Musician's Guide to Symphonic Music: Essays from the Eulenburg Scores - Softcover

Field, Corey

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0930448561 ISBN 13: 9780930448561

Publisher: Schott, 1997

Synopsis

(Schott). These excellent essays on symphonic music were originally printed as introductions to the orchestral scores published by Ernst Eulenburg Ltd., London. Collected in 'The Musicians Guide to Symphonic Music' this treasury of musical knowledge is now for the first time easily accessible for all music lovers.

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****240 Essays**** ****720 pages**** ****70 Authors**** ****Cover is a beautiful glossy reproduction of Van Gogh's "Rhone"**** REVIEW FROM THE AMERICAN RECORD GUIDE: "Quality is always tops...invaluable to music students...Anyone who is serious about wanting to understand the music he listens to will find this volume a help." EXCERPTS FROM THE INTRODUCTION: "These magnificent essays on symphonic music were originally written as introductions to the orchestral scores published by Ernst Eulenburg Ltd, London. For the first time, "The Musician's Guide to Symphonic Music" makes this treasury of musical knowledge available to music lovers everywhere." "The contributors represent a prestigious international group of leading editors, musicologists, and performers of the twentieth century. In addition to coverage of the standard repertory, here is a valuable opportunity to explore and learn about some rarely-performed works of the great composers, introduced by expert authors who know and love the music."

Edition details

• Publisher: Schott
• Publication date: 1997
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0930448561
• ISBN 13: 9780930448561
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 703