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The Norton Recorded Anthology of Western Music includes professional recordings (many brand new) of all works in the anthology on two six-CD sets, of which this is volume 2..
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Offers a start-to-finish history of classical music, explaining how the twentieth century has reached a radical tranformation period in which orchestras have become out of reach to most people, left only to the elite who can afford their exorbitant ticket prices.".
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Enriched by biographical detail, historical background, musical examples, and many finely nuanced observations, this volume is a treasury of insight and information. Readers will find illuminating discussion of the complete symphonies of Beethoven, Schumann, Brahms, Sibelius, and Mahler, as well as of the most loved symphonic works of Schubert, Bruckner, Dvorak, Tchaikovsky, Prokofiev, and others. We learn how to listen more sharply for Haydn's humor, to Mozart's singular combination of pathos with grace, and to the evolution of Beethoven's musical ideas in his nine symphonies. This remarkable range and variety of composers are illuminated by Steinberg's deft, inviting, and intensely personal essays, which give such a vivid portrait of each composer's personality that the reader gets an immediate sense of how the work is a direct expression of the person from whose soul and brain it has sprung.
Tracing the ways in which composers have dealt with the musical challenges that have engaged them throughout the centuries, Steinberg takes us through the revolutions of expression, sound, and form that have shaped the symphony's remarkable history. Whether beginners or veterans, music lovers will listen to the symphony with enlivened interest and deeper understanding with Steinberg's masterful guide in hand..
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The Norton Recorded Anthology of Western Music, Concise Edition includes professional recordings (many brand new) of selected works in the anthology in a six-CD set. These CDs are for use with The Norton Anthology of Western Music and A History of Western Music..
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This comprehensive reference delivers a chronological history of the symphony with an emphasis on musical style. It takes the reader on a musical journey from the preclassical period to contemporary time, punctuated with specific examples by all major composers from Corelli to Riegger. Everyone from orchestral conductors to concert goers and music critics should make room in their libraries for this all-new guide..
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In this remarkable book, Antony Hopkins shows how the entire orchestra acts as a distinct musical instrument, one which composers have played upon over the centuries to express every mood, from the most sublime to the most frivolous. In so doing, he explains the ways in which a composer's "signature in sound" develops, from the subtly exotic pattern of a Bartok theme to the sensuously evocative chords in Debussy.
Hopkins offers an in-depth look at the origins of the orchestra itself, an evolutionary process that took the better part of two centuries in Europe, yet finds its roots in our ancient past. He begins his discussion in ancient Egypt, Greece, and Rome, moves through the music of medieval Europe, and ultimately reaches a watershed moment in the history of the orchestra as we now know it: the composition of Bach's Brandenburg Concertos in the early eighteenth century. Having introduced the various instruments, explained the development of their groupings, and demonstrated how the blending of their tones led to the orchestral sounds of the modern era, he provides an incisive examination of actual compositions. Expertly guiding readers through representative pieces by Mozart, Schubert, Berlioz, Tchaikovsky, Debussy, and Britten, Hopkins offers a unique and insightful companion for beginning and more seasoned concert-goers alike..
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Journey into the human psyche and multi-dimensional realities in this adventure, packed with cutting-edge metaphysical insights and powerful psychological understandings A struggling woman meets a sage, known as the Fool on the Hill, who guides her into the quintessential meaning of life. He accomplishes this by imparting eleven gems of experiential wisdom through eleven adventures in eleven worlds. World One: Crossing the State Line (perceptions of reality). World Two: Into the Night (alternate realities). World Three: Crossing Mud Lake (self-image). World Four: The Zone (internal balance). World Five: The Desert of Loneliness (independence). World Six: The Cave of Wounds (strife). World Seven: The Mine Field of Love (romantic love). World Eight: Tunnel of Demons (the shadow self). World Nine: Hall of Mirrors- House of Cards (illusions). World Ten: The Earthquakes of Change (life and death transitions). World Eleven: Walking the Rainbow (synchronicity). The story takes the readers on their own journey of expanding and improving personal reality, deeping self-appreciation, healing psychological wounds, and growing spiritually beyond conventional religion. .
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