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The Organ Music of J. S. Bach
Cambridge University Press 2003; US$ 48.00The first two volumes of Peter Williams's classic study of Bach's organ works have been fully revised, taking account of Bach scholarship of the past 25 years. This one-volume edition provides a piece-by-piece commentary on this ever-popular repertoire, showing what its unique qualities are, and how we might hear and play it today. more...
Making Words Sing
Cambridge University Press 2004; US$ 25.00What makes a classical song a song? In a wideranging discussion, covering such contrasting composers as Brahms and Berberian, Schubert and Kurtág, Jonathan Dunsby considers the nature of vocality in songs of the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. more...
MENC Handbook of Musical Cognition and Development
Oxford University Press 2006; US$ 39.99Provides techniques that explain meaning and understanding in music. This book covers such topics as: the development of skills in music performance; research on communicating music expressiveness; the neurobiology of music; and music and medicine as applied to neuroscience. It is useful for students and scholars of music education. more...
MENC Handbook of Research Methodologies
Oxford University Press 2006; US$ 26.99Provides coverage of such topics as: the role of research in music education; philosophical method; qualitative research; quantitative research; historical methods; and assessment and its relationship to research. This collection is useful for students and scholars of music education. more...
The Blues Lyric Formula
Routledge 2006; US$ 27.95Offers an exploration of how blues singers used formulas to create songs, and presents a study of the blues, where the structure and content of the lyrics have been less explored than the musical form. This book is useful for the students of African-American music, cultural studies, history and linguistics, and others interested in Blues. more...
Debussy's Pelléas et Mélisande (Opera Journeys Mini Guide Series)
Opera Journeys Publishing 2006; US$ 9.75A comprehensive guide to Debussy's PELLÉAS ET MÉLISANDE, featuring Principal Characters in the opera, Brief Story Synopsis, Story Narrative with Music Highlight Examples, and an insightful and in depth Commentary and Analysis by Burton D. Fisher, noted opera author and lecturer. more...
Verdi's Il Trovatore (Opera Journeys Mini Guide Series)
Opera Journeys Publishing 2006; US$ 9.75A comprehensive guide to Verdi's IL TROVATORE, featuring Principal Characters in the opera, Brief Story Synopsis, Story Narrative with Music Highlight Examples, and an insightful and in depth Commentary and Analysis by Burton D. Fisher, noted opera author and lecturer. more...
The Music Teaching Artist's Bible
Oxford University Press, USA 2009; US$ 18.99Part I: Context. 1. What is a Teaching Artist?. 2. Teaching Artists in the Arts Learning Ecosystem. 3. Guidelines for Teaching Artistry. 4. The Best Reason for Being a Teaching Artist. 5. Balancing the Two Economies of Today's Musician. Part II: The Overlooked Essentials. 6. Role Play: The Four Angles in Arts Learning. 7. Inside the Liminal Zone.... more...
The Cantatas of J. S. Bach
Oxford University Press, UK 2006; US$ 98.99A work-by-work commentary on the Bach cantatas by the world's most famous Bach scholar, now available in English and in paperback for the first time. It includes all the cantata librettos in German-English parallel text. An indispensable reference book for anyone listening to, performing in, or studying any of the Bach cantatas. - ;This is the... more...
Building Strong Music Programs
R&L Education 2009; US$ 23.99While program building is an essential, time-consuming part of every music teacher's job, students are rarely prepared for it. Ryan covers issues important to student teachers, new teachers, teachers changing schools, and teachers looking to rejuvenate their existing programs. more...









