The Cambridge Companion to the Recorder

The Cambridge Companion to the Recorder
Author: John Mansfield Thomson
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Total Pages: 268
Release: 1995-10-27
Genre: Music
ISBN: 9780521358163

The first book to offer a complete introduction to the recorder includes basic reference material previously unavailable in one volume. A special feature is the rich collection of illustrations which in themselves provide a history of the instrument.

The Recorder Today

The Recorder Today
Author: Eve O'Kelly
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Total Pages: 200
Release: 1990-07-27
Genre: Music
ISBN: 9780521366816

A practical guide to the history, music and technique of the recorder.

The Cambridge Companion to Recorded Music

The Cambridge Companion to Recorded Music
Author: Nicholas Cook
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Total Pages: 381
Release: 2009-11-26
Genre: Music
ISBN: 0521865824

Featuring fascinating accounts from practitioners, this Companion examines how developments in recording have transformed musical culture.

The Cambridge Companion to Francis of Assisi

The Cambridge Companion to Francis of Assisi
Author: Michael J. P. Robson
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Total Pages: 327
Release: 2012
Genre: Biography & Autobiography
ISBN: 0521760437

Looks at the life of Francis of Assisi and explores how his heritage influenced the apostolic activities of his followers.

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.

The Cambridge Companion to Martin Luther

The Cambridge Companion to Martin Luther
Author: Donald K. McKim
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Total Pages: 342
Release: 2003-07-10
Genre: Biography & Autobiography
ISBN: 9780521016735

Martin Luther (1483-1546) stands as one of the giant figures in history. His activities, writings, and legacy have had a huge effect on the western world. This Cambridge Companion provides an accessible introduction to Martin Luther for students of theology and history and for others interested in the life, work and thought of the first great Protestant reformer. The book contains eighteen chapters by an international array of major Luther scholars. Historians and theologians join here to present a full picture of Luther's contexts, the major themes in his writings, and the ways in which his ideas spread and have continuing importance today. Each chapter serves as a guide to its topic and provides further reading for additional study. The Companion will assist those with little or no background in Luther studies, while teachers and Luther specialists will find this accessible volume an invaluable aid to their work.

The Cambridge Companion to Bruckner

The Cambridge Companion to Bruckner
Author: John Williamson
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Total Pages: 340
Release: 2004-07-15
Genre: Biography & Autobiography
ISBN: 9780521008785

This Companion provides an overview of the composer Anton Bruckner (1824-1896). Sixteen chapters by leading scholars investigate aspects of his life and works and consider the manner in which critical appreciation has changed in the twentieth century. The first section deals with Bruckner's Austrian background, investigating the historical circumstances in which he worked, his upbringing in Upper Austria, and his career in Vienna. A number of misunderstandings are dealt with in the light of recent research. The remainder of the book covers Bruckner's career as church musician and symphonist, with a chapter on the neglected secular vocal music. Religious, aesthetic, formal, harmonic, and instrumental aspects are considered, while one chapter confronts the problem of the editions of the symphonies. Two concluding chapters discuss the symphonies in performance, and the history of Bruckner-reception with particular reference to German Nationalism, the Third Reich and the appropriation of Bruckner by the Nazis.

The Cambridge Companion to Brass Instruments

The Cambridge Companion to Brass Instruments
Author: Trevor Herbert
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Total Pages: 366
Release: 1997-10-13
Genre: Music
ISBN: 9780521565226

This Companion covers many diverse aspects of brass instruments and in such detail. It provides an overview of the history of brass instruments, and their technical and musical development. Although the greatest part of the volume is devoted to the western art music tradition, with chapters covering topics from the medieval to the contemporary periods, there are important contributions on the ancient world, non-western music, vernacular and popular traditions and the rise of jazz. Despite the breadth of its narrative, the book is rich in detail, with an extensive glossary and bibliography. The editors are two of the most respected names in the world of brass performance and scholarship, and the list of contributors includes the names of many of the world's most prestigious scholars and performers on brass instruments.

The Cambridge Companion to the Organ

The Cambridge Companion to the Organ
Author: Nicholas Thistlethwaite
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Total Pages: 358
Release: 1999-03-04
Genre: Music
ISBN: 1107494036

This Companion is an essential guide to all aspects of the organ and its music. It examines in turn the instrument, the player and the repertoire. The early chapters tell of the instrument's history and construction, identify the scientific basis of its sounds and the development of its pitch and tuning, examine the history of the organ case, and consider the current trends and conflicts within the world of organ building. Central chapters investigate the practical art of learning and playing the organ, introduce the complex area of performance practice, and outline the relationship between organ playing and the liturgy of the church. The final section explores the vast repertoire of organ music, focusing on a selection of the most important traditions.