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Exploring Haydn - A Listener'S Guide To Music'S Boldest Innovator

by David Hurwitz

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 No composer has ever achieved the amazing progression that Haydn has. He invented the string quartet as we know it today, became "the Father of the Symphony " and founded the greatest school in the history of music. His life was one of ceaseless experimentation and invention, of problems surmounted and challenges met.In this book, No. 6 in the Amadeus Press Unlocking the Masters series, David Hurwitz acquaints readers with Haydn's innovative melodic creativity, his revolutionary use of musical form, and important characteristics of his personal style, including his genius for writing in minor keys and creating comedy in his music. In addition to Haydn's principal instrumental works, Hurwitz explores Haydn's vocal music and instrumental masterpieces that fall outside the mainstream. Four appendixes list all of his symphonies, string quartets, piano sonatas, and piano trios. Over two and a half hours of music keyed to pieces described in the book are available online using the URL in each book.
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Dvorak - Romantic Music''S Most Versatile Genius

by David Hurwitz

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 The music of Antonin Dvorák defies fashion. He is one of the very few composers whose works entered the international mainstream during his own lifetime, and some of them have remained there ever since. The pieces that historically define his international reputation, however, represent only a small fraction of what he actually composed. They comprise just one facet of his complex and remarkably rich artistic personality. This book invites readers to celebrate his extraordinary achievement and experience the pleasure of getting to know more than 90 of his most important works.
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Listening To Mendelssohn - An Owner''S Manual

by David Hurwitz

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 This book offers a guide to Mendelssohnâ€™s musical output providing points of entry into a large body of work, much of which remains far too little known. Thereâ€™s much more to Mendelssohn than the â€œItalianâ€ Symphony and the â€œMidsummer Nightâ€™s Dreamâ€ Overture, and a whole world of vivid, expressive, and fantastical music is ready for exploration.
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Berlioz - A Listener''S Guide

by Victor Lederer

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 A bold innovator in 19th century music, Hector Berliozâ€™s output is in fact less familiar than it should be and much misunderstood. Victor Lederer provides an introduction to Berliozâ€™s output for the general music lover.
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Beethoven'S Orchestral Music - An Owner''S Manual

by David Hurwitz

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 Beethovenâ€™s orchestral works include some of the most iconic and popular pieces of classical music ever written. David Hurwitz surveys all of his symphonies, overtures, concertos, theatrical music, his single ballet and other music for the dance, and several short pieces. It also features extensive discographies and recommended recordings.
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Beethoven'S Orchestral Music - An Owner'S Manual

by David Hurwitz

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 Beethovenâ€™s orchestral works include some of the most iconic and popular pieces of classical music ever written. David Hurwitz surveys all of his symphonies, overtures, concertos, theatrical music, his single ballet and other music for the dance, and several short pieces. It also features extensive discographies and recommended recordings.
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Berlioz - A Listener'S Guide

by Victor Lederer

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 A bold innovator in 19th century music, Hector Berliozâ€™s output is in fact less familiar than it should be and much misunderstood. Victor Lederer provides an introduction to Berliozâ€™s output for the general music lover.
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Bach'S Operas Of The Soul - A Listener'S Guide To The Sacred Cantatas

by Mark Ringer

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 Bachâ€™s Operas of the Soul is the first introduction for the general music lover to Bachâ€™s sacred cantatas to appear in nearly half a century. In clear and accessible language, Mark Ringer examines this vast output of masterpieces as the great musical dramatic creations that they are in order to open these works to a wider audience.
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Ravel - A Listener'S Guide

by Victor Lederer

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 RAVEL: A LISTENER'S GUIDE
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Verdi - The Operas And Choral Works

by Victor Lederer

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 VERDI: THE OPERAS AND CHORAL WORKS
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Richard Strauss - An Owner''S Manual

by David Hurwitz

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 RICHARD STRAUSS: AN OWNER'S MANUAL
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Mahler Symphonies - An Owner''S Manual

by David Hurwitz

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 Since Gustav Mahler was rediscovered in the early 1960s, his symphonies have become arguably the most popular works in the modern orchestral repertoire. Mahler''s Symphonies: An Owner''s Manual is the first discussion of the ten completed symphonies (No. 1-9 plus "The Song of the Earth") to offer music lovers and record collectors a comprehensive overview of the music itself, what it sounds like, how it is organized, its form, content, and meaning, as it strikes today''s listeners. The book caters to the novice as David Hurwitz describes what the listener will hear, section by section, using simple cues such as important instrumental solos, recognizable tunes, climaxes, and other easily audible musical facts. He explains how each work is arranged, how the various parts relate to each other, and how one work leads to the next. It describes the emotional extravagance that lies at the root of Mahler''s popularity, the consistency of his symphonic thinking, the relationship of each work to its companions, and his dazzling and revolutionary use of orchestral instruments to create an expressive musical language that is varied in content and immediate in impact. The accompanying CD contains recordings from Symphony No. 1, Third Movement; Symphony No. 2, First Movement; Symphony No. 5, Third Movement; and Symphony No. 7, Second Movement: "Nachtmusik I."
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Beethoven'S Chamber Music - A Listener''S Guide

by Victor Lederer

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 Ludwig van Beethoven''s chamber works are some of his most revered compositions. Victor Lederer guides the serious nonprofessional listener through this oeuvre in his new book Beethoven''s Chamber Music: A Listener''s Guide. Lederer shows how Beethoven''s sonatas for violin and piano overflow with high energy and spirits, showing a creative force that transcended personal struggles. The "Kreutzer" sonata, Op. 47, displays all the power of the master''s middle period, while the G Major sonata, Op. 96, foreshadows Beethoven''s mellower late works. The author also considers the sonatas for cello and piano, which span Beethoven''s early, middle, and late periods, and examines the piano trios, including the immense "Archduke" trio. A highlight of the book is an exploration of the sixteen string quartets, which represent the pinnacle of Beethoven''s achievement in chamber music. Lederer explains how the middle-period quartets, starting with the epic "Razumovsky" set, shatter molds and create new procedures, often on a stunning scale, and why the five late quartets and the Great Fugue are considered the peaks of the quartet literature and of Beethoven''s own output. Lederer helps both new and experienced listeners grasp the strangeness and grandeur of these astonishing creations. The book comes with a compact disc containing musical selections drawn from critically acclaimed performances on Naxos Records.
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Beethoven'S Piano Music - A Listener''S Guide

by Victor Lederer

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 Beethoven''s works for solo piano - the sonatas, variations, and bagatelles - and the five concertos for piano and orchestra stand at the heart of the repertory. Beethoven''s Piano Music: A Listener''s Guide, by Victor Lederer, will help the motivated reader understand this popular but often knotty music. The bulk of the text consists of a movement-by-movement analysis of the 32 sonatas, fascinating for their individuality and for the way they trace the master''s development. In addition to the sonatas, Lederer also takes the reader through the most significant of the variations. The greatest is the Diabelli, Beethoven''s monumental takeoff on a trivial theme, but three more sets, the 32 Variations in C minor, the Variations on an Original Theme, Op. 34, and the "Eroica" Variations, Op. 35, are also of the highest quality. And the Bagatelles, Opp. 33, 119, and 126, are short but strong studies that display different aspects of Beethoven''s musical personality. Finally, Lederer discusses the five piano concertos in detail, showing the influence of the sublime models of Mozart in the first three concertos, with Beethoven boldly finding his own voice with the beloved Fourth and Fifth Concertos. The book comes with a Naxos CD containing performances by pianist Jenö Jandó that illustrate the text.
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C.P.E. - A Listener'S Guide To The Other Bach

by David Hurwitz

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 C. P. E.: A LISTENER'S GUIDE TO THE OTHER BACH
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Richard Strauss - An Owner'S Manual

by David Hurwitz

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 RICHARD STRAUSS: AN OWNER'S MANUAL
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The John Adams Reader - Essential Writings On An American Composer

by Thomas May

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 THE JOHN ADAMS READER
The Real Toscanini - Musicians Reveal The Maestro

by Cesare Civetta

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 THE REAL TOSCANINI: MUSICIANS REVEAL THE MAESTRO
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The Joy Of Music

by Leonard Bernstein

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 THE JOY OF MUSIC
Schubert'S Theater Of Song - A Listener'S Guide

by Mark Ringer

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 UNLOCKING THE MASTERS: SCHUBERT'S SONGS
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Beethoven'S Symphonies - A Guided Tour

by John Bell Young

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 Treats readers to a nuts-and-bolts description of the famous nine Beethoven symphonies. This book is suitable for those who want to read, listen, and learn more about Beethoven (1770-1827), and discover how this musical genius changed the face of orchestral music forever.
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End Of The Legend

by Abish Kekilbaev

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Lonely Yurt

by Smagul Yelubay

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The Code Of The Word - An Introduction To The Universal Etymological Dictionary 1001 Words

by Olzhas Suleimenov

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