Victorian Music for the English Concertina

Victorian Music for the English Concertina PDF Author: Allan W. Atlas
Publisher: A-R Editions, Inc.
ISBN: 089579652X
Category : Music
Languages : en
Pages : 208

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Developed by the physicist Charles Wheatstone around 1830, the English concertina was extremely popular in art-music circles of Victorian England until late in the nineteenth century. This edition includes fifteen works that present a cross section of the instrument¿s concert and salon repertories, and includes music by the "mainstream" composers George Alexander Macfarren, Julius Benedict, and Bernhard Molique, as well as original compositions by such concertina virtuosos as Giulio Regondi and Richard Blagrove. There are also pieces by two little-known women composers/arrangers, Hannah Rampton Binfield and Rosina King (the instrument was particularly popular with women), and an arrangement by George Case of a well-known hymn tune, which shows how the baritone concertina was used in small parish churches. Finally, there are two works for concertina ensembles, a duo for treble and baritone concertina by Blagrove and a transcription by Regondi for concertina quartet of the final movement of Mozart¿s Symphony No. 38 "Prague."

The Wheatstone English Concertina in Victorian England

The Wheatstone English Concertina in Victorian England PDF Author: Allan W. Atlas
Publisher: Oxford University Press on Demand
ISBN: 9780198165804
Category : Music
Languages : en
Pages : 155

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The Wheatstone English concertina was enormously popular in Victorian England. Developed around 1830 by the physicist Sir Charles Wheatstone, the instrument quickly found a home on the leading concert stages and in upper-class salons. It attracted such composers as Macfarren, Benedict, Barnett, and Molique, who supplied its repertory with concertos, sonatas, character pieces, and chamber works. Its two great virtuosos, Giulio Regondi and Richard Blagrove, drew the plaudits of audiences and critics alike. This is the first comprehensive book about the instrument, its music, performers, audiences, and reception. It includes an appendix containing an edition of five pieces for the instrument.

The Concertina

The Concertina PDF Author: Frank Butler
Publisher: Oak Publications
ISBN: 178323444X
Category : Music
Languages : en
Pages : 65

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From the Preface: "This tutor is designed as a 'self-service' course for the beginner, particularly one needing to learn to read music as well as play the concertina."

The Anglo-German Concertina

The Anglo-German Concertina PDF Author: Dan Michael Worrall
Publisher: Dan Michael Worrall
ISBN: 0982599609
Category : Music
Languages : en
Pages : 353

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Nineteenth-Century British Music Studies

Nineteenth-Century British Music Studies PDF Author: Bennett Zon
Publisher: Routledge
ISBN: 0429628846
Category : Music
Languages : en
Pages : 324

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Originally published in 1999, this volume of essays arises from the first biennial Music in Nineteenth-Century Britain conference, held at the University of hull in July 1997. Like the conference, this book seeks to expand and reassess our current knowledge of musical life in Britain during the nineteenth century, as well as to challenge the preconceptions of earlier attitudes and scholarship. This volume covers a cohesive range of subjects and materials intended not only as a revision of past views and scholarship, but also as a tool for further research. It provides a vigorous reconsideration of the musical activity of the period.

Musical History as Seen through Contemporary Eyes

Musical History as Seen through Contemporary Eyes PDF Author: Benjamin Knysak
Publisher: Hollitzer Wissenschaftsverlag
ISBN: 3990129740
Category : Music
Languages : en
Pages : 530

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"Musical History as Seen through Contemporary Eyes", edited by Benjamin Knysak and Zdravko Blažeković, is a Festschrift published in honor of the musicologist H. Robert Cohen. Born in Baltimore, educated in New York, and with a career spanning France, Canada, and the United States, Cohen is the founder of the Répertoire international de la presse musicale (RIPM), the international project focused on the historic musical press. With research interests spanning print culture, music iconography, Hector Berlioz, musical France, and Giuseppe Verdi, this volume presents a collection of essays written by many friends and collaborators exploring these themes and many others. "Musical History as Seen through Contemporary Eyes" is a tribute to Cohen's contributions to musicology, librarianship, and information science spanning more than fifty years.

Music Cultures in Sounds, Words and Images.

Music Cultures in Sounds, Words and Images. PDF Author: Antonio Baldassarre
Publisher: Hollitzer Wissenschaftsverlag
ISBN: 3990125044
Category : Music
Languages : en
Pages : 813

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"Music cultures in sounds, words and images", edited by Antonio Baldassarre and Tatjana Markovic, is dedicated to the 60th birthday of the Croatian-American musicologist Zdravko Blažekovic (b. 1956, Zagreb). After his studies of musicology and first working experiences in Zagreb, Blažekovic moved to New York City, where he is since 1996 the executive editor of the RILM - Répertoire International de Littérature Musicale, and since 1998 director of the RCMI - Research Center for Music Iconography as well as editor of one of the leading journals for music iconography, "Music in Art", in the framework of the Barry S. Brook Center for Music Reserach and Documentation at the Graduate Center of the City University of New York. In view of Blažekovic's very broad multidisciplinary interests, including historical musicology, music iconography, organology, archeology, lexicography and databases, this book contains 38 studies in six languages (English, German, Italian, Serbian, Croatian, Chinese) organized in six chapters: Sounds of nations, Words on musics, Performance of musical cultures, Images on musics, Organology, and Classifying data on music.

MTR; Music Trades Review

MTR; Music Trades Review PDF Author:
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Music trade
Languages : en
Pages : 256

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Victorian Popular Music

Victorian Popular Music PDF Author: Ronald Pearsall
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Music
Languages : en
Pages : 248

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The Harvard Dictionary of Music

The Harvard Dictionary of Music PDF Author: Don Michael Randel
Publisher: Harvard University Press
ISBN: 0674417992
Category : Music
Languages : en
Pages : 1020

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This classic reference work, the best one-volume music dictionary available, has been brought completely up to date in this new edition. Combining authoritative scholarship and lucid, lively prose, the Fourth Edition of The Harvard Dictionary of Music is the essential guide for musicians, students, and everyone who appreciates music. The Harvard Dictionary of Music has long been admired for its wide range as well as its reliability. This treasure trove includes entries on all the styles and forms in Western music; comprehensive articles on the music of Africa, Asia, Latin America, and the Near East; descriptions of instruments enriched by historical background; and articles that reflect today’s beat, including popular music, jazz, and rock. Throughout this Fourth Edition, existing articles have been fine-tuned and new entries added so that the dictionary fully reflects current music scholarship and recent developments in musical culture. Encyclopedia-length articles by notable experts alternate with short entries for quick reference, including definitions and identifications of works and instruments. More than 220 drawings and 250 musical examples enhance the text. This is an invaluable book that no music lover can afford to be without.