Par JOHNSON JENNIFER. What Every Violinist Needs to Know about the Body is a comprehensive volume on using Body Mapping technique to help violinists prevent injury and develop the physical freedom and sensitivity needed for technical mastery. Beginning with the fundamental concepts of how and why musicians move, this book presents a detailed explanation of Body Mapping accompanied by numerous illu…

Par PIATTI ALFREDO. The first part of the comprehensive and renowned Method For Cello by nineteenth century composer, educator and celebrated cellist Alfredo Piatti. An extremely popular tutor, Piatti takes the student through the early stages of playing technique & such as the open strings, first position and bowings & up to exercises in the fifth, sixth and seventh positions (in the Tenor Clef).…

Par BEETHOVEN LUDWIG VAN. Beethoven's 'Romances' are performed all over the world, yet how many conductors, performers and listeners are aware that op. 50 which was incidentally composed before op. 40, comes down to us in an unfinished form' The autograph score contains little to no articulation or dynamics and to the present day the work has existed only in highly over-edited publications. The pe…

Avec 8 Préludes et 1 Allemande De 'L'Art De Toucher Le Clavecin' (1716-1717). Par COUPERIN LOUIS. Once again the French musicologist Denis Herlin, who mastered the harpsichord under the tutelage of such keyboard legends as Kenneth Gilbert and Huguette Dreyfus, has presented an exemplary edition of a classic from the harpsichord repertoire.' (Jury of the German Music Edition Prize on BA 10844) Bär…

Par HERCHENRODER MARTIN. 'Toccata and Lament” was composed on commission in 2008 to inaugurate the large new organ in the Christ Church Cathedral, Rochester, NY, USA. This instrument is a detailed reconstruction of a late Baroque organ of 1776 from Vilnius in Lithuania. The point of departure - a clash of contrasting eras and musical cultures on two continents - already bodes excitement. Martin He…

OPéRA COMIQUE IN FOUR ACTS INSTRUMENTATION : SOLOISTS, CHOIR AND ORCHESTRA VERSION : STUDY SCORE DESCRIPTION : Â??CARMENÂ?? IS ONE OF THE MOST FREQUENTLY PERFORMED OPERAS IN THE WORLD AND THE GENESIS OF THE WORK IS EXCEPTIONALLY WELL DOCUMENTED. IN SPITE OF THIS, NONE OF THE EDITIONS PUBLISHED AFTER THE COMPOSERÂ??S DEATH CORRESPOND TO HIS INTENTIONS. NOW DIDIONÂ??S EDITION, OF WHICH A PIANO RE…

Dvorák, Antonín Songs II for High Voice and Piano Edition no. BA 11517 ISMN 9790260107984 Following the publication of Dvorák's early set of love songs 'Cypresses', all his other songs with piano accompaniment are now appearing in Urtext editions. 'Songs II' includes the mature works from Dvorák's late period. Besides the well-known cycle 'Love Songs' and the less well-known cycle 'Three Modern …

The Books of 1726-7 and 1741. Par RAMEAU JEAN-PHILIPPE. This is the first complete edition of the keyboard works of Jean-Philippe Rameau to incorporate all the printed collections of harpsichord music published under his supervision as well as his clavier arrangement of Les Indes Galantes. It also includes many new insights into performance practice (e. g. the handling of repeat signs in the origi…

Designed and written by world-renowned bassist Tony Grey , Bass Academy features hundreds of musical examples and exercises, as well as step-by-step guides on theory and playing approach. Hundreds of specially-composed exercises and musical examples A DVD of exclusive video tutorials - your own one-to-one masterclass with Tony A wealth of insight into Jazz, in an accessible and easy-to-use layout …

Operas in three acts Version of the premiere, London 1737. Par HAENDEL GEORG FRIEDRICH. “Charming Berenice” – the Earl of Shaftesbury attended a rehearsal of the opera on 12 May 1737 and went into raptures about this “inexpressible delight”. “Berenice” was premiered at Covent Garden Theatre in London just a few days later on 18 May 1737. “Berenice” is one of the “light” operas and offers a wealth…

For more than 200 years Mozart?s piano sonatas have been part of every pianist?s repertoire. Research done over the last few decades has made it possible, however, to establish more accurate dating and ordering of these works. Expert examination of original documents has shown that many printed editions from the eighteenth Century give more reliable detail than Mozart?s own written scores; many of…

In G Major. Par DVORAK ANTONIN. The performance material available up till now for Dvorák' s sun-filled cheerful Symphony no. 8 has been notorious for its myriad mistakes. The challenge of correcting it has now been taken over by the editor Jonathan Del Mar. He has taken into account the engraver' s copy, which was actually discovered in a trash bin at Novello' s in 1964. Its title page bears the …

In 1790, during the lifetime of Mozart and Haydn, Ernst Ludwig Gerber wrote of Ko?eluch in his famous handbook for musicians, 'without opposition, by young and old, (?) generally the best-loved composer alive today?. His works display 'liveliness and grace, the noblest of melodies with the purest of harmonies, and a pleasing organisation of rhythm and modulation.? Until now, pianists have had litt…

Media Type : Book+DVD Level : Beginning Musical Genre : All Styles Series : You Can Teach Yourself Number of pages : 88 Another great beginner's book from Madeline MacNeil, explaining every aspect of playing the hammered dulcimer. From detailed discussions on dulcimer layout, hammers, tuning, and stands to extensive performance notes on every tune-this book provides a wealth of information for a…