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The inspiring stories of 6 people who changed history. Contents: Johann Sebastian Bach who wrote the Brandenburg Concertos Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, the child genius Giuseppe Verdi who wrote the oper……続きを見る

What is music, and why does it move us? From Pythagoras to the present, writers have struggled to isolate the essence of "pure" or "absolute" music in ways that also account for its profound effect.……続きを見る

Piano Lessons with Claudio Arrau provides an insider's view of the art of piano performance as exemplified by one of the great artists of the twentieth century. Chilean pianist Claudio Arrau devoted……続きを見る

Professional ballerina and Le Cordon Bleu chef Linda Hymes marries the culinary and performing arts with over 100 easy to prepare recipes. Clear and concise step-by-step instructions create casual y……続きを見る

With 12 illustrations. According to Wikipedia: "Charles-Camille Saint-Saëns (9 October 1835 16 December 1921) was a French composer, organist, conductor, and pianist, known especially for The Carniv……続きを見る

Chapters cover: Wagner, Paganini, Chopin, Schumann, Bach, medelssohn, Liszt, Beethoven, Handel, Verdi, Mozart, and Brahms. According to Wikipedia: "Elbert Green Hubbard (June 19, 1856 May 7, 1915) w……続きを見る

Biography, first published in1905. According to Wikipedia: "Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (27 January 1756 5 December 1791), was a prolific and influential composer of the Classical era. He composed over ……続きを見る

Biography from the Master Musicians Series. According to Wikipedia: "(Franz) Joseph Haydn (March 31, 1732 May 31, 1809) was an Austrian composer. He was one of the most prominent composers of the cl……続きを見る

According to Wikipedia: "(Franz) Joseph Haydn (March 31, 1732 May 31, 1809) was an Austrian composer. He was one of the most prominent composers of the classical period, and is called by some the "F……続きを見る

Chapters cover: Palestrixa, Puccini, Paisiello, Cimarosa, Rossini, Donizetti, Bellini, Verdi, Cherubini, Meiuel, Spontini, Halevy, Boieldieu, Auber, Meyerbeer, Founod, Thomas, and Berlioz. First pub……続きを見る

First Directions – an inspirational source of information, insights and practical techniques to change your life. Pilates is an exercise system traditionally used by ballet dancers and models, that ……続きを見る

The inspiring stories of 6 people who changed history. Contents: Glenn Miller, the leader of the most famous big band in the USA Pérez Prado, the Cuban musician who was known as ‘the King of Mambo’ ……続きを見る

In one corner, a godless young warrior, Voltaire’s heralded ‘philosopher-king’, the It Boy of the Enlightenment. In the other, a devout if bad-tempered old composer of ‘outdated’ music, a scorned ge……続きを見る

A heart-warming nostalgia memoir from a member of the world famous dance troupe, The Tiller Girls. Based in London in the 1930s, 40s and 50s, Irene’s story will transport readers back to a more inno……続きを見る

Nearly one hundred years after the death of its composer, the music of Claude Debussy has lost none of its breadth of appeal. With the rare ability to entice listeners on many levels, at its heart l……続きを見る

This book has an unusual structure. It begins with a review of the first concert given by the Amadeus Quartet and ends over fifty years later in 1999. What lies in between is a review of the post-wa……続きを見る

Musicians who work professionally with ballet and dance companies sometimes wonder if they haven’t entered a foreign countryーa place where the language and customs seem so utterly familiar and so b……続きを見る

The essential, easy-to-use classical ballet guide - spanning nearly two centuries of classical dance - with entries for more than eighty works from ballet companies around the world, from Giselle an……続きを見る

Today Georges Bizet is most immediately recognized as the composer of the acclaimed opera Carmen. One of the most frequently performed operas for over a century, Carmen explores concepts such as the……続きを見る

(Schirmer Performance Editions). Czerny's popular piano exercises now available in an easy-to-read edition with performance and historical notes. Includes audio of performances demonstrating how the……続きを見る

(Schirmer Performance Editions). Included in this volume are seven well-known sonatinas appropriate for intermediate level pianists with audio recordings. Contents: Sonatina in C Major, Op. 20, No. ……続きを見る

(Schirmer Performance Editions). Composed in the fall of 1827, these impromptus enjoy enormous popularity among students, performers and audiences alike. The first and third are more lyrical in char……続きを見る

(Schirmer Performance Editions). This collection of remarkable jewels by Mozart will be invaluable to teachers and students. The book features some of Mozart's earliest works, a few of which were co……続きを見る

(Schirmer Performance Editions). Claude Debussy dedicated "Children's Corner" to his daughter, Chou-Chou, when she was three years old. Some of the movements were inspired by her toys. The six lovel……続きを見る

(Schirmer Performance Editions). Bach's intermediate level little preludes are gems to be played for pure enjoyment, for any recital, or as steps toward the more challenging Well-Tempered Clavier . ……続きを見る

(Schirmer Performance Editions). Liszt made significant contributions to piano literature. Consolations and Liebestraume were first published in 1850 and have become Liszt's most approachable and re……続きを見る

(Schirmer Performance Editions). Featuring music that spans nearly all of Mozart's career, this collection offers wonderful teaching literature for the intermediate level student. These pieces prepa……続きを見る

(Schirmer Performance Editions). Schirmer Performance Editions are designed for piano students and their teachers as well as for professional pianists. Pedagogical in nature, these editions offer in……続きを見る

(Schirmer Performance Editions). Six short pieces for piano from Satie's early years, which capture the composer's graceful unconventionality. With historical and performance notes and audio recordi……続きを見る

(Schirmer Performance Editions). 20 short pieces packed with the unique harmonies and melodies which set Prokofiev apart as a distinct voice in 20th century piano literature. With historical and per……続きを見る