This guide to the orchestra and orchestral life combines orchestral repertory history with critical thought. It includes topics such as the art of orchestration- scorereading- conducting- international orchestras- recording- and becoming an orchestral musician- educator or informed listener.
No musical genre has had a more controversial critical history than the concerto- but has simultaneously retained as consistently prominent a place in the affections of the concert-going public. This volume is one of a very few to deal with the genre in its entirety. Setting the concerto in its musical and non-musical contexts- it examines the concertos that have made important contributions to…
Handel is recognised as one of the principal creative figures in Baroque music. In this Companion acknowledged experts on Handel make their expertise accessible to the interested general reader and music lover. All the genres in which Handel composed are considered including oratorio- chamber cantata- opera- and church music- as well as works for the keyboard and orchestra.The wide-ranging essa…
For the sixth edition of this classic dictionary- the text has been thoroughly revised and updated. With over 10-000 entries- the Oxford Dictionary of Music (previously the Concise Oxford Dictionary of Music) offers broad coverage of a wide range of musical categories spanning many eras- including composers- librettists- singers- orchestras- important ballets and operas- and musical instruments…
Features No. 4- "Christ lag in Todesbanden-" No. 21- "Ich hatte viel Bekümmerniss-" No. 78- "Jesu- der du meine Seele-" No. 80- "Ein feste Burg ist unser Gott-" and 7 more in the definitive Bach-Gesellschaft edition.
This excellent volume concentrates on works for intermediate and advanced pianists- including J. S. Bach's "Chromatic Fantasia and Fugue" as well as the "French Suite No. 5" and "Fantasia in C Minor-" BWV 906- Handel's "Suite No. 5 in E Major- Suite in G Minor" by Purcell- Rameau's "La Poule- Scarlatti's Sonata in D Minor-" K.9 (“Pastorale”) and "Sonata in G Minor-" K.30 (“The Cat's …
Rich in the composer's customary melodic and rhythmic invention and harmonic ingenuity- this magnificent compilation of piano works includes such favorites as "Chromatic Fantasia and Fugue-" "Italian Concerto-" "Air Varied in the Italian Manner-" "Capriccio on the Departure of His Most Beloved Brother-" "Toccata and Fugue in D Minor-" and "Prelude and Fugue in C Minor." Additional selections fr…
Great choral masterpiece long considered the noblest- most inspired musical treatment of the crucifixion of Christ. Scored for a vast ensemble of double chorus- soloists- double orchestra- and two organs. Reprinted from the definitive Breitkopf & Härtel edition.
One of the most moving of all the musical settings of the Passion of Christ- and one of the most frequently performed of all religious choral works. In its solos and choruses- Bach’s choral masterpiece follows the biblical text that relates the events leading to Christ’s crucifixion- death and resurrection. Contemplative reflections in freely composed verse and highly expressive chorales in…
First produced in Leipzig in 1734-35- Bach's Christmas Oratorio unfolds in a set of 6 cantatas unified by a Biblical narrative relating the story of the birth of Christ. This masterpiece of sacred music- for centuries a favorite throughout the Christmas season- has been reproduced from the authoritative Bach-Gesellschaft edition published by Breitkopf & Härtel.