Music Books

Alles über die Trompete in Bild und Text. Das Kinderbilderbuch zum beliebten Blechblasinstrument. Der Band der Reihe 'Mein Instrument'. Erneut gibt Heike Prange zuverlässig, detailgetreu und einfallsr...

A comprehensive guide to the Suzuki violin literature containing many illustrations. Widely used internationally by both teachers and parents, this newly revised edition contains musical examples whic...

Martin Mumelter, Professor an der Universität Mozarteum Salzburg, behandelt in seinem neuen Buch häufig gestellte Fragen (Frequently Asked Questions) im Violinunterricht. In Form von lebhaften Fragest...

Der Autor Klaus Eichholz versucht hier, die Causa Prima des künstlerischen Violinspiels aus den theoretisch-physikalischen Grundlagen heraus aufzuarbeiten und zu erklären. Anhand von etwa 300 Notenbei...

This book is the first pictorial monograph about the Korean-German composer Isang Yun, who was born in southern Korea in 1917 and died in Berlin in 1995. It was first in Germany, with influence from w...

Im Jahr 1971 verlegte der argentinische Komponist Alberto Ginastera (1916-1983) seinen Wohnsitz nach Genf, um mit der ebenfalls aus Argentinien stammenden, in der Schweiz ansässigen Cellistin Aurora N...

Joseph Jean-Baptiste Laurent Arban (1825-1889) is the name of a French musician of the 19th century who was very popular in his day but is today remembered by no-one except brass players, and they rem...

The coronation of a new emperor marks a distinctive moment in history. On 9 October 1790 Leopold II. ascended the throne. This special occasion brought together not only the highest representatives of...

Giacomo Puccini is one of the most frequently performed composers in international musical theater. "Manon Lescaut," "La Bohème," "Tosca," "Madama Butterfly," and "Turandot" are staples of opera reper...

Diese außerhalb Russlands erste Gesamtausgabe des fast vierzehn Jahre umfassenden Briefwechsels P. I. Tschaikowskys mit der von seiner Musik begeisterten Mäzenin (und wohlhabenden Witwe eines baltisch...

Valery Gergiev, seit 1988 Direktor des St. Petersburger Mariinsky-Theaters, dazu seit 2015 Chefdirigent der Münchner Philharmoniker, enthüllt die Abenteuer seines Lebens: Sein Bericht entführt die Les...

In relation to its presence in concert life, Pëtr ?ajkovskij's music has long received little attention in work-analytical research. This volume comprises the contributions of the Tübingen symposium o...

Irvine Arditti, founder and first violinist of the Arditti Quartet, is certainly one of the most sought-after interpreters of new music. In the 50 years of this exceptional quartet's existence, he has...

On March 10, 1928, the celebrated American lyricist Ira Gershwin and his wife Leonore set sail for Europe aboard a luxury ocean liner, accompanied by Ira’s brother George, the esteemed composer of Rha...

Michael Hurd. A major series of titles containing clear and concise accounts of the lives and music of some of the great composers. Written by leading authorities, they give students a background suff...

2015 veröffentlichte Mâkhi Xenakis mit 'Iannis Xenakis, un père bouleversant' ein Buch über ihren berühmten Vater. Sie gibt darin Einblicke in das Lebens des griechisch-französischen Komponisten und l...

For more than half a century Anthony Braxton, born 1945 in Chicago, US, has played a key role in contemporary and avant-garde music as a composer, multi-instrumentalist, music theorist, teacher, mento...

For the first time, the life and artistic thought of Oscar Ghiglia, the great artist and maestro recently deceased, recounted by himself in a lengthy interview with Antonin Vercellino. The copious int...