Generally regarded as the most valuable book on 16th-century dance and music available, this volume offers detailed instructions for all of the steps involved in pavans, gavottes, galliards, and more. References to the practices of instrumental music of the 1500s appear throughout the text, in addition to 47 dance tunes with period barring and notation. 44 illustrations. Reprint of the Kamin Danc…

Description One of the most popular pieces ever created for ballet, displaying the composer's virtuosity in creating varied orchestral colours. Authoritative edition.

Description Giuseppe Verdi: Il Trovatore In Full Score First performed in Rome in 1853, Il Trovatore is one of Giuseppe Verdi's most successful and most performed operas. Supremely melodic, vigorously paced, it is filled with arias and vocal ensembles of thrilling power.

Description Mendelssohn's complete works for pianoforte solo are now contained in this two-volume republication of the outstanding Breitkopf and Hartel edition. Included in volume one are: 'Capriccio In F Sharp Minor Op.5', 'Sonata In E Major Op. 6' and 'Rondo Capriccioso Op. 14'. Songlist 1. Allegro Non Troppo In G Major 2. Andante Sostenuto In E Flat Major 3. Allegretto In G Major 4. Anda…

Description All 54 songs from 'Die Schone Mullerin', 'Die Winterreise' and 'Schwanengesang'. Breitkopf & Hortel edition. Songlist [Unknown] Abschied. Rellstab. Ade! Du Muntre, Du Frohliche Stadt Am Feierabend. Hatt Ich Trausend Arme Zu Ruhren Am Meer. Heine. Das Meer Erglanzte Weit Hinaus Auf Dem Flusse. Der Du Do Lustig Rauschtest Aufenthalt. Rellstab. Rauschender Strom, Brausender Wald Da…

Description A First Book Of Jazz: 21 Arrangements For The Beginning Pianist Accessible to novices of all ages, these 21 easy-to-play melodies for the piano include George Gershwin's I'll Build a Stairway to Paradise, Alexander's Ragtime Band by Irving Berlin, Jerome Kern's They Songlist After You've Gone [Layton, Turner] Alexander's Ragtime Band [Berlin, Irving] Baby Won't You Please Come …

Description Walter Gieseking and Karl Leimer. A radical approach towards developing finger and expression technique, emphasising listening to one's self and proper understanding as the basis of technique for the piano.

Description The tragic tale of brothers who are in love with the same mysterious woman, Debussy's only opera is a perfect marriage of music and verse. The culmination of an eight-year effort on the part of the composer, the five-act lyric drama premiered in 1902. This volume, reprinted from the E. Fromont 1904 edition, reproduces the full orchestral-vocal score in a clear, modern engraving.

Description All 15 Sonatas, including the celebrated 'C Minor', 'A Major' and 'B Flat Major' Sonatas. Breitkopf & Hortel edition. The Piano Sonatas of Franz Schubert are characterised by the supremely lyrical greatness that distinguishes all of the composer's work. The unfailing melody, the fresh modulations, and the emotional range - from blissful contentment to pensive melancholy - of these w…

Description Dukas's The Sorcerer's Apprentice And Chabrier's 'Espana' In Full Score No text available for the item

Description Superbly produced full score edition of one of the most commonly produced works on the operatic stage today. Peters edition.

Description Composed for the famous ballet impresario Serge Diaghilev and the Ballet Russes, Maurice Ravel?s Daphnis and Chloe was drawn from an ancient Greek fable. At the time, Ravel announced his intention to 'compose a vast musical fresco, less scrupulous as to archaism than faithful to the Greece of my dreams.' The resulting 'choreographic symphony' features a captivating combination o…

Description Two sets of essential etudes and studies for the clarinet are available for the first time in one low-priced volume. True musical gems, the 40 studies develop dexterity and are frequently practiced for technique. The 32 etudes are highly musical compositions that emphasize the range and scope of clarinet performance.

Description Universal Edition.

Description Ravel originally conceived of his choreographic poem La Valse as a tribute to Johann Strauss. But this is a waltz far removed from the urbane gaiety of old Vienna. A masterpiece of lush and brilliant orchestration, it is a work of considerable emotional depth in which the initial series of elegant waltzes are transformed into what Ravel describes as a fantastic and fatal whirling …