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100 Great Operas And Their Stories
Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group 2010; US$ 17.95An invaluable guide for both casual opera fans and afficionados, this volume contains act-by-act descriptions of operatic works ranging from the early seventeenth century masterworks of Monteverdi and Purcell to the modern classics of Menotti and Britten. Written in a lively anecdotal style, entries include character descriptions, historical background,... more...
Staging a Musical
A&C Black 1999; US$ 19.50A step-by-step guide to the whole process of putting on a musical, placing a firm emphasis upon good organisation and careful planning. This book describes all the elements involved including: how to choose the right show, budgets and schedules, auditions, rehearsals and performances. There are also sections on set designs, costumes, sound, lighting... more...
Music Analysis in the Nineteenth Century, Volume 2
Cambridge University Press 1994; US$ 53.00Newly translated writings of nineteenth-century music critics and theorists, including Wagner and Berlioz. more...
Show Time!
Chicago Review Press 2000; US$ 11.95Gotta dance! Gotta sing! Gotta do most anything because it?s show time! In Show Time! kids will learn to become ?triple threat? performers, developing their skills as singers, dancers, and actors through more than 80 activities that include imitating a musician or musical instrument, acting out a song, creating a mirror dance, making puppets and... more...
The JLS Quiz Book
Andrews UK 2012; US$ 3.99Are you a fan of JLS? Have you followed the bands rise to fame from early success on The X Factor to chart topping pop sensation? If you think you are an expert on JLS, then find out how much you really know by testing yourself and your friends with this fun quiz book. Most fans will be able to tell you what JLS stands for but do you know what... more...
Music in Search of Itself
The Edwin Mellen Press 2004; US$ 139.95Many contemporary composers and music critics say in an offhand way that all music written in the past quarter century is about musicthat it is reflexive and self-referential in some significant sense. It is music in search of an understanding of itself. This book tries to deepen the understanding of music about music as well as music itself... more...
Towards a Global Music Theory
Ashgate Publishing Ltd 2012; US$ 99.95Conferences, workshops and curricula are for the first time beginning to develop around the theme of "world music theory," as students, teachers and researchers recognize the need for analytical concepts and methods applicable to a wider range of human musics. This book proposes a number of such concepts and methods and Mark Hijleh presents... more...
Great Operas
Icon Books 2012; US$ 11.65From Great Composers author Michael Steen, a unique multi-platform project offering a royal box view into one of mankind?s greatest art forms. From the soaring heights of Wagner?s epic Ring cycle to the tear-jerking emotion of Mozart?s breathtakingly beautiful Don Giovanni, opera is one of the most powerful artistic forms mankind has ever created.... more...
Music for Early Learning
Taylor and Francis 2012; US$ 48.95Is my singing good enough? What should I do with instruments? How can I create a rich and exciting musical environment which will allow for both child and adult led musical activity? Singing, dancing and music-making comes naturally to young children, but we as adults often lack confidence in our musical ability. This easily accessible book will... more...
Twentieth-Century Music Theory and Practice
Taylor and Francis 2012; US$ 74.95Twentieth-Century Music Theory and Practice introduces a number of tools for analyzing a wide range of twentieth-century musical styles and genres. It includes discussions of harmony, scales, rhythm, contour, post-tonal music, set theory, the twelve-tone method, and modernism. Recent developments involving atonal voice leading, K-nets, nonlinearity,... more...









