, D.C., and, as a guest of the Hungarian government, to the previously almost inaccessible archives of the Princes of Esterhazy in Budapest. In the past decade, Haydn studies have progressed enormously. A thematic catalog is now available, and a substantial part of Haydn's vast creative output is accessible in critically revised editions. The new edition of Hayden: A Creatie Life in Music has been substantially rewritten to incorporate the results of recent research and to remove the tarnish that had assimilated on the picture of Haydn in the earlier years.

Essays on Handel and Italian Opera

Essays on Handel and Italian Opera
Author: Reinhard Strohm
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Total Pages: 322
Release: 2008-10-30
Genre: Biography & Autobiography
ISBN: 9780521088350

Reinhard Strohm examines the relationship between Handel's great operas and the earlier European Baroque tradition.

Twelve Sonatas for Two Violins, with a Bass for the Violoncello Or Harpsichord

Twelve Sonatas for Two Violins, with a Bass for the Violoncello Or Harpsichord
Author: William Boyce
Publisher: Franklin Classics Trade Press
Total Pages: 116
Release: 2018-11-13
Genre: History
ISBN: 9780353637894

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