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ASTOR PIAZZOLLA A MEMOIR

Available for the first time in English, this biography, published in Prague only a few months after the composer''s death, provides a contemporary view of the man and musician. Eminent Beethoven scholar Barry Cooper puts this curious work into perspective, clarifying inaccuracies in the original 19th-century text.

This detailed analysis of every record made by Maria Callas examines the development of her art from her first recordings in 1949 to the last in 1977.

This lucid guide traces the concerto''s evolution over the major periods of music: baroque, classical, romantic, and 20th century. The compositions of each important composer are discussed in detail, making this a useful companion to the form.

ÊThe Opera CompanionÊ has established itself over the years as a classic reference book for opera lovers whether devoted or casual. Synopses of 47 of the most frequently performed operas (18 composers) are given with key words to clue the listener in to the action and musical descriptions designed for those who cannot read music. A catalog of major operas lists composer librettist and date and place of first performance. It explains the techniques of opera in chapters on the overture melody aria and recitative with a description of the human voice as both an artistic and mechanical instrument. The book also includes a short history of opera told chiefly in terms of the audience and its behavior and offers a glossary to be read for enjoyment as well as information.

What''s it like to grow up on a small farm in Illinois only to find yourself, some 20 years later, performing on the stage of the Metropolitan Opera House? And then to travel the world, singing in historic theaters from La Scala in Milan to Vienna, Paris, London, and beyond? Former Met star Sherrill Milnes tells all in this completely updated edition of his very successful biography.

The music dramas of Richard Wagner have for the last 150 years thrilled and amazed listeners everywhere. In ÊWagner MomentsÊ author J. K. Holman has assembled 100 such moments from the living and dead famous and not so famous from Charles Baudelaire to Placido Domingo musicians and non-musicians. Mr. Holman edits these stories placing them in their biographical and historical context.

PLAYING BACH ON THE KEYBOARD

THE EXTRAORDINARY OPERATIC ADVENTURES OF BLANCHE ARRAL

ARTURO TOSCANINI THE NBC YEARS

MARIO LANZA TENOR IN EXILE

This superbly detailed biography examines the life of Jules Massenet (1842-1912) who was at the heart of Parisian musical life during a period of extraordinary artistic vitality.

MUSIC FOR PIANO

Claude Debussy was the father of the modern era in classical music. His innovations liberated Stravinsky Schoenberg and Bartìk to write their iconoclastic works and his harmonic inventions are still heard in American jazz. Though he was among the most compelling figures of the Belle »poque his life is little known to all but scholars; and of his considerable musical output only ÊPrelude to the Afternoon of a FaunÊ ÊLa merÊ and ÊClair de luneÊ are widely known.ÞHarvey Lee Snyder addresses this cultural neglect by presenting the composer and his music without jargon or biographical trivia in a richly detailed accurate narrative that reads like a novel. Here is the story of a poor unschooled Parisian boy swept by odd coincidences to the Paris Conservatory at age ten. Here is a brilliant man struggling to invent a tonal language capable of expressing his unique musical vision finding inspiration not in Bach and Beethoven but in Mallarm©''s poetry and the paintings of Whistler and Turner; a man determined to end two centuries of Germanic domination of European music. Here is a reclusive gentle man whose misguided love affairs ended in scandal and scorn. His hard work failed to end decades of poverty and debt but when he died in 1918 he was and has remained the foremost French composer of the twentieth century.

YOUNG PEOPLE'S CONCERTS

CALLAS AT JUILLIARD THE MASTER CLASSES

Antonio Vivaldi''s rediscovery after World War II quickly led him from obscurity to his present renown as one of the most popular 18th-century composers. Heller''s biography presents the important facets of his life, his works, and his influence on music history.

Current market forces in the performing arts, such as aging audiences, electronic media, and HD broadcasts, have changed the operatic landscape. Young opera singers entering the workforce find themselves navigating difficult and highly competitive waters. Previously ignored skill sets become assets - and, in many cases, requirements - in casting. But most singers graduate from college having never taken a formal acting class and knowing little about acting technique as it pertains to their craft.Singer and Actor demystifies theatrical acting technique stemming from Stanislavsky's Method of Physical Action and provides singers at all levels a roadmap with which to complete character preparation, using a clear and organized progression based on the work of Franchelle S. Dorn and exercises and examples (recitatives, arias, and ensembles). Singers (including choristers) are given the necessary tools to prepare auditions and inhabit a character from rehearsal to final performance.Singer and Actor also provides a history of acting from its beginnings to the present day, including a survey of acting techniques from Stanislavsky, Meisner, Hagen, Strasberg, Larry Moss, and others. Drawing additionally on the writings of composers and other creators of opera, the book deals with the misconception that only the singing matters in opera and includes a discussion of previous approaches to operatic acting.

THE AMADEUS BOOK OF THE VIOLIN CONSTRUCTION HISTORY AND MUSIC

MARCEL MOYSE VOICE OF THE FLUTE

FLAMENCO GYPY DANCE AND MUSIC FROM ANDALUSIA

These essays by respected scholars examine representative operatic productions from diverse national schools and periods together forming a comprehensive history of the staging techniques of opera over the centuries.

This book explores every facet pf Parisian musical life in the glorious first half of the 19th century. Among the composers who chose Paris as a second home were Rossini Meyerbeer Bellini Donizetti Liszt and Chopin. HARDCOVER.