Arias for Soprano: G. Schirmer Opera Anthology (G. Schrimer Opera Anthology) FREE DOWNLOAD

Arias for Soprano: G. Schirmer Opera Anthology (G. Schrimer Opera Anthology)   FREE DOWNLOAD

• Series: G. Schrimer Opera Anthology
• Paperback: 208 pages
• Publisher: G. Schirmer, Inc. (May 1, 1991)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0793504007
• ISBN-13: 978-0793504008

 

 (Vocal Collection). Contents: Handel: V'adoro pupille (Giulio Cesare) Mozart: Porgi, amor (Le Nozze di Figaro) * Dove sono (Le Nozze Figaro) * Deh vieni, non tardar (Le Nozze di Figaro) * Bester Jungling (Der Schauspieldirektor) * Batti, batti, bel Masetto (Don Giovanni) * Vedrai carino (Don Giovanni) * Ach, ich fuhl's (Die Zauberflote) Beethoven: O war' ich schon mit dir vereint (Fidelio) C.M. von Weber: Kommt ein schlanker Bursch gegangen (Der Freischutz) Verdi: Caro nome (Rigoletto) * Saper vorreste (Un Ballo in Maschera) * Sul fil d'un soffio etesio (Falstaff) Gounod: The Jewel Song (Faust) * Ah! Je veux vivre (Romeo et Juliette) Bizet: Je dis que rien ne m 'epouvante (Carmen) Offenbach: Elle a fui, la tourterelle! (Les Contes d'Hoffmann) Massenet: Adieu, notre petite table (Manon) Leoncavallo: Ballatella (I Pagliacci) Puccini: Mi chiamano Mimi (La Boheme) * Donde lieta (La Boheme) * Quando men vo (La Boheme) * Un bel di (Madama Butterfly) * O mio babbino caro (Gianni Schicchi) * Signore, ascolta (Turandot) * Tu che di gel sei cinta (Turandot) Menotti: The Black Swan (The Medium) * Monica's Waltz (The Medium) Moore: Willow Song (The Ballad of Baby Doe) * The Silver Aria (The Ballad of Baby Doe) Mechem: Fair Robin, I love (Tartuffe).

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Mozart 19 Sonatas - Complete: Piano Solo (Schirmer's Library of Musical Classics, Vol. 1304) FREE DOWNLOAD

Mozart 19 Sonatas - Complete: Piano Solo (Schirmer's Library of Musical Classics, Vol. 1304)  FREE DOWNLOAD

• Paperback: 320 pages
• Publisher: G. Schirmer, Inc.; Bilingual edition (November 1, 1986)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0793526019
• ISBN-13: 978-0793526017

 

 (Piano Collection). Revised and edited by Richard Epstein with a biographical sketch of the composer by Philip Hale. All text is written both in English and Spanish.

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Richard Wagner: A Life in Music FREE DOWNLOAD

Richard Wagner: A Life in Music  FREE DOWNLOAD

• Hardcover: 464 pages
• Publisher: University Of Chicago Press; Tra edition (September 18, 2013)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0226924610
• ISBN-13: 978-0226924618

Best known for the challenging four-opera cycle The Ring of the Nibelung, Richard Wagner (1813–83) was a conductor, librettist, theater director, and essayist, in addition to being the composer of some of the most enduring operatic works in history, such as The Flying Dutchman, Tannhäuser, and Tristan and Isolde. Though his influence on the development of European music is indisputable, Wagner was also quite outspoken on the politics and culture of his time. His ideas traveled beyond musical circles into philosophy, literature, theater staging, and the visual arts. To befit such a dynamic figure, acclaimed biographer Martin Geck offers here a Wagner biography unlike any other, one that strikes a unique balance between the technical musical aspects of Wagner’s compositions and his overarching understanding of aesthetics.

Wagner has always inspired passionate admirers as well as numerous detractors, with the result that he has achieved a mythical stature nearly equal to that of the Valkyries and Viking heroes he popularized. There are few, if any, scholars today who know more about Wagner and his legacy than Geck, who builds upon his extensive research and considerable knowledge as one of the editors of the Complete Works to offer a distinctive appraisal of the composer and the operas. Using a wide range of sources, from contemporary scholars to the composer’s own words, Geck explores key ideas in Wagner’s life and works, while always keeping the music in the foreground. Geck discusses not only all the major operas, but also several unfinished operas and even the composer’s early attempts at quasi-Shakespearean drama.

Richard Wagner: A Life in Music is a landmark study of one of music’s most important figures, offering something new to opera enthusiasts, Wagnerians, and anti-Wagnerians alike.

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Library of Piano Classics 2: Piano Solo (Library of Series) FREE DOWNLOAD

Library of Piano Classics 2: Piano Solo (Library of Series)  FREE DOWNLOAD

• Series: Library of Series (Book 2)
• Paperback: 320 pages
• Publisher: Music Sales America (November 1, 1993)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0825613779
• ISBN-13: 978-0825613777

 

 The sequel to the acclaimed Volume I. A splendid array of even more universally beloved favorites. Over 100 works including Bach’s Inventions, Mendelssohn’s Wedding March, and the theme from Tchaikovsky’s The Nutcracker.

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The Well-Tempered Clavier: Books I and II, Complete (Dover Music for Piano) FREE DOWNLOAD

The Well-Tempered Clavier: Books I and II, Complete (Dover Music for Piano)   FREE DOWNLOAD

• Series: Dover Music for Piano
• Paperback: 208 pages
• Publisher: Dover Publications (January 1, 1984)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0486245322
• ISBN-13: 978-0486245324

 

 Here is an affordable edition of the complete 48 preludes and fugues in all major and minor keys. Reprinted from the authoritative Bach-Gesellschaft edition, the book also features handy explanation of ornaments in English plus tempo indications and music corrections. "His art was of an encyclopedic nature." — Grove's Dictionary of Music and Musicians.

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Ludwig Van Beethoven Complete Piano Sonatas Volume 2 (Nos. 16-32) FREE DOWNLOAD

Ludwig Van Beethoven Complete Piano Sonatas Volume 2 (Nos. 16-32)  FREE DOWNLOAD

• Series: Dover Music for Piano (Book 2)
• Paperback: 314 pages
• Publisher: Dover Publications (June 1, 1975)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0486231356
• ISBN-13: 978-0486231358

 The entire corpus of Beethoven's piano sonatas is contained in this two-volume work, 32 sonatas in all. Volume II  of authoritative Schenker edition includes Op. 31, Nos. 1-3; Op. 49, Nos. 1-2; Op. 53; Op. 54; Op. 57; Op. 79; Op. 81a; Op. 90; Op. 101; Op. 106; Op. 109; Op. 110; Op. 111.

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Improvising Blues Piano FREE DOWNLOAD

Improvising Blues Piano  FREE DOWNLOAD  

• Series: Schott Educational Publications
• Paperback: 264 pages
• Publisher: Schott (November 1, 1997)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0946535973
• ISBN-13: 979-0220118784

 

 

 (Schott). The basic principles of blues piano explained for the intermediate-level pianist in an easy-to-grasp fashion.

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