This concise volume is not only a practical manual for the performer but also an authoritative history of the instrument. In covering the essentials of performance practice and musical style for the classical repertoire, the text provides important suggestions for mastering basic touch, fingering, articulation and phrasing, rhythm and tempo, ornaments, ensemble playing, more.
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The Gift to Be Simple by Edward D. Andrews Features the songs, dances, rituals of American Shakers — only authoritative account. Origin, development, notation, dance figures. Includes 80 songs in notation and 17 illustrations.
The Schubert Thematic Catalogue by Otto Erich Deutsch A specialist in Schubertian biography and bibliography definitively catalogs the 1,515 known and traceable Schubert works in their chronological order. Includes 5 appendixes and 3 indexes.
Complete Organ Method: A Classic Text on Organ Technique by John Stainer, F. Flaxington Harker This classic method for beginners provides a brief history of the instrument, an explanation of organ construction, a discussion of the various stops and their management, a section devoted to practical study, and several pieces.
Structural Functions in Music by Wallace T. Berry A brilliant investigation into musical structure through a systematic exploration of tonality, melody, harmony, texture, and rhythm. Discusses early madrigals and Gregorian chants through Bach, Beethoven, and Brahms to Ravel, Bartók, and Berg.
The Study of Fugue by Alfred Mann Features a historical survey of writings on the fugue from the Renaissance to the present as well as four 18th-century studies: works by J. J. Fux, W. F. Marpurg, more. Includes introductions, commentary, and 255 musical examples.
