The Sound of Light
Don Cusic presents gospel music as part of the history of contemporary Christianity. From the psalms of the early Puritans through the hymns of Isaac Watts and the social activism of the Wesleys, gospel music was established in eighteenth-century America. With the camp meetings songs of the Kentucky Revival and the spirituals and hymns that stemmed from the Civil War and beyond, gospel music grew through the nineteenth century and expanded through new technologies in the twentieth century.
Blues Fell This Morning
This is a new, thoroughly revised edition of Paul Oliver's classic study of the blues. First published in 1960, this remarkable book has not been superseded and its reappearance will be welcomed by all who wish to understand the complexity of meaning in the blues and the experiences which they expressed.
Symphonies Nos. 3 and 4 in Full Score
Mahler's third and fourth symphonies mark a turning point in his development as a composer. Symphony No. 3 (1896) predominantly follows the musical style of the earlier two symphonies, which tended to emphasize a single melodic line with subordinate harmonies. Symphony No. 4 (1900) embodies the more contrapuntal style that characterizes his later symphonic works. At the same time, these works bring Mahler to the end of his "Wunderhorn years," when his inspiration derived strongly from Des Knaben Wunderhorn (The Youth's Magic Horn), an early 19th-century collection of folklike poetry that celebrated themes of nature.The Third Symphony, scored for a massive orchestra, was conceived as a vast nature cycle in six movements. These include the great opening march, the moving setting for alto of Nietzsche's "O Mensch! Gib Acht!" and the scintillating bell song for women's and boys' choirs "Es sungen drei Engel." The Fourth Symphony, more restrained in expression yet filled with affecting melody, is one of the most beloved of all Mahler's symphonies. Smaller in scale than the Third and classically proportioned, it progresses from the striking sleighbells of the opening and the rich complexities of the early movements to the deeply touching simplicity and beauty of the closing soprano song "Das himmlishce Leben."Now music lovers can study the orchestral richness of these two great Mahler scores, reprinted here from original Viennese editions. In the unusually diverse musical textures of these two contrasting symphonic masterworks, music professionals, and students alike can explore the genius of the composer often regarded as the last great Austrian symphonist."
The Canadian Brass: Immortal Folksongs
(Brass Ensemble). Contents: Greensleeves * High Barbary * Londonderry Air * Shenandoah * Simple Gifts * The Drunken Sailor.
The Canadian Brass: Immortal Folksongs
(Brass Ensemble). Contents: Greensleeves * High Barbary * Londonderry Air * Shenandoah * Simple Gifts * The Drunken Sailor.
The Barber of Seville in Full Score
Il Barbiere di Siviglia is one of the very greatest of all comic operas. Verdi wrote of it: "For the abundance of true musical ideas, for its comic verve and the accuracy of its declamation, it is the most beautiful opera buffa there is." For generations, since the opera's premiere in Rome in 1816, opera lovers have agreed with Verdi's praise, making it one of the most popular and frequently performed and recorded operas ever written.Based on an excellent play by Beaumarchais, The Barber of Seville delights audiences with its keenly sketched characters, melodic elegance, rhythmic exhilaration, superb ensemble writing, and original, delightful orchestration. The work seems to have been written in a fever of inspiration. In his biography of the composer, Rossini: The Man and His Music, Francis Toye remarks: "Every situation, almost every idea, seems to have suggested to him one musical train of thought after another, nearly all equally felicitous. Indeed, the spontaneity of the score is such that one has an impression of music spouting from his pen, as it were, under high pressure."Now opera lovers can enjoy every note of the whole glorious masterpiece in this modestly priced publication, reproduced directly from the authoritative edition published by Ricordi. It belongs in the library of any music lover who wishes to study and absorb the innumerable felicities of one of the supreme achievements of comic opera.
Soloist Folio
(Rubank Solo Collection). Contents: Caminando (Endresen) * Chant D'orient (DeCaprio) * Concertino, Op.26 (Weber) * Dance des Mirlitons from Nutcracker (Tchaikovsky) * The Flight of the Bumble Bee * Frivolities (Brahmstedt) * Hymn to the Sun (Rimsky-Korsakov) * Lamento (Bassi) * Martinello (Valse Brilliante) (Gilmore) * Nocturne (Bassi) * Pepperino (Concert Caprice) (Endresen) * Theme from Scheherazade (Rimsky-Korsakov
Chamber Music for Three Woodwinds
(Ensemble Collection). Easy to medium level woodwind trios in score form. Suitable for contest, concert or church performance, these pieces appear on several state contest lists. Includes works by Bach, Beethoven, Corelli, Couperin, Handel, Haydn, Mozart, Schubert and others.
The Piano Concertos in Full Score
Chopin's piano concertos transform the composer's solo keyboard brilliance into grand concert hall performances, in which the orchestral portions offer bold contrasts to the delicate piano parts. The composer first performed the Piano Concerto No. 1 in E minor, Op. 11, publicly in 1830, at his last Warsaw concert. Chopin described the slow movement as being "like dreaming in beautiful springtime, by moonlight." The Piano Concerto No. 2 in F minor, Op. 21, also debuted in Warsaw. Its dramatic first theme is followed by a romantic second movement, and it concludes with a lively final movement reminiscent of a mazurka.These concertos represent two of the most beloved pieces in the repertoire. Reproduced from authoritative editions, they appear here in a convenient single volume. This sturdy but inexpensive edition lies flat on music stands and will provide years of use and enjoyment.
The Rite of Spring in Full Score
Jean Cocteau labeled this revolutionary work "a pastorale of the prehistoric world" at its premiere in Paris in 1913, when interest in primitivism was at its zenith among the avant-garde. These "Scenes of Pagan Russia" did indeed inspire primitive reactions among their opening night audience, who were so vociferous in their protests that the dancers could scarcely hear the music.Yet this powerful work, with its novel rhythms and hitherto unheard-of chordal combinations and orchestral effects would change forever the elements of musical language and exert an enormous influence on three generations of composers. Once a scandal, it is now perhaps the most famous orchestral work of the twentieth century. It is reprinted here from the full-score Russian edition published in 1965.Like Stravinsky's scores for The Firebird and Petrushka, The Rite of Spring was commissioned by Serge Diaghilev for the Ballets Russes. Choreographed by Nijinsky, it is still a favorite of ballet audiences, and the score is one of the most performed and recorded modern works in the orchestral repertoire. Now music lovers can enjoy every note of this brilliant and stirring landmark of twentieth-century music, faithfully reproduced in this inexpensive, high-quality edition -- ideal for study and for following both live and recorded performances.
Symphonies Nos. 5, 6 and 7 in Full Score
Beethoven's symphonies are among this greatest works -- in the opinion of many, the greatest orchestral compositions in the history of music. Perfect in their fusion of emotion and form, filled with drama and great beauty, they are among the best-known and best-loved works in all classical music. This volume contains complete scores for Symphony No. 5 in C Minor, Op. 67; Symphony No. 6 in F Major ("Pastoral"), Op. 68; Symphony No. 7 in A Major, Op. 92. Meticulously reproduced from the authoritative Litolff edition, each score features large, clear noteheads and wide margins for ease of use in studying and following the music. Far less expensive than comparable full-score editions, this volume belongs in the library of any music lover who wishes to study the masterly innovation and creativity Beethoven brought to the symphonic form.
The Canadian Brass Book of Favorite Quintets
(Brass Ensemble). Contents: Amazing Grace * Andante (Concerto in E Flat) * Contrapunctus I * Cor Royal * Farandole (L'Arlesienne) * Hallelujah! * Havah Nagilah * Just a Closer Walk with Thee * Kimigayo * Largo * My Heart Ever Faithful * Pachelbel Canon * Rondeau (Masterpiece Theater) * Sakura * Toreador Song * Trumpet Tune * Trumpet Voluntary.
The Canadian Brass Book of Favorite Quintets
(Brass Ensemble). Contents: Amazing Grace * Andante (Concerto in E Flat) * Contrapunctus I * Cor Royal * Farandole (L'Arlesienne) * Hallelujah! * Havah Nagilah * Just a Closer Walk with Thee * Kimigayo * Largo * My Heart Ever Faithful * Pachelbel Canon * Rondeau (Masterpiece Theater) * Sakura * Toreador Song * Trumpet Tune * Trumpet Voluntary.
The Canadian Brass Book of Favorite Quintets
(Brass Ensemble). Contents: Amazing Grace * Andante (Concerto in E Flat) * Contrapunctus I * Cor Royal * Farandole (L'Arlesienne) * Hallelujah! * Havah Nagilah * Just a Closer Walk with Thee * Kimigayo * Largo * My Heart Ever Faithful * Pachelbel Canon * Rondeau (Masterpiece Theater) * Sakura * Toreador Song * Trumpet Tune * Trumpet Voluntary.
Mazurkas
Among the best-loved and most performed of Chopin's piano compositions are his mazurkas. This volume includes 51 works -- remarkable for their wide emotional appeal, advanced choromatic techniques and pianistic devices, and ranging in difficulty from relatively easy, for advanced beginnings, to quite challenging, for the accomplished pianist.Edited by Carl Mikuli, a pupil of Chopin, the works in this inexpensive and attractive volume extend from the radiant joyfulness of the Mazurka in B-flat major, Op. 7, No. 1, to the aching sadness of the Mazurka in A minor, Op. 17, No. 4, and from the brevity of the Mazurka in E-flat minor, Op. 6, No. 4, to the breadth of the C-sharp minor Mazurka, Op. 50, No. 3.Pianists and music lovers will welcome this attractive, sturdy volume reproduced directly from the authoritative Kistner edition. It comprises a treasury of Chopin's most characteristic and appealing works in one convenient, inexpensive source.
The Singers Musical Theatre Anthology
(Vocal Collection). Are you a soprano looking for a comprehensive collection of musical theatre songs to expand your repertoire? Whether you are a singer, teacher, or coach, Volume 1 of the Singers Musical Theatre Anthology is an excellent place to start! Organized specifically for sopranos, this trusted source contains 47 selections in their authentic form, excerpted from the original vocal scores. The vocal masterpieces included in this edition are ideal for auditioning, practicing, and performing vocalists. SMTA Series The Singers Musical Theatre Anthology series takes on a unique perspective by looking at the field of musical theatre in terms of vocal literature. Each of the five volumes hold a collection of songs from the musical stage, categorized by voice type for singing actors. The songs are carefully chosen from a wide selection of classical and contemporary shows. With over 30 years in print, this series continues to be a renowned resource for vocalists. The Singers Musical Theatre Anthology, Volume 1, Soprano is your ticket to Broadway! Grab your copy today and let the curtain rise on your performance Contents: ALLEGRO: Come Home * BABES IN ARMS: My Funny Valentine, Where or When * THE BOYS FROM SYRACUSE: Falling in Love with Love * CAMELOT: I Loved You Once in Silence, The Simple Joys of Maidenhood * CAROUSEL: If I Loved You, Mister Snow, What's the Use of Wond'rin', You'll Never Walk Alone * CELEBRATION: 66 Under the Tree * CINDERELLA: Ten Minutes Ago * THE FANTASTICKS: Much More * FIDDLER ON THE ROOF: Far from the Home I Love * FLOWER DRUM SONG: 84 Love, Look Away * FOLLIES: One More Kiss * A FUNNY THING HAPPENED ON THE WAY TO THE FORUM: That'll Show Him * HAPPY END: Surabaya Johnny * THE KING AND I: Hello, Young Lovers, My Lord and Master, Something Wonderful * KISS ME, KATE: So in Love * LADY IN THE DARK: My Ship, The Saga of Jenny * ME AND JULIET: No Other Love * MERRILY WE ROLL ALONG: Not a Day Goes By * THE MOST HAPPY FELLA: Somebody, Somewhere * THE MUSIC MAN: Goodnight, My Someone, My White Knight, Till There Was You * MY FAIR LADY: I Could Have Danced All Night, Show Me * OKLAHOMA!: Many a New Day, Out of My Dreams * ON YOUR TOES: Glad to Be Unhappy * 110 IN THE SHADE: Old Maid * PORGY AND BESS: Summertime * ROBERTA: Smoke Gets in Your Eyes * SHOW BOAT: Bill, Can't Help Lovin' Dat Man * THE SOUND OF MUSIC: Climb Ev'ry Mountain * STREET SCENE: Somehow I Never Could Believe, What Good Would the Moon Be? * SWEENEY TODD: Green Finch and Linnet Bird * THE THREEPENNY OPERA: Barbara Song, Pirate Jenny, Solomon Song * TWO BY TWO: The Golden Ram
Scale Studies for Viola
A group of resourceful kids start solution-seekers.com, a website where cybervisitors can get answers to questions that trouble them. But when one questioner asks the true meaning of Christmas, the kids seek to unravel the mystery by journeying back through the prophecies of the Old Testament. What they find is a series of S words that reveal a spectacular story! With creative characters, humorous dialogue and great music, The S Files is a children's Christmas musical your kids will love performing.
Concerto No. 1 in E flat Major for Piano
(Piano). Two Pianos, Four Hands. 2 Copies needed to perform. To see other NFMC selections, click here.
Peter and the Wolf / Peter Und Der Wolf
A group of resourceful kids start "solution-seekers.com," a website where "cybervisitors" can get answers to questions that trouble them. But when one questioner asks the true meaning of Christmas, the kids seek to unravel the mystery by journeying back through the prophecies of the Old Testament. What they find is a series of "S" words that reveal a "spectacular story!" With creative characters, humorous dialogue and great music, The "S" Files is a children's Christmas musical your kids will love performing.
Great Operatic Disasters
To its devotees, opera is the most sublime of arts. It is also one of the most accident prone, and when things go wrong, they tend to do so on a grand scale. Great Operatic Disasters records some of the most memorable calamities from opera houses around the world. Most of them are true, some have been embroidered over the years, and a few, well, se non e vero, e ben trovato.
Quintet and Quartets for Piano and Strings
By 1853 Brahms had emerged as a force in music and would afterward be acknowledged as the greatest master of the symphonic form of the last half of the century. In that generation of composers, only Dvoř獺k (for whom he had a special regard and to whom he gave invaluable aid) produced as much chamber music as the prolific Brahms. This prodigious outpouring, perhaps more than any other aspect of Brahms's oeuvre, provides a clear and uninterrupted view of his artistic development.Here reproduced in this handsome, inexpensive volume is a superb selection of chamber works -- masterful compositions by Brahms, written for violin, viola, cello, and piano. Reprinted from the reliable Breitkopf & H瓣rtel edition, they include Quintet in F Minor, Op. 34; the Quartet in C Minor, Op. 25; and Quartet in A Major, Op. 26, distinguished by their variety of moods, gypsy coloring, and richness of ideas; and the Quartet in C Minor, Op. 60, with its somber and foreboding atmosphere.Standards of the repertoire, these four compositions are strongly dramatic, richly inventive, and filled with ingenious thematic transformations. Musicians, music lovers, and any admirer of Brahms will welcome their appearance in this convenient, affordable edition. Large, readable noteheads and ample margins for notations make this excellent volume an important addition to the library of every serious student of chamber music.
String Quartets Opp. 20 and 33 Complete
"Of the symphony he may be said with truth to have enlarged the sphere . . . enriched and developed the capacities with the versatility of true genius . . . the quartet he also brought to perfection." -- Grove's Dictionary of Music and MusiciansMozart's best friend and Beethoven's teacher, Joseph Haydn (1732-1809) was not only the first of the three great masters of the Viennese classical school -- but its principal founder. From the close of the baroque period to the advent of romanticism, his creative activity bridged a half-century of profound revolution in music, and there is scarcely an area in which his influence is not to be felt.But it is in the string quartet that Haydn's originality, inventiveness, and craftsmanship found their most natural mode of expression. During 50 prolific years, he composed over 80 string quartets (the exact number is still in question), practically inventing the four-movement structure and elevating the form to a new pinnacle. "It was from Haydn," said Mozart, "that I first learned the true way to compose quartets."In this fourth volume of Haydn's string quartets, Dover completes republication of the composer's major achievements in the form. Full scores of the 12 masterful quartets (six each) of Opp. 20 and 33 exemplify the range and variety of structural invention he brought to the genre. Composed in 1781 and dedicated to the Russian Grand Duke Paul, Op. 33 contains such favorites as the "Joke" and the "Bird" quartets, while the quartets of Op. 20 (1771) are among the most performed and recorded pieces in the repertoire.Music students, musicians, and Haydn fans will find this inexpensive volume an important addition to their libraries. Large, readable noteheads and ample space for notations and analysis make this a splendid study edition -- a treasury of 12 works that clearly demonstrate Haydn's supreme mastery of the form.
Complete Piano Sonatas
The towering composer who perfected the early symphonic form and invented the modern string quartet also left his indelible mark on the sonata. During 50 years of inspired creative effort, Haydn experimented constantly with the sonata form, adding a clear thematic structure to the tonal design inherited from earlier composers.This comprehensive new playing edition contains 52 sonatas by the master -- a treasury of keyboard compositions in which echoes of the baroque and harbingers of romanticism blend with the lucidity and elegance of 18th-century classicism. Here is a remarkably convenient and reliable presentation of more than 50 of Haydn's efforts in the form, from the early divertimento-like sonatas to the masterworks of the later years, culminating in the sublime Sonata No. 52 in E-flat Major.Reprinted in two volumes from an authoritative Breitkopf & H瓣rtel edition, the sonatas are arranged in a chronological sequence based on recent scholarship. Extremely clear and readable, with ample space for notes, this Dover edition is a must for serious pianists, students, and music lovers in general. It is an excellent, inexpensive means to study and savor the inventive daring, freedom, and mastery that Haydn brought to the piano sonata.
Complete Piano Sonatas
The towering composer who perfected the early symphonic form and invented the modern string quartet also left his indelible mark on the sonata. During 50 years of inspired creative effort, Haydn experimented constantly with the sonata form, adding a clear thematic structure to the tonal design inherited from earlier composers.This comprehensive new playing edition contains 52 sonatas by the master -- a treasury of keyboard compositions in which echoes of the baroque and harbingers of romanticism blend with the lucidity and elegance of 18th-century classicism. Here is a remarkably convenient and reliable presentation of more than 50 of Haydn's efforts in the form, from the early divertimento-like sonatas to the masterworks of the later years, culminating in the sublime Sonata No. 52 in E-flat Major.Reprinted in two volumes from an authoritative Breitkopf & H瓣rtel edition, the sonatas are arranged in a chronological sequence based on recent scholarship. Extremely clear and readable, with ample space for notes, this Dover edition is a must for serious pianists, students, and music lovers in general. It is an excellent, inexpensive means to study and savor the inventive daring, freedom, and mastery that Haydn brought to the piano sonata.
Three Orchestral Works in Full Score
Johannes Brahms was one of music's greatest masters of classical forms, a composer whose individuality expanded and enriched those forms, giving them new variety of mood and a freshness of melodic invention. In writing for the orchestra, Brahms's independent approach brought unusual dramatic power and intensity to his compositions. Those qualities are strikingly evident in three of the most popular and most frequently performed works in the orchestral repertoire, reproduced here in full score: Academic Festival Overture, Tragic Overture, and Variations on a Theme by Joseph Haydn.This volume reprints, complete and unabridged, the scores of all three orchestral works from the authoritative Breitkopf & H瓣rtel edition, still considered the standard source for the music of Brahms. Included is a new English translation of the Editor's Commentary, which also appears in the original German.The Academic Festival Overture, built upon German student songs, is, according to Grove's Dictionary of Music and Musicians, "a very successful and individual pi癡ce de circonstance, " while the Tragic Overture is described as "a gloomy and impressive movement, full of that peculiar sense of foreboding that so many composers ... have associated with the key of D minor." Variations on a Theme by Joseph Haydn is renowned for its spontaneity, melodic invention, and delightfully varied orchestral coloring.Students, composers, and musicologists will find the handy, inexpensive volume of Brahms's great orchestral favorites a valuable addition to their music libraries and an indispensable reference.
Ring of the Nibelung
Richard Wagner's vast Der Ring des Nibelungen cycle comprises four full-length operas (Das Rheingold, Die Walkure, Siegfried and Gotterdammerung) and is arguably the most extraordinary achievement in the history of opera. His own libretto to the operas, translated by Andrew Porter, is an intricate system of metric patterns, imaginative metaphors and alliteration, combining to produce the music in text.
Orff-schulwerk in Canada Teacher Manual
(Schott). This book was written in response to a constant demand by educators, music teachers and parents who wanted to know more about Music for Children, in particular how did Orff's ideas differ from existing "methods" and how could teachers develop these ideas. Doreen Hall provides the answers to these and other fundamental questions about Orff-Schulwerk in this concise booklet, which is a natural extension of her work on the first english adaption. There are important chapters on: the instruments; rhythm and speech; lesson planning; giving demonstrations, etc. Illustrated. Introduction * The Instruments * The Body as an Instrument * Rhythm and Speech * The Debelopment of Rhythmic and Melodic Ostinati * The Canon * The Rhythmic and Melodic Rondo * Lesson Planning * Giving a Demonstration
Piano Music
This volume contains the complete music for solo piano written by Claude Debussy between 1888 and 1905. Beginning with Deux Arabesques (1888), it offers the Suite bergamasque (1890-1905), R矇verie (1890), Danse (1890), Ballade (1890), Pour le piano (1896-1901), D'un cahier d'esquisses (1903), Extampes (1903), Mazurka (1891), Valse romantique (1890), Masques (1904), L'Isle joyeuse (1904), and the first series of Images (1905): Reflets dans l'eau, Hommage a Rameau, and Mouvement. In each case the music has been reproduced photographically from original or early editions. This book has been designed to be used at the piano. Noteheads are large and clearly printed: margins and spaces are adequate for written notes, fingerings, and turnovers. It is also most useful, of course, for analysis or simply for listening along with the music.
Complete Sonatas and Variations for Solo Piano
The most ambitious in scale of Brahms's pieces for piano solo, the sonatas and variations, are contained complete within this volume: the three beautifully lyrical Sonatas in C Major, F-sharp Minor and F Minor, and the five sets of Variations: on a theme by Schumann, F-sharp Minor; on an Original Theme, D Major; on a Hungarian Song, D Major; Variations and Fugue on a Theme by Handel, B-flat Major; and Variations on a Theme by Paganini, A Minor.The music is reproduced directly from the definitive Vienna Gesellschaft der Musik-freunde edition, edited by its renowned musicologist, Eusebius Mandyczewski, who made his revisions from original sources, often Brahms's own manuscripts. For this Dover edition, the Editor's Preface and the Table of Contents have been translated into English.Noteheads have been reproduced in a size large enough to be read easily as the keyboard. Margins and spaces between staves are generous, permitting insertion of written notes, analysis, fingerings, running measure numbers, etc. This edition will be welcomed, not only by the classical pianist, but by all who will find it highly practical and convenient for instruction, study, reference, enjoyment, and virtually any other purpose.
