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Johann Sebastian Bach : life and work / by Geck, Martin.(CARDINAL)741135; Hargraves, John.(CARDINAL)644106;
Includes bibliographical references (pages 697-719) and index.
Subjects: Bach, Johann Sebastian, 1685-1750;
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Music in the baroque era, from Monteverdi to Bach. by Bukofzer, Manfred F.,1910-1955.(CARDINAL)192944;
Bibliography: pages 417-469.Chapter 1 : Renaissance versus Baroque music. Disintegration of stylistic unity ; Stylistic comparison between Renaissance and Baroque music ; The phases of Baroque music -- Chapter 2 : Early Baroque in Italy. The beginnings of the concerto style : Gabrieli ; The monody : Peri and Caccini ; Transformation of the madrigal : Monteverdi ; The influence of the dance on vocal music ; Emancipation of instrumental music : Frescobaldi ; The rise of the opera : Monteverdi ; Tradition and progress in sacred music -- Chapter 3 : Early and middle Baroque in the northern countries. The Netherlands school and its English background ; English antecedents : the abstract instrumental style ; The Netherlands: Sweelinck ; Germany and Austria in the 17th century ; Chorale and devotional song ; Chorale motet and choral concertato : Schein ; The dramatic concertato : Schütz ; Continuo Lied, opera and oratorio ; Instrumental music : Scheidt, Froberger, and Biber -- Chapter 4 : Italian music of the middle Baroque. The bel-canto style ; The chamber cantata : Luigi Rossi and Carissimi ; The oratorio : Carissimi and Stradella ; The Venetian opera school ; Instrumental music : the Bologna school -- Chapter 5 : French music under absolutism. The ballet de cour ; French reactions to Italian opera ; Comédie-ballet and the tragédie lyrique : Lully ; Cantata, oratorio, and church music ; Lute miniatures and keyboard music : Gaultier and Chambonnières ; Music in the Iberian peninsula, New Spain, and Colonial America -- Chapter 6 : English music during the commonwealth and restoration. The masque and the English opera : Lawes and Blow ; Consort music : Jenkins and Simpson ; Anglican church music : Porter, Humfrey, and Blow ; Henry Purcell, the Restoration genius.Chapter 7 : Late Baroque : luxuriant counterpoint and concerto style. The culmination of late Baroque music in Italy ; The rise of tonality ; Concerto grosso and solo concerto ; Ensemble sonata and solo sonata ; Opera seria and opera buffa : cantata and sacred music ; Late Baroque and Rococo style in France ; Ensemble and clavecin music ; Opera and cantata in France -- Chapter 8 : Fusion of national styles : Bach. The state of instrumental music in Germany before Bach ; The state of protestant church music before Bach ; Bach : the early period ; Bach the organist : Weimar ; Bach the mentor : Cöthen ; Bach the cantor : Lepzig ; Bach, the past master -- Chapter 9 : Coordination of national styles : Handel. The state of secular vocal music in Germany before Handel ; Handel : German apprentice period ; Italian journeyman period ; English master period : operas, oratorios, instrumental music ; Bach and Handel, a comparison -- Chapter 10 : Form in Baroque music. Formal principles and formal schemes ; Style and form ; Audible and inaudible order -- Chapter 11 : Musical thought of the Baroque era. Code of performance : composer and performer ; Theory and practice of composition ; Musical speculation -- Chapter 12 : Sociology of Baroque music. Courtly musical institutions of state and church : private patronage ; Civic musical institutions : collective patronage ; Social and economic aspects of music and musicians.This history of the music of the Baroque Era in Europe--roughly, from the 17th century through the first half of the 18th--covers the entire field, from Monteverdi and Schütz at its inception to the great works of Bach and Handel.--Adapted from publisher description.
Subjects: Music; Music;
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Tune your brain with Bach [sound recording] : heal. by Bach, Johann Sebastian,1685-1750.(CARDINAL)139091; Miles, Elizabeth.Tune your brain.; Bach, Johann Sebastian,1685-1750.Concertos.Selections.; Gounod, Charles,1818-1893.Ave Maria (Vocal version); Bach, Johann Sebastian,1685-1750.Goldberg-Variationen.Aria.; Bach, Johann Sebastian,1685-1750.Singet dem Herrn ein neues Lied (Motet); Bach, Johann Sebastian,1685-1750.Weihnachts-Oratorium.Sinfonia.; Bach, Johann Sebastian,1685-1750.Wachet auf, ruft uns die Stimme (Cantata).Zion hört die Wächter singen.; Bach, Johann Sebastian,1685-1750.Wachet auf, ruft uns die Stimme (Cantata).Wachet auf, ruft uns die Stimme.; Stölzel, Gottfried Heinrich,1690-1749.Bist du bei mir.; Bach, Johann Sebastian,1685-1750.Suites,cello,BWV 1012,D major.Sarabande.; Bach, Johann Sebastian,1685-1750.Suites,orchestra,BWV 1068,D major.Air.; Bach, Johann Sebastian,1685-1750.Herz und Mund und Tat und Leben,BWV 147.Jesus bleibet meine Freude.;
Brandenburg concerto no. 6 in B-flat major, BWV 1051. Adagio ma non tanto (5:55) -- Ave Maria / J.S. Bach ; Charles Gounod (2:06) -- Goldberg variations BWV 988. Aria (4:50) -- Concerto for flute, violin, harpsichord, strings and continuo in A minor, BWV 1044 "Triple concerto". Adagio, ma non tanto, e dolce (5:40) -- Motet, Singet dem Herrn ein neues Lied BWV 225. Wie sich ein Vater erbarmet ; Gott nimm dich ferner unser an (5:11) -- Christmas oratorio BWV 248. Sinfonia in G major (7:16) -- Zion hört die Wächter singen No. 4 from Cantata BWV 140, Wachet auf, ruft uns die Stimme = Sleepers' awake chorale / piano transcription, W. Kempff (4:45) -- Concerto for oboe, violin, strings and continuo in C minor (reconstructed after the Concerto for 2 harpsichords, BWV 1060). Adagio (5:06) -- Aria, Bist du bei mir BWV 508 from the 2nd notebook for Anna Magdalena Bach (3:09) -- Concerto for 2 violins, strings, and continuo in D minor, BWV 1043 "Double concerto". Largo ma non tanto (7:31) -- Concerto for flute and strings in G minor. Largo / arr. of the Harpsichord concerto BWV 1056, Gustav Scheck (3:11) -- Suite for solo cello no. 6 in D major, BWV 1012. Sarabande (3:45) -- Orchestral suite no. 3 in D major, BWV 1068. Air (6:35) -- Cantata, Herz und Mund und Tat und Leben : BWV 147. Chorale, Jesu, joy of man's desiring (3:33).Compilation, Elizabeth Miles and Glenn Petry.Variously: vocal and instrumental soloists ; Berlin Philharmonic ; London Symphony Orchestra ; English Concert ; Munich Bach Orchestra ; Royal Philharmonic Orchestra ; Festival Strings Lucerne ; Herbert von Karajan, Ion Marin, Trevor Pinnock, Karl Richter, Sir Eugene Goossens, Rudolf Baumgartner, conductors.
Subjects: Healing.; Music, Influence of.; Music; Music; Concertos; Songs (High voice) with orchestra.; Variations (Piano); Choruses, Sacred (Mixed voices) with orchestra.; Oratorios; Cantatas, Sacred; Suites;
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A short history of music. / by Einstein, Alfred,1880-1952.(CARDINAL)127861;
Primitive music -- The ancient civilizations -- The Middle Ages. The Gregorian chant ; Polyphony -- The "Renaissance." New forms ; Accompanied melody ; Instrumental music in the seventeenth century ; Protestant church music ; Bach ; Handel -- Modern times. Homophony ; Modern instrumental music -- Haydn ; Mozart ; Beethoven ; The Romantic age ; Romantic opera ; Opera in the Latin countries ; The new Romanticism ; Wagner ; Brahms and Bruckner ; National music -- Yesterday and today -- Musical examples. Primitive melody ; Song of Seikilos ; Antiphon ; Alleluia ; Sequence (tenth century) ; Conductus (end of twelfth century) ; Troubadour song ; Morning song (1518) / Hans Sachs ; Thirteenth-century motet / Anonymous ; Ballata (c. 1350) / Giovanni da Cascia ; Ballade (c. 1360) / G. Machaut ; Section of a Mass (c. 1450) / G. Binchois ; Ballatella (frottola) (1504) / M. Pesenti ; German song (1534) / L. Senfl ; Netherlands motet (1539) / A. Willaert ; Chanson (1540) / P. Certon ; Masquerade (1541) / G.D. del Giovane da Nola ; Madrigal (1581) / L. Marenzio ; Venetian motet (1587) / G. Gabrieli ; Dance-song (1591) / G.G. Gastoldi ; Intonation for organ (c. 1550) / G. Gabrieli ; Ricercar (1567) / C. Merulo ; Song (1597) / John Dowland ; Opera monody (1608) / Marco da Gagliano ; Canzon alla Francese (c. 1600) / G. di Macque ; Variations suite (1611) / Paul Peuerl ; Concerted motet (1647) / H. Schütz ; Chamber cantata (1691) / D. Gabrielli ; Church sonata (trio sonata) (1695) / John Ravenscroft ; French overture (1691) / Agostino Steffani ; Italian overture (1760) / Nicola Piccinni ; Chamber sonata (solo sonata) / G.B. Somis ; Concerto grosso form / J.S. Bach ; Clavier suite (1696) / J.K.F. Fischer ; Organ chorale / J. Pachelbel ; Buffo aria (1733) / G.B. Pergolesi ; Buffo finale (1786) / W.A. Mozart ; Sonata form (quartet movement) / J. Haydn ; Accompanied recitative / C.W. Gluck (1779).
Subjects: Music;
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Jelly roll : a blues / by Young, Kevin,1970-(CARDINAL)290273;
1. Cakewalk -- Dixieland -- Siren -- Rhythm & blues -- Shimmy -- Zoot -- Etude -- Ditty -- Ragtime -- Jingle -- Boogie-woogie -- Gutbucket -- Field song -- Cheer -- Blue movie -- Jook -- Summer song -- Overture -- Jitterbug -- Early blues -- Fantasia -- Aubade -- Blackbottom -- Nones -- Boogaloo -- Mic check -- Tune -- Can-can -- Boasts -- Song of smoke -- Swing -- Stride piano -- Prelude -- Errata -- Nocturne -- 2. Break -- Cantata: Recitative -- Aria -- Chorus -- Duet -- Blues -- Jive -- Rhapsody -- Sorrow song -- Vespers -- Player piano -- Harvest song -- Foxtrot -- Reed song -- Country )& western) -- Riff -- Bluegrass -- Disaster movie theme music -- Madrigal -- Drum talk -- Calypso -- Gumbo -- Encore -- Locomotive songs -- Autumn song -- Busking -- Doo wop -- Banjo -- Funk -- Sleepwalking psalms: Every day since -- The television we bought -- Soon I'll thank you -- Sometimes I feel like the stargazers -- When I said I didn't mind -- Stumbling home -- There are no more saints -- I love you the way a liar loves -- Barbeque dreams -- These days so hot you forget -- Chorale -- Torch song -- Fish story -- Jubilee -- Suite -- 3. Envoy -- Scherzo -- Ramble -- Anthem -- Tacit -- Honky tonk -- Saxophone solo -- Slide guitar -- Plainsong -- Lyre -- Requiem -- Dirge -- Deep song -- Evensong -- Opera -- Evensong -- Opera -- Song of sowing -- Rock -- Interlude -- & roll -- Mood -- Instrumental -- Pastorale -- Vows -- Muzak -- Hero -- Song of solstice -- Coda -- Parlor song -- Intermezzo -- Threnody -- cotillion -- Late blues -- Litany -- Elegy, Niagara Falls.
Subjects: Poetry.; African Americans; Blues (Music);
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How to listen to and understand great music [sound recording] / by Greenberg, Robert,1954-(CARDINAL)529188; Teaching Company.(CARDINAL)349444;
Taught by Robert Greenberg, music historian-in-residence, San Francisco Performances.Provides understanding of musical forms, techniques, and terms and of the reciprocal relationship of social context and musical creation, using digitally recorded music to illustrate points and examining the contributions of nearly every major western composer.
Subjects: Audiobooks.; Lectures.; Music appreciation.;
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How to listen to and understand great music [videorecording] / by Greenberg, Robert,1954-(CARDINAL)529188; Teaching Company.(CARDINAL)349444;
Lecture 1: Music as a mirror -- Lecture 2: Sources--the ancient world and the early church -- Lecture 3: The Middle Ages -- Lecture 4: Introduction to the Renaissance -- Lecture 5: The Renaissance Mass -- Lecture 6: The madrigal -- Lecture 7: An introduction to the Baroque Era -- Lecture 8: Style features of Baroque-era music -- Lecture 9: National styles--Italy and Germany -- Lecture 10: Fugue -- Lecture 11: Baroque opera, part 1 -- Lecture 12: Baroque opera, part 2 -- Lecture 13: The oratorio -- Lecture 14: The Lutheran Church cantata -- Lecture 15: Passacaglia -- Lecture 16: Ritornello form and the Baroque concerto -- Lecture 17: The Enlightenment and an introduction to the classical era -- Lecture 18: The Viennese classical style--Homophony and cadence -- Lecture 19: Classical-era form--Theme and variations -- Lecture 20: Classical-era form--Minuet and trio : Baroque antecedents -- Lecture 21: Classical-era form--Minuet and trio form -- Lecture 22: Classical-era form--Rondo form -- Lecture 23: Classical-era form--Sonata form, part 1 -- Lecture 24: Classical-era form--Sonata form, part 2 -- Lecture 25: Classical-era form--Sonata form, part 3 -- Lecture 26: The symphony--Music for every person -- Lecture 27: The solo concerto -- Lecture 28: Classical-era opera--The rise of opera buffa -- Lecture 29: Classical-era opera, part 2--Mozart and the operatic ensemble -- Lecture 30: The French Revolution and an introduction to Beethoven -- Lecture 31: Beethoven's Symphony no. 5 in C Minor, op. 67, part 1 -- Lecture 32: Beethoven's Symphony no. 5 in C Minor, op. 67, part 2 -- Lecture 33: Introduction to Romanticism -- Lecture 34: Formal challenges and solutions in early romantic music -- Lecture 35: The program symphony--Berlioz's Symphonie fantastique, part 1 -- Lecture 36: The program symphony--Berlioz's Symphonie fantastique, part 2 -- Lecture 37: 19th-century Italian opera--Bel Canto opera -- Lecture 38: 19th-century Italian opera--Giuseppe Verdi -- Lecture 39: 19th-century German opera--Nationalism and experimentation -- Lecture 40: 19th-century German opera--Richard Wagner -- Lecture 41: The concert overture, part 1 -- Lecture 42: The concert overture, part 2 -- Lecture 43: Romantic-era musical nationalism -- Lecture 44: Russian nationalism -- Lecture 45: An introduction to early 20th-century modernism -- Lecture 46: Early 20th-century modernism--Claude Debussy -- Lecture 47: Early 20th-century modernism--Igor Stravinsky -- Lecture 48: Early 20th-century modernism--Arnold Schönberg.Lecturer: Professor Robert Greenberg, San Francisco performances.Presents a history and criticism of music and how to listen and appreciate it.DVDs.
Subjects: Music; Music; Music; Music; Educational films.; Music appreciation.; Music; Music; Music; Music;
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Avodath hakodesh [sound recording] = Sacred service / by Bloch, Ernest,1880-1959.; Bernstein, Leonard,1918-1990,conductor.(CARDINAL)122581; Marlowe, Sylvia,performer.; Merrill, Robert,1917-2004,performer.(CARDINAL)215932; Stavrache, Christine,performer.; Tourel, Jennie,performer.; Ben-Haim, Paul,1897-1984.Sweet psalmist of Israel.1992.; Foss, Lukas,1922-2009.Song of songs.1992.; Community Church (New York, N.Y.).Choir,performer.; Metropolitan Synagogue (New York, N.Y.).Choir,performer.; New York Philharmonic,performer.(CARDINAL)162467;
Jennie Tourle, mezzo-soprano (2nd work) ; Robert Merrill, baritone (1st work) ; Sylvia Marlowe, harpsichord (3rd work) ; Christine Stavrache, harp (3rd work) ; Choir of the Metropolitan Synagogue (1st work) ; Choir of the Community Church of New York (1st work) ; New York Philharmonic ; Leonard Bernstein, conductor.Recorded at the Manhattan Center, New York, Apr. 10, 1960 (1st work); at St. George Hotel, Brooklyn, N.Y., Jan. 27, 1958 (2nd work); and at Carnegie Hall, New York, May 2, 1959 (3rd work).
Subjects: David, King of Israel; Solo cantatas, Sacred (Medium voice); Song of Solomon (Music); Suites (Orchestra); Synagogue music;
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Vokalwerke. [sound recording] = Vocal music / Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach. by Bach, Carl Philipp Emanuel,1714-1788.; Helling, Hilke,performer.; Jochens, Wilfried,performer.; Max, Hermann,conductor.; Schlick, Barbara,performer.; Schwarz, Gotthold,performer.; Bach, Carl Philipp Emanuel,1714-1788.Cantatas, H. 821-822.1988.; Bach, Carl Philipp Emanuel,1714-1788.Wer ist so würdig als du.1988.; Kleine Konzert (Musical group),performer.; Rheinische Kantorei,performer.;
Zur Einführung des H.P. Gasie : Wq 250 -- Wer ist so würdig als du : Wq 222 -- Der Herr lebt : Wq 251.Barbara Schlich, soprano ; Hilke Helling, alto ; Wilfried Jochens, tenor ; Gotthold Schwarz, bass ; Rheinische Kantorei ; Das Kleine Konzert ; Hermann Max, conductor.Recorded Apr.-May 1987 at the Immanuelskirche, Wuppertal-Barmen.
Subjects: Cantatas, Sacred.; Choruses, Sacred (Mixed voices) with orchestra.;
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Vokalwerke. [sound recording] = Vocal music / Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach. by Bach, Carl Philipp Emanuel,1714-1788.; Helling, Hilke,performer.; Jochens, Wilfried,performer.; Koslowsky, Johanna,performer.; Max, Hermann,conductor.; Schlick, Barbara,performer.; Schwarz, Gotthold,performer.; Bach, Carl Philipp Emanuel,1714-1788.Heilig.1988.; Bach, Carl Philipp Emanuel,1714-1788.Morgengesang am Schöpfungsfeste.1988.; Bach, Carl Philipp Emanuel,1714-1788.Oster-Musik,H. 807.1988.; Bach, Carl Philipp Emanuel,1714-1788.Weihnachts-Musik.1988.; Kleine Konzert (Musical group),performer.; Rheinische Kantorei,performer.;
Klopstocks Morgengesang am Schöpfungsfeste : Wq 239 -- Auf, schicke dich recht feierlich : Wq 249 -- Anbetung dem Erbarmer : Wq 243 --Heilig : Wq 217.Barbara Schlick, Johanna Koslowsky, sopranos ; Hilke Helling, alto ; Wilfried Jochens, tenor ; Gotthold Schwarz, bass ; Rheinische Kantorei ; Das kleine Konzert ; Hermann Max, conductor.Recorded Apr.-May 1987 at the Immanuelskirche, Wuppertal-Barmen.
Subjects: Cantatas, Sacred.; Choruses, Sacred (Mixed voices) with orchestra.;
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