History – Appreciation – Form
Clothbound
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Guide to chamber music – Berger
With quotes by composers discusses over 230 of the best known works of diverse instrument compositions by 55 composers, 18th century to present.
$44.50 -
Meter in music: 1600-1800-performance, perception and notation – Houle
Origins of measures, time signatures, perception, articulation and more.
$38.00 -
The art of performance – Schenker
Comprehensive guide to music performance: for proper interpretation. Explains all aspects based on historical traditions: legato, dynamics, notation, tempo, accents, staccato.
$39.00 -
The chronicle of opera – Raeburn
Compendium history of opera full of fascinating facts & hundreds of illustrations.
$42.50 -
The Listener’s history of music – Scholes
Three volumes bound together. Music from earliest times to music of the 20th century. Will appeal to concert goers, listeners, students, teachers, performers.
$36.00
Paperbound
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A HISTORY OF MUSICAL STYLE – Crocker
576pp / 140 mus. ex.
$17.50 -
A performer’s guide to music of the baroque period – Burton
Authoritative resource: History, notation, interpretation: keyboard, strings, wind instruments, voice. Includes CD.
$26.00 -
A performers guide to music of the classical period – Burton
$26.00 -
A TREASURY OF EARLY MUSIC: Masterworks of Middle Ages Renaissance & Baroque Era – Parrisch
Music compositions document development of musical styles from middle ages to 18th century.
$12.50 -
GUIDE TO MUSICAL STYLES: Madrigals to Modem Music – Mor
$13.50 -
HISTORY OF ORCHESTRATION – Carse
$12.50 -
MOZART’S SYMPHONIES: Context, Performance Practice, Reception – Zazlow
The most important study of Mozart’s output to have appeared in many years. Full survey of his symphonic works.
$55.00 -
MUSIC AESTHETIC OF THE BAROQUE – Milner
$5.50 -
MUSIC HISTORY IN EXAMPLES: Antiquity to J.S.Bach – Hambur
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MUSIC IN ENGLAND: A Short History (BBC)
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Pleasures of music: anthology of writing about music and musicians from Cellini to Bernard Shaw – Barzun
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THE BAROQUE CONCERTO – Hutchins
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THE GREAT HA YON QUARTETS: Their lnterpretation – Keller
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The history of orchestration – Carse
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THE PIANO TRIO: History. Technique, Repertoire – Smallman
Excellent resource for the professionals & amateur musicians.
$24.50 -
THE STRING QUARTET: From its Beginnings to Schubert – Konold
$11.50 -
Turning notes into music: An introduction to musical interpretation
Excellent resource on meaningful interpretation of music.
$16.00 -
VENETIAN Instrumental Music From Gabrieli to Vivaldi – Selfridge
$13.50 -
WOMEN AND MUSIC: A History – Pendle
Fresh & unbiased account of the accomplishment of women in music through history.
$24.00