New Publications,
New Music Book Publications - 21st May 2024
Welcome to our latest selection of new music publications, including an introduction to the world of music for young minds, a paperback edition of a companion to Mahler's symphonies and song cycles, a collection of essays exploring the life and works of Debussy, a commentary on the cantatas of Johann Sebastian Bach, the autobiographical recollections of Charles-Marie Widor, and a guide to preparing repertoire for musical theatre auditions.
Have you ever wondered why music is so powerful? This book explores music, how it is all around us, and how it can be used to spark change, inspiring young minds with photographs, illustrations, funny comic strips, and the stories of music heroes. Meticulously researched and authoritative but written in simple language by experts, curious readers will quickly get to grips with the basic principles and terminology.
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Now available in paperback, this book surveys the major works of Gustav Mahler, presenting them not just as artworks but as vivid journeys, and offering the non-specialist a general introduction into works that redefined the symphonic genre. In addition to the standard nine symphonies, it discusses Das Lied von der Erde, the three most commonly heard song cycles (Lieder eines fahrenden Gesellen, Kindertotenlieder, and Rückert-Lieder), and the unfinished Tenth Symphony (in Deryck Cooke’s edition).
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Exploring the many dimensions of Debussy's historical significance, this volume provides new perspectives on his life and work, and considers how social and political contexts shape the way we approach and perform his works today. The chapters chart the influences, relationships and performances that shaped Debussy's creativity, and the ways he negotiated the complex social and professional networks of music, literature, art, and performance (on and off the stage) in Belle Époque Paris.
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Commentaries on the Cantatas of Johann Sebastian Bach: A Selective Guide
Hans-Joachim Schulze; University of Illinois Press; Paperback
This selection of essays illuminates a wide range of biographical and cultural features of Bach’s life and creative milieu. Lively and engaging discussions provide a wealth of rewarding insights and perspectives focusing on individual cantatas, their texts, and the questions of chronology and context that attend them.
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Autobiographical Recollections of Charles-Marie Widor
John R. Near (editor); University of Rochester Press; Hardback
Widor narrated his recollections in 1936, bringing to life his diverse experiences from the time of Louis Philippe to the cusp of World War II. These recollections are here translated into English for the first time, meticulously edited, and profusely annotated. The people, political details, and historical events that Widor spoke of with great fluency are identified in notes that give the reader a full understanding of the narrative. Several appendices and a trove of hitherto unpublished photos illuminate the text.
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The dawning of a new century saw London emerge as a hub in a fast-developing global music industry, mirroring Britain's pivotal position between the continent, the Americas and the British Empire. This book envisions a burgeoning urban culture through a series of snapshots - daily musical life in all its messy diversity. Engagingly written, it reveals the exhilarating transformation of music in Edwardian London, which laid the foundations for the century to come.
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Your Rep Book: How to Find, Choose, and Prepare Successful Audition Songs
Adam Wachter; Methuen Publishing; Paperback
Prepping songs for music theatre auditions can be stressful. This friendly and accessible guide takes readers step-by-step through the process of building an audition repertoire portfolio, helping to identify what songs are needed in which categories, and explaining where to find them, how to source and make appropriate cuts in the sheet music, and even how to communicate effectively with the accompanist and act out the song.
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Ready to make some noise? These hands-on, not-so-ordinary science projects are for you! Design melodic musical instruments and squawking noisemakers. Turn up the bass with activities that let you see sound. Then, learn the science behind each rocking racket! Simple step-by-step instructions supported by clear photos make it easy to start experimenting and discover just how fun science can be.
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This encyclopedia covers all aspects of traditional music, song and dance in Ireland. Extensive articles give the widest range of information on all aspects of the subjects of dance and song, and on instruments, especially harp, uilleann pipes, fiddle, flute, bodhran, concertina, banjo, and accordions. This immense volume of biography, history, hard facts and opinion offers a knowledge base that has been drawn from the expertise of some two hundred musicians, researchers and teachers in the field.
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Listening to the Music the Machines Make: Inventing Electronic Pop 1978-1983
Richard Evans; Omnibus Press; Paperback
This book presents the revolutionary story of electronic pop from 1978 to 1983. It explores how krautrock, disco, glam rock and punk inspired a new generation to rip up the rulebook and venture toward a new frontier of electronic music – one that laid the foundations for hip-hop, house, techno and beyond. Including an extensive collection of archive images throughout, it draws on years of research, a plethora of archive press materials, and the input of key figures to chart the careers and impact of electronic pop’s earliest innovators and luminaries.
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