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Music Education
Taylor and Francis 2013; US$ 57.95Music Education: Source Readings from Ancient Greece to Today is a collection of thematically organized essays that illuminate the importance of music education to individuals, communities and nations. The fourth edition has been expanded to address the significant societal changes that have occurred since the publication of the last edition, with... more...
The Blues Lyric Formula
Taylor and Francis 2013; US$ 105.00This book is the first rigourous and detailed exploration of exactly how blues singers used formulas to create songs, and it more than amply fills the gap in the the study of the blues, where the structure and content of the lyrics have been less fully explored than the musical form. Focusing on the songs recorded by African-American singers for... more...
The Beethoven Sonatas and the Creative Experience
Indiana University Press 1994; US$ 20.99"... one of the most interesting, useful and even exciting books on the process of musical creation." ?American Music Teacher "... noteworthy contribution... with plenty of insight into interpretation... remarkable as an insider?s account of the works in an individual perspective." ?European Music Teacher Drake groups the Beethoven piano sonatas... more...
My Band
National Library of Australia 2009; US$ 9.99Learn about ten musical instruments using this lift-the-flap book and its fun characters. Use the clues to guess which instrument is under the flap and then learn how the instrument is played. All the instruments in this book are ones that children might play in their school band. Children learn whether an instrument belongs to the woodwind, the brass,... more...
Musical Knowledge
Routledge 1994; US$ 45.95Examines the tension between intuitive and analytical ways of making sense of the world by exploring musical knowledge and experience. more...
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...
Dvorák: Cello Concerto
Cambridge University Press 1999; US$ 29.00Although Dvorák's Cello Concerto is enormously popular, no extended study of it has yet been undertaken. This book is a detailed guide intended for concert-goers and students of this well-loved work, considering aspects of historical background, form, virtuosity, performance and the concerto's rich personal content. more...
Bach: The Goldberg Variations
Cambridge University Press 2001; US$ 26.00Bach's spectacular Goldberg Variations represent a high point in the whole repertory of keyboard music, particularly for the harpsichord. This book takes a detailed look at their historical origins, what their exceptionally intricate plan is, what kind of impact they have had, and how their mysterious beauty has been created. more...
Face to Face with Orchestra and Chorus, Second, Expanded Edition
Indiana University Press 2004; US$ 18.35Face to Face with Orchestra and Chorus is a crucial guide for choral conductors who are presented with the daunting task of conducting a full-size orchestra. This book provides a survival kit for both novice and experienced choral conductors, with an overview of the orchestral instruments and their particular ... 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...









