Author: Arthur Curley
Publisher: Scarecrow Press
ISBN: 9780810817760
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
Languages : en
Pages : 350
Book Description
A classic. Topics include resource-sharing networks, the importance of nonbook formats, the greater complexity of censorship challenges, and the expansion of the library's informational role.
The International Guide to Building a Classical Music Library
Author: Bill Parker
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781878427595
Category : Music
Languages : en
Pages : 356
Book Description
In this edition Bill Parker expands and updates his previous selections and offers the consensus choices for the very. best classical recordings on compact disc. His knowledgeable comments on both new and old releases provide a valuable shortcut to those trying to sort out the relative merits of the past century of recording art. For the first time, this edition includes international record numbers for those collectors who prefer imported editions. With each musical period prefaced by a brief history, this edition truly becomes an indispensable reference guide for any new and curious collector.
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781878427595
Category : Music
Languages : en
Pages : 356
Book Description
In this edition Bill Parker expands and updates his previous selections and offers the consensus choices for the very. best classical recordings on compact disc. His knowledgeable comments on both new and old releases provide a valuable shortcut to those trying to sort out the relative merits of the past century of recording art. For the first time, this edition includes international record numbers for those collectors who prefer imported editions. With each musical period prefaced by a brief history, this edition truly becomes an indispensable reference guide for any new and curious collector.
Building a Classical Music Library
Author: Bill Parker
Publisher: Bill Parker
ISBN: 9780964133204
Category : Reference
Languages : en
Pages : 286
Book Description
Fully revised, this book whose last edition sold over 30,000 copies is "a lively, straightforward, and refreshingly 'user friendly' guide--informed and informative, but never condescending".--Tim Page, New York Music Critic and Public Radio Classical Music Commentator. Includes 14 illustrations.
Publisher: Bill Parker
ISBN: 9780964133204
Category : Reference
Languages : en
Pages : 286
Book Description
Fully revised, this book whose last edition sold over 30,000 copies is "a lively, straightforward, and refreshingly 'user friendly' guide--informed and informative, but never condescending".--Tim Page, New York Music Critic and Public Radio Classical Music Commentator. Includes 14 illustrations.
The Vintage Guide to Classical Music
Author: Jan Swafford
Publisher: Vintage
ISBN: 0679728058
Category : Music
Languages : en
Pages : 626
Book Description
The most readable and comprehensive guide to enjoying over five hundred years of classical music -- from Gregorian chants, Johann Sebastian Bach, and Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart to Johannes Brahms, Igor Stravinsky, John Cage, and beyond. The Vintage Guide to Classical Music is a lively -- and opinionated -- musical history and an insider's key to the personalities, epochs, and genres of the Western classical tradition. Among its features: -- chronologically arranged essays on nearly 100 composers, from Guillaume de Machaut (ca. 1300-1377) to Aaron Copland (1900-1990), that combine biography with detailed analyses of the major works while assessing their role in the social, cultural, and political climate of their times; -- informative sidebars that clarify broader topics such as melody, polyphony, atonality, and the impact of the early-music movement; -- a glossary of musical terms, from a cappella to woodwinds; -- a step-by-step guide to building a great classical music library. Written with wit and a clarity that both musical experts and beginners can appreciate, The Vintage Guide to Classical Music is an invaluable source-book for music lovers everywhere.
Publisher: Vintage
ISBN: 0679728058
Category : Music
Languages : en
Pages : 626
Book Description
The most readable and comprehensive guide to enjoying over five hundred years of classical music -- from Gregorian chants, Johann Sebastian Bach, and Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart to Johannes Brahms, Igor Stravinsky, John Cage, and beyond. The Vintage Guide to Classical Music is a lively -- and opinionated -- musical history and an insider's key to the personalities, epochs, and genres of the Western classical tradition. Among its features: -- chronologically arranged essays on nearly 100 composers, from Guillaume de Machaut (ca. 1300-1377) to Aaron Copland (1900-1990), that combine biography with detailed analyses of the major works while assessing their role in the social, cultural, and political climate of their times; -- informative sidebars that clarify broader topics such as melody, polyphony, atonality, and the impact of the early-music movement; -- a glossary of musical terms, from a cappella to woodwinds; -- a step-by-step guide to building a great classical music library. Written with wit and a clarity that both musical experts and beginners can appreciate, The Vintage Guide to Classical Music is an invaluable source-book for music lovers everywhere.
Building Library Collections
Author: Arthur Curley
Publisher: Scarecrow Press
ISBN: 9780810817760
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
Languages : en
Pages : 350
Book Description
A classic. Topics include resource-sharing networks, the importance of nonbook formats, the greater complexity of censorship challenges, and the expansion of the library's informational role.
Publisher: Scarecrow Press
ISBN: 9780810817760
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
Languages : en
Pages : 350
Book Description
A classic. Topics include resource-sharing networks, the importance of nonbook formats, the greater complexity of censorship challenges, and the expansion of the library's informational role.
Anton Webern
Author: Darin Hoskisson
Publisher: Taylor & Francis
ISBN: 1317672682
Category : Music
Languages : en
Pages : 238
Book Description
Anton Webern: A Research and Information Guide offers carefully selected and annotated sources regarding Webern from 1975 to present day, including sources on Webern’s life, his music, and the interpretation and reception of his music. Along with this comprehensive annotated listing of print and online sources, the book discusses the history of research on Webern and includes a brief chronology of his life. It is a major reference tool for those interested in Webern and his music and valuable for researchers of 20th century music and the Second Viennese School.
Publisher: Taylor & Francis
ISBN: 1317672682
Category : Music
Languages : en
Pages : 238
Book Description
Anton Webern: A Research and Information Guide offers carefully selected and annotated sources regarding Webern from 1975 to present day, including sources on Webern’s life, his music, and the interpretation and reception of his music. Along with this comprehensive annotated listing of print and online sources, the book discusses the history of research on Webern and includes a brief chronology of his life. It is a major reference tool for those interested in Webern and his music and valuable for researchers of 20th century music and the Second Viennese School.
Johannes Brahms
Author: Thomas Quigley
Publisher: Lanham, MD : Scarecrow Press
ISBN:
Category : Music
Languages : en
Pages : 728
Book Description
This volume provides access to literature on Brahms and his works published between 1982 and 1996.
Publisher: Lanham, MD : Scarecrow Press
ISBN:
Category : Music
Languages : en
Pages : 728
Book Description
This volume provides access to literature on Brahms and his works published between 1982 and 1996.
1001 Classical Recordings You Must Hear Before You Die
Author: Matthew Rye
Publisher: Chartwell Books
ISBN: 0785835822
Category : Music
Languages : en
Pages : 963
Book Description
A thick and informative guide to the world of classical music and its stunning recordings, complete with images from CD cases, concert halls, and of the musicians themselves.
Publisher: Chartwell Books
ISBN: 0785835822
Category : Music
Languages : en
Pages : 963
Book Description
A thick and informative guide to the world of classical music and its stunning recordings, complete with images from CD cases, concert halls, and of the musicians themselves.
Guides to Library Collection Development
Author: John Thomas Gillespie
Publisher: Libraries Unlimited
ISBN:
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
Languages : en
Pages : 464
Book Description
Intended to enhance collection development in school, public, and college libraries, this volume lists and annotates approximately 1,500 significant bibliographies published from 1985 through 1993, with some earlier but still useful publications. Annotations indicate scope of the work, size (often the number of entries), kinds of material included, purpose, arrangement, nature of entries, indexes, special features, and a recommendation. Author, title, and subject indexes provide easy access to the entries. With its deep and comprehensive coverage, this work will help not only in the process of selecting and acquiring materials for the library but also in the process of identification of items for reference, readers' advisory, interlibrary loan, and collection evaluation.
Publisher: Libraries Unlimited
ISBN:
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
Languages : en
Pages : 464
Book Description
Intended to enhance collection development in school, public, and college libraries, this volume lists and annotates approximately 1,500 significant bibliographies published from 1985 through 1993, with some earlier but still useful publications. Annotations indicate scope of the work, size (often the number of entries), kinds of material included, purpose, arrangement, nature of entries, indexes, special features, and a recommendation. Author, title, and subject indexes provide easy access to the entries. With its deep and comprehensive coverage, this work will help not only in the process of selecting and acquiring materials for the library but also in the process of identification of items for reference, readers' advisory, interlibrary loan, and collection evaluation.
Classical Music
Author: Alexander J. Morin
Publisher: Hal Leonard Corporation
ISBN: 9780879306380
Category : Music
Languages : en
Pages : 1220
Book Description
Encompassing more than five hundred classical composers past and present, this listener's guide to classical music discusses the best recordings of symphonies, operas, choral pieces, chamber music, and more by the world's leading composers as performed by a variety of outstanding musicians and conductors, and includes essays on the classical repertory, composers, instruments, and more. Original.
Publisher: Hal Leonard Corporation
ISBN: 9780879306380
Category : Music
Languages : en
Pages : 1220
Book Description
Encompassing more than five hundred classical composers past and present, this listener's guide to classical music discusses the best recordings of symphonies, operas, choral pieces, chamber music, and more by the world's leading composers as performed by a variety of outstanding musicians and conductors, and includes essays on the classical repertory, composers, instruments, and more. Original.
Classical Music Magazine
Author:
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Music
Languages : en
Pages : 156
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Music
Languages : en
Pages : 156
Book Description