Libri di musica

Sensibility and English Song. Critical Studies of the Early 20th Century. Volumes 1 & 2.

BANFIELD, STEPHEN. · 1985 · Chilton Books

£38.00 (€45.55 | $50.20 | ¥8,014)

Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1985. 1st edition. Detailed study of an unusually fruitful interrelationship between English Music and English Poetry. Pp.xvi/619. Blue cloth, only Volume 2 has a dustwrapper which is in very good condition. VG/VG.

A Companion to the Symphony.

LAYTON, ROBERT. (EDITOR). · 1993 · Chilton Books

£20.00 (€23.97 | $26.42 | ¥4,218)

London: Simon & Schuster, 1993. 0671710141. 1st edition."Every major symphonist, from Haydn to the present, is covered in detail; and though the writing is vigorous and penetrating, the analyses never presuppose any specialist technical knowledge. There are around 120 musical ...

The Oxford History of English Music. Volume I: From the Beginnings to c.1715.

CALDWELL, JOHN. · 1991 · Chilton Books

£150.00 (€179.80 | $198.17 | ¥31,635)

Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1991. 0198161298. 1st edition. "This first volume begins with the settlement of the North German peoples and the cultivation of church music following the mission of St Augustine in 597. Relations between France and England form the background to the a...

Mozart: Piano Concertos No.20 in D minor, K.466, and No.21 in C major, K.467.

GRAYSON, DAVID. · 1998 · Chilton Books

£10.00 (€11.99 | $13.21 | ¥2,109)

Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1998. 0521484758. Cambridge Music Handbooks series. "This guide to Mozart's two most popular piano concertos - No.20 in D minor, K.466, and No.21 in C major, K.467 (the so-called 'Elvira Madigan') - presents the historical background of t...

Fenby on Delius. Collected Writings on Delius to mark Eric Fenby's 90th Birthday.

LLOYD, STEPHEN. (EDITOR). · 1996 · Chilton Books

£18.00 (€21.58 | $23.78 | ¥3,796)

London: Thames Publishing, 1996. 0905210271. "This book celebrates Eric Fenby's 90th birthday, in April 1996, and brings together all his occasional journalism - articles, broadcasts and sleeve-notes - about the music of Delius, the subject which has been so central to his lif...

Jazz: An Introduction to its Musical Basis.

DANKWORTH, AVRIL. · 1972 · Chilton Books

£5.00 (€5.99 | $6.61 | ¥1,055)

London: Oxford University Press, 1972. 0193165015. Reprint. "Simply written, it tells about the chords, the rhythms, the melodies: how they have come about and how jazzmen use them. Required reading for anyone musical who is interested in the fascinating phenomenon of jazz." P...

Nicolas Medtner. His Life and Music.

MARTYN, BARRIE. · 1995 · Chilton Books

£110.00 (€131.85 | $145.33 | ¥23,199)

Aldershot: Scolar Press, 1995. 0859679594. 1st edition. "Nicolas Medtner (1880-1951) has always been a neglected figure in the history of Russian music, and yet his friend Rachmaninoff considered him the greatest of contemporary composers..The author has drawn on Medtner's own...

For the Love of Music. Invitations to Listening.

STEINBERG, MICHAEL AND ROTHE, LARRY. · 2006 · Chilton Books

£18.00 (€21.58 | $23.78 | ¥3,796)

Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2006. 0195162161. 1st edition. "Articulate and impassioned, sophisticated by never esoteric, Steinberg and Rothe offer invigorating reflections on music that will delight both the beginning and the seasoned listener." Pp.xiv/251. Red cloth spin...

George Dyson: Man and Music.

PALMER, CHRISTOPHER. · 1996 · Chilton Books

£15.00 (€17.98 | $19.82 | ¥3,164)

London: Thames Publishing, 1996. 0905210441. 1st edition. "Sir George Dyson (1883-1964) was a widely admired educationist and administrator in the world of music, and a somewhat under-rated composer..The release of a substantial number of recordings of his major works - includ...

Conducting Berlioz.

DEL MAR, NORMAN. · 1997 · Chilton Books

£40.00 (€47.95 | $52.85 | ¥8,436)

Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1997. 0198165528. 1st edition. Pp.x/230, a few small marks to closed fore-edges not affecting pages inside. Black cloth, gilt title to spine. VG.

A Special Flame. The Music of Elgar and Vaughan Williams.

NORRIS, JOHN AND NEILL, ANDREW. · 2004 · Chilton Books

£38.00 (€45.55 | $50.20 | ¥8,014)

Rickmansworth: Elgar Editions, 2004. 0953708292. 1st edition. Based on the proceedings of an International Symposium jointly organised by The Elgar and RVW Societies held at The British Library, Euston Road, London, Saturday 29 & Sunday 30 March 2003. Ppvi/186. Red cloth, gilt...

Thomas Beecham. An Obsession with Music. (Plus CD).

LUCAS, JOHN. · 2008 · Chilton Books

£18.00 (€21.58 | $23.78 | ¥3,796)

Woodbridge: The Boydell Press, 2008. 9781843834021. 1st edition. "Drawing upon extensive research, Lucas presents new material on his early years, his complicated private life, his father's catastrophic attempt to buy a large part of Covent Garden..and the orchestras and opera...

Borrowings in English Church Music 1550-1950.

BLEZZARD, JUDITH. · 1990 · Chilton Books

£10.00 (€11.99 | $13.21 | ¥2,109)

London: Stainer & Bell, 1990. 0852497849. 1st edition. "From madrigal to music-hall, from plainsong to popular styles: these and many other kinds of music have lent both styles and material to sacred music with English texts.." Pp.224. Green cloth, dustwrapper. VG/VG.

Peter Warlock. The Life of Philip Heseltine.

SMITH, BARRY. · 1994 · Chilton Books

£100.00 (€119.86 | $132.11 | ¥21,090)

Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1994. 019816310X. 1st edition. Pp.xviii/347, 34 black & white plates. Black cloth, dustwrapper has a removable clear protective wrap. Scarce in hardcover. "The story of a brilliant, yet unhappy young man, a sensitive song-writer of remarkable g...

Principles and Recommendations. (R.S.C.M).

NICHOLSON, SIR SYDNEY H. · 1960 · Chilton Books

£10.00 (€11.99 | $13.21 | ¥2,109)

Croydon: The Royal School of Church Music, 1960. 4th edition. Pp.64. Blue card covers, owner's name to top of front cover. G+.

Ernest Chausson: The Man and His Music.

GROVER, RALPH SCOTT. · 1980 · Chilton Books

£40.00 (€47.95 | $52.85 | ¥8,436)

London: The Athlone Press, 1980. 0485112175. "Ernest Chausson (20 January 1855 – 10 June 1899) was a French romantic composer who died just as his career was beginning to flourish..Chausson left behind only 39 opus-numbered pieces. Musical creation for him always proved to be ...

Edward Elgar. Music and Literature.

MONK, RAYMOND. (EDITOR). · 1993 · Chilton Books

£35.00 (€41.95 | $46.24 | ¥7,382)

Aldershot: Scolar Press, 1993. 0859679373. First edition. xxviii/368pp./16 black and white plates. Brown cloth, dustwrapper. "This collection of essayys seeks to reflect many aspects of the life and work of Edward Elgar. The book extends Elgarian horizons and often successfull...

Music in a New Found Land. Themes and Developments in the History of American Music.

MELLERS, WILFRID. · 1964 · Chilton Books

£20.00 (€23.97 | $26.42 | ¥4,218)

London: Barrie and Rockliff, 1964. 1st edition. "American music, like American history, has its own special flavour and in a variety of ways expresses the rich diversity of American life - the sheer engergy, the ebullience, the loneliness and especially through Negro spiritual...

Parry to Finzi. Twenty English Song-Composers.

HOLD, TREVOR. · 2002 · Chilton Books

£48.00 (€57.53 | $63.42 | ¥10,123)

Woodbridge: The Boydell Press, 2002. 0851158870. 1st edition. "As well as the major figures - Parry, Stanford, Vaughan Williams, Quilter, Ireland, Gurney, Warlock and Finzi - there are chapters on lesser-known composers, such as Denis Browne and Charles Orr..The text is illust...

Paris. The Musical Kaleidoscope 1870-1925.

BRODY, ELAINE. · 1988 · Chilton Books

£15.00 (€17.98 | $19.82 | ¥3,164)

London: Robson Books, 1988. 0860515052. "Elaine Brody has captured all the variety and vitality of the city that emerged as the musical capital of the world between 1870 and 1925. Her portrait of Parisian musicians, artists and poets, many of whom made up the city's thriving c...