The Last Concerto

Author : Sara Alexander
Publisher : Kensington Books
Page : 416 pages
File Size : 55,6 Mb
Release : 2019-08-27
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781496715517

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A Roman Rhapsody by Sara Alexander Pdf

From the acclaimed author of Four Hundred and Forty Steps to the Sea and Under a Sardinian Sky comes a lyrical new novel set against a stunning Italian backdrop. Famed for its natural beauty and rich history, Sardinia in 1968 is notorious, too, for the bandits who kidnap wealthy landowners for ransom. Eleven-year-old Alba Fresu’s brother, and her father, Bruno, are abducted by criminals who mistake Bruno for a rich man. After a grueling journey through the countryside, the two are eventually released—but the experience leaves Alba shaken and unable to readjust to normal life, or to give voice to her inner turmoil. Accompanying her mother to cleaning jobs, Alba visits the villa of an eccentric signora and touches the keys of a piano for the first time. The instrument’s spell is immediate. During secret lessons, forbidden by her mother, Alba is at last able to express emotions too powerful for words alone. Ignoring her parents’ insistence that she work in the family’s car dealership and marry a local boy, Alba accepts a scholarship to the Rome Accademia. There she immerses herself in a vibrant world of art—and a passionate affair. But her path will lead her to a crossroads, where Alba will have to reconcile the past she fled with her longing for love and family to fully convey the music of her heart . . . Praise for Sara Alexander’s Under a Sardinian Sky “Alexander paints a loving and breathtaking picture of the Mediterranean island, especially glorious descriptions of food. For readers who enjoy women’s fiction set against a background of momentous events and clashing cultures.” —Library Journal “Will leave readers riveted until the explosive conclusion.” —Publishers Weekly

Author : Hannah Fielding
Publisher : London Wall Publishing
Page : 491 pages
File Size : 40,9 Mb
Release : 2019-06-06
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781916489523

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Concerto by Hannah Fielding Pdf

When Catriona Drouot, a young music therapist, honours an opera diva's dying request to help her son, Umberto Monteverdi, recover his musical gift, she knows it will be a difficult assignment. She had shared a night of passion with the once-celebrated composer ten years before, with unexpected consequences. The extent of her challenge becomes apparent when she arrives at her client's estate on the glittering shores of Lake Como. Robbed of his sight by a nearfatal car accident, the man is arrogant, embittered and resistant to her every effort to help him. Still, Catriona sings a siren's call within him that he cannot ignore. Caught up in the tempestuous intrigues at Umberto's Palladian mansion, Catriona discovers that her attraction to the blind musician is as powerful as ever. How can she share what she has hidden from him for the past decade? Soon she realises that hers is not the only secret that is rippling uneasily below the surface. Dark forces haunt the sightless composer, threatening his life – for the second time. Concerto is a sensual and romantic story of lost love and forgiveness, destiny and difficult choices, and of a heroine determined to put things right at last.

Author : Abraham Veinus
Publisher : Courier Corporation
Page : 337 pages
File Size : 55,7 Mb
Release : 1964-01-01
Category : Music
ISBN : 9780486211787

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The Concerto by Abraham Veinus Pdf

The first thorough English-language exploration of the concerto as a musical form, this is an oft-quoted, authoritative survey. Examining the social, economic, and personal factors that influenced the concerto's growth, the work also summarizes the contributions of theorists, composers, and musicians and defines the genre's terms and the changing nature.

Author : Paolo Petrocelli
Publisher : Universal-Publishers
Page : 81 pages
File Size : 40,8 Mb
Release : 2008-02
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9781599426549

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William Walton and the Violin Concerto in England between the 1900 and 1940: from Elgar to Britten by Paolo Petrocelli Pdf

The aim of this dissertation is to present a study and an historical-musicological analysis of the Concerto for Violin and Orchestra of Sir William Walton, discussing more specifically the shape of the Concerto for Violin in England between 1900 and 1940, taking into consideration the works of Charles Villiers Stanford, Edward Elgar, Samuel Coleridge-Taylor, Frederick Delius, Ralph Vaughan Williams, Arthur Somervell, Arnold Bax and Benjamin Britten. The thesis is divided in three parts: - the first discusses the Concertos for Violin and Orchestra of the composers active in England between 1900 and 1920: Stanford*, Elgar, Coleridge-Taylor, Delius. - the second discusses the Concertos for Violin and Orchestra of the composers active in England between 1920 and 1940: Vaughan Williams, Somervell, Bax, Britten. - The third part discusses the Concerto for Violin and Orchestra of William Walton. At the beginning there is a brief digression on the shape of the Concerto for Violin and Orchestra between the XIX and XX century in Europe, aimed to provide base knowledge of the characteristics of this musical form and to initiate a comparison between the various national composing styles. Each part is introduced by means of a generic historical-musical description of England and presents, after a biographical exposition of the composers, a formal, structural, harmonic and aesthetic analysis more or less extensive of the single concerts, along with a study of the technical aspects of the performance and a reflection on the composer-performer relationship. At the end of each part a comparative compendium is presented. The first and second part are entirely developed in function of the third, that discusses exclusively and in a more detailed manner the Concerto for Violin and Orchestra of William Walton, the work that provoked the most interest in me. To conclude the introduction, in the appendix there are some unpublished quotes, gained during the research work for this dissertation, given by well-known composers, regarding some of the discussed concertos, particularly in relation to Walton's. I believe this to be a precious contribution, that enriches and completes a reflection started in the dissertation, on the purely technical aspect of music for violin of British composers in the first half of the XIX century. * Concerto in D major Op.74 (1899), last concerto for violin and orchestra of the XIX century in England.

Author : Michael Thomas Roeder
Publisher : Hal Leonard Corporation
Page : 487 pages
File Size : 52,6 Mb
Release : 1994
Category : Concerto
ISBN : 9780931340611

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A History of the Concerto by Michael Thomas Roeder Pdf

A History of the Concerto may be read from cover to cover, but readers may also use the extensive index to focus on specific concertos and their composers. Numerous musical examples illuminate critical points. While some readers may want to study the more detailed analyses with scores in hand, this is not essential for an understanding of the text.

Author : C. Girdlestone
Publisher : Read Books Ltd
Page : 516 pages
File Size : 54,6 Mb
Release : 2013-04-16
Category : Music
ISBN : 9781447486992

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Mozart's Piano Concertos by C. Girdlestone Pdf

This early work on Mozart’s Piano Concertos is both expensive and hard to find in its first edition. It contains analyses of the themes and structure of some of Mozart’s greatest piano compositions. This is a fascinating work and thoroughly recommended for anyone interested in music theory. Many of the earliest books, particularly those dating back to the 1900s and before, are now extremely scarce. We are republishing these classic works in affordable, high quality, modern editions, using the original text and artwork.

Author : Hilda Petrie-Coutts
Publisher : Rj Communications
Page : 412 pages
File Size : 47,8 Mb
Release : 2007-11-01
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 1596640057

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The Last Concerto by Hilda Petrie-Coutts Pdf

Famous composer and violinist Sir Peter Bagshaw is at the zenith of his powers, applauded world-wide for his musical genius, extremely happy in his second marriage to Rosamund, talented violinist, once his ward. Together they tour the concert halls of Europe, Russia and America, playing Peter's beautiful 'Rose Concerto'---when tragedy strikes! Rosamund, heavily pregnant and suffering from high blood pressure, is forced to return home, leaving Peter to conclude the tour alone. He is violently attacked on stage by a demented woman, whom he had once rejected. She is suffering from AIDS. Police already alerted to possible danger to the musician, following a previous attack, shoot Lois Challoner as her knife strikes Peter. They fall together, blood intermingling. Sir Peter Bagshaw has to face the future knowing that almost inevitably he carries the AIDS virus. The book explores his initial anger and despair as he confronts the future with his young wife and baby son, in a story covering a gamut of emotions, as he turns his magnificent old manor house into an AIDS hospice and composes his deeply moving Golden Concerto-----to be known as the Last Concerto.

Author : Sara Alexander
Publisher : HarperCollins UK
Page : 384 pages
File Size : 44,8 Mb
Release : 2019-08-22
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9780008273729

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The Last Concerto by Sara Alexander Pdf

The perfect summer read for fans of Santa Montefiore, Victoria Hislop and Dinah Jeffries

Author : Claudia Macdonald
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
Page : 381 pages
File Size : 41,8 Mb
Release : 2023-05-09
Category : Music
ISBN : 9781000944877

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Robert Schumann and the Piano Concerto by Claudia Macdonald Pdf

Robert Schumann was a unique personality in 19th century music: a celebrated music critic and champion of new composers as well as a talented performer and composer himself, he did much to modernize the literature and performance style for the piano. This book covers the key period of c. 1815-55, exploring how the generation that came after Beethoven was central in reshaping and refining the conception of the concerto style, and particularly the piano concerto. It relates Schumann's own compositional development to his musical environment, recreating the exciting milieu in which Schumann and his contemporaries lived and worked. Written in scholarly, but non-technical language, Robert Schumann and theDevelopment of the Piano Concerto will appeal to college and conservatory teachers and students, as well as music connoisseurs. Also includes 60 musical examples.

Author : Donald Maurice
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 246 pages
File Size : 48,9 Mb
Release : 2004-03-04
Category : Music
ISBN : 0195348117

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Bartok's Viola Concerto by Donald Maurice Pdf

When Bela Bartók died in September of 1945, he left a partially completed viola concerto commissioned by the virtuoso violist William Primrose. Yet, while no definitive version of the work exists, this concerto has become arguably the most-performed viola concerto in the world. The story of how the concerto came to be, from its commissioning by Primrose to its first performance to the several completions that are performed today is told here in Bartók's Viola Concerto:The Remarkable Story of His Swansong. After Bartók's death, his family asked the composer's friend Tibor Serly to look over the sketches of the concerto and to prepare it for publication. While a draft was ready, it took Serly years to assemble the sketches into a complete piece. In 1949, Primrose finally unveiled it, at a premiere performance with the Minneapolis Symphony Orchestra. For almost half a century, the Serly version enjoyed great popularity among the viola community, even while it faced charges of inauthenticity. In the 1990s, several revisions appeared and, in 1995, the composer's son, Peter Bartók, released a revision, opening the way or an intensified debate on the authenticity of the multiple versions. This debate continues as violists and Bartók scholars seek the definitive version of this final work of Hungary's greatest composer. Bartók's Viola Concerto tells the story of the genesis and completion of Bartók's viola concerto, its reception over the second half of the twentieth century, its revisions, and future possibilities.

Author : Greg Bear
Publisher : Open Road Media
Page : 491 pages
File Size : 43,9 Mb
Release : 2014-04-01
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781497607743

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The Infinity Concerto by Greg Bear Pdf

Music, myth, and magic mix in this tale of a melody not meant for human ears, from the New York Times–bestselling and award-winning author of Darwin’s Radio. Michael Perrin is an aspiring poet, struggling to express the chaotic cadences of his thoughts on paper. He finds a kindred spirit in Arno Waltiri, the film score composer behind several of Michael’s favorite classic movies. The maestro’s greatest piece, however, was performed in front of a live audience only once. The concerto Opus 45, Infinity left its listeners entranced, altered to the very core of their souls. Waltiri’s composition is a song of power. Never meant to be heard by human ears, its melody is as captivating as a siren’s call, its notes ring out like a death knell, and its rhythms shake the very foundations of reality. The music’s otherworldly tones have led Michael through the gate between Earth and the Realm of the Sidhedark, where faeries reign by rule of magic—and where Michael must find his muse if he’s ever to return home. The Infinity Concerto is a fantasy masterpiece by the Hugo and Nebula Award–winning author of the Forerunner Saga, Eon, and other imaginative classics.

Author : West Riding Professor of Music Julian Rushton,Julian Rushton,Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Publisher : Oxford University Press on Demand
Page : 327 pages
File Size : 40,8 Mb
Release : 2006-02
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9780195182644

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Mozart by West Riding Professor of Music Julian Rushton,Julian Rushton,Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Pdf

A concise biography of a musical genius combines a well-researched life of Mozard the composer with an introduction to his many works, in a study of one of the few musicians in history to have written undisputed masterpieces in every genre of his time.

Author : Stephan D. Lindeman
Publisher : Pendragon Press
Page : 368 pages
File Size : 49,8 Mb
Release : 1999
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 1576470008

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Structural Novelty and Tradition in the Early Romantic Piano Concerto by Stephan D. Lindeman Pdf

Lindeman, a musicologist, traces and defines the historical development of the concerto form as it passed from Mozart to succeeding generations. He then assesses Beethoven's contributions, and examines the classical model of the form in the early 19th century by overviewing several early romantic composers' works. Subsequent chapters analyze and assess the responses of five precursers of Schumann, whose work offers a synthesis of radical experiments and traditional tenets. He concludes by suggesting that concertos of Lizst offer a road into further developments of the genre in the second half of the century. Illustrated with bandw portraits of composers and excerpts from musical scores. Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR

Author : Paolo Petrocelli
Publisher : Paolo Petrocelli
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 50,7 Mb
Release : 2024-06-28
Category : Music
ISBN : 8210379456XXX

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The Resonance of a Small Voice. Walton and the Violin Concerto in England Between 1900 and 1940 by Paolo Petrocelli Pdf

Author : John Suchet
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 292 pages
File Size : 51,5 Mb
Release : 2017-08-08
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9781681775760

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Mozart by John Suchet Pdf

We think we know the story of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart's life. Austrian-born to a tyrannical father who worked him fiercely; unhappily married to a spendthrift woman; a child-like character ill at ease amid the aristocratic splendor of the Viennese court; a musical genius who died young thus depriving the world of future glories.Yet only that last point is actually true. In this comprehensive biography, John Suchet examines the many myths and misunderstandings surrounding the world's best-loved composer. From his early days as a child prodigy performing for the imperial royal family in Vienna to the last months of his short life, driven to exhaustion by a punitive workload, one thing remained constant: his happy disposition.Through trials and tribulations, grand successes and disheartening setbacks, Suchet shows us the real Mozart—blessed with an abundance of talent yet sometimes struggling to earn a living. His mischievous nature and earthy sense of humor, his ease and confidence in his own incredible abilities; these were traits that never left him. His music has brought comfort to countless generations; his life, though brief, is no less fascinating.