Classical Opera category: 1804 books

In questo libro, pubblicato nel 1943, Gerald Moore presentava al mondo per la prima volta la figura, sino a quel momento trascurata, del pianista accompagnatore, usando provocatoriamente il termine “Unashamed”, ovvero “sfacciato, privo di vergogna”. Una rivendicazione, per una volta senza...

Volume 2 of famous early 17th-century collection of keyboard music. Features 300 works by Morley, Byrd, Bull, Gibbons, etc. Modern notation.

First published in 1903. Biographical chapters cover Liszt, Mozart, Bach, Haydn, Beethoven, Chopin, Purcell, Gluck, Wagner, Tschaikovski, Schumann, and others.

First published in 1878. Chapters cover: Bach, Handel, Gluck, Haydn, Mozart, Beethoven, Schubert, Schumann, Chopin, Web, Mendelssohn, and Wagner.

Chapters cover: Palestrixa, Puccini, Paisiello, Cimarosa, Rossini, Donizetti, Bellini, Verdi, Cherubini, Meiuel, Spontini, Halevy, Boieldieu, Auber, Meyerbeer, Founod, Thomas, and Berlioz. First published in 1878

Dating from 1869 to 1875, this famous series of engaging letters by a young American pianist uniquely describes study with Liszt, Tausig, and other luminaries. Fay offers firsthand, and little known, impressions of performances by Rubinstein, Clara Schumann, Wagner (as conductor), Joachim, and many others,...

Hay razones para considerar a Gustav Mahler el mayor creador musical del siglo xx, a pesar de que su muerte se produjo cuando apenas comenzaba la segunda década del mismo, pero la audacia de su lenguaje, su riqueza expresiva, sus estallidos de fatalismo, de angustia agónica y también de alegría...

Melómano tanto o más que hombre de letras, George Steiner ha escrito a lo largo de medio siglo una gran variedad de textos sobre compositores, géneros musicales y algunas piezas en particular, siempre con una sensibilidad que le permite ir más allá del fenómeno sonoro. Nunca antes reunidos en...

Conozca todos secretos del espíritu creador de los grandes maestros, las anécdotas y circunstancias insospechadas que han rodeado el insólito milagro de la creación genial de las más famosas obras de la música clásica. Los demonios, las circunstancias de pobreza y necesidad, las perversiones...

Mauro Giuliani (1781-1828) is considered one of the greatest composers and guitar virtuosos from the Romantic period. His work contains compositions for one and two guitars, including studies and concert pieces. This book presents a ukulele duet arrangement of "12 Neue Landler", a salon-style...

This book will appeal to any guitarist intrigued by the soulful and magical sound of the flamenco guitar. Presents 10 engaging, intermediate to advanced flamenco guitar solos in traditional forms in standard notation and tab with performance notes. All selections appear on the book's audio download...

Mel Bay Publications, Inc. is proud to present this intriguing collection of fourteen tangos by French composers arranged for solo violin with piano accompaniment. The tango is a ballroom dance of Latin-American origin characterized by long pauses and stylized body positions. Most of these instrumental...

Ten fun-to-play, unaccompanied duets scored in first position for beginning violinist. Some pieces contain accidentals, slurred notes, double stops, and staccato. Some suggested bowings are also included. Ideal for festivals and recitals.

Johann Sebastian Bach is recognized as one of the world's supremely great musicians. Known primarily as an organist and then only later recognized as a composer, Bach transformed the conventional structures of preludes and fugues. J.S. Bach for Bass will open up a whole new world of phrasing for the...