"The Mechanical Muse: The Piano, Pianism and Piano Music, c.1760?850 "

Author: Derek Carew
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 728
Release: 2017-07-05
Genre: Music
ISBN: 1351542672

This book charts the piano's accession from musical curiosity to cultural icon, examining the instrument itself in its various guises as well as the music written for it. Both the piano and piano music were very much the product of the intellectual, cultural and social environments of the period and both were subject to many influences, directly and indirectly. These included character (individualism), the vernacular ('folk/popular') and creativity (improvisation), all of which are discussed generally and with respect to the music itself. Derek Carew surveys the most important pianistic genres of the period (variations, rondos, and so on), showing how these changed from their received forms into vehicles of Romantic expressiveness. The piano is also looked at in its role as an accompanying instrument. The Mechanical Muse will be of interest to anyone who loves the piano or the period, from the non-specialist to the music postgraduate.

A Glenn Gould Catalog

A Glenn Gould Catalog
Author: Nancy Canning
Publisher: Greenwood
Total Pages: 276
Release: 1992-09-21
Genre: Biography & Autobiography
ISBN:

Despite his premature death in 1982, Canadian pianist Glenn Gould remains extraordinarily influential in contemporary music. Known especially for his interpretations of Bach and a wide range of classical, romantic, and twentieth-century composers, Gould was also an accomplished composer and conductor, as well as provocative lecturer, writer, and critic. His music remains vital on recordings, and his published writings, and taped radio documentaries and television specials are available for archival research. Canning's A Glenn Gould Catalog provides a detailed roadmap to his career as performer, conductor, composer, host, guest, narrator, writer, and producer. The volume's main catalog, organized by composer, documents Gould's commercial discography and Canadian public radio and television recordings with detailed information, including: recording dates and location, release or broadcast date, commercial catalog and internal matrix numbers, album or broadcast name, producer(s), and various notes. The Musical Repertoire and Recording Chronicle sections provide access to the recordings by composition and opus number and by recording data respectively. The Canadian Broadcasting Corporation Archives section lists Gould's radio and television programs by date, and other chronologies are included for his Sony Catalog, Other Commercial Releases, and Unreleased Recordings. A bibliography of Gould's published writings and a bibliographical note on writings about Gould complete the volume. Carefully documented, cross-referenced, and indexed, the Glenn Gould Catalog constitutes an autobiographical outline of Gould's career through his works. It is an important resource for research and a valuable adjunct to published biographies and critical studies. The compiler's lively introductory material is augmented by photographs and interview commentary from Gould's colleagues.

Library of Congress Catalog

Library of Congress Catalog
Author: Library of Congress
Publisher:
Total Pages: 822
Release: 1973
Genre: Audio-visual materials
ISBN:

A cumulative list of works represented by Library of Congress printed cards.

Notes

Notes
Author: Music Library Association
Publisher:
Total Pages: 1040
Release: 1986
Genre: Electronic journals
ISBN:

Piano four hands

Piano four hands
Author: Felix Mendelssohn-Bartholdy
Publisher:
Total Pages: 56
Release: 1900
Genre: Piano music (4 hands)
ISBN: