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Orledge, Robert

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Johann Sebastian Bach's Chamber Music

Arts & Photography

Vogt, Hans

Music

From Klein's comments on early recordings that remain available today, the reader can get a glimpse of what legendary singers such as Patti and Lind sounded like more than a century ago. The essays of Herman Klein that appeared in The Gramophone from 1924 until 1934 are indispensable sources of information on the singers of the Golden Age.

Herman Klein and the Gramophone (Amadeus)

Moran, William R.

Emanuel Schikaneder (1751-1812) is known today only as the librettist of Mozart's The Magic Flute, yet he was also the most important theater director of his time, an actor, singer, producer, and a prolific dramatist.

Papageno: Emanuel Schikaneder: Man of the Theater in Mozart's Time (Amadeus)

Honolka, Kurt

Humor & Entertainment

As composer, critic, and music director of the Paris Opera, Reynaldo Hahn embodied the refined taste of La Belle Époque. This book is a series of nine lectures Hahn delivered in 1913 and 1914, concerned primarily with style and taste rather than technique.

On Singers and Singing (Amadeus)

HAHN, Reynaldo

(Amadeus). Organist to the court of Louis XIV, Couperin left a vast body of works for harpsichord that epitomize the elegance of classical French art and are keystones of the instrument's repertoire.

Francois Couperin

Beaussant, Philippe

preface, 13 chapters-1. Mozart Dies and is Widow Takes Charges; 2. About the Requiem: Who Composed What? (K. 626); 3. Count Walnegg-Stoppach: The Deceiver Deceived; 4. The Solitary Fighter and the New Man in her Life; Costanze Meets Her Equal: Gottfried Christoph Hartel; 6. Costancze Treis Her Best to Save a Seemingly Hopeless Situation; 7. An Interlude with Nannerl; 8. Franz Xaver Sussmayr, the Unwanted Star Witness; 9."Costanza Etats Raethin von Nissen"; 10. Herr Weber des a Storm in a Teacup; 11. Nissen's Long-Awaited Mozart Biography; 12. The Vienna Court Library: A Short-Lived Illusion; 13. Conclusion: The Requiem --- Three More Performances; Chronology, notes, bibliography, index, illustrations credits. Constanze was 29 years old when Mozart died.

Constanze Mozart: After the Requiem

PAULY, Reinhard G.

Gartner, Heinz

Historical

This holistic approach to the keyboard, based on a sound understanding of the relationship between physical function and musical purpose, is an invaluable resource for pianists and teachers. Professor Fink explains his ideas and demonstrates his innovative developmental exercises that set the pianist free to express the most profound musical ideas. HARDCOVER.

Mastering Piano Technique: A Guide for Students, Teachers and Performers (Amadeus)

Fink, Seymour

Saturday Afternoons at the Old Met: The Metropolitan Opera Broadcasts, 1931-1950

(Amadeus). In this first of three volumes, Paul Jackson begins a rich and detailed history of the early years of the Metropolitan Opera broadcasts, bringing to life more than 200 recorded broadcasts.

Saturday Afternoons At The Old Met: The Metropolitan Opera Broadcasts 1931-1950

Jackson, Paul

The sociology of music is a young discipline, and this book addresses the seminal issues, explaining the role musical activity plays in our social and cultural life. It also contains practical aspects in how music is structured and tonal material is used.

Musical Life in a Changing Society: Aspects of Musical Sociology (Amadeus)

Blaukopf, Kurt

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