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The Cambridge Companion to the String Quartet

Robin Stowell

Author : Robin Stowell
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 394 pages
File Size : 43,8 Mb
Release : 2003-11-13
Category : Music
ISBN : 0521000424

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This Companion offers a concise and authoritative survey of the string quartet by eleven chamber music specialists. Its fifteen carefully structured chapters provide coverage of a stimulating range of perspectives previously unavailable in one volume. It focuses on four main areas: the social and musical background to the quartet's development; the most celebrated ensembles; string quartet playing, including aspects of contemporary and historical performing practice; and the mainstream repertory, including significant 'mixed ensemble' compositions involving string quartet. Various musical and pictorial illustrations and informative appendixes, including a chronology of the most significant works, complete this indispensable guide. Written for all string quartet enthusiasts, this Companion will enrich readers' understanding of the history of the genre, the context and significance of quartets as cultural phenomena, and the musical, technical and interpretative problems of chamber music performance. It will also enhance their experience of listening to quartets in performance and on recordings.

Arranging for Strings

Mimi Rabson

Author : Mimi Rabson
Publisher : Hal Leonard Corporation
Page : 126 pages
File Size : 54,6 Mb
Release : 2018-02-01
Category : Music
ISBN : 9781540025524

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Arranging for Strings by Mimi Rabson Pdf

(Berklee Guide). Learn to use strings in your compositions and arrangements! From romantic chord pads to powerful grooves to gut-wrenching passionate melodies, strings do it all. This book presents time-tested techniques and contemporary developments in writing and arranging for strings. You'll learn strategies for authentic writing in many different styles and find ideas to take your personal sound forward. Discover voicings that work best for each project and explore the intricacies of bowing. Hear articulation approaches from pads to chopping in the online audio examples. See how other composers have used strings to heighten the impact of their music in the written examples. Make your work stand out with the drama and depth that well informed string writing can bring. You will learn: * The tunings, range, and timbres for the violin, viola, cello, and bass, including standard instruments and common variations, including acoustic, electric, and synthesized string instruments and sections * Bowing techniques and possibilities * Characteristic articulations and sounds, such as vibrato, pizzicato, sul tasto, trills, tremolos, and harmonics * Timbral and rhythm effects, such as chop technique, ponticello/feedback, portamento, and falls * String-section arranging techniques, such as melody/countermelody, fills, pads, and comping * Stylistic nuances of genres such as American roots, Celtic, jazz, rock, klezmer, eastern European, Gypsy jazz, and swing * Mic, recording, and live sound techniques for capturing the best string sounds for both acoustic and electric instruments

The String Quartet, 1750-1797

Mara Parker

Author : Mara Parker
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 344 pages
File Size : 44,5 Mb
Release : 2002
Category : Music
ISBN : UOM:39015055587474

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The String Quartet, 1750-1797 by Mara Parker Pdf

Parker (musicology and string performance, Widener College) looks at a wide range of string quartets by composers such as Haydn, Mozart, Pleyel, Distler, and Filtz, discussing the relationships between the four instruments in different works. Following chapters on the string quartet as chamber music and its private and public social aspects, she defines the four types of musical discourse as the lecture, the polite conversation, the debate, and the conversation, showing how each work is the result of the composer's stylistic choices, location, and intended performers and audience. Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR

Beethoven for a Later Age

Edward Dusinberre

Author : Edward Dusinberre
Publisher : Faber & Faber
Page : 145 pages
File Size : 47,9 Mb
Release : 2016-01-19
Category : Music
ISBN : 9780571317158

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Beethoven for a Later Age by Edward Dusinberre Pdf

'They are not for you but for a later age!' Ludwig van Beethoven, on the Opus 59 quartets. Tackling the Beethoven quartets is a rite of passage that has shaped the Takács Quartet's work together for over forty years. Using the history of the composition and first performances of the quartets as the backbone to his story, Edward Dusinberre, first violinist of the Takács since 1993 - recounts the life of the Quartet from its inception in Hungary, through emigration to the US and its present-day life as one of the world's renowned string quartets. He also describes what it was like for him, as a young man fresh out of the Juilliard School, to join the Quartet as its first non-Hungarian member - an exhilarating challenge. Beethoven for a Later Age takes the reader inside the life of a quartet, vividly showing how four people enjoy making music together over a long period of time. The key, the author argues, is in balancing continuity with change and experimentation - a theme that also lies at the heart of Beethoven's remarkable compositions.

The Lost String Quartet

N. M. Bodecker

Author : N. M. Bodecker
Publisher : Atheneum Books for Young Readers
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 52,8 Mb
Release : 2016-01-09
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 1481480006

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The Lost String Quartet by N. M. Bodecker Pdf

Traveling to the far side of the mountain for their big show, the members of a string quartet end up lost in this charming picture book by N. M. Bodecker. The Daffodil String Quartet has spent months preparing for their upcoming concert. Shining the instruments and practicing extra hard, they are certain this will be one of their best shows yet. But as they travel along the road in their small Italian car on the way to their concert on the far side of the mountain, one disastrous wrong turn leaves them lost in the mountains with no sense of direction. Will the Daffodil String Quartet make it to their concert, or will all of their hard work have been for nothing?

The String Quartets of Beethoven

William Kinderman

Author : William Kinderman
Publisher : University of Illinois Press
Page : 361 pages
File Size : 41,7 Mb
Release : 2010-10-01
Category : Music
ISBN : 9780252091629

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The String Quartets of Beethoven by William Kinderman Pdf

"We do not understand music--it understands us." This aphorism by Theodor W. Adorno expresses the quandary and the fascination many listeners have felt in approaching Beethoven's late quartets. No group of compositions occupies a more central position in chamber music, yet the meaning of these works continues to stimulate debate. William Kinderman's The String Quartets of Beethoven stands as the most detailed and comprehensive exploration of the subject. It collects new work by leading international scholars who draw on a variety of historical sources and analytical approaches to offer fresh insights into the aesthetics of the quartets, probing expressive and structural features that have hitherto received little attention. This volume also includes an appendix with updated information on the chronology and sources of the quartets and a detailed bibliography.

Beethoven's String Quartet in B Flat Major, Op. 130

Hans Keller

Author : Hans Keller
Publisher : Hans Keller Archive
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 49,9 Mb
Release : 2019
Category : Music
ISBN : 0993198368

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[V.1] Four lectures -- [v.2] Supplementary scores.

Classic String Quartets for Festivals, Weddings, and All Occasions, Bass

Andrew H. Dabczynski

Author : Andrew H. Dabczynski
Publisher : Alfred's Ovation String Quarte
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 51,9 Mb
Release : 2010-07
Category : Music
ISBN : 0739070940

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Classic String Quartets for Festivals, Weddings, and All Occasions, Bass by Andrew H. Dabczynski Pdf

Professional quartets, advanced school ensembles, and string orchestras will enjoy the pieces included in Alfred's new chamber music series. The first book in the series includes highlights of classical repertoire perfectly set for a wedding, ensemble festival or any concert event. Whether it's a professional string quartet playing a gig, or a high school group getting ready for ensemble festival, or amateurs gathering to play for fun, all will be satisfied with Classic String Quartets for Festivals, Weddings and All Occasionson their stands. Here's a collection loaded with masterpieces from the string quartet literature, plus arrangements of other familiar works. Skillfully arranged and edited by Andrew H. Dabczynski, this volume offers intermediate to advanced players a wide variety of musical choices. Optional bass and piano parts allow maximum flexibility. A must-have for every string ensemble library!

A Quintessential Quartet: The Story of the Lindsay String Quartet

Bernard Gregor-Smith

Author : Bernard Gregor-Smith
Publisher : Mirador Publishing
Page : 186 pages
File Size : 54,6 Mb
Release : 2019-07-02
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 1913264076

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A Quintessential Quartet: The Story of the Lindsay String Quartet by Bernard Gregor-Smith Pdf

Bernard takes the reader on an evocative and fascinating journey from his early life, detailing his ancestral influences on his chosen career of cellist, until the present day. A charming book full of pathos and humour, which tells the true story of the forming of the world famous Lindsay String Quartet, their adventures, during 40 years of world travel and their achievement of the highest accolades making them one of the most revered quarters of the 20th century. Bernard continues, in his third section, to talk of his introduction to the Alpujarras in the Sierra Mountains of Southern Spain, the area he has chosen to live with his wife Theresa. This book is both engaging and humorous whilst also giving a uniquely personal perspective into the life of one of the world's greatest quartet cellists. A must read for any fan of chamber music and in particular of the famed 'Lindsay String Quartet'.

21st-century String Quartets

Edith Eisler

Author : Edith Eisler
Publisher : Human Kinetics 1
Page : 136 pages
File Size : 48,8 Mb
Release : 2000
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 1890490156

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21st-century String Quartets by Edith Eisler Pdf

(String Letter Publishing). In this collection of in-depth interviews, today's leading performers get to the heart of one of the most beloved forms of classical music: the string quartet. Representing both young groups and longstanding favorites, they all have insights into the joys and hardships of expressing themselves as part of a tight-knit ensemble. How they practice, how they come to consensus, their performance secrets and anxieties, what moves and inspires them all this and more comes to life in this series of revealing interviews with player and charter Strings magazine contributor Edith Eisler.

String Quartets for Beginning Ensembles, Vol 1

Anonim

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Alfred Music Publishing
Page : 32 pages
File Size : 48,6 Mb
Release : 2001-04
Category : Music
ISBN : 0874872812

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String Quartets for Beginning Ensembles, Vol 1 by Anonim Pdf

Comprised of works from Volumes 1, 2, and 3 of the Suzuki Violin School, which have been arranged for string quartet by violinist/arranger Joseph Knaus. With lower string parts providing melodic and rhythmic counterpoint to set off the simple melodies (which match the Suzuki Method(R) repertoire), these quartets are nevertheless simple enough for beginning level players ready for their first chamber music experience. String Quartets for Beginning Ensembles are sold in sets including full score and one part book per instrument. Volume 1 contents are: Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star Theme and Variations (Shinichi Suzuki) * Lightly Row (Folk Song) * Song of the Wind (Folk Song) * Go Tell Aunt Rhody (Folk Song) * O Come, Little Children (Folk Song) * May Song (Folk Song) * Long, Long Ago (T. H. Bayly) * Allegro (Shinichi Suzuki) * Etude (Shinichi Suzuki) * Perpetual Motion (Shinichi Suzuki) * Allegretto (Shinichi Suzuki) * Andantino (Shinichi Suzuki) * Gavotte (F. J. Gossec).

The String Quartet, 1750–1797

Mara Parker

Author : Mara Parker
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 336 pages
File Size : 51,5 Mb
Release : 2017-07-05
Category : Music
ISBN : 9781351540285

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The String Quartet, 1750–1797 by Mara Parker Pdf

The second half of the eighteenth century witnessed a flourishing of the string quartet, often represented as a smooth and logical progression from first violin-dominated homophony to a more equal conversation between the four voices. Yet this progression was neither as smooth nor as linear as previously thought, as Mara Parker illustrates in her examination of the string quartet during this period. Looking at a wide variety of string quartets by composers such as Pleyel, Distler and Filtz, in addition to Haydn and Mozart, the book proposes a new way of describing the relationships between the four instruments in different works. Broadly speaking, these relationships follow one of four patterns: the 'lecture', the 'polite conversation', the 'debate', and the 'conversation'. In focusing on these musical discourses, it becomes apparent that each work is the product of its composer's stylistic choices, location, intended performers and intended audience. Instead of evolving in a strict and universal sequence, the string quartet in the latter half of the eighteenth century was a complex genre with composers mixing and matching musical discourses as circumstances and their own creative impulses required.

The String Quartets of Joseph Haydn

Floyd Grave,Floyd Kersey Grave,Margaret Grave,Professor of Music History Floyd Grave

Author : Floyd Grave,Floyd Kersey Grave,Margaret Grave,Professor of Music History Floyd Grave
Publisher : Oxford University Press on Demand
Page : 393 pages
File Size : 40,6 Mb
Release : 2006-03-09
Category : Music
ISBN : 9780195173574

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The String Quartets of Joseph Haydn by Floyd Grave,Floyd Kersey Grave,Margaret Grave,Professor of Music History Floyd Grave Pdf

Assessing Haydn's quartets, this work explores the circumstances of their creation. It reveals the conventions and novelties that govern their design and examines the wealth of textures stylistic allusions, and rhetorical strategies that underlie their stature as a cornerstone of the chamber music repertory.

The Four and the One

David Rounds

Author : David Rounds
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 222 pages
File Size : 46,8 Mb
Release : 1999
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : STANFORD:36105020501941

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The Four and the One by David Rounds Pdf

Spotlighting the four women of the Lafayette Quartet, a leading Canadian ensemble, Rounds offers both a comprehensive history of the beloved instrumental form and an inside view of the complex world of professional quartet players, revealing the exultation and heatache that are the performing artists' daily fare. A treat for every music lover, whether player, listener or composer.