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Indivisible by Four: A String Quartet in Pursuit of Harmony
by Arnold Steinhardt  Publisher Comments The Guarneri Quartet is fabled for its unique longevity and high-spirited virtuosity. Here is its story from the inside--a story filled with drama, humor, danger, compassion, and, of course, glorious music. A player who studies and performs the exalted...
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The Symphony: A Listener's Guide
by Michael Steinberg Publisher Comments From the agile beauty of Mozart's "Jupiter" and the fierce power of Beethoven's Fifth to the celebration of heroism in Shostakovich's "Leningrad," the symphony has long held a prime place in the Western musical pantheon. Now, in The Symphony, renowned...
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Evenings with the orchestra :a Norton companion for concertgoers
by D Kern Holoman Synopsis Going to concerts is becoming, for large numbers of Americans, an increasingly frequent pleasure. For those who encounter unfamiliar traditions and terms in the concert hall, here is information and advice which tells all listeners what they need to know...
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The String Player's Guide to Chamber Music
by James Christensen Publisher Comments 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 letting...
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Guide To Chamber Music (2ND 01 Edition)
by Melvin Berger Publisher Comments 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...
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The Cambridge Companion to the String Quartet (Cambridge Companions to Music)
by Robin Stowell Publisher Comments 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...
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Great Instrumental Works (05 Edition)
by M. Owen Lee Synopsis From Mozart to Debussy to Olivier Messiaen, the works of 50 composers are closely examined in The Great Instrumental Works. It is a book for anyone who enjoys the lively arts of opera, drama, film, literature, and popular song and who wants to find out...
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A Guide to Orchestral Music: The Handbook for Non-Musicians
by Ethan Mordden Publisher Comments Relaxed and accessible in style, this authoritative guide is the first symphony handbook for non-musicians. The book begins with a general introduction to the symphony and short pieces on the orchestra and musical styles. Mordden goes on to describe...
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The Cambridge Companion to the Concerto
by Simon Keefe Publisher Comments No musical genre has had a more chequered critical history than the concerto but simultaneously retained as consistently prominent a place in the affections of the concert-going public. This volume, one of very few to deal with the genre in its entirety,...
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Cellotude: A Fast Track to Brilliance (Sara Lovell's Star Guides)
by Sara Lovell Publisher Comments Cellotude: a fast track to brilliance is the first in the series, and provides lessons, advice and tips for young cellists and all players of stringed instruments....
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Con brio :four Russians called the Budapest String Quartet
by Nat Brandt Publisher Comments Meet the Budapest String Quartet, captured here in a 1959 New Yorker profile that exemplified not only the way they handled stress, but the way they handled their life and music: "Sasha leaped from his chair and with violin held aloft, played the passage...
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Symphonic Repertoire Volume 3 Part A
by A Peter Brown Synopsis The definitive study of the Romantic German and Scandinavian symphony...
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Symphonic Music: Its Evolution Since the Renaissance
by Homer Ulrich Synopsis This book attempts to survey this large field afresh, and to do so in connected, chronological fashion. It takes notice of the fact that concertos, overtures, ballets, and suits- often overlooked or minimized in other books on symphonic music- are also...
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Encyclopedia of Classical Music
by Peter Gammond Publisher Comments Comprehensive, fully illustrated guide and companion to classical music. Covers the orchestra, symphonies, concertos and ballets-operas, and chamber music, and includes features on composers and biographical information on conductors, singers and...
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Sounds of the orchestra
by Antony Hopkins Publisher Comments In this remarkable book, Antony Hopkins shows how the entire orchestra acts as a distinct musical instrument, one which composers have played upon over the centuries to express every mood, from the most sublime to the most frivolous. In so doing, he...
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The Cleveland Orchestra Story (Ohio)
by Donald Rosenberg
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Orchestra!
by Jan Younghusband Description Includes bibliographical references (p. 209-210) and index....
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Concerto
by Ralph Hill
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Five Greatest Symphonies Worlds Favorite
by Robert Kail
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Symphonic Masterpieces
by Olin Downes
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