A Guide to Orchestral Music

A Guide to Orchestral Music
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.

A Conductor's Guide to Choral-Orchestral Works

A Conductor's Guide to Choral-Orchestral Works
Author: Jonathan D. Green
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield
Total Pages: 324
Release: 2003
Genre: Choral conducting
ISBN: 0810847205

Surveys large choral-orchestral works written between 1900 and 1972 that contain some English text. Green examines eighty-nine works by forty-nine composers, from Elgar's Dream of Gerontius to Bernstein's Mass.

Song on Record: Volume 2

Song on Record: Volume 2
Author: Alan Blyth
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Total Pages: 304
Release: 2006-11-02
Genre: Music
ISBN: 9780521027984

Once again Alan Blyth has brought together a distinguished group of contributors to provide a valuable and informed discussion of interpretation. Indispensable for record collectors, it is also fascinating reading for all musicians and music lovers with an interest in song.

Audio

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Total Pages: 1292
Release: 1989-07
Genre: Acoustical engineering
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