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"Mahler inherited the romantic conception of music as an expression of a quest for spiritual reality … he expressed a four-sided conflict between a devouring love of life, a spiritual need, a skepti……続きを見る

A Company of Swans is a sweeping tale of romance, freedom and the beauty of dance from award-winning author, Eva Ibbotson, with a new introduction by Joanna Nadin. Weekly ballet classes are Harriet ……続きを見る

Witold Lutosławski (1913-1994), who claimed that 'talking was not his speciality', emerges during a series of conversations with the music critic Tadeusz Kaczynski as a most lucid and articulate com……続きを見る

Does your classical music radio station play some of the same famous pieces over and over again? This book is filled with hundreds of tips for repertoire that will immediately add variety to your st……続きを見る

Still Got It, Never Lost It! tells the story of Louie Spence, star of Pineapple Dance Studios and ruthless judge on Dancing on Ice. ‘I did everything my sisters did, that’s how my dancing days start……続きを見る

Here are two suites Debussy composed specifically for piano four hands, Petite Suite and Six Épigraphes Antiques, plus Ravel's arrangement for four hands of Debussy's Prélude à l'Après-midi d'un Fau……続きを見る

Just as Russian dancers defected from the former Soviet Union in the 1970s, Cuban dancers are now fleeing Castro's regime in droves. Their unique style of ballet is galvanizing the world of dance. T……続きを見る

Aspiring ballerina-slash-amateur detective Dani Spevak is back in this humorous short story! Dani and her friends are spending spring break in beautiful Sedona, Arizona for the annual Southwest Teen……続きを見る

Suitable for beginning pianists of all ages, this volume features 26 simplified versions of longer pieces by the great Johannes Brahms arranged in order of increasing difficulty. Selections include ……続きを見る

One of the most beloved pieces in the modern violin repertoire, the Concerto in B Minor is among Edward Elgar's longest orchestral compositions and one of the last of his works to achieve and retain……続きを見る

This book is not intended for sophisticated music aficionados although even they might find it enlightening. It is designed for novice followers of classical music and those who as yet remain blissf……続きを見る

The Traité de l'harmonie of Jen-Philippe Rameau is one of the most important books in the history of Western music. Written while Rameau was still a relatively obscure organist and music master at C……続きを見る

Edward MacDowell (1860–1908) was America's most prominent nineteenth-century composer. Championed by Franz Liszt, he was one of the first U.S. composers to gain international recognition. A leading ……続きを見る

"For its time the most comprehensive treatment of the subject." ー New Grove Dictionary of Music and Musicians Before the 17th century, composers seldom indicated in their music whether the composit……続きを見る

As the Soviet Union's foremost composer, Shostakovich's status in the West has always been problematic. Regarded by some as a collaborator, and by others as a symbol of moral resistance, both he and……続きを見る

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Lavishly illustrated throughout, this fascinating biography sets Debussy's musical revolution in the context of his times. It will be invaluable to musicians and concert-goers alike. 続きを見る

This series of biographies presents the great composers against the background of their times. Each draws on personal letters and recollections, engravings, paintings and, when they exist, photograp……続きを見る

Here is the first dual biography of the early lives of two key figures in Russian ballet: famed choreographer George Balanchine and his close childhood friend and extraordinary ballerina Liidia (Lid……続きを見る

Sergey Prokofiev was one of the twentieth century's greatest composers--and one of its greatest mysteries. Until now. In The People's Artist, Simon Morrison draws on groundbreaking research to illum……続きを見る

A biography of the greatest musical mind in Western history Mozart's unshakable hold on the public's consciousness can only be strengthened by historian and biographer Peter Gay's concise and deft l……続きを見る

Are you looking for a journey that will take you through The Greatest Female Pianists of All Time: Top 100, along with funny comments and a word puzzle? Then this book is for you. Whether you are lo……続きを見る

Although he is the son of J. S. Bach, C. P. E. Bach is an important composer in his own right, this long-awaited annotated bibliography presents a complete listing of the works of C. P. E. Bach. Thi……続きを見る

"The trumpeter's bible" for over 150 years, this complete pedagogical method contains hundreds of exercises, beginning with basics and progressing to advanced compositions, including the author's fa……続きを見る

Collins Shorts – insight in an instant. There’s more to classical music than Beethoven’s Fifth, but where to start? Gareth Malone, the charismatic TV choirmaster, gives you some easy tips on how to ……続きを見る

The famous quip I don't know much about art, but I know what I like sums up many people's ideas about how to judge a work of art; but there are inherent limitations if we rely on immediate impressio……続きを見る

Los griegos celebraban sus fiestas al principio y al final de la siega, piden a los dioses que el campo sea fecundo, y concretamente, lo piden a Dionisos. Una procesión de danzantes dionisíacos que ……続きを見る

The music of Gabriel Fauré (1845–1924) is an important link between the innovations of late Romanticism and the experimentation of the early 20th century. A student of Saint-Saëns, he, in turn, taug……続きを見る

Secrets and passion will bring them to their knees... ~ RITA Finalist, Best Historical Romance ~ Clara Becker is a supremely gifted composer--a talent of little to use to a woman in 1830s Europe. He……続きを見る

Exploring the best practices for achieving true musical expressivity, this offering from a team of leading conductors is a practical guide to achieving the primary goal of any wind band performance:……続きを見る