Sibelius Symphony No 5

Author : James Hepokoski
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 42,9 Mb
Release : 1993-04
Category : Music
ISBN : 0521409586

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Sibelius: Symphony No. 5 by James Hepokoski Pdf

Sibelius's Fifth is one of the great late-Romantic symphonies. In this searching account, based on a wealth of new information, James Hepokoski takes a fresh look at the work and its composer. His findings have implications beyond Sibelius himself into the entire repertory of Post-Wagnerian symphonic composition. The early chapters place the Fifth Symphony squarely within the general culture of European musical 'modernism' and focus in particular on the problem of the clash of that culture with the more radical 'New-Music' experiments of an emerging younger generation of composers. Subsequent chapters include a probing consideration of Sibelius's style and meditative aesthetic; an account of how the symphony was composed; and a descriptive analysis of the final, familiar version. The book concludes with a discussion of the composer's own prescribed tempos for the Fifth Symphony, along with a comparison of several different recordings.

Author : Alex Ross
Publisher : Farrar, Straus and Giroux
Page : 640 pages
File Size : 41,9 Mb
Release : 2007-10-16
Category : Music
ISBN : 9781429932882

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The Rest Is Noise by Alex Ross Pdf

Winner of the 2007 National Book Critics Circle Award for Criticism A New York Times Book Review Top Ten Book of the Year Time magazine Top Ten Nonfiction Book of 2007 Newsweek Favorite Books of 2007 A Washington Post Book World Best Book of 2007 In this sweeping and dramatic narrative, Alex Ross, music critic for The New Yorker, weaves together the histories of the twentieth century and its music, from Vienna before the First World War to Paris in the twenties; from Hitler's Germany and Stalin's Russia to downtown New York in the sixties and seventies up to the present. Taking readers into the labyrinth of modern style, Ross draws revelatory connections between the century's most influential composers and the wider culture. The Rest Is Noise is an astonishing history of the twentieth century as told through its music.

Author : Jean Sibelius
Publisher : Courier Corporation
Page : 145 pages
File Size : 45,5 Mb
Release : 2001-01-01
Category : Music
ISBN : 9780486416953

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Symphony no. 5 in E-flat major, op. 82 by Jean Sibelius Pdf

Distinguished by a simplicity and lucidity that has made it one of Sibelius’ most popular works, the Fifth Symphony, according to Grove's, "is simply in its most characteristic manifestations, unlike any other music." Popular with concert audiences for its rich, deeply stirring score, the work is reprinted here unabridged from the original 1921 full-score edition.

Author : Jean Sibelius
Publisher : Courier Corporation
Page : 148 pages
File Size : 46,9 Mb
Release : 2003-01-01
Category : Music
ISBN : 9780486426686

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Symphonies nos. 3 and 4 in full score by Jean Sibelius Pdf

These revolutionary works brought a strikingly organic almost architectural unity to the symphony that music historians recognized as far in advance of anything in the classical masters. Planted with seeds of change already evident in the beautiful, dark third symphony, the fourth symphony presented the most individual work in this form that the 20th century had yet witnessed. Harmonically new, boldly innovative, and structured on a subtle continuity of line, this was a kind of music previously unheard in the concert hall. Austere and intensely concentrated, Sibelius's symphonies of 1907 and 1911 are frequently performed around the world by major orchestras. "It is hard to think of any music in which the composer is more spontaneous and masterful, and uncompromising in his thought." Olin Downes, "Thompson's International Cyclopedia.""

Author : Jean Sibelius
Publisher : Courier Corporation
Page : 321 pages
File Size : 42,5 Mb
Release : 2013-06-10
Category : Music
ISBN : 9780486319872

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Symphonies 1 and 2 in Full Score by Jean Sibelius Pdf

Jean Sibelius (1865–1957) is Finland's greatest composer and a major figure in the development of Scandinavian music. This work collects his first two symphonies, among his most accessible and popular.

Author : David Hurwitz
Publisher : Hal Leonard Corporation
Page : 204 pages
File Size : 44,9 Mb
Release : 2007-01-01
Category : Music
ISBN : 1574671499

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Sibelius by David Hurwitz Pdf

(Unlocking the Masters). Jean Sibelius was not only Finland's greatest composer, he was one of the most distinctive and appealing musical voices in the first half of the 20th century, especially renowned for his characterful handling of the romantic symphony orchestra. His example has led directly to an unprecedented cultural flowering in his homeland, making this small country of 5 million people a powerhouse in the world of classical music composition and performance. Sibelius The Orchestral Works An Owner's Manual considers over 80 individual orchestral pieces, from songs and choruses to symphonies, tone poems, overtures, and theatrical music. Along the way, readers are invited to identify and enjoy the fascinating mix of elements that make up Sibelius's colorful personal idiom. Two CDs accompanying the text offer not only a rich selection of music by Sibelius, including two complete symphonies and two of his most popular tone poems, but also a representative selection of the best Finnish music by his contemporaries and successors. This approach offers a unique opportunity: to hear Sibelius in context and gain an understanding of exactly what distinguishes him from his contemporaries, how he influenced later generations, and how it was that he came to be viewed as the musical spokesperson of an entire nation.

Author : Julian Horton
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 469 pages
File Size : 45,6 Mb
Release : 2013-05-02
Category : Music
ISBN : 9781107469709

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The Cambridge Companion to the Symphony by Julian Horton Pdf

Few genres of the last 250 years have proved so crucial to the course of music history, or so vital to public musical experience, as the symphony. This Companion offers an accessible guide to the historical, analytical and interpretative issues surrounding this major genre of Western music, discussing an extensive variety of works from the eighteenth century to the present day. The book complements a detailed review of the symphony's history with focused analytical essays from leading scholars on the symphonic music of both mainstream composers, including Haydn, Mozart and Beethoven and lesser-known figures, including Carter, Berio and Maxwell Davies. With chapters on a comprehensive range of topics, from the symphony's origins to the politics of its reception in the twentieth century, this is an invaluable resource for anyone with an interest in the history, analysis and performance of the symphonic repertoire.

Author : David Fanning
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 140 pages
File Size : 49,8 Mb
Release : 1997-06-05
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 0521446325

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Nielsen: Symphony No. 5 by David Fanning Pdf

After the death of Mahler in 1911 the great Austro-German symphonic line was carried on mainly in England, America, Scandinavia and Russia. The Fifth Symphony of Carl Nielsen, a Danish composer, was composed in 1921. David Fanning discusses its place within the symphonic tradition since Beethoven, revealing the personal background to the work and taking account of the extensive Danish commentaries, including the composer's own. In an analysis of the music he lays bare the origins of its images of inertia, anxiety and collapse in Nielsen's tone poems and incidental music for the theatre. Insights are offered into the symphony's progressive tonality and its relationship to traditional structural models.

Author : Jean Sibelius,Ernest Alexandre Ansermet,Sir Thomas Beecham
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 51,7 Mb
Release : 196?
Category : Symphonies
ISBN : OCLC:221687116

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Symphony, No 4 in A Minor Op. 63 by Jean Sibelius,Ernest Alexandre Ansermet,Sir Thomas Beecham Pdf

Author : Glenda Dawn Goss
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 325 pages
File Size : 46,6 Mb
Release : 2013-10-15
Category : Music
ISBN : 9781135541101

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Jean Sibelius by Glenda Dawn Goss Pdf

First Published in 1998. This book is a comprehensive annotated bibliography of writings about the life, times, and music of Jean Sibelius (1865-1957). Over 1,000 sources in 11 different languages are represented, from the earliest writings, which appeared in the 1890s, to studies published through 1994. Historical information and background are supplied together with an indication of the reliability of each source. Translations of studies into English, German, and French are noted, particularly important in a field where so many items are in Finnish and Swedish. Introductory essays to each section discuss Sibelius in different contexts: for example, vis--vis his contemporaries in Scandinavia, in relation to folk music, in reception history, and in the scholarly literature. Individual musical compositions have their own sections with bibliography. Comprehensive indexes cover the musical works, authors, and people and subjects mentioned.

Author : Daniel M. Grimley
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 298 pages
File Size : 52,6 Mb
Release : 2004-02-26
Category : Music
ISBN : 0521894603

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The Cambridge Companion to Sibelius by Daniel M. Grimley Pdf

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Author : Michael Steinberg
Publisher : Oxford University Press, USA
Page : 708 pages
File Size : 53,8 Mb
Release : 1995
Category : Music
ISBN : 0195126653

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The Symphony by Michael Steinberg Pdf

A guide to the symphony, with commentary on 118 works by 36 composers.

Author : Matthew Rye,Steven Isserlis
Publisher : Chartwell Books
Page : 963 pages
File Size : 47,5 Mb
Release : 2017-10-24
Category : Music
ISBN : 9780785835820

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1001 Classical Recordings You Must Hear Before You Die by Matthew Rye,Steven Isserlis Pdf

A thick and informative guide to the world of classical music and its stunning recordings, complete with images from CD cases, concert halls, and of the musicians themselves.

Author : David Daniels,David W. Oertel,David A. Rahbee
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
Page : 1464 pages
File Size : 41,9 Mb
Release : 2022-06-30
Category : Music
ISBN : 9781442275218

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Daniels' Orchestral Music by David Daniels,David W. Oertel,David A. Rahbee Pdf

Daniels’ Orchestral Music is the gold standard for all orchestral professionals—from conductors, librarians, programmers, students, administrators, and publishers, to even instructors—seeking to research and plan an orchestral program, whether for a single concert or a full season. This sixth edition, celebrating the fiftieth anniversary of the original edition, has the largest increase in entries for a new edition of Orchestral Music: 65% more works (roughly 14,050 total) and 85% more composers (2,202 total) compared to the fifth edition. Composition details are gleaned from personal inspection of scores by orchestral conductors, making it a reliable one-stop resource for repertoire. Users will find all the familiar and useful features of the fifth edition as well as significant updates and corrections. Works are organized alphabetically by composer and title, containing information on duration, instrumentation, date of composition, publication, movements, and special accommodations if any. Individual appendices make it easy to browse works with chorus, solo voices, or solo instruments. Other appendices list orchestral works by instrumentation and duration, as well as works intended for youth concerts. Also included are significant anniversaries of composers, composer groups for thematic programming, a title index, an introduction to Nieweg charts, essential bibliography, internet sources, institutions and organizations, and a directory of publishers necessary for the orchestra professional. This trusted work used around the globe is a must-have for orchestral professionals, whether conductors or orchestra librarians, administrators involved in artistic planning, music students considering orchestral conducting, authors of program notes, publishers and music dealers, and instructors of conducting.

Author : Jim Samson
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 252 pages
File Size : 47,6 Mb
Release : 2007-04-23
Category : Music
ISBN : 9781139436212

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Virtuosity and the Musical Work by Jim Samson Pdf

This book is about three sets of etudes by Liszt: the Etude en douze exercices (1826), its reworking as Douzes grandes études (1837), and their reworking as Douzes études d'exécution transcendante (1851). At the same time it is a book about nineteenth-century instrumental music in general, in that the three works invite the exploration of features characteristic of the early Romantic era in music. These include: a composer-performer culture, the concept of virtuosity, the significance of recomposition, music and the poetic, and the consolidation of a musical work-concept. A central concern is to illuminate the relationship between the work-concept and a performance- and genre-orientated musical culture. At the same time the book reflects on how we might make judgements of the 'Transcendentals', of the Symphonic Poem Mazeppa (based on the fourth etude), and of Liszt's music in general.