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Indoor Percussion Ensembles and Drum Corps
Indoor Percussion Ensembles and Drum Corps
by Daniel Fyffe
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Indoor percussion ensembles and drum corps are two of the more musical spirit activities. Follow the band experiences from audition to international... (read more)

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Haydn: String Quartets, Op. 50 (Cambridge Music Handbooks)
Haydn: String Quartets, Op. 50 (Cambridge Music Handbooks)
by W. Dean Sutcliffe
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The Op. 50 string quartets contain some of the purest writing Haydn ever accomplished. In this first full account of the six quartets, Dean Sutcliffe evaluates the Op. 50 in relation to Haydn's more frequently performed quartets and considers their... (read more)

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American Piano Trios
American Piano Trios
by Arno Drucker
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Provides information about works by American composers, including biographical sketches, occasional comments by the composers, and in particular, information that might lead to a further exploration of his or her work and possible performance.... (read more)

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Two Great Clarinet Quintets: Mozart's Quintet in a Major, K.581 & Brahms's Quintet in B Minor, Op. 115
Two Great Clarinet Quintets: Mozart's Quintet in a Major, K.581 & Brahms's Quintet in B Minor, Op. 115
by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
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Mozart's friendship with Anton Stadler, the clarinetist in Vienna's Royal-Imperial Court Orchestra, led to the composition of this beloved quintet. The four-movement piece is arranged for clarinet, two violins, viola, and violoncello. Brahms's Clarinet... (read more)

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Mozart's Clarinet Concerto: The Clarinetist's View
Mozart's Clarinet Concerto: The Clarinetist's View
by David Etheridge
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Mozart's Clarinet Concerto, written in 1791 during the last months of the composer's life, is the most frequently performed and highly revered concerto in clarinet literature. Dr. Etheridge examines the concerto in detail and analyzes the musical... (read more)

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Orchestration (82 Edition)
Orchestration (82 Edition)
by Cecil Forsyth
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Probably best general book on the subject. Thorough discussion of 57 instruments, technical aspects of writing for each, much else.... (read more)

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Guide To Chamber Music (2ND 01 Edition)
Guide To Chamber Music (2ND 01 Edition)
by Melvin Berger
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Authoritative, beautifully written guide presents 231 of the most frequently performed pieces of chamber music by 55 composers. For each, the author gives a brief biography, followed by discussions of the individual compositions — both their... (read more)

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Beyond the Notes: Journeys with Chamber Music
Beyond the Notes: Journeys with Chamber Music
by Susan Tomes
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We knew from her recordings that Susan Tomes is a superb chamber player; now we know that she's a superb writer too. Michael Church, INDEPENDENT She is as sensitive an observer and as subtle a writer as she is one of our finest chamber musicians...This... (read more)

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The Cambridge Companion to the String Quartet (Cambridge Companions to Music)
The Cambridge Companion to the String Quartet (Cambridge Companions to Music)
by Robin Stowell
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This survey of the string quartet by ten chamber music specialists focuses on four main areas: social and musical background to the genre's development; celebrated ensembles and their significance; and string quartet playing. It reviews aspects of... (read more)

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Verklarte Nacht
Verklarte Nacht
by Arnold Schoenberg
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Inspired by Richard Dehmel's poem "Verklärte Nacht" ("Transfigured Night"), this 1899 work for string sextet is very much in the late-Romantic tradition. Schoenberg deftly translates the poem's pathos into a monumental work of chamber music. The... (read more)

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Goin' To Kansas City (87 Edition)
Goin' To Kansas City (87 Edition)
by Nathan W. Jr. Pearson
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The great bands of the Kansas City era drew on many styles to create a distinctive music that was among the finest expressions of swing and laid groundwork for modern jazz. Interviews and narrative combine in this intimate view of the development of an... (read more)

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Orchestration
Orchestration
by Cecil Forsyth
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Many of the earliest books, particularly those dating back to the 1900s and before, are now extremely scarce and increasingly expensive. We are republishing these classic works in affordable, high quality, modern editions, using the original text and... (read more)

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Teaching Improvisation in Jazz Ensemble: Connecting Improvisation with Jazz Ensemble Charts
Teaching Improvisation in Jazz Ensemble: Connecting Improvisation with Jazz Ensemble Charts
by Zachary B. Poulter
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MENC The National Association for Music Education... (read more)

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The English Madrigal
The English Madrigal
by Edmund H. Fellowes
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The English Madrigal By Edmund H. Fellowes. Originally published in 1925. Many of the earliest books, particularly those dating back to the 1900s and before, are now extremely scarce and increasingly expensive. Obscure Press are republishing these... (read more)

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Cobbett's Cyclopedic Survey of Chamber Music. Vol.2. (Facsimile of First Edition).
Cobbett's Cyclopedic Survey of Chamber Music. Vol.2. (Facsimile of First Edition).
by Walter Willson Cobbett
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Walter Willson Cobbett (1847-1937), Businessman, Violinist and Author. This is volume two of a two-volume encyclopaedia of chamber music which was first published in 1929/1930 and is a comprehensive work on the subject.... (read more)

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Cobbett's Cyclopedic Survey of Chamber Music. Vol.1. (Facsimile of First Edition).
Cobbett's Cyclopedic Survey of Chamber Music. Vol.1. (Facsimile of First Edition).
by Walter Willson Cobbett
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Walter Willson Cobbett (1847-1937), Businessman, Violinist and Author. This is volume one of a two-volume encyclopaedia of chamber music which was first published in 1929/1930 and is a comprehensive work on the subject.... (read more)

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The String Player's Guide to Chamber Music
The String Player's Guide to Chamber Music
by James Christensen
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With this revised and enlarged edition of "The String Player's Guide to Chamber Music," music lovers learn to play well-known works by Mozart, and Beethoven, among others. The book evaluates each piece, identifying problems performers may face and... (read more)

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19th-Century Chamber Music: Second Edition (Routledge Studies in Musical Genres)
19th-Century Chamber Music: Second Edition (Routledge Studies in Musical Genres)
by Hefling Stephen
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"Nineteenth Century Chamber Music" proceeds chronologically by composer, beginning with the majestic works of Beethoven, and continuing through Schubert, Spohr and Weber, Mendelssohn, Schumann, Brahms, the French composers, Smetana and Dvorak, and the... (read more)

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40 Etudes for Solo Cello, Opus 73
40 Etudes for Solo Cello, Opus 73
by Dmitry Yablonsky
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Popper (1843-1913) was among the greatest cellists of all time, and this set of etudes is universally acknowledged as being among the finest — and most difficult — ever composed. Newly engraved edition. A must for serious cellists.... (read more)

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The Complete Idiot's Guide to Arranging and Orchestration with CD (Audio) (Complete Idiot's Guides)
The Complete Idiot's Guide to Arranging and Orchestration with CD (Audio) (Complete Idiot's Guides)
by Michael Miller
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Music-making made easyCD included. There are few books on arranging and orchestration, fewer yet that are recent, and none that explain the process easily in a fun-to-read fashion. This book demonstrates how to take a simple composition and arrange it... (read more)

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