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Qty. Barber Bach, Beethoven & the Boys - Music History Subtitled "Music History as it Ought to be Taught," this book offers a humourous approach to an often dreary field of study, with biographies of major composers and off-beat commentary. Solid scholarship from a humorous viewpoint. 156 pages. Paperbound.
Item: 07245 $17.95
Qty. Barber If It Ain't Baroque... (Donald - cartoonist) An irreverent look at the real history of Western Music. This book tackles the history of music from the genre viewpoint rather than by biography. 146 pages. Paperbound.
Item: 16008 $19.95
Qty. Barber Tenors, Tantrums and Trills (Donald - cartoons) Subtitled "An Opera Dictionary from Aida to Zzzz." From strutting singers to cantankerous composers, from ludicrous librettos to pompous primadonnas, Berber skewers them all in this satirical yet affectionate opera dictionary. 77 pages. Paperbound.
Item: 47383 $14.95
Qty. Barber When the Fat Lady Sings (Donald - cartoonist) Subtitled "Opera History as it Ought to be Taught." A humorous approach to the all-too-often heavy subject of opera history. From Monteverdi to the 20th Century. 145 pages. Paperbound.
Item: 07246 $16.95
Qty. Carse Musical Wind Instruments Dover reprint of 1939 MacMillan publication. Informative overview of wind instruments used in European orchestras, military, and other wind bands during the past 400 years. Well-illustrated passages describe various types and sizes of woodwinds (flutes,oboes, clarinets, and bassoons) and brass (trumpets, cornets, horns, trombones, bugles, and related instruments). A valuable guide for musicians, teachers, and music students; a delight for music lovers. 30 photos; 41 drawings and diagrams. 11 charts.
Item: 45446 $16.95
Qty. Comeau & Covert Illustrated History - 20th Century (Ships in 10 to 14 Days) Item: 37879 $29.95
Qty. Comeau & Covert Illustrated History - Baroque (Ships in 10 to 14 Days) Item: 33117 $29.95
Qty. Comeau & Covert Illustrated History - Classical (Ships in 10 to 14 Days) Item: 33118 $29.95
Qty. Comeau & Covert Illustrated History - Middle Ages/Renaissance (Ships in 10 to 14 Days) Item: 37775 $29.95
Qty. Comeau & Covert Illustrated History - Romantic (Ships in 10 to 14 Days) Item: 34941 $29.95
Qty. Dellio & Woods Quotable Pop - Five Decades of Blah Blah Blah (Rooth - cartoonist) Hundres of quotes, insightful, stupid and funny, from the pop music scene over the last 50 years. 134 pages. Paperbound.
Item: 47381 $14.95
Qty. Hunsberger Wind Band in & Around New York 1830-1950, The (Cipolla) Essays presented at the 26th biennial conference of the College Band Directors National Association, New York, February 2005. The rich history and tradition of the American wind band was heavily influenced by the influx of immigrants into the New York area during the 19th and 20th centuries. With their varied cultural backgrounds, building upon their diverse musical experiences and a wide variety of instruments and ensemble instrumentation, the seeds for the contemporary American wind band were planted. The story of the American wind band is revealed in this diverse collection of essays. Fascinating reading for band scholars everywhere! 136 pages.
Item: 73983 $29.95
Qty. Leonard 1812 And All That (Bebbington - cartoonist) The only date in the history of music is in the title. This leaves space for really important considerations such as the effect of the side drum on the Russian Revolution and the influence of the Times Atlas on the development of opera. It examines why Glinka's Russlan and Ludmilla Overture is suitable for boiling eggs, wheras Mozart's Magic Flute is not, and ponders the influence of Haydn's wife on the development of the sonata form. It also makes clear the position held by the camel in Italian opera and why Stravinsky's The Rite of Spring is so loud. 128 pages. Paperbound.
Item: 47380 $14.95
Qty. Marsh Jubilee Singers & Their Songs Fisk University was founded in 1866 to provide higher education for freed African-Americans after the Civil War. To raise money for the institution in Nashville, Tennessee, the school's chorus--known as the Jubilee Singers--began performing concerts of Negro folk songs and spirituals. Their popularity and fame spread rapidly. Before the group disbanded in 1880, it had toured the northern states, performed at Boston's World Peace Jubilee and at the White House, sung for Queen Victoria and toured Great Britain and Europe. This book recounts their remarkable story and is supplemented by 139 great spirituals, complete with text, and fully notated in both open score and in a two-stave keyboard reduction ideal for rehearsal and performance. Songs include such all-time favorites as "Down by the river," "Go down, Moses," "Way over Jordan," "This old-time religion," and many, many more. Unabridged republication of The Story of the Jubilee Singers, originally published by The Cleveland Printing and Publishing Co., Ohio, 1892.
Item: 48666 $12.95
Qty. Miller Complete Idiot's Guide to Music History Music history is a required course for all music students. Unfortunately, the typical music history book is dry and academic, focusing on rote memorization of important composers and works. This leads many to think that the topic is boring, but best selling author Michael Miller proves that isn't so. This guide makes music history interesting and fun, for both music students and older music lovers. * Covers more than Western "classical" music-also includes non-Western music and uniquely American forms such as jazz
* More than just names and dates-puts musical developments in context with key historical events
Item: 72319 $18.95
Qty. Montgomery & Hinson Stories of the Great Composers, v.1 [elementary] Item: 37996 $7.95
Qty. Montgomery & Hinson Stories of the Great Composers, v.1, w/CD [elementary] Item: 37997 $18.95
Qty. Moroney Bach: An Extraordinary Life Bach specialist and leading harpsichordist Davitt Moroney has written a witty, lucid and revealing account of J.S. Bach's life. This is a perceptive assessment of the composer's genius and his influence on the development of western music.
Item: 76849 $18.50
Qty. Rushton Mozart: An Extraordinary Life Mozart expert Julian Rushton strips away the myth, conjecture and popular iconography that cloud our current views of "Amadeus", presenting instead a more human and believable portrait of the artist, his life and works.
Item: 76850 $18.50
Qty. Sachs History of Musical Instruments Written by one of the world's most distinguished musicologists, this is the first comprehensive history of musical instruments. It traces their evolution from prehistoric to modern times, combining scholarship with insight in a remarkable fusion of music, anthropology, and the fine arts. Includes 24 plates and 167 illustrations. 505 pages. 9780486452654. 0486452654.
Item: 67650 $21.95
Qty. Sachs Rise of Music in the Ancient World, The In this groundbreaking, all encompassing work, an eminent musicologist explores the evolution of music, from the ecstatic singing and Shaman songs of early civilizations to the development of more structured styles in Egypt, East Asia, India, Greece, Rome, the Middle East, and Europe. Eight plates of illustrations depict players and orchestras. 9780486466613. 0486466612.
Item: 73447 $18.95
Qty. Scott Elgar: An Extraordinary Life In his account of this very English composer, J.P.E. Harper-Scott casts a new and frequently surprising light on the public and personal faces of Elgar, and portrays his music at the very forefront of early 20th century modernism.
Item: 76851 $23.00
Qty. Watson English Hymn - A Critical & Historical Study Item: 39613 $45.00
Qty. Weymuth NEW ITEM! Five Minutes to Music History Whether you devote only five minutes, or a full hour to music in your classroom, Five Minutes to Music History is a budget-stretching collection covering the Renaissance, Baroque, Classical and Romantic eras. For each musical era, this book covers An overview of the musical era; "What was happening in America?" during that era; Famous composers (pictures and bios); Chronology of the era. Each section then includes study quizzes (fill in the blank, multiple choice, word scrambles, word finds, etc.) for use as review with your students. Finally, each section includes a choral arrangement (still fully reproducible) of a piece from that era, arranged for student-level SATB voicing with piano accompaniment.
Item: 78700 $29.95
Qty. Wood Purcell: An Extraordinary Life In this vivid portrait, Bruce Wood illuminates the sometimes shadowy figure of Henry Purcell, richly evoking the atmosphere of 17th century England- which was full of intrigues and plots. By interweaving the events of this unparalleled period of social and political change with the life and music of Purcell, Wood creates an account of this elusive English genius that is hard to put down.
Item: 76847 $24.00
