Author: Barbara Owen
Publisher: Oxford University Press
ISBN: 0190295104
Category : Music
Languages : en
Pages : 208
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Influenced by Robert and Clara Schumann and Joseph Joachim, Johannes Brahms not only learned to play the organ at the beginning of his career, but also wrote significant compositions for the instrument as a result of his early counterpoint study. He composed for the organ only sporadically or as part of larger choral and instrumental works in his subsequent career. During the final year of his life, however, he returned to pure organ composition with a set of chorale preludes--though many of these are thought to have been revisions of earlier works. Today, the organ works of Johannes Brahms are recognized as beautifully-crafted compositions by church and concert organists across the world and have become a much-cherished component of the repertoire. Until now, however, most scholarly accounts of Brahms's life and work treat his works for the organ as a minor footnote in his development as a composer. Precisely because the collection of organ works is not extensive, the pieces--composed at different times during Brahms's lifetime--help to map his path as a composer, pinpointing various stages in his artistic development. In this volume, Barbara Owen offers the first in-depth study of this corpus, considering Brahms's organ works in relation to his background, methods, and overall artistic development, his contacts with organs and organists, the influence of his predecessors and contemporaries, and analyses of each specific work and its place in Brahms's career. Her expert history and analysis of Brahms's individual organ works and their interpretation also investigates contemporary practices relative to the performance of these pieces. The book's three valuable appendices present a guide to editions of Brahms's organ works, a discussion of the organ in Brahms's world that highlights some organs the composer would have heard, and a listing of the organ transcriptions of Brahms's work. Blending unique insights into composition and performance practice, this book will be read eagerly by performers, students, and scholars of the organ, Brahms, and the music of the Nineteenth Century.
Author: Russell Stinson
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
ISBN: 0199747032
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
Languages : en
Pages : 242
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In this penetrating study, Russell Stinson considers how four of the greatest composers of the nineteenth century-Felix Mendelssohn, Robert Schumann, Franz Liszt, and Johannes Brahms-responded to the model of Bach's organ music. His book represents a major step forward in the literature on the so-called Bach revival.
Author: Harry W. Gay
Publisher:
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Languages : en
Pages : 162
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Author: Islington (England). Public Libraries Committee
Publisher:
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Category : Best books
Languages : en
Pages : 846
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Author: Thomas Quigley
Publisher: Metuchen, N.J. : Scarecrow Press
ISBN:
Category : Music
Languages : en
Pages : 1012
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This bibliography of Brahms literature is worldwide in coverage and accesses literature written between 1848 and 1982 (a supplement covering 1983-1992 is in progress). Quigley cites some 4,700 references, ranging from the popular to the scholarly, from newspaper articles to monographs, from festschrift contributions to doctoral theses. The work is arranged by subject, and extensive cross- referencing and indexes provide systematic access. The compiler has seen over two-thirds of the references. Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR
Author: David Daniels
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield
ISBN: 1442275219
Category : Music
Languages : en
Pages : 1464
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Daniels’ Orchestral Music is the gold standard for all orchestral professionals—from conductors, librarians, programmers, students, administrators, and publishers, to even instructors—seeking to research and plan an orchestral program, whether for a single concert or a full season. This sixth edition, celebrating the fiftieth anniversary of the original edition, has the largest increase in entries for a new edition of Orchestral Music: 65% more works (roughly 14,050 total) and 85% more composers (2,202 total) compared to the fifth edition. Composition details are gleaned from personal inspection of scores by orchestral conductors, making it a reliable one-stop resource for repertoire. Users will find all the familiar and useful features of the fifth edition as well as significant updates and corrections. Works are organized alphabetically by composer and title, containing information on duration, instrumentation, date of composition, publication, movements, and special accommodations if any. Individual appendices make it easy to browse works with chorus, solo voices, or solo instruments. Other appendices list orchestral works by instrumentation and duration, as well as works intended for youth concerts. Also included are significant anniversaries of composers, composer groups for thematic programming, a title index, an introduction to Nieweg charts, essential bibliography, internet sources, institutions and organizations, and a directory of publishers necessary for the orchestra professional. This trusted work used around the globe is a must-have for orchestral professionals, whether conductors or orchestra librarians, administrators involved in artistic planning, music students considering orchestral conducting, authors of program notes, publishers and music dealers, and instructors of conducting.
Author:
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Category : Music
Languages : en
Pages : 510
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Author: Heather Platt
Publisher: Routledge
ISBN: 113557619X
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 448
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First Published in 2003. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.
Author: Hans Klotz
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Music
Languages : en
Pages : 236
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A treatise on the nature of the organ, its tonal and architectural disposition, care and maintenance of the instrument, and the art of organ playing. Contains 12 plates and numerous illustrations. Translated by Gerhard Krapf, and based on the seventh revised edition.
Author: Trebor Jay Tichenor
Publisher: Courier Corporation
ISBN: 9780486231570
Category : Music
Languages : en
Pages : 348
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63 tuneful, rediscovered piano rags by 51 composers (or teams). Does not duplicates selections in Classic Piano Rags.
