Author: George Frideric Handel
Publisher: Courier Corporation
ISBN: 0486243389
Category : Music
Languages : en
Pages : 176

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This collection presents 35 of Handel's finest keyboard works for solo instruments, reproduced from the monumental Deutsche Händelgesellschaft edition. Popular, accessible selections include the celebrated Eight Great Suites, including the Harmonious Blacksmith Air and the Passacaille in G Minor as well as sonatas, partitas, and other works.

Author: George Frideric Handel
Publisher: Courier Corporation
ISBN: 0486311821
Category : Music
Languages : en
Pages : 176

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This exciting volume features 35 neglected works from Handel's vast oeuvre, originally jotted down as improvisations. Includes 8 Great Suites, and others. New sequence.

Author: Jean-Philippe Rameau
Publisher: Courier Corporation
ISBN: 0486278476
Category : Music
Languages : en
Pages : 146

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Treasury of 63 works for keyboard by major French composer, harmonic innovator. Published between 1706 and 1741, they are reprinted in this volume from the authoritative edition edited by Camille Saint-Saëns. Included are such well-known pieces as: "Musette en Rondeau," "Tambourin," "Les Niais de Sologne," "Les Cyclopes" and "La Poule."

Author: Henry Purcell
Publisher: Courier Corporation
ISBN: 0486263630
Category : Music
Languages : en
Pages : 98

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Near-complete collection of great English composer's keyboard compositions, including the 8 suites, airs, trumpet tunes (for harpsichord solo), grounds, preludes, dances, etc. Edited by William Barclay Squire.

Author: Enrique Granados
Publisher: Courier Corporation
ISBN: 048631202X
Category : Music
Languages : en
Pages : 177

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Features 4 of the great composer's most admired, most performed suites for the piano, in definitive Spanish editions. Includes his greatest work, Goyescas, the popular Spanish Dances, plus the beautiful Escenas romanticas and Escenas poeticas.

Author: Carl Maria von Weber
Publisher: Courier Corporation
ISBN: 9780486272627
Category : Music
Languages : en
Pages : 330

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Virtually all of the composer's works for piano solo: 4 piano sonatas, "Invitation to the Dance," 8 sets of variations, "Grande Polonaise," others. Authoritative C. F. Peters edition.

Author: Rudi Blesh
Publisher: Courier Corporation
ISBN: 9780486204697
Category : Music
Languages : en
Pages : 438

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Piano transcriptions of the syncopated, turn-of-the-century melodies created by such masters as Scott Joplin, Percy Wenrich, and Charles Hunter

Author: James Laster
Publisher: Scarecrow Press
ISBN: 9780810852990
Category : Music
Languages : en
Pages : 424

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"This book presents music titles in which the organ is part of a chamber ensemble. Alphabetized by composer, entries contain the bibliographical information for each title and a brief commentary or description, as well as information on the level of difficulty, timing, mood, fingerings/pedalings, and other performance aids. The selections are suitable for concerts and religious services and are written in a variety of styles, from Baroque to contemporary." "This catalogue will be of interest to church organists searching for a piece for organ and brass appropriate for Easter, visiting instrumentalists choosing music for a Sunday service, teachers introducing their organ students to the experience of accompanying a violin, and instrumentalists seeking a composition to play with the organ, among many others."--BOOK JACKET.Title Summary field provided by Blackwell North America, Inc. All Rights Reserved

Author: Gary A. Smook
Publisher: FriesenPress
ISBN: 1525537873
Category : Music
Languages : en
Pages : 383

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His fascinating exploration takes you inside the rich music and colorful lives of the world’s greatest classical composers. From Bach to Stravinsky and beyond, you will learn how the unique life stories of these gifted composers are reflected in the musical masterpieces that we enjoy to this day. Designed as an introductory book on classical music, this comprehensive collection presents biographical snapshots of the major composers in the context of distinct historical and stylistic periods and in relation to their notable contemporaries. Special attention is given to recognizing their prominent musical works. The book delineates the many forms of instrumental and vocal music; and it explores the “basics” of tonality, musical structure, performance criteria, the orchestra and its instruments, orchestration, chamber music, and the cataloguing of musical works. As well, the newcomer to classical music will find advice on building a musical library. This book is an excellent source of information about classical music in a unique and entertaining format. It will help lay the foundation for a lifelong love of classical music, through the great musical heritage of these fine composers.

Author: Jeffrey Johnson
Publisher: Courier Corporation
ISBN: 0486424243
Category : Music
Languages : en
Pages : 132

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Series of "Master-Lessons" features Paderewski's "Minuet in G, " Chopin's "Military Polonaise, " Grieg's "Norwegian Bridal Procession, " Mendelssohn's "Scherzo, " and Beethoven's "Pathetique Sonata, " as taught by Wilhelm Bachaus, Percy Grainger, Edwin Hughes, and Mark Hambourg. "