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Paperback. Zustand: Very Good. First survey of Copland's entire output for some 30 years - a period seeing some of his most important works. Aaron Copland was one of the twentieth century's most popular and distinguished composers. Copland was born in 1900 in Brooklyn, where he began his musical career, before moving to the Paris in the 1920s, where Stravinsky, Prokofiev and Les Six were the centre of attention. On his return to the United States at the end of the decade he began to produce a series of works which could leave no one in any doubt that American composers were capable of writing music equal to the best of their European contemporaries. This chronological survey of Copland's work discusses ever one of his compositions and examines his influential writings on music. Profusely illustrated with musicexamples and photographs, it includes a conversation on the piano music with Aaron Copland and Leo Smit and also features sketches of Copland in rehearsal by Milein Cosman. NEIL BUTTERWORTH was formerly Head of Music atNapier College, Edinburgh. The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged.

Soft cover. Zustand: Very Good. No Jacket. 1st Edition. 310pp. 21.5cm. Black and white photographic illustrations and music in the text. Appendices. Bibliography. Indexes. Soft covers. A very good clean copy.

Soft cover. Zustand: Very Good. 1st Edition. The Proms and natural justice. A plan for renewal. With a foreword by Sir Adrian Boult. Robert Simpson was BBC Music Producer for nearly thirty years and in this book he scrutinises the methods by which the Proms are planned. At that time the Controller, Music could decide all the Prom programmes. Dr. Simpson suggests appointing a separate planner of the Proms with a limited tenure.In this way the Proms could be more adventurous and true realisation of Sir Henry Wood's original vision. Paperback. 66pp inc index19,5cm x 12.5cm VG in v. sl marked pictorial cover.

Translated, Edited and Introduced by Paul Rapoport, with a foreword by Robert Simpson. "Vagn Holmboe (born in 1909 in Denmark) has written over 300 compositions in nearly every musical genre.Ub Experiencing Music he discusses many issues facing the composer, performe and listener, giving special attention to the most basic questions about musical experience." Pp.142, occasional black & white photographs. Black cloth, dustwrapper. VG/VG.

Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Very Good. 1st Edition. Black cloth, gilt title. 200pp. Slight shelf wear to dust wrapper with a small tear to top front corner. Price clipped. Inscription from Publisher to ffep. Slight tanning to pages but a clean copy in very good condition.

8vo 288 pages. Cloth, VG, in slightly worn d/w in protective plastic. Internally VG. Illustrations and music examples.

Soft cover. Zustand: Near Fine. First Edition. 1992. 359pp. B&W illustrations. "This is the first in a two-volume study of Jenkins and his music. It presents a biographical introduction to the composer then concerns itself exclusively with the superb consorts for viols which dominate the early part of the composer's career. It is profusely illustrated with music examples and discusses virtually every work in this form." Book is in excellent condition. No inscriptions. All contents are tight and clean.

Hardcover. Zustand: Fine. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Near Fine. 1st Edition. First Edition in English, 1987. 8 3/4" x 5 1/2", 291 pages, black and white illustrations, musical examples, The first collection of Dallapiccola's writings to appear in English, proving that he is an inspired essayist and critic. Hb, fine in near fine dw.

Zustand: Used - Very Good. VG paperback. Musicians on Music, no.3 (ISSN:0264-6889). 1st edition, edited by Malcolm MacDonald. A tidy copy in tight binding.

Cloth. Zustand: Near Fine. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: VG+ DJ. First edition. Presentation copy; Milein Cosman's (illustrator) signed inscription on tp. Musicians on Music No. 2. Preface by PIERRE BOULEZ. With Illustrations by Milein Cosman, Ewald Dülberg, E.L. Kirchner, Anna Mahler, Feliks Topolski and 14 others. Corners slightly bumped. Dj is a little discoloured.

Soft cover. Zustand: Very Good +. Pfitzner's Opera, first performed in 1917, tells the story of the Composer Palestrina. SIGNED by the Author "Owen Toller", with no other inscription, on the Title Page. 310 Pages, 570g, 8 1/2" Tall. Very slight edge wear. Size: Atlas Folio - over 23" - 25" tall. Signed by Author(s).

Hardcover. Zustand: VG+. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: VG+. 242pp. b/w illus. Ed. Martin Anderson. Black board covers with gilt lettering. A little edge wear to dustwrapper. Spine slightly bumped. Corners crisp, edges of textblock clean and unmarked, binding tight, pages clean and bright. Appears unread. Contains musical examples.

Hardcover. Zustand: VG+. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: VG+. 1st Edition. 288pp. b/w illus. music examples. Preface by Vernon Handley. Black cloth, gilt title. Spine very slightly bumped. Corners crisp. Minor creasing to top of dustwrapper. Contents clean and bright.

8vo 458 pages. Cloth, backstrip a little bumped at head and foot, in very slightly creased d/w, else VG/VG. Few neat pencil corrections to index pages, else internally VG, as new. Few music examples.

Paperback. Zustand: Very Good. First full-length study of Schubert's career as a symphonist. Astonishingly, Schubert's symphonies have never received the detailed study that their prominence in the orchestral repertoire would suggest they deserve. In this book Professor Brian Newbould, perhaps the best-known of contemporary Schubert scholars, examines each symphony for its individuality and shows its relationship to Schubert's symphonic ouvre. He gives particular attention to the sketched works that have recently emerged in his own completions andto the two familiar masterpieces of Schubert's maturity, the `Unfinished' and the `Great C major'. He also casts new light on the role of Haydn and Mozart as models for the younger Schubert. Schubert and the Symphony is conceived as a companion to the symphonies for the listener, the professional musician and the student. BRIAN NEWBOULD is Professor of Music at the University of Hull. He has lectured extensively in Europe and North and South Ameica, and occasionally finds time to compose, conduct and perform. The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged.

Soft cover. Zustand: Very Good Plus. First Paperback edition. 2010. 390pp. B&W illustrations. "This book contains all the most important of the composer's essays and interviews, throws light on the trying conditions under which he was obliged to work in the 1920s and '30s, especially in education, and gives perceptive assessments of the work of some of the major composers of the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries - Wagner, Strauss, Stravinsky, Ravel, Satie and others - and the trends they embodied." Two small areas of label residue to front cover. The book is otherwise in excellent condition. There are no inscriptions and all contents are tight and clean.

Hard Cover. Zustand: Very Good. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Very Good. First Hardback Edition. 240 x 165mm. pp. 434. English text. Inscribed first hardback edition of 'A Musicain Divided: Andre Tchaikowsky in His Own Words'. Inscription by author to f.e.p reads 'Dear Michael. I hope you enjoy this book. With all my best wishes and thanks for your time and unending support! Anastasia .'. Includes CD in pocket at rear. Black and white photographic illustrations. Bound in original black boards. Housed in black pictorial dust jacket. Book and dust jacket clean. Binding strong. No underlining. Dust jacket protected with removable mylar cover. See images. 1.1kg. Extra postage overseas. Signed.

Paperback. Zustand: Very Good. First full-length study of Schubert's career as a symphonist. Astonishingly, Schubert's symphonies have never received the detailed study that their prominence in the orchestral repertoire would suggest they deserve. In this book Professor Brian Newbould, perhaps the best-known of contemporary Schubert scholars, examines each symphony for its individuality and shows its relationship to Schubert's symphonic ouvre. He gives particular attention to the sketched works that have recently emerged in his own completions andto the two familiar masterpieces of Schubert's maturity, the `Unfinished' and the `Great C major'. He also casts new light on the role of Haydn and Mozart as models for the younger Schubert. Schubert and the Symphony is conceived as a companion to the symphonies for the listener, the professional musician and the student. BRIAN NEWBOULD is Professor of Music at the University of Hull. He has lectured extensively in Europe and North and South Ameica, and occasionally finds time to compose, conduct and perform. The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged.

First thus edition hard back binding in publisher's original black paper covered boards, gilt title and author lettering to the spine. 8vo. 9'' x 6''. Contains 438 printed pages of text. Fine condition book in Fine condition dust wrapper, not price clipped. Dust wrapper supplied in archive acetate film protection, it does not adhere to the book or to the dust wrapper. Member of the P.B.F.A. ISBN 0907689191 MUSIC [Classical].

Small 8vo vi, 66 pages. Paperback, slightly worn. Back papers sunned else internally VG. Title page inscribed "Best greetings from Bob 18 vii 81" by author.

1st edition stiff wrappers New book octavo 787pp., b/w pls., bibliog., index,

Hard. Zustand: Very Good. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Good. Pages clean and bright, inscription on front endpaper, boards firm, some rubbing and shelf wear to dust jacket. Size: 8vo.

First edition hard back binding in publisher's original black cloth covered boards, blocked and lettered gilt back. 8vo. 8½'' x 5½''. Contains 288 pp with monochrome photographs and music examples throughout. Fine condition book in Fine condition dust wrapper, not price clipped. Dust wrapper supplied in archive acetate film protection. Member of the P.B.F.A. MUSIC [Classical].

Hard Cover. Zustand: Near Fine. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Near Fine. First Edition. hardcover in dust jacket., volume one ONLY., no flaws, clean, no writing or markings, tightly bound.; 190pp., b/w illustrations and passages of musical writings., personal recollections by hans keller. autobiographical sketch by franz schmidt. hungarian-born, viennese composer of the 20th century. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Very Good. First Thus Edition. Bound in clean black cloth with gilt titles to spine, this 2009 hardcover First Thus Edition is VG in Vg dustjacket (unclipped). 366pp with Introduction, 11 Parts, Appendix, Index of Alwyn's Works and Index. Condition VG.

Hardcover. First Edition; First Printing. Book condition is Very Good, with a Very Good dust jacket. Minor edgewear to jacket, including a few small bumps. A few small stains and creases to jacket. Previous owner sticker to rear cover. Jacket is price-clipped. Minor edgewear to boards, including a few small bumps. Light foxing to page ends. A few unobtrusive pencil markings to text. Illustrated throughout with drawings by Milein Cosman, Ewald Dulberg, et al. Errata/corrections slips laid in. ; Musicians on Music, Vol. 2; 8vo 8" - 9" tall.

Zustand: Very good. book.

Hardcover. Zustand: new. Hardcover. The Polish-born, British-based pianist Andre Tchaikowsky (1935-82) saw himself principally as a composer- one of several conflicting elements in his personality, charted by the diaries he kept between 1974 and 1982.Andre Tchaikowsky was only 46 when he died, internationally renowned as a pianist - and he made the headlines after his death when he left his skull to the Royal Shakespeare Company for use in performances of Hamlet. Yet for all his facility at the keyboard Tchaikowsky's real passion was composition. The internal conflict between pianist and composer compounded an already complex character. A Polish Jew and Holocaust survivor, Tchaikowsky was also a homosexual. The diaries he kept between 1974 and his death chronicle the struggles that ran through his life. Debt kept driving him back to the concert platform when his true wish was to find the time to compose. His spirited writing details the joys and vicissitudes of his life with striking candour. The diaries are introduced and annotated by Anastasia Belina-Johnson, who also provides a chronology of Tchaikowsky's life and a survey of his music. Includes a CDof the pianist in recital.Anastasia Belina-Johnson is Head of Classical Music at the Leeds College of Music. The Polish-born, British-based pianist Andre Tchaikowsky (1935-82) saw himself principally as a composer- one of several conflicting elements in his personality, charted by the diaries he kept between 1974 and 1982. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.

Hardcover. Zustand: new. Hardcover. Offers a unique perspective in to what it takes to perform Richard Wagner's operas.Performing Wagner studies each of the iconic Wagnerian heldentenor roles from the unique perspective of the performer. Stephen Gould studied and acted them hundreds of times in scores of productions around the world prior to his passing in 2023. In this thoughtful book, he offers insights to building a character, understanding the dramatic arc of each role, analysing each scene for cogency and dramatic structure, and finding the clues embedded in the music and the words. His intelligence and eloquence offer perspectives that only a performer can experience.The book is unique in opera literature. Neither a memoir nor a musical analysis, Performing Wagner is a practical guide to preparing for, and performing, these roles. Stephen Gould hoped to share his experiences with enthusiasts of Wagner's works, as well as opera audiences more generally who seek to learn what singing actors do in performance. It is invaluable to young artists approaching this repertoire and to scholars studying Wagner's dramaturgy. More broadly, this volume speaks to the condition of every opera fan who has ever been floored by a great performance and wondered, 'how did they do that?'A chapter is devoted to each role, and a foreword is provided by Katharina Wagner, the composer's great-granddaughter and Director of the Wagner Festival in Bayreuth, Germany. Offers a unique perspective in to what it takes to perform Richard Wagner's operas. Shipping may be from our UK warehouse or from our Australian or US warehouses, depending on stock availability.

Hardcover. Zustand: Fine. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Fine. Edited and translated from the Polish by Alistair Wightman. First edition thus. Fine in a fine dust jacket. ; 390 pages.