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Minimalists (20th Century Composers)
This series examines composers in a biographical context, and offers comprehensive studies of key figures in the creation of 20th century music. Each book tries to communicate to a wide audience, without assuming a knowledge of specialised terms. Best Classical Composers 20th Century
- ASIN: 0714847739
- ASIN: 0714847739
- ISBN: 0714847739
- Brand: imusti
- Manufacturer: Phaidon Press
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BELA BARTOK (UPDATED EDITION) (20th Century Composers)
Bela Bartok's reputation as a key figure in 20th century music is well established. This biography shows inextricable links between his life, his music and the turbulence of two world wars." Best Classical Composers 20th Century
- ASIN: 0714847704
- ASIN: 0714847704
- ISBN: 0714847704
- Brand: Brand: Phaidon Press
- Manufacturer: Phaidon Press
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Women Composers of Classical Music: 369 Biographies Through the Mid-20th Century
From the 1500s through the 1900s there were a surprising number of women composing classical music. Many were successful, finding venues for both publishing and performing their music; others found the social barriers for women impossible to overcome. This book provides access to these composers, both well known and obscure. Arranged chronologically by era, each section is divided into countries. For each female composer within a country, a brief biographical sketch is provided, as well as a description of her body of work. This text also includes an extensive opera timeline of works by female composers. Best Classical Composers 20th Century
- ASIN: 0786443979
- ASIN: 0786443979
- ISBN: 0786443979
- Brand: Brand: McFarland
- Manufacturer: McFarland & Company
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Music Notation in the Twentieth Century: A Practical Guidebook
In this comprehensive and definitive survey of current notation procedures, Kurt Stone has brought order to a field traditionally fraught with confusion and idiosyncrasy. He not only describes and recommends new methods for notating modern music, thereby establishing standard procedures for the present and future, but integrates them with traditional practices still in use. The result is a guide to all forms of notation used in serious music today. Stone is undoubtedly one of the world's leading authorities on contemporary music notation and its problems. As head of the Index of New Musical Notation, he collected and categorized the myriad new devices appearing in published music of this century. In collaboration with professional performers and conductors, he evaluated these devices in or... [Read More] Best Classical Composers 20th Century
- ASIN: 0393950530
- ASIN: 0393950530
- ISBN: 0393950530
- Manufacturer: W. W. Norton & Company
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George Gershwin (20th Century Composers)
During his short but prolific career, George Gershwin (1898-1937) produced a varied body of work that combined symphonic composition with the musical styles popular in his era, including jazz and African-American spirituals. Known primarily for his jazz-tinged orchestral work Rhapsody in Blue, his folk opera Porgy and Bess, and his many wonderful songs featured in the films of Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers, Gershwin and his lyricist brother Ira were key figures in the songwriting circles of pre-war America. Rodney Greenberg's lively biography paints a vivid picture of this exciting era in the development of American music, and places Gershwin's life and career within the social and cultural contexts in which he flourished.George Gershwin is part of Phaidon s successful 20th Century Compos... [Read More] Best Classical Composers 20th Century
- ASIN: 0714847720
- ASIN: 0714847720
- ISBN: 0714847720
- Brand: Brand: Phaidon Press Inc.
- Manufacturer: Phaidon Press
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Claude Debussy (20th Century Composers)
A revealing insight into the life and works of Claude Debussy (1862-1918), whose music formed a link between the Romantic and Modern eras Best Classical Composers 20th Century
- ASIN: 0714835129
- ASIN: 0714835129
- ISBN: 0714835129
- Manufacturer: Phaidon Press
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Igor Stravinsky (20th Century Composers)
Igor Stravinsky (1882-1971) is regarded as the inventor of modern music. His phenomenal achievements are comparable to those of his close friend and contemporary Pablo Picasso. This comprehensive biography traces the influences that informed his style and sets all of his major works into context, devoting particular attention to the composer s childhood in pre-revolutionary Russia. It charts his discovery by Diaghilev and traces his ensuing collaborations with choreographers, dancers, painters, designers, and writers. Above all the book concentrates on Stravinsky s creativity, describing how his musical mind worked and relating this to his complex and fascinating personality.Igor Stravinsky is part of Phaidon s successful 20th Century Composers series, which presents authoritative and enga... [Read More] Best Classical Composers 20th Century
- ASIN: 0714847771
- ASIN: 0714847771
- ISBN: 0714847771
- Brand: Brand: Phaidon Press Inc.
- Manufacturer: Phaidon Press
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Sergey Prokofiev (20th Century Composers)
Because of the nature of Soviet society, Prokofiev's life has received little attention from biographers. This survey of his life and work contains several hitherto unpublished illustrations of him and much essential reference material. Best Classical Composers 20th Century
- ASIN: 0714847747
- ASIN: 0714847747
- ISBN: 0714847747
- Brand: Brand: Phaidon Press
- Manufacturer: Phaidon Press
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Jean Sibelius (20th Century Composers)
Jean Sibelius (1865-1957) is perhaps Finland's most important musical figure. His beautiful compositions, inspired primarily by Finnish landscapes and literature, helped to form a national identity for his homeland. Sibelius' innovative symphonies and descriptive tone poems encapsulate his desire to create 'pure' music, and have become staples of the orchestral repertoire all over the world. This intriguing biography, which includes previously unavailable material, examines the life and work of this radical yet understated composer.Jean Sibelius is part of Phaidon's successful 20th Century Composers series, which presents authoritative and engaging biographies of the great creative musicians of our time, augmented by striking visual material and essential reference information. This editio... [Read More] Best Classical Composers 20th Century
- ASIN: 0714847763
- ASIN: 0714847763
- ISBN: 0714847763
- Brand: imusti
- Manufacturer: Phaidon Press
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Giacomo Puccini (20th Century Composers)
With works such as La Bohème and Madame Butterfly, Giacomo Puccini (1858-1924) created some of the world s most popular and widely performed operas. His colourful orchestrations, beautiful melodies, rare theatrical sensibility, and daring choices of subject matter combined to produce timeless stage works that continue to appeal to a broad audience. In this powerful biography, Conrad Wilson examines this great composer s works and the ways in which they were influences by his many relationships with women and his contradictory personality.Giacomo Puccini is part of Phaidon s successful 20th Century Composers series, which presents authoritative and engaging biographies of the great creative musicians of our time, augmented by striking visual material and essential reference information. Th... [Read More] Best Classical Composers 20th Century
- ASIN: 0714847755
- ASIN: 0714847755
- ISBN: 0714847755
- Brand: Brand: Phaidon Press Inc.
- Manufacturer: Phaidon Press
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Loretta Lynn - 20th Century Masters: The Millennium Collection: The Best Of Loretta Lynn (Remastered) (CD)
20th Century Masters: The Millennium Collection - The Best Of Loretta Lynn (Remaster) Best Classical Composers 20th Century 20th Century Masters
- UPC: 855778
- Rating: 5.0
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20th Century Oboe Sonatas
Grammy Award-winner Alex Klein, former principal oboist of the Chicago Symphony Orchestra, performs sonatas that signify the oboes 20th-century reemergence as a brilliant solo instrument. One of the worlds most famous oboe players, Klein says he waited to acquire a professional lifetimes worth of experience before putting his stamp on the six sonatas heard here. With pianist Phillip Bush, Klein plays works that he says quot;define the modern oboequot;: Camille Saint-Saëns jovial, late-Romantic Sonata for Oboe and Piano, Op. 166; York Bowens lushly beautiful Sonata for Oboe and Pianoforte, Op. 85; Henri Dutilleuxs emotionally wide-ranging Sonata for Oboe and Piano; Best Classical Composers 20th Century 20th Century Oboe Sonatas
- UPC: 893613054
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20th Century
2011 six CD release, the second box in the Maurizio Pollini Collection. From the outset of his recording career, Maurizio Pollini has championed modern music - in benchmark accounts of Bartók, Boulez, Manzoni, Nono, Prokofiev, Schoenberg, Stravinsky and Webern, to which can be added his later recordings of Debussy and Berg. Here are his complete recordings of 20th-century music, brought together on a six CD set for the first time. His benchmark survey of 20th-century music, from Debussy to Best Classical Composers 20th Century 20th Century
- UPC: 28852798
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Early 20th Century Catalan Women Composers
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- UPC: 153962617
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Works for Flute By 20th Century Wroclaw Composers
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- UPC: 191760123
Top 10 Composers of the 20th Century
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Top 25 composers of XX century
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