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The World of Baroque & Classical Musical Instruments

The World of Baroque & Classical Musical Instruments
Author: Jeremy Montagu
Publisher:
Total Pages: 0
Release: 1979
Genre: History
ISBN: 9780715375938

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The author, one of the first British conductors to perform Baroque and classical music in the authentic styles of the period, has written this survey of the musical instruments known to and used by the great composers of those periods, such as Monteverdi, Dowland, Purcell, Bach, Handel, Mozart, Haydn, and the young Beethoven. The first section describes the instruments which survived from the high Renaissance into the early Baroque. The second details the changes which took place in many instruments as the Baroque reached its summit with the music of Bach and Handel, and describes all the instruments used by those masters and their contemporaries. The third section describes the enormous changes in all instruments as the new classical style of Mozart, Haydn and their contemporaries developed, and culminates with the orchestra known to Beethoven at the beginning of his career, the orchestra that became our symphony orchestra. Every important instrument mentioned in the book is illustrated. There are over one hundred illustrations, many in colour, of instruments from collections all over Europe and America.


Music in the Baroque World

Music in the Baroque World
Author: Susan Lewis Hammond
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 664
Release: 2015-09-15
Genre: Music
ISBN: 1135017255

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Music in the Baroque World: History, Culture, Performance offers an interdisciplinary study of the music of Europe and the Americas in the seventeenth and first half of the eighteenth centuries. It answers calls for an approach that balances culture, history, and musical analysis, with an emphasis on performance considerations such as notation, instruments, and performance techniques. It situates musical events in their intellectual, social, religious, and political contexts and enables in-depth discussion and critical analysis. The companion web site provide links to scores and audio/visual performances, making this a complete course for the study of Baroque music. Features An interdisciplinary approach that balances detailed analysis of specific pieces of music and broader historical overview and relevance A selection of historical documents at the end of each chapter that position musical works and events in their cultural context Extensive musical examples that show the melodic, textural, harmonic, or structural features of baroque music and enhance the utility of the textbook for undergraduate and graduate music majors A global perspective with a chapter on Music in the Americas A companion score anthology and website with links to audio/video content of key performances and research and writing guides Music in the Baroque World: History, Culture, Performance tells stories of local traditions, cultural exchange, performance trends, and artistic mixing. It illuminates representative works through the lens of politics, visual arts, theology, print culture, gender, domesticity, commerce, and cultural influence and exchange.


The History of Musical Instruments

The History of Musical Instruments
Author: Max Wade-Matthews
Publisher: Southwater Publishing
Total Pages: 108
Release: 2001
Genre: Music
ISBN:

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An incisive look into the development of musical instruments, beginning with an investigation of the musical traditions of principal ancient civilizations, the text then moves on to more modern types of instruments and their evolution of sound.


A History of Performing Pitch

A History of Performing Pitch
Author: Bruce Haynes
Publisher: Scarecrow Press
Total Pages: 628
Release: 2002-11-06
Genre: History
ISBN: 0810841851

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Haynes (U. of Montreal) traces the history of musical pitch standards over the last four centuries, linking frequency values to pitch names and telling where, when, and why various pitch levels have been used. With a focus on Italy, France, Germany, the Netherlands and the Hapsburg lands, he covers the pitches of about 1,400 historical instruments and how the design and function influenced and were influenced by changes in pitch. In addition, he studies the effect of pitch differences on musical notation and choice of key. The author has also written a book on the oboe, the instrument that plays the "A" to which a symphony orchestra tunes. Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR


The History of Musical Instruments

The History of Musical Instruments
Author: Curt Sachs
Publisher: Courier Corporation
Total Pages: 562
Release: 2012-09-19
Genre: Music
ISBN: 0486171515

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Written by a distinguished musicologist, this comprehensive history of musical instruments traces their evolution from prehistoric times in a fusion of music, anthropology, and fine arts. Includes 24 plates and 167 illustrations.


The World Encyclopedia of Musical Instruments

The World Encyclopedia of Musical Instruments
Author: Max Wade-Matthews
Publisher:
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2002
Genre: Musical instruments
ISBN: 9781843096955

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A comprehensive encyclopedia of musical instruments, covering all sections of the orchestra: strings, woodwind and brass, percussion, keyboard and the voice, as well as historical, rare and non-western instruments. An illustrated guide to instruments and their historical relatives, with specially commissioned photographs of all the modern instruments. Famous players, orchestras and concert halls, and the role of the composer and the conductor. A history of music-making, beginning with man's first discovery of music and its development in the ancient civilizations of Egypt, Greece, India, China and Japan, charting key turning points such as the invention of the bow and valves, and ending with the modern instruments of the twentieth century. Includes information on the evolution of the orchestra -- from medieval consorts, baroque and classical orchestras, through to the modern symphony orchestra we know today.


Instruments in the History of Western Music

Instruments in the History of Western Music
Author: Karl Geiringer
Publisher: New York : Oxford University Press
Total Pages: 398
Release: 1978
Genre: Musical instruments
ISBN:

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Chronologically arranged, it studies instruments of some 25,000 years from the clay drums of the stone age to electronic synthesizers.