Early Music Series – serie
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19 produkter
Continuo Playing According to Handel
His Figured Bass Exercises. With a Commentary
Häftad, 1990
888 kr
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An edition with commentary of Handel's exercises for continuo playing which he wrote for the daughters of George II.
A Treatise on the Fundamental Principles of Violin Playing
Av Leopold Mozart, Editha Knocker
Häftad, 1985
1919 kr
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Leopold Mozart's Treatise on the Fundamental Principles of Violin Playing was the major work of its period on the violin and comparable in importance to Quantz's treatise on the flute and P.E. Bach's on the piano. This translation by Editha Knocker was the first to appear in English and remains …
Embellishing 16th-Century Music
Häftad, 1976
1358 kr
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The authentic performance of sixteenth-century music involves more than just reading the notes. The singers and musicians of the time were expected to add elaborate ornamentation according to very precise rules, but exactly how these rules should be interpreted and applied has always presented …
Syntagma Musicum III
Av Michael Praetorius, Jeffery T. Kite-Powell
Inbunden, 2004
2281 kr
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This translation of the third volume of Syntagma musicum is part of a multi-volume work by German composer and theorist Michael Praetorius (1571-1621). Volume III deals with terminology and performance practice, and offers us the most detailed commentary available from the 17th century about the …
The Baroque Clarinet
Av Rice
Häftad, 2003
1106 kr
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The Baroque Clarinet is a sourcebook for the historical study of the European clarinet during the first half of the eighteenth century. The book is based on a comprehensive study of the theoretical, musical, and iconographical evidence, and many conclusions are presented here for the first time. …
The Classical Mandolin
Av Paul Sparks
Häftad, 2005
918 kr
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A "hidden" instrument in the classical music world, the mandolin's repertoire of original music remains largely unknown. This book examines the lives and works of the mandolin's great composers and, together with Sparks's earlier The Early Mandolin (OUP 1989), provides the first comprehensive …
The Lute in Britain
A History of the Instrument and Its Music
Häftad, 2006
1903 kr
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The lute was one of the most important instruments in use in Europe from late medieval times up to the eighteenth century. Despite its acknowledged importance, this study is the first ever comprehensive work on the instrument and its music, apart from performance studies or bibliographical and …
Syntagma Musicum II
De Organographia: Parts I and II
Av Michael Praetorius, David Z. Crookes
Häftad, 1991
991 kr
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Over the last dozen or so years the musical landscape has been changed significantly by the revival of early instrumental music. People are now making and playing many Renaissance and early baroque instruments which until recently were not even mentioned in standard dictionaries. Praetorius's De …
The Early Mandolin
The Mandolino and the Neapolitan Mandoline
Häftad, 1992
1526 kr
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This is the first book to be devoted exclusively to the two main types of early mandolin - the mandolino and the Neapolitan mandoline. It illustrates the rich and varied musical history of these instruments and the full extent of their repertoires, which include music by Handel, Vivaldi, Alessandro …
Play the Viol
The Complete Guide to Playing the Treble, Tenor, and Bass Viol
Av Alison Crum
Häftad, 1992
2147 kr
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The viol has become increasingly popular in recent years as an instrument for the amateur with an interest in early music. With this rise in popularity has grown the need for a tutor which gives detailed advice on playing technique and which is aware of the specific requirements of the adult …
The Keyed Flute by Johann George Tromlitz
Inbunden, 1996
5126 kr
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The Keyed Flute is a translation and study of J.G. Tromlitz's tutor for the 8-keyed flute, first published in German in 1800 when the design of the flute was multifarious. It is the first serious 19th-century method book for the instrument, explaining in great detail how to play flutes of …
Editing Early Music
Häftad, 1995
1129 kr
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Editing Early Music is designed as a guide to editorial procedures suitable for music written from the Middle Ages to about 1830. Some of the suggestions are relevant to the editing of any music no longer in copyright. There is an introductory chapter on the principles of editing and transcribing, …
The Early Flute
Av Solum
Häftad, 1995
1526 kr
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With the growing interest in recent years in the use of period instruments for recordings, live professional performances, and amateur music-making, the old-style transverse flutes are experiencing a remarkable comeback. The Early Flute is the first book in modern times to deal exclusively with the …
The Art of the Trumpet-Maker
The Materials, Tools, and Techniques of the Seventeenth and Eighteenth Centuries in Nuremberg
Av Barclay
Häftad, 1996
1733 kr
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This is a study of the manufacture of brass instruments, particularly the trumpet, in Nuremberg during the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries. The book begins with a brief history of the instrument and the city where it was made, and an introduction to the changes in style, shape, and …
The Lute in Britain
A History of the Instrument and its Music
Inbunden, 2001
7097 kr
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The lute was one of the most important instruments in use in Europe from late medieval times up to the eighteenth century, as a solo instrument, in combination with other instruments, or with the voice. Despite its acknowledged importance this study is the first ever comprehensive work on the …
The Eloquent Oboe
A History of the Hautboy from 1640 to 1760
Av Bruce Haynes
Inbunden, 2001
6132 kr
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The Eloquent Oboe is a history of the hautboy, the oboe of the Baroque period. It reflects recent interest in this instrument, which was the first of the woodwinds to join with strings in creating the new orchestra, and had by the end of the 20th century again become a regular presence on the …
Heart to Heart
Expressive Singing in England 1780-1830
Av Robert Toft
Inbunden, 2000
2839 kr
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This book establishes the principles of interpretation that singers active in England (both foreign and English) applied to recitatives, arias, and songs, by composers such as Handel, Mozart, and Rossini. Expression lay at the heart of persuasive singing during the late eighteenth and early …
The Guitar and Its Music
From the Renaissance to the Classical Era
Inbunden, 2002
5461 kr
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More than twenty years ago James Tyler wrote a modest introduction to the history, repertory, and playing techniques of the four- and five-course guitar. Entitled The Early Guitar: A History and Handbook (OUP 1980), this work proved valuable and enlightening not only to performers and scholars of …
The Langloz Manuscript
Fugal Improvisation through Figured Bass
Inbunden, 2001
5018 kr
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What sorts of processes were going through the mind of J.S. Bach as he improvised a fugue in three, four, or even six parts? And what sort of training equipped an organist of the early eighteenth century to practise the art of accompaniment and improvisation successfully? The practical method which …
