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It is a common article of faith that Mozart composed the most beautiful music we can know. But few of us ask why. Why does the beautiful in Mozart stand apart, as though untouched by human hands At the same time, why does it inspire intimacy rather than distant admiration, love rather than awe And how does Mozart's music create and sustain its bu

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A selection of Mozart's letters, translated into English, complete with notes, linking commentary and chronology.

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Deals with classical issues in the philosophy of music, including metaphysics and ontology. This book argues that music is not a hieroglyph, nor a language or sign system. It argues that music is 'ineffable', because it cannot be pinned down, and has a capacity to engender limitless resonance in several domains.

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This communications protocol allows computers to send, receive, and store digital information generated by various electronic musical instruments. The appendix contains information on associations involved with the musical applications of personal computers and brief descriptions of several popular online services.

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A historical and thematic overview of 20th-century road music, with a focus on blues, country-western, and rock 'n' roll.

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Analysis of the elements of musical expression, correlating musical theme with the nervous tension and impulses which characterize human emotion.

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Perris examines the past and present uses of music as a means for political and social change, overt or disguised. The sensuous encroachment of music in Western religious services is compared and contrasted with the status and use of music in Eastern religions.

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"Intended for the aspiring artist as well as the enthusiastic amateur, this invaluable guide to piano practice and performance covers every major aspect of pianistic technique. Drawing from more than f"

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"An overview of recent developments and the current state of music composition, and a guide for students and composers who are working within these changing practices"--

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"An overview of recent developments and the current state of music composition, and a guide for students and composers who are working within these changing practices"--

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Covers a range of innovative practices underpinned by theoretical insight that helps to clarify musical practices of relevance to the changing nature of schooling and the transformation of music education. This book deals with teaching strategies and approaches that stimulate different forms of musical experience.

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Offers a source and resource for teaching, learning and research in music and music making in the secondary school. This book draws together a range of practices underpinned by theoretical insight that helps to clarify musical practices of relevance to the changing nature of schooling and the transformation of music education.

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The goal of this bibliography is to advance the playing and listening enjoyment of works written for two or more players at the clavichord, harpsichord and organ - individually or combined.

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Speaking from firsthand experience, founding figures of Latin music in the United States present unique insights into the Afro-Cuban experience within the Latin musical community.

Adding to the musicians' stories, Gerard provides a history of relations between Cubans, African Americans, and Puerto Ricans in the Latin music community.

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This book introduces every important aspect of the Elizabethan music world. Music became a form of strategy within court politics, and secular music evolved through the musical and poetic influences of the Italian Renaissance.

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Music From The High Chaparral Composed by Harry Sukman is a songbook with music and photos from the NBC Television Series The High Chaparral.

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This annotated chronology contains material concerning the background, philosophy, theory, notation, style, manuscript sources, theoretical sources, classes of music, composers and instruments for the period from 1425 to 1520, the first part of the Renaissance.

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This annotated chronology of western music is the third in a series of outlines on the history of music in western civilization.