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Kent, Ohio: Kent State University Press, 1980. Classic revised and updated Second Edition text presents a philosophical concept of acoustics and music. Includes detailed chapters covering the monochord; properties of sound waves and tone; human voice; the construction, pitch, loudness and timbre of stringed instruments, stringed keyboard instruments, the organ, and percussion; acoustics of halls; music theory. 256 pp. Illustrated.… Read more about this item

Kent, U.K.: PC Publishing, 1994. Comprehensive text presents detailed coverage of easy to build designs and projects aimed at keyboard players. Topics covered include MIDI tester, message and byte grabber, THRU box, MIDI auto switcher, MIDI controlled switcher, auto/manual switcher, MIDI patchbay, program change pedal, basic and stereo mixer, metronome, electronic swell pedal, analog echo unit, etc. Contains stripboard layouts… Read more about this item

Minneapolis, MN.: Pro Musica Press, 1973. Classic treatisepresents the most significant study of vocal pedagogy during this period, with discussions and comparisons of vocal techniques and training methods. Includes topics covering the timbre of the voice; the teaching of Rossettus; external considerations in voice training; voice types, register and compass; pronunciation in singing; the method of Coloratura Technique; ornamentation treatises;… Read more about this item

Einsiedeln, Switzerland: Verlagsanstalt Benziger & Co., 1936. Classic comprehensive preeminent reference text presents a detailed treatise on the culturally important and technically difficult areas of the organ. Topics covered include methodology; mathematical and physical fundamentals; aerostatics and aerodynamics; sound analysis; architectural acoustics; harmonics; musical tendancy; construction of the organ; pneumatics and mechanical controls; pedal change-over; electric motors for direct current;… Read more about this item

New York: McGraw-Hill, 1960. Classic comprehensive text contains detailed topics covering a brief survey of the band, its origins, purposes, instrumentation, and library; the instruments of the band and their usages; playing characteristics of all the wind and percussion instruments and their respective range divisions; etc. Includes a reference chart of keyboard idioms and patterns which contains a systematic and… Read more about this item

New York: Scarecrow Press, 1966. Comprehensive text presents a detailed catalog to congregational song found in seventy-eight hymnals officially adopted for use at public worship during the 20th century, chiefly in the English language. Contains both words and music representing the United Kingdom and North American Jewish-Christian institutions. The five indexes identifies hymns published in the 78 hymnals analyzed; associates… Read more about this item

Boulder, CO.: Westview Press, 1976. Comprehensive highly acclaimed text presents a detailed scholarly study of Gustav Mahler's works produced during the Wunderhorn Years: Lieder und Gesaenge (Mahler's first settings of Wunderhorn texts), his first song-cycle, the Lieder eines fahrenden Gesellen, the later orchestral settings of Wuunderhorn poems, and his first four symphonies. 461 pp. Illustrated. Publisher's stamp on front endpaper.… Read more about this item

New York: CAO Times, 1984. Preeminent text is the first book to define and develop the astrological biography and also the first life history to include the planet Chiron along with traditional astrology. Text provides a detailed view of the composer J.S. Bach's life: his human relationships, character and personality as revealed by his astrological birthchart; includes over 40 biographical… Read more about this item

Berkeley and Los Angeles: University of California Press, 1989. Highly acclaimed scholarly text explores the latest developments in opera analysis by comparing the works of the two greatest opera composers of the nineteenth century. Although the juxtaposition is not new, comparative studies have tended to view these masters as radically different both as musicians and as musical dramatists. Wagner and… Read more about this item

New York: Garland Publishing, 1998. Scholarly text presents representative compositions by two American psalmodists who were actively engaged in the reform of American psalmody during the 1790s and early 1800s. American compositions were often criticized for two features: their failure to conform to the harmonic norms of European art music and their often vigorous, animated musical style, which was sometimes… Read more about this item

New York: Ardsley House, 1992. Comprehensive text presents the basic structural concepts of music theory, from the beginning to the more advanced, within the context of popular and commercial music. Topics covered include chord spelling, functions, extensions, voicing, and substitutions; scales; modulations; pedal points and ostinato; melodic manipulation and contour; acoustic and electronic orchestration; popular song; blues; jingles and advertising;… Read more about this item

Detroit, Michigan: Information Coordinators, 1983. The purpose of this text is to list recordings of "classical" music written by women composers. These composers have been neglected in music history books and few people are aware of the contributions these women have made. 337 women are listed in this discography, whose works are recorded on approximately 1030 discs. Composers are listed… Read more about this item

Copenhagen, Denmark: Munksgaard, 1955. Classic text presents a detailed treatise on the sound techniques, architecture, and history of the organ, including topics covering types of organs, acoustics, vibration and tone, design and construction of organs, European organs, organ manufacturers and registry of their names, etc. Text in Dutch. 336 pgs. Illustrated with 123 black/white photo plates. Prior owner's name and… Read more about this item

Kassel, Hesse Germany: Barenreiter-Verlag, 1972. Classic text presents a detailed history of the contemporary organ, including design and construction; the interrelationships between organ-cases and their interiors; mechanical components of the organ; acoustics and sound; aesthetics; etc. Includes sections covering specifications of the organs, index of names, sources of the illustrations. 280 pgs. Illustrated with 176 full-page black/white photographs. Publisher's stamp… Read more about this item

Hilversum, The Netherlands: Frits Knuf, 1966. Classic text presents a detailed tutorial for organists originally written in 1787. Daniel Turk was a noted musician, composer and professor of music theory and acoustics. Text includes a unique source of information about church music practice, the improvisation of preludes, the role of the organ in relation to the liturgy, and thoroughbass, this… Read more about this item

Englewood Cliffs, N.J.: Prentice Hall, 1988. Comprehensive revised and augmented text presents a detailed outline and curriculum for teaching music education from preschool through higher grade levels. Based on the principles of the highly acclaimed Hungarian composer and educator, Zoltan Koda'ly, who single-handedly transformed the teacher-training programs to include music education. Topics include a teaching repertory of more than 180… Read more about this item

New York: Crown , 1972. Classic comprehensive text authored by one of the leading international authorities on musical instruments, presents a detailed study of ifolk music instruments covering wind instruments; those that are tapped, drummed, hammered, rattled; those that are plucked, strummed, bowed, etc., from East and Southern Asia, North and South America, Africa, Russia, the Arabic Countries, and… Read more about this item

Cambridge, MA.: Harvard University Press, 1965. Classic comprehensive text traces the history of the harpischord from approximately 1500 to 1800, including the five most important schools of harpischord making- Italy, Flanders, France, England and Germany; inventions applied to the harpischord; contemporary descriptions of instruments and technical processes; the claviorganum; the pedal; the Bach disposition; inventories of the workshops of French… Read more about this item

Stockholm, Sweden: Albert Bonniers Forlag, 1963. Classic text authored by the renown Swedish author-artist-singer and composer, contains the lyrics and music to some of his best known songs including "Sju Sjomansvisor Och Byssan Lull Samt Flicken I Havana"; "Himlajord"; "Ballader I Bohuslan"; "Pepita Dansar"; "Svarmerier"; I Dina Drommar"; "BAllader I Det Bla"; "Brollopsballader Och Rosenrim"; "Ultramarin"; "Fritiof Anderssons Visbok";… Read more about this item

San Leandro, CA.: San Francisco Traditional Jazz Foundation, 1982. Classic text presents a detailed biography of legendary jazz arranger, composer and performer, Turk Murphy including a chronologically documented complete discography during his years as band leader, and discussions of Turk Murphy's life and career during the 1940's through the 1980's. 356 pgs. Illustrated with over 200 photographs and sketches. Signed… Read more about this item