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Daniel-François-Esprit Auber
L’Enfant prodigue
Auber, a leading 19th-century French composer, lived through four revolutions. His opera *L'Enfant prodigue*, written with librettist Eugène Scribe, retells the famous biblical parable with elegant, restrained art and subtle orchestral charm.
Auber, a leading 19th-century French composer, lived through four revolutions. His opera *L’Enfant prodigue*, written with librettist Eugène Scribe, retells the famous biblical parable with elegant, restrained art and subtle orchestral charm.
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Daniel-François-Esprit Auber
Le Lac des fées
From 19th-century French composer Daniel Auber comes the forgotten opera *Le Lac des fées*. Based on the same tales that inspired Tchaikovsky’s *Swan Lake*, it tells of a student’s love for a fairy and may have influenced Richard Wagner.
From 19th-century French composer Daniel Auber comes the forgotten opera *Le Lac des fées*. Based on the same tales that inspired Tchaikovsky’s *Swan Lake*, it tells of a student’s love for a fairy and may have influenced Richard Wagner.
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Daniel-François-Esprit Auber
Zerline
Auber, one of the 19th century's most successful French opera composers, partnered with librettist Eugène Scribe for Zerline. Written for the great contralto Marietta Alboni, this tale of maternal love showcases Auber's elegant and virtuoso art.
Auber, one of the 19th century’s most successful French opera composers, partnered with librettist Eugène Scribe for Zerline. Written for the great contralto Marietta Alboni, this tale of maternal love showcases Auber’s elegant and virtuoso art.
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Daniel-François-Esprit Auber
Le Premier Jour de bonheur
From celebrated 19th-century French composer Auber comes his last great success. In colonial India, French officer Gaston de Mailleprés loves an English woman. Taken prisoner and condemned to death, can he survive to see his first day of happiness?
From celebrated 19th-century French composer Auber comes his last great success. In colonial India, French officer Gaston de Mailleprés loves an English woman. Taken prisoner and condemned to death, can he survive to see his first day of happiness?
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This long-overdue study illuminates the work of Jōji Yuasa, a great Japanese composer. His captivating music is an encounter between a Western avant-garde aesthetic and the productive thought of Japanese Zen, linked to deep, native roots often opaque to Western ears.
This long-overdue study illuminates the work of Jōji Yuasa, a great Japanese composer. His captivating music is an encounter between a Western avant-garde aesthetic and the productive thought of Japanese Zen, linked to deep, native roots often opaque to Western ears.
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Cesare Pugni
Music from Five Ballets Ondine Esmeralda Pas de Quatre Catarina, ou La Fille du bandit Théolinda, ou Le Lutin de la vallée
Cesare Pugni (1802–70) worked with choreographers Jules Perrot and Marius Petipa in Paris, London, and St Petersburg, creating renowned 19th-century ballets. Extremely prolific, he composed over 300 works, delighting audiences with his attractive melodies.
Cesare Pugni (1802–70) worked with choreographers Jules Perrot and Marius Petipa in Paris, London, and St Petersburg, creating renowned 19th-century ballets. Extremely prolific, he composed over 300 works, delighting audiences with his attractive melodies.
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Future Prospects for Music Education
Corroborating Informal Learning Pedagogy
Inspired by Lucy Green's groundbreaking work, this anthology offers a critical examination of informal learning pedagogy in music education. An international community of scholars explores future prospects for music education with informal learning as its focal point.
Inspired by Lucy Green’s groundbreaking work, this anthology offers a critical examination of informal learning pedagogy in music education. An international community of scholars explores future prospects for music education with informal learning as its focal point.
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Giacomo Meyerbeer
Jephtas Gelübde (Jephtha's Vow) - Orchestral Score
Though Meyerbeer's first opera, Jephtas Gelübde (1812), failed at its premiere, this score contains the seeds of his future greatness. It reveals his famed orchestral virtuosity and psychological exploration, pointing beyond Gluck toward Weber-Wagner.
Though Meyerbeer’s first opera, Jephtas Gelübde (1812), failed at its premiere, this score contains the seeds of his future greatness. It reveals his famed orchestral virtuosity and psychological exploration, pointing beyond Gluck toward Weber-Wagner.
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The Life and Work of Pauline Viardot Garcia
The Years of Grace, Volume 2, 1863-1910
Pauline Viardot was a seminal 19th-century opera singer, composer, and teacher whose friends included Chopin, Liszt, and Wagner. Loved by Ivan Turgenev, she was a fascinating woman at the heart of her age. This volume covers her later years.
Pauline Viardot was a seminal 19th-century opera singer, composer, and teacher whose friends included Chopin, Liszt, and Wagner. Loved by Ivan Turgenev, she was a fascinating woman at the heart of her age. This volume covers her later years.
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Irish Music Abroad
Diasporic Sounds in Birmingham
This musical ethnography of Birmingham, 1950–2010, traces how Irish music moved from private arenas to the city's public heart. It shows how the community conquered challenges, like the IRA bombings, to create its massive St Patrick’s Parade.
This musical ethnography of Birmingham, 1950–2010, traces how Irish music moved from private arenas to the city’s public heart. It shows how the community conquered challenges, like the IRA bombings, to create its massive St Patrick’s Parade.
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Sound Musicianship
Understanding the Crafts of Music
Sound Musicianship explores musicianship as a craft. It examines 21st-century trends like digital media, neurology, and cultural plurality, offering insights from leading researchers to help you advance your own music learning or that of others.
Sound Musicianship explores musicianship as a craft. It examines 21st-century trends like digital media, neurology, and cultural plurality, offering insights from leading researchers to help you advance your own music learning or that of others.
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Eric Ball
His Life and Music, 1903-1989
This book traces the life and work of renowned twentieth-century Brass Band composer Eric Ball, a great figure in the Brass Band Movement. It surveys his music and researches his involvement with the Salvation Army.
This book traces the life and work of renowned twentieth-century Brass Band composer Eric Ball, a great figure in the Brass Band Movement. It surveys his music and researches his involvement with the Salvation Army.
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Cesare Pugni
DOCH’ FARAONA La Fille du Pharaon/Pharaoh’s Daughter
An opium dream in an ancient tomb hurls an English Lord into the past. He must save the Pharaoh’s daughter from a rival king and journey through a land of myth and wonder. But can their love survive the harsh light of dawn?
An opium dream in an ancient tomb hurls an English Lord into the past. He must save the Pharaoh’s daughter from a rival king and journey through a land of myth and wonder. But can their love survive the harsh light of dawn?
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The Ballets of Alexander Glazunov
Scènes de Ballet, Raymonda and Les Saisons
Russian composer Alexander Glazunov was a master of classical ballet. Sharing Tchaikovsky’s passion for melody, his scores for Raymonda and The Seasons are inventive and beautifully orchestrated, reflecting a glamorous, glittering world.
Russian composer Alexander Glazunov was a master of classical ballet. Sharing Tchaikovsky’s passion for melody, his scores for Raymonda and The Seasons are inventive and beautifully orchestrated, reflecting a glamorous, glittering world.
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Cesare Pugni
KONIOK GORBUNOK, ILI TSAR-DEVITSA Le Petit Cheval bossu, ou La Tsar-Demoiselle The Little Humpbacked Horse, or The Tsar-Maiden
Based on a popular Russian fairy-tale, The Little Humpbacked Horse tells of the spectacular deeds of Ivanushka with the help of a magical horse. Created by Arthur Saint-Léon with music by Cesare Pugni, it was the first ballet based on Russian folklore.
Based on a popular Russian fairy-tale, The Little Humpbacked Horse tells of the spectacular deeds of Ivanushka with the help of a magical horse. Created by Arthur Saint-Léon with music by Cesare Pugni, it was the first ballet based on Russian folklore.
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Meyerbeer’s Robert le Diable
The Premier Opéra Romantique
Meyerbeer's Robert le Diable is a milestone of French grand opéra. This book traces the opera's history and music, and examines the fascinating iconography generated by its famous scenes, including the legendary Ballet of the Nuns, a touchstone of dark Romanticism.
Meyerbeer’s Robert le Diable is a milestone of French grand opéra. This book traces the opera’s history and music, and examines the fascinating iconography generated by its famous scenes, including the legendary Ballet of the Nuns, a touchstone of dark Romanticism.
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Cesare Pugni
Esmeralda and Le Violon du diable
Prolific 19th-century composer Cesare Pugni worked with the era’s greatest choreographers to create renowned ballets. His works include Esmeralda, based on Hugo’s Notre-Dame de Paris, and Le Violon du diable, a tale of a violinist given irresistible power.
Prolific 19th-century composer Cesare Pugni worked with the era’s greatest choreographers to create renowned ballets. His works include Esmeralda, based on Hugo’s Notre-Dame de Paris, and Le Violon du diable, a tale of a violinist given irresistible power.
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French Romantic Ballets
Jean-Madeleine Schneitzhoeffer, La Sylphide Adolphe-Charles Adam, Giselle and Le Corsaire
This collection presents music from La Sylphide, Giselle, and Le Corsaire—three of the most important scores from the Golden Age of ballet in Paris. Explore tales of fatal love, supernatural spirits, and spectacular drama.
This collection presents music from La Sylphide, Giselle, and Le Corsaire—three of the most important scores from the Golden Age of ballet in Paris. Explore tales of fatal love, supernatural spirits, and spectacular drama.
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Temporaries and Eternals
The Music Criticism of Aldous Huxley, 1922-23
Aldous Huxley’s 1922–23 music column offers a snapshot of 1920s musical life and is key to understanding his novels. Huxley’s central theme is how to judge the longevity of composers and their works. This book reproduces all 64 of his articles.
Aldous Huxley’s 1922–23 music column offers a snapshot of 1920s musical life and is key to understanding his novels. Huxley’s central theme is how to judge the longevity of composers and their works. This book reproduces all 64 of his articles.
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This collection of essays applies traditional and innovative techniques to the music of late 20th and 21st-century composers, making the music of our time less impenetrable by showing how it follows and varies older schemes. Includes analysis of popular music and jazz.
This collection of essays applies traditional and innovative techniques to the music of late 20th and 21st-century composers, making the music of our time less impenetrable by showing how it follows and varies older schemes. Includes analysis of popular music and jazz.
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