New Publications,
New Music Book Publications - 26th October 2022
Welcome to our latest selection of new music books. Our picks this time round include a collection of essays on the music of Handel written in honour of noted scholar, Donald Burrows; a revised edition of a handbook of Italian, German, and French diction for singers; a paperback edition of Susan Tomes's award-winning guide to the history of the piano as represented by 100 pieces of music written for the instrument; essays on music by women composers in the first half of the twentieth century; an exploration of the piano music of American composer, Samuel Adler; a handbook for female singers in musical theatre; activities to assist with teaching musical composition to young students; sound books for small children introducing them to the music of Bach and Grieg; a biography of Bob Dylan; and a companion to the genre of German experimental music known as Krautrock.
Classical Music
New Perspectives on Handel's Music: Essays in Honour of Donald Burrows
David Vickers (editor); Boydell & Brewer; Hardback
As soon as Handel composed, rehearsed, and performed his music, it immediately became a subject of fascination for the authors of reports, polemics, and critical appraisals. The continuous yet evolving culture of Handelian studies is represented here by several generations of scholars inspired by the research, publications, and teaching of Donald Burrows. This festschrift contains twenty essays that exemplify aspects both of traditional philological enquiry and of modern interdisciplinary musicology.
Available Format: Book
A Handbook of Diction for Singers: Italian, German, French (Third Edition)
David Adams; Oxford University Press; Paperback
This guide to achieving professional levels of diction in Italian, German, and French presents the sounds of each language in logical order, along with essential information on matters such as diacritical marks, syllabification, word stress, and effective use of foreign-language dictionaries. This revised edition offers expanded coverage of each language as well as a new chapter that introduces readers to the specific sounds unique to those languages.
Available Format: Book
Now available in paperback, this award-winning book charts the development of the piano from the late eighteenth century to the present day, taking the reader on a journey through 100 pieces featuring solo works, chamber music, concertos, and jazz. Susan Tomes includes composers such as Bach, Mozart, Beethoven, Schumann, Tchaikovsky, Debussy, Gershwin, and Glass. Looking at this history from a modern performer's perspective, she acknowledges neglected women composers and players including Fanny Mendelssohn, Maria Szymanowska, Clara Schumann, and Amy Beach.
Available Format: Book
Analytical Essays on Music by Women Composers: Concert Music, 1900-1960
Laurel Parsons & Brenda Ravenscroft (editors); Oxford University Press; Hardback
Through analysis of compositions written in the first half of the twentieth century, this book celebrates the achievements of eight composers: Alma Mahler, Rebecca Clarke, Ethel Smyth, Ruth Crawford, Florence Price, Galina Ustvolskaya, J. M. Beyer, and Peggy Glanville-Hicks. The essays provide thought-provoking explorations of their compositions, often linking analytical observations with questions of meaning and historical context.
Available Format: Book
A Performer's Guide to the Piano Music of Samuel Adler
Bradford P. Gowen; University of Rochester Press; Hardback
American composer Samuel Adler has composed a huge body of work, including an array of piano pieces. This book begins with an overview of stylistic and pianistic traits found throughout these pieces, and then examines each work chronologically, in a two-part format. The first part is an essay on the work's style, emotional content, and unique features, while the second part offers specific suggestions for practising and interpretation.
Available Format: Book
Musical Theatre for the Female Voice: The Sensation, Sound, and Science, of Singing
Shaun Aquilina; Taylor & Francis; Paperback
This book sets out everything that female singers will need to understand in order to perform safely and effectively in musical theatre. Aimed at trainee singers at undergraduate level in MT degrees, as well as early career professionals, no other book sets out the requirements and capacities of the female voice in this level of detail.
Available Format: Book
Music Education
Experiencing Music Composition in Grades K-2
Janice Smith & Michele Kaschub; Rowman & Littlefield; Paperback
This book is designed to help teachers and students create music through activities that are enticing and accessible. The text offers an innovative approach to composition teaching, promoting the development of intention, musical expressivity, and artistic craftsmanship. With instructional materials aligned to tasks from the genres of songwriting/choral music, composition and visual media, instrumental music, electronic music and digital media, and music theatre, activities easily fit into existing curricular frames.
Available Format: Book
The Story Orchestra: In the Hall of the Mountain King
Hattie Grylls; Frances Lincoln Publishers; Hardback
Discover the spellbinding magic of The Mountain King in this musical retelling of Peer Gynt - as you journey through the scenes, press the buttons to hear ten excerpts from the score. At the back of the book is a short biography of the composer, with details about his composition of Peer Gynt. Next to this, you can replay the excerpts and read a discussion of the instruments, rhythms and musical techniques that make them so powerful.
Available Format: Book
Rock & Pop Music
The Double Life of Bob Dylan Volume 1 - A Restless Hungry Feeling: 1941-1966
Clinton Heylin; Vintage Guitars; Paperback
In 2016 it was announced that Bob Dylan had sold his personal archive to the George Kaiser Foundation in Tulsa, Oklahoma, reportedly for $22 million. As the boxes started to arrive, the Foundation asked Clinton Heylin to assess the material they had been given. What he found so changed his understanding of the artist, especially of his creative process, that he became convinced that a whole new biography was needed.
Available Format: Book
This is the first academic introduction to the 1960s/70s 'Krautrock' movement of German experimental music that has long attracted the attention of the music press and fans in Britain and abroad. It offers a structured approach to this exceptionally heterogeneous and decentralised movement, combining overviews with detailed analysis and close readings, discussing all the key bands of the era including Can, Kraftwerk, Tangerine Dream, Neu!, Faust, Ash Ra Tempel, Cluster, and Amon Duul II.
Available Format: Book
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