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A Concise Guide to Orchestral Music 1700 to the Present Day School and Community - Sheet Music

Orchestral works are the central pillars of classical music. In A Concise Guide to Orchestral Music, 1700 to the Present Day, David Fligg evaluates this great music, and explores why so many masterpieces continue to fascinate music lovers. As well as discussing individual composers, the book places orchestral music within a historical context, providing essential reading for music students, and enthusiasts of all ages.

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Genres:
Classical
Publishers:
Mel Bay Publications, Inc
UPC:
796279110785
ISBN:
9780786682300
Item types:
Physical
Instructionals:
Methods and More Music History Music Theory
Usages:
School and Community
Number of Pages:
254
Size:
5.5 x 8 inches
Shipping Weight:
0.96 pounds
Detailed Description
Music history - Not Applicable

SKU: MB.20700

1700 to the Present Day. Composed by David Fligg. This edition: Perfect Binding. Theory and Reference, Music History, Orchestra, Classical, Artist Specific, Perfect binding. Bill's Music Shelf. Orchestra. Book - half size. 254 pages. Mel Bay Publications, Inc #20700. Published by Mel Bay Publications, Inc (MB.20700).

ISBN 9780786682300. UPC: 796279110785. 5.5 x 8 inches.

Orchestral works are the central pillars of classical music. In A Concise Guide to Orchestral Music, 1700 to the Present Day, David Fligg evaluates this great music, and explores why so many masterpieces continue to fascinate music lovers. As well as discussing individual composers, the book places orchestral music within a historical context, providing essential reading for music students, and enthusiasts of all ages.

Song List

  • List of Illustrations

  • Foreword

  • Acknowledgements

  • Introduction

  • Chapter 1 – Setting the Scene

  • Periods In Music

  • The Orchestra

  • Public Concerts

  • Sonata Form

  • The Symphony and Concerto

  • Chapter 2 – The Eighteenth Century

  • Bach, Handel and Vivaldi

  • Haydn

  • Mozart

  • Chapter 3 – The Age of Beethoven

  • Chapter 4 – The Nineteenth Century (Part I)

  • Schubert

  • Rossini, Weber and Paganini

  • Berlioz

  • Mendelssohn

  • SchuMann

  • Chopin and Liszt

  • Chapter 5 – The Nineteenth Century (Part II)

  • Wagner

  • Bruckner

  • Brahms

  • Tchaikovsky

  • Dvorak

  • The Five and other Russians

  • Other nineteenth century Romantics and Nationalists

  • Chapter 6 – The Twentieth Century (Part I)

  • Debussy

  • Ravel

  • Janacek and other Eastern European

  • Nationalists

  • Elgar

  • Mahler

  • Richard Strauss

  • Sibelius

  • Nielsen

  • Rachmaninov

  • Chapter 7 – The Twentieth Century (Part II)

  • The Second Viennese School – Schoenberg, Berg and Webern

  • Ives

  • Stravinsky

  • Bartok

  • Other Northern Europeans and Americans

  • Southern Europeans and Latin Americans

  • Vaughan Williams and the British School after Elgar

  • Walton, Tippett and Britten

  • Messiaen and the French School after Debussy

  • Prokofiev

  • Hindemith

  • Shostakovich

  • Gershwin and the American Dream

  • Copland, Carter, Barber and Bernstein

  • Other Americans born before 1920

  • Other Americans born after 1920

  • Post-War Experimental Pioneers

  • Lutosławski, Ligeti, Penderecki, and others born before 1950

  • Chapter 8 – Into the Millennium

  • Suggested Further Reading

  • Index

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