Music Books

Fra i compositori italiani solo Respighi è riuscito ad infrangere ‘the glass ceiling’, il soffitto di cristallo dei pregiudizi che identificavano l’Italia come il regno esclusivo dell’opera, e il suo...

Randagio, ribelle, ma anche schivo e gaudente, Domenico Scarlatti lasciò poche tracce di sé: due lettere autografe, qualche documento ufficiale come l'atto di battesimo o quello di morte, e testimonia...

With his collected reviews for the 'Neue Zürcher Zeitung', the libretto for the fairy-tale opera 'Der Zauberschlaf' after Mathilde Wesendonck and a complete catalog raisonné.

Marcel Moyse un homme extraordinaire, une biographie musicale. Par Wye aux éditions Leduc. Partition / Livre de chansons et théorie musicale

This autobiographical work is full of touching anecdotal references to occurrences in Honda's early life which subtly bring the Suzuki philosophies into focus. Written in the early seventies, this cha...

In Elvis Has Left the Building, Dylan Jones takes us back to those heady days around the time of his death and the rise of punk rock. He evokes the hysteria and devotion of The King's numerous discipl...

One-Page Composer Bios is a 100% reproducible book containing brief, informative, and interesting one-page biographies of 50 of history's greatest composers. Use these easy-to-read bios as a complete...

The Great Music & Musicians series provides a foundation for understanding the major cultural periods, musical styles, and development of music through the ages. The books include art and listening ex...

Diamond in the Sky is a children's book on the life of Dr. Shinichi Suzuki. It is written for the thousands of children (and their parents) who study the Suzuki® Method of learning music. This book de...

Balance your music history curriculum with this indispensable classroom resource! This long-awaited manual focuses exclusively on the female artists who haven't made it into most textbooks. Biographie...

Biographie

Biographie

A sensational discovery: the twelve great original brass quintets by Jean-Bellon (1795-1869), composed around 1848-50, are, as far as we know today, the oldest and most interesting quintets in the his...

A sensational discovery: the twelve great original brass quintets by Jean-Bellon (1795-1869), composed around 1848-50, are, as far as we know today, the oldest and most interesting quintets in the his...

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...

Henry H. Prentiss (1801-1860) from Boston was originally an umbrella maker. In 1834 he opened a pianoforte and music store, which moved to 33 Court Street in 1839 - the address given on the present sc...

Henry H. Prentiss (1801-1860) from Boston was originally an umbrella maker. In 1834 he opened a pianoforte and music store, which moved to 33 Court Street in 1839 - the address given on the present sc...

An integrated elementary listening program for music classes, regular classes, libraries and home use. Includes 32 great musical selections complete with historical information, composer/arranger biog...