Quartette, Vl 1 2 Va Vc, F-Dur

Quartette, Vl 1 2 Va Vc, F-Dur
Author: Claude Debussy
Publisher: University of Michigan Press
Total Pages: 116
Release: 1987
Genre: Music
ISBN: 9780486252315

Superb one-volume edition of two influential compositions noted for individuality, unique interpretations, delicate and subtle beauty. This clearly printed volume is sturdily bound for long life on the music stand.

String Quartets by Debussy and Ravel

String Quartets by Debussy and Ravel
Author: Claude Debussy
Publisher: Courier Corporation
Total Pages: 112
Release: 2013-06-10
Genre: Music
ISBN: 0486319466

Superb one-volume edition of two influential compositions noted for individuality, unique interpretations, delicate and subtle beauty. This clearly printed volume is sturdily bound for long life on the music stand.

Complete String Quartets

Complete String Quartets
Author: Peter Ilyitch Tchaikovsky
Publisher: Courier Corporation
Total Pages: 243
Release: 1994-01-01
Genre: Music
ISBN: 048628333X

Although the string quartet was a rarely used form in 19th-century Russia, Tchaikovsky and Borodin both produced superb, inventive compositions in the genre. Tchaikovsky's "String Quartet No. 1" in D, Op. 11, is notable for its imaginative freshness and world-famous "Andante cantabile" movement. His "Quartet No. 2" in F, Op. 22, displays remarkable fluency and skilled craftsmanship, while "Quartet No. 3" in F-flat Minor, Op. 30, combines austerity with deeply felt intensity and vigor. Borodin's two string quartets are characterized by his impeccable craftsmanship and expert understanding and use of his instruments. The popular "String Quartet" No. 2 is especially known for the luxuriant richness of its third movement "Nocturne." Now all five works are available in this handsome, inexpensive edition. Reprinted from authoritative scores.

French Music and Jazz in Conversation

French Music and Jazz in Conversation
Author: Deborah Mawer
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Total Pages: 321
Release: 2014-12-04
Genre: Literary Criticism
ISBN: 1107037530

This book explores the historical-cultural interactions between French concert music and American jazz across 1900-65, from both perspectives.

The Four and the One

The Four and the One
Author: David Rounds
Publisher:
Total Pages: 222
Release: 1999
Genre: Biography & Autobiography
ISBN:

Spotlighting the four women of the Lafayette Quartet, a leading Canadian ensemble, Rounds offers both a comprehensive history of the beloved instrumental form and an inside view of the complex world of professional quartet players, revealing the exultation and heatache that are the performing artists' daily fare. A treat for every music lover, whether player, listener or composer.

Debussy and the Veil of Tonality

Debussy and the Veil of Tonality
Author: Mark DeVoto
Publisher: Pendragon Press
Total Pages: 244
Release: 2004
Genre: Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN: 9781576470909

This new book on Debussy's music comprises analytical studies of individual works not widely examined previously, including the Fantaisie for piano and orchestra, La demoiselle élue, Nuages, and Gigues. A discussion of the tonal structure of the first movement of La mer finds new relevance in the overused term symphonic in relation to Debussy's position in the history of French orchestral music. An extensive essay documents Debussy's aural images in his propensity for recycling his own musical ideas and quoting the music of other composers. A final lighthearted chapter, Debussy and Ravel: How to Tell Them Apart, systematically addresses this century-old critics' conundrum.

The Cambridge Companion to Ravel

The Cambridge Companion to Ravel
Author: Deborah Mawer
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Total Pages: 316
Release: 2000-08-24
Genre: Biography & Autobiography
ISBN: 9780521648561

A comprehensive introduction to the life, music and compositional aesthetic of Maurice Ravel.

The Cambridge Companion to the String Quartet

The Cambridge Companion to the String Quartet
Author: Robin Stowell
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Total Pages: 672
Release: 2003-11-13
Genre: Music
ISBN: 1139826549

This Companion offers a concise and authoritative survey of the string quartet by eleven chamber music specialists. Its fifteen carefully structured chapters provide coverage of a stimulating range of perspectives previously unavailable in one volume. It focuses on four main areas: the social and musical background to the quartet's development; the most celebrated ensembles; string quartet playing, including aspects of contemporary and historical performing practice; and the mainstream repertory, including significant 'mixed ensemble' compositions involving string quartet. Various musical and pictorial illustrations and informative appendixes, including a chronology of the most significant works, complete this indispensable guide. Written for all string quartet enthusiasts, this Companion will enrich readers' understanding of the history of the genre, the context and significance of quartets as cultural phenomena, and the musical, technical and interpretative problems of chamber music performance. It will also enhance their experience of listening to quartets in performance and on recordings.