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Grabner, Hermann Allgemeine Musiklehre General Music Theory 
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An established yet modern music compendium, lively in its expression, imparts all the essential knowledge in every musical field. The book is suitable for the musicologist as well as the musician or the enthusiast and includes a variety of examples. A bibliography , a name- and a subject index complete this book.
Author: Grabner, Hermann Published (Month/Year): 06/04 Edition: 23 ISBN: 978-3-7618-0061-4 Pages: 385 Rights not available for: China, Japan, Spain |
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Knobel, Marita Steinert, Brigitte Beruf: Opernsänger. Ein Ratgeber Profession: Opera Singer A guide 
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Profession: Opera Singer. A guide Description: This guide is the perfect companion on an opera singer's way in his or her career, from the decision about the profession, through college and the search for an employment to the first engagement. Providing the reader with many practical hints and explanations, this book examines the diverse demands of education and professional life. Further chapters about voice care, the right singing, opera stage acting, opera choir singing, guest performance and business know-how make this guide an essential handbook for the first years on the job. With bibliography, addresses and repertory suggestions. An English edition has recently been published. Authors: Knobel, Marita; Steinert, Brigitte Published (Month/Year): 01/03 Edition: 2 ISBN: 978-3-7618-1511-3 Pages: 224 |
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Ehmann, Wilhelm Haasemann, Frauke Handbuch der chorischen Stimmbildung A Guide to Choral Voice Training 
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This guide enables choral conductors to promote their singers in a meaningful way and to prepare them for their choral tasks. Part A includes a quick introduction to posture, breathing, and voice training. Part B provides further practical exercises. Part C presents warming-up exercises developed from particular songs, motets, and oratorios, including Bach's Christmas Oratorio, Handel's Messiah, Brahms's German Requiem, and pieces by Haydn, Stravinsky, and Penderecki. A standard work on its subject that offers a multitude of useful tips and suggestions. Author: Ehmann, Wilhelm / Haasemann, Frauke Published (Month/Year): 4/2007 Edition: 7 ISBN: 978-3-7618-0691-3 Pages: 189 With music examples and sample exercises, diagrams and notation Rights not available for: China, Great Britain / USA |
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Kühn, Clemens Formenlehre der Musik Theory of Musical Form 
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Following the musical history of the western hemisphere, musical forms of the individual periods are discussed, taking into account the particular attitudes and the aesthetic demands to the music of their time.
The tight connections of formal structure and harmonic progression are demonstrated using numerous conceivable examples, which underline the form-giving task of the harmonic and tonal relationships in music.
This book is appropriate equally for the extending of one's knowledge of music history as of music theory, leading to an improved overall understanding of music.
Author: Kühn, Clemens Published (Month/Year): 10/2007 Edition: 8 ISBN: 978-3-7618-1392-8 Pages: 219 Rights not available for: Spain |
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Kühn, Clemens Musiktheorie unterrichten - Musik vermitteln. Erfahrungen - Ideen - Methoden Teaching Theory - Communicating Music. Experiences, Ideas, Methods 
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This book enters uncharted territory. It's the first guidebook to cover every facet of teaching music theory, with an original overarching concept. Clemens Kühn, a writer known worldwide for his books, deals not only with such core theoretical subjects as analysis, harmony, form, counterpoint, basic musicianship, and ear training, he also discusses our approach to music itself, using many examples. This guide offers educational principles related not only to theory and higher education, but to music teaching in general. Written from the vantage point of a seasoned college professor, the book offers assistance, ideas, and pointers to teachers and faculty members as well as learners and students. With more than 500 problems, tips, case examples, and teaching models, it is an inexhaustible treasure-trove of ideas and indispensable materials for designing and conceiving music courses.
Author: Kühn, Clemens Published (Month/Year): 09/06 Edition: 1 ISBN: 978-3-7618-1835-0 Pages: 280 |
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de la Motte, Diether Kontrapunkt Counterpoint 
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Diether de la Motte's "Harmonic Theory" has as of today become a standard work for music colleges; an educational book, that does not establish rules or hand down traditional principles without reservations, but shows, how certain composers have composed within different times. This is the didactic method of "Counterpoint" as well. Three autonomous and independent systems of theories are presented in "Counterpoint": Josquin, Bach and Contemporary Music. The reader can work his way through the book systematically from the earliest heydays of polyphonic music from Perotin to Palestrina, Schütz, Bach, Haydn, Beethoven, Schumann, Brahms and Wagner on to the Contemporary Music. De la Motte knows how to depict the abstract matter of the counterpoint in an exciting and intriguing manner.
Author: de la Motte, Diether Published (Month/Year): 07/02 Edition: 7 ISBN: 978-3-7618-4371-0 Pages: 375 Rights not available for: Greece, Spain, Korea and Japan |
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de la Motte, Diether Harmonielehre Harmonic Theorie 
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The Harmonic Theory by Diether de la Motte answers to a claim, which has quite often been proposed: that a Harmonic Theory should operate with historically orientated style models rather than abstract schemes, while at the same time it should be an educational book rather than breaking up in a sheer collection of analyses.
A book, that should not be missing in any harmony lesson, because it combines sophistication with exercise, farsightedness and unbiasedness in its judgements with love for the harmonic detail and because it embodies a history of harmony and a textbook at the same time.
Author: de la Motte, Diether Published (Month/Year): 08/2007 Edition: 14 ISBN: 978-3-7618-2115-2 Pages: 290 Rights not available for: Albany, Greece, Italy, Japan, Canada, Spain, USA, Slovenia and Korea |
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Kratzert, Rudolf Technik des Klavierspiels Technique of playing the piano - a manual for pianists 
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This basis work about piano-technique with which Rudolf Kratzert fills a huge gap as far as professional literature for pianists is concerned. For decades and for the very first time all questions of piano-techniques are being discussed and precisely answered. The extensive and large-format volume is suited for all future and already qualified pianists as well as for piano-teachers to serve as a basis for piano-exercises. Author: Kratzert, Rudolf Published (Month/Year): 05/04 Edition: 2 ISBN: 978-3-7618-1600-4 Pages: 284 |
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Jochum, Annemarie Geige spielen: Ein Ratgeber für Liebhaber Playing Violin: A Guide for Enthusiasts 
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A completely practical manual, which is intended for the violin amateur and the enthusiast, for whom rehearsing time is scarce. This book will allow him a reasonable and successful playing by providing him with direct technical advice.
Author: Jochum, Annemarie Published (Month/Year): 02/05 Edition: 2 ISBN: 978-3-7618-1142-9 Pages: 196 |
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Kroll, Oskar Die Klarinette The Clarinet 
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This book shall not be taken as a musicological work, but rather as a collection of all significant accounts about the clarinet, its literature and its great virtuosos. Its intention is to provoke in clarinettists an interest in the history of their instrument and to motivate them to pay attention to the precious solo and chamber music that has been composed for it. A wealth of knowledge from musical local history research, writings about the grand masters of music and various other works by renowned musicologists have been gathered and arranged into an easy to comprehend form.
Author: Kroll, Oskar Published (Month/Year): 02/01 Edition: 6 ISBN: 978-3-7618-0086-7 Pages: 93 Rights not available for: Italy, Japan |
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Klotz, Hans Das Buch von der Orgel The Book about the Organ 
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For a long time now this book belongs to the essential tools of all those who have in any way to deal with the organ, whether as church musicians, organ builders, architects or pastors. The completely newly revised edition has been enriched with new illustrations and brought up to date in its concise, clear and easily comprehensible description of all substantial problems this book is unsurpassed.
Author: Klotz, Hans Published (Month/Year): 02/04 Edition: 13 ISBN: 978-3-7618-0826-9 Pages: 242 Rights not available for: Great Britain, Japan, Korea, USA |
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Karl-Heinz Göttert Eckhard Isenberg Orgeln! Orgeln! Organs! Organs! 
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In 34 wonderful "short stories" the two authors describe the phenomenon organ in a variety of aspects from all organ continents. On his way through the book the reader receives a wealth of information about curiosities and conflicts concerning the organ. - unusual and educational facts around the organ - easily comprehensible also for the amateur - a perfect present - numerous illustrations Authors: Göttert, Karl-Heinz; Isenberg, Eckhard Published (Month/Year): 11/2007 Edition: 2 ISBN: 978-3-7618-1566-3 Pages: 177 |
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Michael Bosch, Klaus Döhring and Wolf Kalipp Lexikon Orgelbau Dictionary of Organ Building 
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This dictionary clearly explains the most important terms in organ building from A to Z: organ stops and their timbres, basic components from “Abgeführte Pfeifen” to “Zwillingslade,” the design of organ façades, historical peculiarities, and much else besides. Many illustrations and detailed drawings offer a clear and straightforward view of the inner workings of the instrument. Rounding off the manual is a long list of trade journals, professional associations, and museums both in Germany and abroad. An enclosed audio CD presents characteristic examples of the most important stops and mixtures.
Authors: Bosch, Michael; Döhring, Klaus; Kalipp, Wolf Published (Month/Year): 03/2007 Edition: 2 ISBN 978-3-7618-1391-1 Pages: 190 |
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Faber, Rudolf Hartmann, Philip Handbuch Orgelmusik Handbook Organ Music 
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The "Handbook Organ Music" offers to both the musician and the music teacher a helpful orientation for the selection of appropriate pieces, while providing the experienced organist with a great variety of suggestions for enlarging its repertoire. The handbook is organized in both historical and geographical order. Each country-related chapter informs the reader in the first step about main composers, important genres and organ building. The heart of the book are those articles in which the organ-related work of a composer is introduced. Reviews of single works consist of -information about the origin and compositional process as well as the structure of a certain piece, -practical details about difficulty, duration, interpretation and registration, -references to sheet music and related literature. A glossary and an extensive index complete the volume. Authors: Faber, Rudolf; Hartmann, Philip Published (Month/Year): 03/02 Edition: 1 ISBN: 978-3-7618-2003-2 Pages: 712 |
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Kloiber / Konold / Maschka Handbuch der Oper Handbook of the Opera 
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The new "Kloiber" at last! With 58 added articles the new edition of this classic guide to the opera has been adapted to today's repertoire: baroque operas have been given more weight, rediscovered operas as by Gluck, Schubert, Rossini, Catalani or Berlioz as well as major works from the 20 th century have been included.
The articles are sorted by composer and inform the reader about plot, scenes and duration, soloists, voices and orchestra, libretto, compositional process and history of performances. The details about voice species are decisive for opera intendants for the allocation of the parts.
The annex gives information about casting, literature references and an index, sorted by title, composer and librettist.
Authors: Kloiber, Rudolf; Konold, Wulf; Maschka, Robert Published (Month/Year): 10/2007 Edition: 12 ISBN: 978-3-7618-1764-3 Pages: 947 |
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Sevsay, Ertugrul Handbuch der Instrumentationspraxis Handbook of Orchestration 
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How to use instruments effectively Anyone who wants to compose or arrange music needs not only a command of music theory but a solid grasp of instruments: what are their ranges, their technical limitations and potential? How do they work in combination with other instruments? What timbres can they produce? What notation do they require, especially for special effects? This compendium reflects the author's lifelong experience as a teacher. It answers these questions in two parts. Part 1 is a comprehensive guide to musical instruments with a detailed discussion of traditional and modern playing techniques and an explanation of how to notate alternative fingerings, harmonics, and other complexities. Part 2 contains practical exercises of progressive difficulty. Fifty examples in short score from well-known works are used to pose questions, which are then answered by the original score and associated analyses. The book is rounded off with tables of instrument ranges and a glossary of frequently used terms in German, Italian, English, and French. Author: Sevsay, Ertugrul Published (Month/Year): 04/05 Edition: 1 ISBN: 978-3-7618-1726-1 Pages: 668 bound in boards |
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Schneider, Klaus Lexikon Programmusik - Band 1: Stoffe und Motive encyclopedia program music - volume 1: contents and motifs 
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An exceptional encyclopedia, not only for professional users who want to set up unconventional music programs for radio or film: These two volumes are also suitable for amateurs to whom a part of the music-world is opened up in a completely new light. Author: Schneider, Klaus Published (Month/Year): 09/01 Edition: 2 ISBN: 978-3-7618-1431-4 Pages: 420 |
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Schneider, Klaus Lexikon Programmusik, Band 2: Figuren und Personen encyclopedia program music, volume 2: figures and characters 
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An exceptional encyclopedia, not only for professional users who want to set up unconventional music programs for radio or film: These two volumes are also suitable for amateurs to whom a part of the music-world is opened up in a completely new light. Author: Schneider, Klaus Published (Month/Year): 12/00 Edition: 1 ISBN: 978-3-7618-1497-0 Pages: 351 |
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Eckes, Jutta J. L'italiano musicale 
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L'italiano musicale is an Italian course (book and CD) written in an entertaining way for musicians and friends of music.
Within 16 chapters the book introduces various aspects of the musical life. Subjects such as opera, the music academy, the music life as well as musical terms, history of music and curiosities from the world of opera are expressed in form of daily dialogues. L'italiano musicale teaches "Italian for musicians" and the particularities of the opera language which frequently is difficult for singers. This book enables the reader, musician and listener to acquire Italian lyrics on his own with its step by step teaching. Author: Eckes, Jutta J. Published (Month/Year): 09/01 Edition: 1 ISBN: 978-3-7618-1479-6 Pages: 268 |
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Morbach, Bernhard Die Musikwelt des Mittelalters The Musical World of the Middle Ages 
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A new presentation in words, sounds and pictures The Middle Ages - allegedly "dark," partly familiar and partly alien, but always fascinating. The mysticism of Hildegard of Bingen, Gregorian chant on CD, medieval fairs with historical costumes, artisans, and not least of all musicians: all attract huge crowds today. "Back to the roots" seems to be a watchword for our globalized world. The Middle Ages witnessed the birth of European music, the first tentative steps toward polyphony. Bernhard Morbach illuminates this exciting development in twenty chapters, discussing innovations in France and Italy no less than the musical "worlds" of Spain and England. Readers are also introduced to the ideas of medieval philosophers, theologians, and musicians as they attempt to answer the seemingly simple question, "What is music?" Medieval readings provide information directly from the source - but always with explanations in plain language. The combined audio/data CD, for computers and stereo sets, contains the compositions discussed in the text in pdf format, enabling readers to form a complete picture even without music notation software. Additional listening examples provide easy access to the structures of medieval music. A further edition about the musical world of the Renaissance has recently been published. Author: Morbach, Bernhard Published (Month/Year): 04/05 Edition: 1 ISBN: 978-3-7618-1529-8 Pages: 225 with many illustrations and more than 50 works on audio/data CD Rights not available for Japan and Hungary |
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Morbach, Bernhard Die Musikwelt der Renaissance The Musical World of the Renaissance 
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A new presentation in words, sounds and pictures This book follows in the footsteps of the successful first volume, The Musical World of the Middle Ages. Bernhard Morbach outlines a many-sided panorama of this musical world: a breakaway mood reigned during the "Renaissance," and the views on art and music, life and beauty, underwent radical changes as human beings and their sensibilities came to the fore. The topics cover social life and the role of music no less than the ideas of theorists on "counterpoint and spiritual joy." From Mass and motet to instrumental music and part song, all the major forms of Renaissance music come up for discussion. The book also introduces compositions by Dufay, Josquin, Palestrina, and others. More than 80 works appear on the CD as pdf files, and selected pieces may also be heard as sound sketches. A further volume about the musical world of the Baroque will follow. Author: Morbach, Bernhard Published (Month/Year): 03/06 Edition: 1 ISBN: 978-3-7618-1715-5 Pages: 257 with many illustrations and more than 80 works on audio/data CD Rights not available for Hungary |
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Morbach, Bernhard Die Musikwelt des Barock The Musical World of the Baroque 
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A new portrait in words and pictures The year 1600 opened up new vistas for music and society alike: opera was born, cities and citizens played a greater role in musical life, and European music found its way to the New World. Today the music of Bach and Handel is frequently heard, but equally significant works were often created by little-known composers. Bernhard Morbach describes these developments with his wonted clarity, allowing the reader to be guided through this world of forms and genres by a Baroque authority, Johann Mattheson. Other topics include Baroque instruments, women composers, the appropriation of music by men in power, and the intellectual history of the age. The CD-ROM contains musical texts of more than 50 compositions in pdf format, a collection of paintings with depictions of music, and explanatory texts. Author: Morbach, Bernhard Published (Month/Year): 03/2008 Edition: 1 ISBN: 978-3-7618-1716-2 Pages: 301 with many illustrations and more than 50 works on CD-ROM Rights not available for Hungary |
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Hanheide, Stefan Pace: Musik zwischen Krieg und Frieden Pace: Music between War and Peace 
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War is obviously a constant factor in human history. However, it is invariably accompanied by a longing for peace that finds various forms of expression. Throughout the ages composers have lamented the deceased in their music, expressed their hopes of peace, celebrated the cessation of hostilities, and created visions of a new future. In brief portraits Stefan Hanheide’s new book introduces 40 such works from the Renaissance to the 21st century. All the major genres are represented, from opera and oratorio to symphonies and concertos, from chamber music, piano pieces and organ music to choral works and solo songs. Attention is given not only to portrayals of the music but to the historical background and political context. Every chapter ends with references to musical material for each work discussed as well as further reading and websites. Selected contents: Schütz: Da pacem Domine Handel: Fireworks Music Mahler: Revelge from “Des Knaben Wunderhorn” Shostakovich: Leningrad Symphony Krása: Brundibár Britten: War Requiem Tippett: A Child of our Time Schoenberg: A Survivor from Warsaw Glass: Satyagraha Dinescu: Wie Tau auf den Bergen Zions Author: Hanheide, Stefan Published (Month/Year): 11/2007 Edition: 1 ISBN: 978-3-7618-1770-4 Pages: 284 |
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Maschka, Robert Wagner's Ring kurz und bündig A concise guide to Wagner's Ring 
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Swimming Rhine maidens and horseback Valkyries, magic cloaks and Yggdrasil the World-Tree, giants and denizens of the underworld: there is always plenty going on in Wagner's Ring of the Nibelung. Some of the figures and motifs from Wagner's gigantic operatic tetralogy are familiar to everybody, but hardly anyone has a full grasp of its contorted plot, convoluted origins, interpretations and meanings. The work as a whole is too complex for that: after all, it's the mightiest piece of music theater ever written. Enter Robert Maschka, a music journalist who sheds entertaining light on the dark expanses of Nibelheim. This new edition of his slender book, first published by Piper, covers the essentials of Wagner's Ring: its genesis, contents, structure, historical impact, and everything you need to know about Richard Wagner. Author: Maschka, Robert Published (Month/Year): 02/2008 Edition: 2 ISBN: 978-3-7618-1739-1 Pages: 124 |
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Walter, Meinrad Johann Sebastian Bach: Das Weihnachts-Oratorium Johann Sebastian Bach: Christmas Oratorio 
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Meinrad Walter explores the theological message of Bach's celebrated oratorio as well as its compositional subtleties. First he discusses such general aspects as its genesis, structure, musical forms, and the relation between music and words. He then separately examines its various divisions, allowing the reader to obtain information on individual sections. But the large-scale dramatic arch remains always in view, in typically baroque dichotomies such as rich vs. poor, angels vs. shepherds, and light vs. darkness. An informative and stimulating book for "dilettantes and connoisseurs," and especially for performers (whether professional or amateur), listeners, teachers, university faculty, and college students.
Author: Walter, Meinrad Published (Month/Year): 10/06 Edition: 1 ISBN: 978-3-7618-1515-1 Pages: 184 paperback with music examples |
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Dürr, Alfred Johann Sebastian Bach. Das Wohltemperierte Klavier Johann Sebastian Bach. The Well-Tempered Piano 
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One can say, that with this publication a standard work has come into being: In the best sense exhausting and scrutinizing its subject, on the most sophisticated scientific level and nonetheless easily comprehensible, while opening all the doors for the progress of research, as all question marks of current research have been considered.
Author: Dürr, Alfred Published (Month/Year): 05/00 Edition: 2 ISBN: 978-3-7618-1229-9 Pages: 459 |
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Dürr, Alfred Johann Sebastian Bach. Die Johannes Passion St. John's Passion by Johann Sebastian Bach 
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The author, one of the most significant experts regarding Bach's oeuvre, presents with this book an impressing summary of the up-to-date general knowledge about the St. John's Passion. Origin, tradition and historical and stylistic classification of the work are outlined and so are textual aspects, questions of performance practice as well as formal aspects. Precise analysis of the individual numbers, also considering the rich symbolic subtexts that can often be found in Bach's music, complete the volume.
Author: Dürr, Alfred Published (Month/Year): 02/02 Edition: 4 ISBN: 978-3-7618- 1473-9 Pages: 175 Rights not available for: Great Britain, USA |
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Platen, Emil Johann Sebastian Bach. Die Matthäus Passion Johann Sebastian Bach: St. Matthew Passion
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A full presentation of Bach's St. Matthew Passion for the general reader, with a discussion of its genesis, words, music (with an analysis of each movement), and historical impact (also in film and dance).
Author: Platen, Emil Published (Month/Year): 10/00 Edition: 4 ISBN: 978-3-7618- 1190-0 Pages: 257 paperback with a new chapter on modern forms of staging (ballet, film, etc). |
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Dürr, Alfred Johann Sebastian Bach. Die Kantaten The Cantatas by Johann Sebastian Bach 
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This work offers to every Bach enthusiast the prehistory, development and interpretation of the Bach cantatas in general as well as an introduction, analysis and interpretation of every single cantata by means of text-based and music-based criteria. In addition it helps to make difficulties and time-related influences become clear and comprehensible. With numerous music examples.
Author: Dürr, Alfred Published (Month/Year): 04/05 Edition: 9 ISBN: 978-3-7618- 1476-5 Pages: 1038 Rights not available for: Great Britain, USA, Japan, Hungary, all countries of Portuguese language |
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Hofmann, Klaus Johann Sebastian Bach. Die Motetten Johann Sebastian Bach. The Motets 
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Clear and stimulating introduction to Bach's famous motets with a detailed analysis that includes a description of the current status of research. Each motet has been analysed considering the following aspects:
Author: Hofmann, Klaus Published (Month/Year): 12/05 Edition: 2 ISBN: 978-3-7618-1499-4 Pages: 263 |
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Schleuning, Peter Johann Sebastian Bach. Die Brandenburgischen Konzerte The Brandenburg Concertos 
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The six Brandenburg Concertos by Johann Sebastian Bach are amongst the indisputable favourites of all friends of Bach's music. The book focuses on the detailed analysis of each of the six works covering the following aspects:
Author: Schleuning, Peter Published (Month/Year): 02/03 Edition: 1 ISBN: 978-3-7618-1491-8 Pages: 196 |
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Hiemke, Sven Ludwig van Beethoven. Missa solemnis 
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The book gives an overall presentation of Beethoven's greatest work depicting his personal search for the unattainable God and his "request for internal and external peace" (Beethoven) in its music.
The author explains the reasons for the dramaticism of the work and Beethoven's intention "sowohl bey den Singenden als bey den Zuhörenden, Religiöse Gefühle zu erwecken und dauernd zu machen" (to evoke lasting religious feelings for both the singer and the audience irrespective of any ties to a specific church.) Author: Hiemke, Sven Published (Month/Year): 07/03 Edition: 1 ISBN: 978-3-7618-1516-8 Pages: 203 |
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Ulm, Renate Gustav Mahlers Symphonien Gustav Mahler's Symphonies 
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Origins - Meaning - Impact Informative and accessible, now appearing in Bärenreiter's series of introductions "To me, a symphony means building a world using all the devices of existing technique." Thus Gustav Mahler, writing in 1895. In this book, seventeen authors elaborate features of Mahler's symphonies and his musical universe, with its quotations, ciphers, and received meanings: the gradual disintegration of outdated formal designs, the inclusion of material from everyday life, and the onset of modern music with the "demise of romantic art" (Hegel). Each of Mahler's symphonies is discussed in a separate chapter consisting of a Mahler portrait with associated commentary, a descriptive analysis, a reader, and an essay. Besides a biography of the composer and a literary excursion into the world of the late nineteenth century, the book also discusses the inflection of Mahler's symphonies, the importance of folk music, the rise of the vocal symphony, Mahler's feeling for nature, his relations with Strauss and Schoenberg, and various aspects of his position in the intellectual life of fin-de-siècle Vienna. Edited by Renate Ulm Published (Month/Year): 02/07 Edition: 4 ISBN: 978-3-7618-1820-6 Pages: 358 paperback |
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Ulm, Renate Die 9 Symphonien Beethovens The Nine Beethoven Symphonies 
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Origins - Meaning - Impact Edited by Renate Ulm Published (Month/Year): 02/05 Edition: 5 ISBN: 978-3-7618-1241-9 Pages: 286 paperback |
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Eichhorn, Andreas Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy. Elias Elijah by Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy 
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Mendelssohn's Elijah ranks with St. Paul as one of the few romantic oratorios still in the repertoire. Indeed, the number of performances has been steadily increasing since the 1970s. What makes Elijah so popular is the modernity of its dramatic structure: who isn't thrilled with excitement at the gathering storm clouds, the appearance of God on Mount Horeb, or the increasing violence of the people? By thoroughly dramatizing the plot, Mendelssohn produced a new type of oratorio which, though controversial at the time, gave the genre an overwhelming and almost operatic vividness and theatricality. Eichhorn's introduction illuminates the special position of Elijah in the history of the oratorio, explaining its genesis and outlining the work as a whole. The main section discusses the work's separate numbers in plain and lively language. Rounding off the book is a survey of its troubled reception history. With its many music examples, this introduction is ideal for choral singers, interested amateurs, concert-goers, and music students. Author: Eichhorn, Andreas Published (Month/Year): 01/05 Edition: 1 ISBN: 978-3-7618-1254-9 Pages: 131 paperback |
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Hansen, Mathias Richard Strauss: Die sinfonischen Dichtungen Richard Strauss. The Symphonic Poems 
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The "Sinfonischen Dichtungen" are, with the exception of his operas, the most popular and important works by Richard Strauss.
Hansen offers an elaborate introduction to Strauss's compositional style. At the same time he brings you in touch with the music through his vivid linguistic skills. His presentation is complemented by people's perception of the work and the intellectual awareness of that era.
Author: Hansen, Mathias Published (Month/Year): 05/03 Edition: 1 ISBN: 978-3-7618-1468-8 Pages: 234 |
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Feuchtner, Bernd Dmitri Schostakowitsch Dmitri Shostakovich 
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The music of Dmitri Shostakovich is history turned into sound: the works of this Russian composer harbor the feelings that people were forbidden to express during Stalin's reign. In this elegantly written book, Bernd Feuchtner discusses these "bold" works that still speak to us today, and presents their backgrounds in readily intelligible language. Author: Feuchtner, Bernd Published (Month/Year): 06/02 Edition: 1 ISBN: 978-3-7618-2027-8 Pages: 360 with illustrations and music samples Rights not available for Spain |
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Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus Guten Morgen, liebes Weibchen Good morning, dear little wife. Mozart's letters to Constanze 
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"Good morning, dear little wife!" A tiny slip of paper, seemingly dashed off at the spur of the moment on the kitchen table, with loving greetings to his sweet slugabed, Constanze. It is the first document from a marriage which, though certainly not made in heaven, nevertheless spelt almost nine years of intimacy, mutual trust, and social well-being. In order to marry Constanze Weber and establish his own family, Mozart even had to risk a breach with his all-powerful father. Little is known about the Mozarts' married life in Vienna, about the heights and depths of a union that brought forth six children. But the letters that Mozart wrote to Constanze in the final years of his life, whether from Prague, Berlin, Frankfurt, or from Vienna to the nearby resort of Baden, bring to life the human and erotic intimacy that Mozart shared with his wife. They bear witness to a tender, almost desperate love in which Mozart sought security in years of increasing loneliness and social isolation. Mozart's letters to Constanze are gathered here for the first time in a separate edition, with a detailed commentary and an attractive physical appearance. Author: Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus Edited by Silke Leopold Published (Month/Year): 02/06 Edition: 2 ISBN: 978-3-7618-1814-5 Pages: 140 Cloth with slipcover Rights not available for Czech Republic |
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Prokop, Clemens Mozart, der Spieler Mozart the gambler. The story of a life in the fast lane 
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He was a child prodigy and a human dynamo, a prankster and a workaholic. But no genius has ever fallen from heaven. Even today, on the 250th anniversary of his birth, Mozart remains a magnetic figure. His music still rivets and moves audiences; his operas still dominate the international repertoire; and his personality has never stopped inviting the wildest of speculations. With variety and verve, Clemens Prokop tells the story of this divinely gifted composer who, in his fast-paced life, was always on an inward journey, and who learned and sought inspiration from other people. The author dauntlessly clears a path through the dense thickets of anecdotes and analyses to evoke a new, personal, and young picture of this "millennial figure." What he discovers is a gambler who not only conducted musical experiments and performed feats of magic at the keyboard, but who treated composing as an intellectual game while juggling with words and billiard balls. Author: Prokop, Clemens Published (Month/Year): 02/06 Edition: 2 ISBN: 978-3-7618-1816-9 Pages: 168 with c. 55 four-color illustrations bound in boards Rights not available for Korea |
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Konrad, Ulrich Wolfgang Amadé Mozart Mozart. Life - Music - Œuvre 
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New discoveries about Mozart are constantly cropping up - some unimportant, others essential, many serious, others dubious. Keeping track of them is no easy matter. This new book by Ulrich Konrad, a leading authority on Mozart who has edited the sketches and fragments for the "New Mozart Edition," summarizes the current state of scholarship. Based on his encyclopedia article for Die Musik in Geschichte und Gegenwart, it goes beyond that article while maintaining its time-tested subdivision into biography, musical analysis, and list of works. Konrad describes the basic traits of Mozart's music as a whole but also finds time to delve into particular works. His discussion is augmented by portraits of the composer, music examples, and tables of his travel itineraries and his homes in Vienna. A complete catalogue of Mozart's works and a detailed bibliography provide a solid basis for the further study of this towering genius. Author: Konrad, Ulrich Published (Month/Year): 04/06 Edition: 3 ISBN: 978-3-7618-1821-3 Pages: 464 |
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Leopold, Silke Mozart Handbuch Mozart Handbook 
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Comprehensive and detailed: a new look at Mozart's music "All our knowledge only brings us closer to the riddle, but not to the solution." Wolfgang Hildesheimer's quip of 1982 has lost none of its relevance today. Mozart himself provided information on his music and his state of mind in hundreds of letters. He has been described, deified, and misappropriated in tens of thousands of scholarly and literary publications. Yet he continues to amaze. It is this amazement at an unfathomably rich life's work that pervades Silke Leopold's "Mozart Handbook," an attempt to cast a fresh glance not only at well-known compositions - the operas, piano concertos, symphonies, sonatas, and serenades - but also at such "lesser" pieces as the dance music or the canons. New discoveries are made and the inexhaustible wealth of Mozart's musical invention explored, whether in the compositional workmanship of his juvenilia or the masterpieces of his maturity. The "Mozart Handbook" focuses on the music itself, subdivided into genres. It offers a comprehensive and detailed view of Mozart's entire oeuvre, discussing virtually every work he ever finished. Yet his music is also presented against the backdrop of his eventful life and no less eventful times, and placed in the context of musical and cultural history. The Handbook not only gathers together familiar facts, it also opens up fresh perspectives on Mozart's works and genres - for example, that Mozart wrote sacred music more from inclination than a sense of duty, and that the extreme ingenuity and encyclopedic "wit" of his piano music was designed to puzzle his contemporaries - and not only them. A broadly conceived introductory chapter attempts to free the historical Mozart from nineteenth- and twentieth-century excrescences Author: Leopold, Silke Published (Month/Year): 10/05 Edition: 1 ISBN: 978-3-7618-2021-6 Pages: 900 |
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Kühn, Clemens Analyse lernen Learning Analysis 
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Finally an educational book, that does not simply identify forms, count measures, sort themes and specify accompanying structures.
Clemens Kühn teaches the reader to think musically and use its musicality, fantasy and reason without the guidance of someone else.
Like a skilled craftsman he offers countless excellent suggestions. As an analytical teaching aid the book can be highly recommended.
Author: Kühn, Clemens Published (Month/Year): 03/02 Edition: 4 ISBN: 978-3-7618-1154-2 Pages: 240 |
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Schmidt-Beste, Thomas Die Sonate. Geschichte - Formen -Ästhetik The Sonata. History - Forms - Aesthetic 
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This book provides, in plain language, an overview of the entire history of the sonata, from its beginnings around 1600 to its latest developments in the hands of Boulez and Henze. By conflating the various periods, the author arrives at fresh comprehensive views on the emergence of this form, its history, instrumentation, function, and aesthetic, and on such composers as Corelli, Beethoven, and Schubert. The various evolutionary phases of the sonata are illustrated with charts and explained using detailed analyses of central works. Forms such as the church sonata, the chamber sonata, the suite movement, and sonata-allegro form are likewise discussed, making the book an ideal starting point for historical analyses. Rounding off the book in time-honored fashion are further questions and assignments for music courses or self-instruction.
Author: Schmidt-Beste, Thomas Published (Month/Year): 06/06 Edition: 1 ISBN: 978-3-7618-1155-9 Pages: 272 |
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Küster, Konrad Das Konzert The concert 
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Forms and Forums of Virtuosity An exciting ride through the checkered history of the concerto from the seventeenth century to the present day. Work assignments, a tabular chronology, formal diagrams, source readings, and references to easily accessible pieces of music enable readers to work their way through one of the central topics of music history. Author: Küster, Konrad Published (Month/Year): 09/93 Edition: 1 ISBN: 978-3-7618-1156-6 Pages: 220 |
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Kühn, Clemens Kompositionsgeschichte in kommentierten Beispielen A History of composition in commented examples 
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Who thinks, that nobody could tell him something new about Monteverdi's madrigals, Schubert's songs, Wagner's Introduction to Rheingold, Schönbergs chamber symphony or Lutoslawski's string quartet, will surely be surprised.
This book is helpful even as a mere collection of examples. It saves many unpleasant walks to the library by being an appropriate substitute for at least half of it. As can be expected from Kühn, the intermittent texts are always competent and instructive. They demonstrate a broad knowledge of the musicological discussions of the past decades; the fruits of these discussions are introduced convincingly and unostentatiously.
Author: Kühn, Clemens Published (Month/Year): 03/2008 Edition: 2 ISBN: 978-3-7618-1158-0 Pages: 373 Rights not available for: Spain |
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Kaiser, Ulrich Gehörbildung. Grundkurs Aural Training. basic course 
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This book is an important practical contribution to the integration of the subject aural training into a wider subject-related context. The basic and advanced course provide even those, who follow a different methodological approach with an abundance of carefully selected rehearsing and educational material, and can thus serve as a material collection for a range of areas of music theory education.
Book with CD Author: Kaiser, Ulrich Published (Month/Year): 11/04 Edition: 4 ISBN: 978-3-7618-1159-7 Pages: 259 |
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Kaiser, Ulrich Gehörbildung. Aufbaukurs Aural Training. advanced course 
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This book is an important practical contribution to the integration of the subject aural training into a wider subject-related context. The basic and advanced course provide even those, who follow a different methodological approach with an abundance of carefully selected rehearsing and educational material, and can thus serve as a material collection for a range of areas of music theory education.
Book with CD Author: Kaiser, Ulrich Published (Month/Year): 04/06 Edition: 3 ISBN: 978-3-7618-1160-3 Pages: 253 |
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Kaiser, Ulrich Der vierstimmige Satz The Four-Part Harmony 
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"The Four-Part Harmony" by Ulrich Kaiser offers a completely new approach to a standard subject in musical education. Based on the compositional style of J.S. Bach it not only leads to a fundamental understanding of four-part hymn as well as cantional setting, but makes it at the same time possible to practice the technique of developing a style imitation. Starting with cadences and the making of an outer part setting, followed by the use of complex harmonies, "The Four-Part Harmony" makes it possible to acquire fundamental compositional abilities, which are the necessary preconditions for the complete analysis of the musical text. A new perspective on an "old" subject as well as numerous references, eg. to motets of preceding epochs and instrumental music music of the phenomenon "tonality" in general, while creating an understanding for stylistic exceptionalities of the music of J. S. Bach and H. Schütz. Author: Kaiser, Ulrich Published (Month/Year): 10/2007 Edition: 2 ISBN: 978-3-7618-1478-9 with CD Rights not available for: Italy |
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Jost, Peter Instrumentation: Geschichte und Wandel des Orchesterklanges Instrumentation 
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Anyone who thinks that composition involves nothing more than melody, harmony, rhythm and voice-leading is in for a surprise. Music is no less beholden to timbre, to finely gradated combinations of instruments and their sounds, to the interplay of light and shade. Brahms had trouble in this respect and unintentionally "buried" the openings of his themes, while Berlioz and Richard Strauss ingeniously exploited the colors of a vast range of instruments. Verdi was not the only composer to produce moments of urgency through special mixtures of sounds. All of this falls under the heading of "instrumentation," a self-contained field of study at colleges and conservatories and an indispensable methodological approach to any interpretation of a piece of music.
This book, the latest volume in Bärenreiter's Study Book series, approaches the subject from many angles. Peter Jost not only explains the basic concepts of instrumentation and discusses its historical evolution, he also touches on related subjects: tone color, spatial effects, timbral distortion, symbolism, and sociological categorization. As always in this series, this handy volume includes many assignments for deepening the reader's knowledge, making it ideal for schoolrooms, universities, or self-instruction. Author: Jost, Peter Published (Month/Year): 03/04 Edition: 1 ISBN: 978-3-7618-1719-3 Pages: 171 bound in boards Rights not available for: Spain |
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Kaiser, Ulrich / Gerlitz, Carsten Arrangieren und Instrumentieren: Barock bis Pop Arranging and orchestrating music from baroque to pop 
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Every orchestral conductor or ensemble leader, especially in classrooms and music schools, knows the problem: a piece would fit perfectly into the concert if only it had a different scoring! A short and simple piece has to be arranged for the school orchestra. The students find traditional settings boring and want something more lively and up-to-date. Ulrich Kaiser's latest Study Book, co-written with the well-known arranger Carsten Gerlitz, delves into just this problem. It deals with rhythmic patterns (minuet, waltz, sarabande, march, tango, bossa nova, pop ballad), different types of scoring (Orff ensemble, "classical" chorus, salon orchestra, big band), arrangements of predefined melodies, and the study of musical forms. Following the principle of "learning by doing," the book conveys information in the course of work assignments, enabling readers to write their own arrangements quickly and easily. The accompanying CD (for PC or Mac) contains worksheets and associated sample solutions in pdf format. The worksheets are keyed to audio tracks capable of being played on a computer or CD player. The user can thus listen to the arrangements as a whole or single out the instrumental parts within them. Author: Kaiser, Ulrich; Gerlitz, Carsten Published (Month/Year): 12/05 Edition: 1 ISBN: 978-3-7618-1662-2 Pages: 172 CD with soundtracks and worksheets with music exx., bound in boards |
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Die Reihe: Mein Instrument My Instrument 
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The Bärenreiter series "Mein Instrument" (My Instrument) is designed for students who want to obtain further information on the instrument they have chosen to learn.
Each picture book offers a large variety of facts and information regarding the history of an instrument, its functions, its technical aspects, its relation to other instruments and its theoretical basics. The book ends with details about great composers and players. These books are ideal as gifts for students who are beginning with an instrument and for anybody who is interested in the history and function of musical instruments. Now books about Violin, Piano, Guitar, Recorder, Flute and Clarinet have already been released. Authors: Boedeker, Anke; Prange, Heike; Heimbucher, Christoph; Kloss, Berthold; Boll, Thomas Languages: German Published (Month/Year): 03/02 | 02/03 | 09/03 | 09/04 | 09/05 | Edition: 1 Pages: 32 Rights not available for Japan, Korea and Slovenia |
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Griese, Dietmar / Ewert, Hansjörg Mozart. Das Bilderbuch Mozart. The Picture Book 
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This illustrated Mozart biography is aimed at six- to twelve-year-old readers interested in Mozart, his music, and the circumstances of his life. Hansjörg Ewert's thoroughly researched and fluently written text introduces readers to Mozart's life and works. The book is structured chronologically: the opening chapters are devoted to Mozart the child prodigy, followed by depictions of the major way-stations in his life and travels and ending with an account of his final composition, the Requiem. The chapters are presented across adjoining pages, with Dietmar Griese's lovingly detailed and uncluttered drawings ensuring clarity. Although the picture-book format requires that the chapters be short, Ewert succeeds in conveying an impression of what makes Mozart's music tick, how it relates to the musical currents of his age, and what external circumstances he sometimes had to put up with (e.g. in the chapters on Janissary music, dances pieces, and operas). Thus, as a welcome side effect, the book also presents the portrait of a bygone era.
Author: Griese, Dietmar; Ewert, Hansjörg Published (Month/Year): 10/05 Edition: 1 ISBN: 978-3-7618-1772-8 Pages: 32 Rights not available for Japan |
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Griese, Dietmar / Heimbucher, Christoph Bach. Das Bilderbuch Bach. The Picture Book 
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Here Christoph Heimbucher leads young readers to Johann Sebastian Bach by placing him in his personal surroundings and garnishing his life story with brief tales and anecdotes. Relying on his professional expertise and a highly entertaining touch, he places Bach in the larger context of his life: what did it feel like to be an orphan raised by his older brother? to have to earn his living as a musician while still a teenager? to have to feed a large family with his music? to play for the King of Prussia and spend his time coping with untalented choirboys? Not only young readers but adults, too, will discover new things about Bach and his times.
Author: Griese, Dietmar; Heimbucher, Christoph Published (Month/Year): 10/05 Edition: 1 ISBN: 978-3-7618-1771-1 Pages: 32 Rights not available for Japan |
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Griese, Dietmar / Heimbucher, Christoph Schumann. Das Bilderbuch Schumann. The Picture Book 
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The picture book for the Schumann anniversary year 2006
Clara and Robert Schumann in images and words: the heights and depths of a rich and exciting life Having devoted ourselves to Mozart and Bach, we now turn to Clara and Robert Schumann and the world of musical romanticism. A discussion of the musical currents and living conditions of the day makes the music of these two composer-pianists clear and accessible to present-day readers from a social and artistic perspective. Author: Griese, Dietmar; Heimbucher, Christoph Published (Month/Year): 10/06 Edition: 1 ISBN: 978-3-7618-1773-5 Pages: 32 Rights not available for Japan |
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Schaal, Hans-Jürgen Jazz-Standards. Das Lexikon Jazz Standards. The Manual 
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If you want to know, when and with which musical techniques and artistical intention a musician recorded eg. "Summertime" from "Porgy and Bess" and what's behind his arrangement - now you have a dictionary at hand which gives you all the information about how musicians of all kinds and styles made this song and about 320 other pieces become a timeless classic. For each song the author presents hard facts about title, composer, copyright, publisher and important recordings with several musicians. Following these he talks about aspects such as the musical structure, the meaning of the text and the various interpretations and reinterpretations of a standard in different instrumental and vocal versions in a relaxed manner. Author: Schaal, Hans-Jürgen Published (Month/Year): 02/04 Edition: 3 ISBN: 978-3-7618-1414-7 Pages: 590 |
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Benzinger, Olaf Rock-Hymnen - Das Lexikon Rock Hymns - The Encyclopedia 
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"All you need is love", "Blowin' in the wind", "Let the sunshine in" or "Roll over Beethoven", "Kiss", "Material girl" and "Earth song" are just a few of those 123 great "hymns of rock music", to which this book is dedicated. Every rock fan has its own charts of the most important songs, the pioneering albums and the wildest riffs. And each particular style, every musical direction which can be described under the generic term rock music, has developed its own recognisable songs and anthems: -sixties- and flower-power pop -mainstream rock -folk and country rock -dancefloor music with disco -hip-hop, house, rap and techno -rhythm and blues -rock 'n' roll -soul -reggae -westcoast-rock -deutsch-, austro- and italo-pop -hardrock and heavy metal -new wave, punk and grunge All these facets of rock music and hits from Elvis to Michael Jackson, from Janis Joplin to Madonna are presented by Olaf Benzinger in this book. Every article contains information about lyrics and music, gives details about biographical background and is not afraid of anecdotes. Along with additional material as e.g. a small dictionary of musical terms the volume also contains the essay "a brief history of rock music". Author: Benzinger, Olaf Published (Month/Year): 09/02 Edition: 1 ISBN: 978-3-7618-1567-0 Pages: 444 |
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Kaden, Christian Das Unerhörte und das Unhörbare What Music is and what it can be 
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Christian Kaden takes his readers on a journey of discovery to unheard musical cultures both inside and outside of Europe, from Antiquity to the present day. Here music is integrated in the religious, political and social life of the community and thus goes far beyond its purely acoustical side. The author probes the great potential of music itself and the modes of behavior it makes possible. He unearths forms of music sidelined by the march of western civilization, seemingly "alien" traditions with an emphasis on magic incantation, ecstasy, camaraderie, and the unity of goodness and beauty, aesthetics and ethics, mysticism and rebellion. Among the other topics he discusses are musical imperialism, xenophobia, and the overly cerebral nature of many musical concepts. Many case studies reveal music to be the "continuation of politics with the means of art and culture." This wide-ranging and elegantly written book thus conveys, in a "choice hodge-podge," many surprising discoveries about the main currents of music history. Ethnology, sociology, theology, philosophy, psychology, and the history of "mentalities" spread their wings over music like a vast rainbow, opening up many astonishing and completely fresh vistas on this endlessly fascinating subject. Author: Kaden, Christian Published (Month/Year): 02/04 Edition: 1 ISBN: 978-3-7618-1513-7 Pages: 329 |